Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-27
They Observe Their Seventy.
third Anniversary.
A Procession, q Meeting and a Ball
Yesterday.
The Parade-The Participants Lodges
Which Were Represented - Ser
vices at Simpson Tabernacle.
The Grand Ball.

| talnm6nC at OlIupsOu tdoolAoCiO III tuc
afternoon and ball at Armory hall in
the evening. At 2 o'clock the lodges,
encampments, patriarchs militant, as
well as many Daughters Of Rebekah in
carriages, assembled on North Spring
street in front of 1. o. o. F. hall, whence
the procession at O'Clock proceeded to
Simpson tabernacle. The line of march
was along Spring, Sixth and Hope
streets, and the procession was wit
messed by large numbers of intere sted
people.
First came platoon of mounted po-
lice, followed by the rifle detail OF the
foot police under Captain Roberts and
Sergeant Jef,ries. Maj. W. o. Burr,
grand marshal of the day Brig Gen.
Eugene German, accompanied by his
chief of-staff, General Mathews; Chief
of-Poice j. M. Glass, P. g.; Sheriff Ed.
Gibson, and w. H. Perry, P. G., all
mounted, followed. The first division con-
sisted OF d Juglas' band and the following
lodges: Canton Orion, No. IL. P. NJ,
Semi-Tropic lodge, No. 81; Pico
Heights lodge, No. 1852; East Side lodge,
No. 325; Good Will lodge, No. 1928; Or
pheus lodge, No. 237; Golden Rule
lodge, No. 100; and Los Angeles lodge,
No. 35, as well as visiting lodges, Mag.
nolia encampment, No. Sc, and Orange
Grove encampment, No. 81. In the sec.
ond division came the City band, fol-
lowed by veteran Odd Fellows, Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah, and the speakers for
the literary entertainment in carriages,
marshaled by w. A. Bonynge, P. g.
The exercises at the tabernacle opened
with an ode, sung standing by the men,
bers OF the order, after which the Rev.
Laverty OF East Los Angeles ffered a
| short prayer. The William Tell over
ture by the joined military bands was
followed by short address, in which
Mayor Hazard with his usual eloquence
paid high tribute to the order of Odd
Fellows, whose precepts he extolled. He
believed that government was better in
the United States this day because OF
on this anniversary those who had intro
duced it into America should not be for
gotten.
A double quartette consisting of
Messrs. Bangerter, Eberle, Smith, Baugh,
Gresham, Cnipron, cinnamon and Wal
lace, led by r. E. Paulson, sang Hodges
Sleepest Thou Still and Cartwright's I
Love My Love, and again after Mr.. Dill.
Ions address Scott Gatty's The North
Wind, with great effect.
Brother Henry G. Dillon, P. g., ad-
dressing the Odd Fellows on the history
of the order, said that in an upper room
OF the Boarshead inn in Smithfeld, Lon
| don, in the year of grace 1745 few me.
! chanics met, and over the pipe and bowl
planned an organization whose motto
should be Friendship, Love and Truth,
whose practical duty should be to bury
the dead, relieve the sick aud distressed,
care for the widow and educate the
orphan. They met with closed doors.
tbs world was shut out. because the
inquisitor and heresy- hunter were abroad
in the land, seeking whom they might
devour.
SIT is we'll known" said the speaker,
''that these early lodges were formed by
workingmen for social purposes, and
tor giving the brethren aid and assist
ing them to obtain employment when
out of work. When brother could not
obtain work, he was given card and
funds enough to carry him to the next
lodge, and if unsuccessful there, that
lodge facilitated his further progress in
the same way.
''In early days, after the formal bust
| ness was transacted, conviviality and
good fellowship became the order of the
night. Odd Fellowship is progressive
| in it's character. With advancing civil
ization, the pipe and bowl have van
| ished from the lodge room. The weight
ier matters of the law are not forgotten,
| and in all that is done the grand object
in view is to improve and elevate the
character of the man, imbue him with
| proper conceptions of his capabilities
for good, enlighten his mind, enlarge
the sphere of his affections, and lead
him to the cultivation of the true fra
ternal relation designed by the great
Author of his being"
Speaking about the orders growth in
California, he added that in the state of
California the first charter bore date of
January 16. 1849. The first lodge was
California. No. l, of San Francisco, in.
stituted September 2l, 1849. In 1858 we
had in this state thirteen lodges and 57l
members. The last report shows 365
lodges and %, 307 members. In 1866 the
lodges in this state had paid out in re-
lief 1924 ,214. 1t now exceeds $4,000.
600.
STATE OF THE ORDER IN THE WORLD.
'Total limitations, 1850, ,2O7; total re-.
lief, $5l 1851 ,26S; total receipts, 1884,
937 ,OS3; grand total under the direct in
fuence OF Odd Fellowship, nearly S,OOO,-
900 souls"
Bro. viii A. Knighten of Santa Ana
lodge, No. 1862, and pastor of the Taber-
nacle, also delivered an appropriate ad-
dress, followed by selections of Tanhau-
ser by the band. The procession then
reformed and marched down Eighth
street to Broadway, thence to Fifth and
spring, and was reviewed by the briga-
der general and his staff in front of [.
o. o. f. hall, where it disbanded.
The anniversary ball Of the l. O. O. F.
at Armory hall in the evening was one
of the successes of the season. Fully
$50 couples joined in the grand march
at 8 O'Clock, and while it was in progress
many more people arrived. 1t is sale to
say that nearly 1000 persons enjoyed the
festivities. An excellent dancing pro-
gramme had been prepared by the COM
mittees, which consisted of Geo. G.
Mackay, floor manager, assisted by
Messrs. G. w. Miller, F. B. Manchester,
L. Vollmer, Gus Smith, W. G. Y.White,
q. 2. Seekatz and w. p. Schlosser.
The reception committee was made
up as follows: e.. W. Millar, Il. Liv-
ingston, W. O. Burr, G. j. p. Ford,
Mrs. E. W. Church, Mrs. NJ. E. Patton,
Mrs. j. @. Hamilton, Mrs. A. Hersey,
Mrs. E. Richardson, Mrs. F. Lathrop.
An elegant lunch had been preDared