The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-27
Odd Pallols Of Butte and Anaconda
TurnIOul In Lirsi NambsfS
SOME ELOQUENT SPEECHES
One Of the Finest and Most Impos-
ing Street Parades Ever Seen In
Butte-FestivltIesC Conclude
With a Bah.


was given fitting celebration here this
afternoon by the members of that great
brotherhood in Butte aid Anaconda.
An imposing street parade which was one
of the very finest that has over been seen
in city that is famous for its parades
both as regards the character and appear
ance of the men in line as we'll as their
number, was followed by appropriate ex-
ercises at the Auditorium, which was
densely packed With a sympathetic audi
ence. The parade moved from the cor
ner of Montana and Granite streets soon
after 80 o'clock and marched through
the principal streets in the following
order to the Auditorium, where it dis
banded:
Boston & Montana band.
Widely canton. No I. Butte.
Fidelity lo!ige. Nos, Butte.
Ridgely lodge. No. IL, Butte.
Copper City hand, Anaconda
ColIaX lodge. No 20. Anaconda
Olive Branch lodge, No. %, walkeryille.
Colusa lodge. No. IS, NeaderviIle.
Enterprise lodge, No. 10. South Butte.
The Daughters of Rebekah and the
speakers followed in carriages. The Ana
conda lodge turned out 20 members, and
the other lodges were all well represented.
The canton had about 20 men in line, all
handsomely uniformed, Thomas Stees.
the president of the day, who has been 30
years an Odd Fellow, called the large con-
course at the Auditorium to order and
the audience sang the opening ode.
George e. Barnaby of Anaconda, the chap
lain. led in prayer. Grand Secretary A.
j. White read the proclamation and David
Davis sang solo in fine style.
Deputy Grand Master Thomas Stees,
who enjoys the distinction of being the
oldest Odd Fellow in Montana, delivered
the address of welcome to the visiting
Odd Fellows and m ade few opening re-
marks, in which he referred to the emo
bling influence OF the i. o. .. Il. upon
both individuals and communities. The
address was appropriately responded to
by George Z. Barnaby of Anaconda. he
thanked the Butte Odd Fellows for their
reception and entertainment and said
that the Odd Fellows of Anaconda would
be glad to act in abe capacity OF hosts at
the first opportunity. II Odd Fellows
lived up to the teachings of their order he
said they would be manly men in the full
est sense of the term and would give
faithful obedience to the two great COM
mandments, "Love for God" and "Love
for man." He spoke eloquentiy of the
elevating influence of the l. o. o. L. and
of the great progress which IL is making
in spite of the prosecutions to which 1t has
been subjected and the efforts that have
been made to keep it down.
Mr.. Steers address was an able one and
was listened to with marked attention.
Said he, in part:
''The 26,h day of April has been fixed
by Odd Fellows as the anniversary day of
the order. To the earnest Odd Fellow the
day means a great deal. For rs years the
little plant set by Wildey and his four
companions has been growing and spread
ing until now a million of men are gath
cred beneath its sheltering branches. No
one can look upon this vast army of work.
ers, united in tho bonds of friendship,
ltxro nd frtrfh NH vi n agt W. ke
of charity and benevolence performed,
without thanking the Supreme Being for
putting into the hearts of these noble
men the thought of laying the foundation
of such magnificent beneficence.
at should be period of thanksgiving
throughout the entire jurisdiction, and
from every lodge, encampment and can.
ton should ascend praise to the Giver OF
all good for the blessings it is hourly be-
slowing upon the needy, the dying, the
widow and the orphan.
"Odd Fellowship wars against vice in
all its forms. but IT has no war to make
on creeds or doctrines of either church or
state. Its doors are open to persons OF
all religious and political beliefs, SO long
as they are not::detrimental to the good
of the greatest number
"a belief in the Supreme Being. good
moral character and sound health. are the
three prerequisites essential for applica-
tion for admission within its sacred bor-
ders. Among the millions who have held
and now hold allegiance to It's mandates
are votaries of every shrine and altar. OF
every conceivable form of political belief
and social position, from president and
preacher to peasant and millionaire and
its doors are still open to receive those
the brotherhood of man. Millions have
worthily crossed it's Threshold and few
of the unworthy have succeeded in gain
ing entrance. No seeker for admission
to it's mysteries Is asked to foresweaI
himself. Each mans religion belongs to
common level, as God created them, and
there pledge fealty, devotion and brother
hood in time of sickness or distress, Oh
when death overtakes one of their mum
ship. No one is asked-nor is IL permitted
within the walls of lodge room to ash
any member to change his mode of wor
ship to the Supreme Being"
Rev. j. III. Little delivered an address oil
sour Order" directing his remarks
chiefly to q discussion of the question a
TO whether Odd Fellowship should be in
dorsed or condemned by the church. HI
said in substance: "There are two rea
sons given for condemning Odd Fellow
ship by distinctively different branches Q
the church. Are they valid ones? Tn
first is composed largely of some sinai
branches of the Methodist church, the;
reason being that Odd Fellowship is not
religious institution and hence should b
discouraged by the church. This is
poor reason. On the same ground
the church ought to oppose ever
secular institution of learning, seien
tific societies, benevolent institutions
orphanages and asylums, hospitals
etc. II is true that Odd Fellowship Is no
a religious institution as such but II
principles are based on Gods word.
demands a belief in n supreme being an,
teaches reverence for religion, although
il does not indorse any particular Greco
II insists on all true Odd Fellows practis
ing a pure code OF morality and as a RI
suit there are not many Odd Fellows I
our penitentiaries or around gamblin
houses or other questionable resorts.
am clad that men are becoming more Lii
eral i'm their views and that this spirit c
hostility is dying out. Tho church has n