San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-27
THE THREE LINKS.
San Antonio I. o. o. F. Remember
the Foundation Of Their Order

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the Foundation of Their Order.
The 18th anniversary of the
foundation of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows was celebrated
at Turner hall last night, in the fe-
licitOus manner so usual to the or
der in this city. The work prepar-
atOry to and including that of the
evening, was assigned to the fol-
lowing committees:
Arrangement ". +. Naugn,
chairman ID. Ludlow, A. G. Nor
thacker, d. J.. Woodward, Mic
Peters,.
ReceptiOn-G. w. Johnson, chair
man; d. Ludlow, A. Meyer, U. H..
Rische, f. Callsen, j. S. Ramsay.
Floor-Aug. Brian, Jr., chair
man; w. p. Finley, C. H. May
field, j. w. Rogers, Charles L..
Sauer.
Supper-H. c. Miller, chairman :;
Fred. Balm, ID. p. Smith, j. H..
Tallman, c. 5. Austin.
The success of the entertainment
demonstrates how efficiently the
work of: the committees was per-
formed, and the hOnOrs rest with
those who took the labOrs. The
spacious hall of the new Turner
building was we'll filled with the
members of the order, their friends
and guests who listened to the
music of Muth's orchestra and
passed the time in social chat until
the hour. for formally opening the
exercises arrived. The hall was
tastefully decorated, and over the
arch spanning the orchestra recess
were the watchwords and notices
of the fraternity.
At 9:30 the officers Of the local
lodge, No. II, took their places on
the platform. Capt. Ramsay, p.
n. g., introduced Judge Keller, of
this city, as the gentleman selected
to make the anniversary address.
The Judge made his best bow, dis
claimed any idea of being called
upon to face the music from the
big tent across the street and
opened. The address was a splen-
did tribute to the worth and work
of Odd Fellowship. The language
was chaste, apt and necessarily
eullOgistic. Its Illustrations were
vivid, graphic, pertinent and
scholarly. The early trials and
final triumphs of the order were
set forth, as also its later. successes
and marvellous grOuth. The bene-
VOlel ceS of the order We're stated
as reaching the sum of S5O,OOO,OOO
in there Il years, during which
time 100000 brothers were re-
lieved and 10000 widowed fami-
lies assisted. A beautiful and
eloquent tribute was paid to the
work of the noble sisterhOod of the
Order, "the Daughters,of Rebecca,'
and the mantle of their helping
helpfulness was made as white
as the role of a miniStering angel.
The address was listened to with
rapt attention and was concluded
amid generous applause.
At its conclusion the floors were
cleared for dancing and an hour
was spent in "chasing the happy
hours with flying feet" when sup
per was announced. The pro-
vision for the inner man was
as ample and satisfactory as
that for head and heels and there
were only smiling faces around
the tables 50 generously spread
in the refreshment rooms. Thus
dancing and feasting the hours
sped pleasantly, the increasing
GOODNESS of the evening rendering
exercise a pleasure instead of
fatigue. When next the |. O. o. f.
calls its friends together in annual
anniversary it will be to celebrate
the close of their third quarter of a
century of noble effort for human
ity, and the celebration of last
night is an earnest of its
success. Long as the sands Ct
Time shall run may their keeping
hand be strong to aid their fell
lows, and their path like that of
the just grow brighter until the
perfect day.