Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-08-21
odd Fellows Convention.

The local Executive Committee, the
Executive Committee of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge and the New Jersey State
Committee of odd fellows are arranging
for the great convention to be held III
this place beginning the 18th September.
The decorations will be very elaborate
and expensive. One of the principal
features will be the large arch that
will cost somewhere in the neighborhood
Of $500. 1t is to be 70 it high reaching
one side OF Atlantic Avenue to the other
the bases of the columns are to be 1Ox3
# representing white marble and blue
stone The Arch will be decorated in
bunting and emblems OF the |. 0. 0. F.
The committee of arrangement have
circulars printed which explains where
the headquarters (the Hotel Dennis) and
the convention young & McSheas pier)
will be held. The program is extensive
and interesting. Sept. Is, Sunday,
Special services will be held in the Ascen-
tion Church Chaplain j. W. Venable of
Kentucky will conduct them. Monday,
Sept. 16, 900 A. M. Reception to the
officers and members of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge in the pavilion. Addresses
of welcome by HisExcellency, George T.
Werts, Governor of New Jersey: His
Honor, Franklin P. Stoy, Mayor of At
lantic City; Jon Fl. Griffith, Grand Mas
ter of New Jersey; James Mcmahon,
Grand Patriarch, and Mrs. Sarah
butcher, President of Rebekah Associa-
ton. Responded to by j. W. Stebbins,
Grand Sire of the Sovereign Lodge.
Public admitted. At 8 P. NJ, in Odd
Fellows Hall, there will be an exemp-
lification of the Encampment degrees
by noted teams.
Tuesday, Sept. II. Parade at p. M.
The parade will be under the supervision
of Col. George Wales, Department
Commander of New Jersey, Patriarchs
Militant, and his associates on the
committee. Should the day prove
stormy, the parade will take place the
next day at the same hour.
Formation and Route of Parade
Patriarchs Militant-States avenue,
right resting on Atlantic.
Encampments and Lodges of New
Jersey-Maryland avenues.
Encampments and Lodges of Pennsyl-
vania-Virginia avenue.
Encampments and Lodges ofDelaware
and all others-Pennsylvania avenue.
Grand Encampment, Grand Lodges
and Rebekahs-North Carolina avenue.
Sovereign Grand Lodge-South Caro-
lima avenue.
All on South side.
Down Atlantic avenue to Missouri,
countermarch to Rhode Island, to Pacl-
fc, down Pacific to Georgia, out Geor-
gia to Atlantic, up Atlantic to Reading
Depot, and dismiss.
Past Grand Representatives reunion
at 8 z. NJ, in First Baptist Church, on
Pacific avenue below Pennsylvania, to
which the public are invited. Past
Grand Sire Campbell, OF Ontario, will
preside, and Hon George B. Davis, OF
Richmond, Va, Hon. r. E. Wright, OF
Allentown, Pa, and Hon. John b. Coch-
rum, OF Indianapolis, Ind, will deliver
addresses.
At Odd Fellow Hall, New York ave
nue., there Twill Will be an exhibition Of the
work by two or more noted at
P. M.
Wednesday, Sept Is, Rebekah Day
Exemplifcation of the work at Odd
Fellows Hall at 8 P. M. Complimentary
reception and ball in the evening to the
officers and members OF the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, their wives, daughters
sisters and friends, at the United States
Hotel, on Pacific avenue.