Evening journal., 1895-05-22
A TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA
How the 600 Delawareans
Were Received and Treated.
HOPE LODGE WAS BAEQUBTBD

Splendid Appearance OF the Handsome
Young Men OF Eden Lodge-No Parade
But Some Enthusiastic serenading--The
New Temple Dedicated.
OF the 800 disappointed wilmipgton-
ians who started TO PHILADELPHIA yestsr
day to witness the second days dedi.
catory ceremonies and great parade
every one WAS made TO enjoy himself
Rain robbed the Odd Fellows program
Of It's greatest feature, but the abandon
ment Of the great street parade did not
detTact anything from the other two
leading events, the beautiful dedication
ceremonies In the Temple in the morning
and the greeting to Grand Sire ]. w
stebbins In the Academy of Music in the
evening. The Grand Lodge held its
annual session, and there was q meeting
OF the Pennsylvania State Assembly Of
the Daughters Of RebekRh.
Water Is Their Heodoo
Water is an important feature in the
ritual Of the Independent Order Of Odd
Fellows, but rain seems to be the hoodoo
OF Odd Fellowship in this part OF the
country The magnificent Temple. at
Broad and Cherry streets, was dedicated
with beautiful ceremony yesterday
morning, and splendid demonstration
greeted the international head Of the
order In the Academy OF Music at nlgbt
but the great popular feature Of The
program of festivities of the eventual
week, the monster parade in the after
noon, never passed. Rain prevented the
street display. The grand marshal de
clsred the parade off at 2 o'clock,
It was rain that ufnad fro,,, ~ . ....l
the big procession with which it was
Intended to celebrate the dedication OF
the Rtdeely monument, In Baltimore
four or five years ago. and q downpour OF
rsio made the parade impossible when
PENNSYLVANIA Odd Fellows came to
Wilmington TO assist in the dedicstory
exercises Of Eden Hall Ia the Delaware
metropolis three years ago. Rain again
appeared to stop the procession that had
been prepared to mark the annual gath
ering OF the Grand Lodge In Altoona last
year.
Making the Best OF To-day.
Now that the parade day has passed.
and a memorable day 1t was in the history
of bad weather, the sun is shining
brightly over the colorlsss bunting and
the almost deserted halls where 50 msny
thousand Odd Fellows sought shelter
from the storm yesterday Bat to day's
sunshine gave a splendid opportunity for
the remaining visitors in the Qiaksr
City to enjoy themselves.
The Patriarchs Militant and their Wis.
iting brethren will have an excursion on
the Delaware to day. The Grand Lodge
and the Daughters of Rebekah will con.
tinue their sessions. In the evening
there will be special session OF the
Grand Lodge and also an entertainment
In the Academy Of Music for the bene
6t Of the Home of Orphans for odd
Fellows
How the WilminRtonians "rook It."
Hope Lodge. No 81, Of this city. which
was headed by Hyatt's Military Band.
had great day in Philadelphia Ia spite
Of the rain. This Wilmington delera-
tion, accompanied by many of the fair
sex, and numbering, in all, over 800
people. left Wilmington on the Q & o ex-
press train, arriving in Philadelphia at
1915.
A hospitable committee of Coauanock
Lodge, No 463, of Philadelphia, met the
Delawareans at Broad Street Station and
escorted them to Warmers Hall Broad
street and Ridge avenue, where they
were royalty entertained all day.
Delightful concerts were given in the
hall-on its first foor-by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Companys Band of
Altoons, Pa There were over 30 musi-
clans on the stage and they played
everything from "The Huguenots5 down
to the new descriptive march "Ah
There
Pretty girls, Of the order Of Rsbskah.
served the visitors with choice refresh
ments and were also In attendance at
the banquet in the evening, which was
followed by a dance Everybody made
themselves at home and forgot, sppar
emily, that it was the worst 21st dsy Of
May for fifteen years.
About o'clock in the afternoon, Hope
and Coqusnock Lodges took a walk
around, headed by Hyatt's Military
Band, to serensde the various lodges
from distance They were on Broad,
Chestnut and Market streets for about an
hour.
Fine Appearance of Eden Lodge.
No delegation of Odd Fellows in the
Quaker City from a distance looked
better than did Eden Lodge, No a. Of
this city, which arrived in PHILADELPHIA.
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
about 80 in the afternoon. These
handsome Young men had almost decided
to remain ia Wilmington and have a big
time in their lodge room In Eden Hall.
This accounts for their late arrival In
Philadelphia.
Headed by the First Regiment Band Of
twenty pieces, they marched about the
Pennsylvania metropolis serensding some
Of the Western visitors and stopped In
front of prominent newspaper offices.
AT the Hanover, where numerous
bands and hundreds Of Odd Fellows were
gathered, the DslawareRns had hearty
reception, and at once began to enjoy
themselves as though there had oeen no
rain. When the serenade to "The
Record" was over the bAndmen were
dismissed and the young Odd Fellows
we're turned loose upon the city Some
of them returned home last night, some
are not hone yet