St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-27
BIG DAY FOR ODD FELLOWS
OPENING OF THEIR CELEBRATION At
THE GREAT FAR.
WELCOMED BY MINNESOTA.

Over Fifty Thousand Members of
the Order in Attendance-Ex-
ercises in Festival Hall -
HOosiers Will Celebrate Today
-Ex-President Harrison and
Gen. Lew Wallace Will Speak.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-Gold lace and
broadcoth uniforms were worn at the
fair today by thousands of the Odd Eel
lows who made the turnstiles click from
an early hour. The Odd Fellows were
out in force, and inaugurated their
three days festivities appropriately. The
Daughters of Rebekah, the sister organ
ization, was also out in force. In the
stock pavilion where the uniform can
tons were to compete for .honOrs, seats
were full of people who wore the three
link charm. The cantons which drilled
were Excelsior No. l. of Chicago: Occi-
dental, of Chicago: Alexandria No. 46.
of Chicago; Elwood No. SO, of Elwood.
Ind; Oswego No. 49, of OswegO, n. Y;
Frank No. 50; of Germantown, o.;
Wright Fo. II, of Ohio.
The drilling was splendid. The can
tons executed the different orders with
precision that ELECTED hearty applause
from the thousands of spectators.
AT II O'Clock there were exercises at
Festival hall. Mayor Harrison and Di-
rector General Davis were absent from
the Festival hall demonstration. They
were not III the city. In consequence
Rev. DR.. Ii. w. Bolton. chaplain general
of Illinois, was called upon to make
the address of welcome, and John G.
Underwood, marshal general of ILL
nOiS, to speak for the exposition
officials. He said the fair author
tiles had granted every request made
by the Odd Fellows with regard to their
celebration. which was all that
need be stated to show how welcome
the order was to the White City. Mr..
Thornton.the orator of the day, in OPEN
ing referred to the relief work of the
Odd Fellows at the time of the great
Chicago fire. 1t was peculiarly fitting
that the Chicago brethren were now in
position to show their gratitude to
their benefactors through kindness and
hospitality during their present visit to
the city and the fair.
In the afternoon the sovereign grand
lodge convened in the national commits
SiOners' room and adjourned to the Adj
minjstratiOm plaza to witness the dress
parade of the uniform rank. The Odd
Fellows will continue their exercises
two days longer, and will give interest
ing paradeS and drills.
The Minnesota state building well
coined the Odd Fellows today. 1t was
the only state building to have hung in
conspicuous position the sign over the
front entrance: welcome to Odd
Fellows"
Hoosiers will hold forth at the fair to-
| morrow. Gov. Matthew'S and his staff.
eX-PreSident Harrison, Gen. Lew Wal
lace, James Whitcomb Riley and other
prominent Indianans arrived this even
ing, and were met by Commissioner Ha-
ven and others.
National Commissioner J.T. Bernard.
! of Florida. is seeking to GUST Arthur G.
Jackson, who represents Florida at the
state building. Commissioner Bernard
claims that jackson was appointed
state commissioner. but was Subse-
quently removed, and that he is simply
posing now as a state commissioner to
the detriment of the people. MIR.
Bernard has brought the matter to the
attention of the national executive COM
mittee, and that body is making investi-
cations.
EX-Speaker Reed spent another
pleasant day at the fair today with Mrs.
Reed and daughter. He is here for in
structiOn and pleasure, and so far has
declined positively 10 talk on public
affairs.