The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-27
All Southern California Was
Represented
GORGEOUS STREET PARADE
Names of Maskers at the BaIl=-Features
of the Day
Description Of the Decor tions Of the Principal
tiouses-Beauty and Chivalry at the
BaIl-Many Visitors From
Los Angeles

Yesterday was gala day in Santa Ana.
1t as the 9th anniversary of the organi-
cation of the first American Lodge of Odd
Fellows.
Many of the Southern California lodges
ere out en- masse and nearly every one
was represented by few members at
least.
The city was gorgeously decorated with
bunting, flowers and banners. The three
links encircling the letters "F. l.. L.
we're worked in hundred different. beau
tifuI patterns. Almost all the buildings on
the principal streets were decorated, and
the legend, Welcome to our Visitors. was
everywhere. All the people of the city
seemed to vie with each other to make
the visitors welcome. Every man in the
city was an Odd Fellow for the day, and
every woman was Daughter of Rebekah
The schools were dimissed at noon and
the festive school boy was everywhe re
that any thing was to be seen.
Although the exercises did not begin
till afternoon, the visitors began to arrive
at an early hour. The country people
came from every direction. The 9:3o
car loads of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs,
including Golden Rule lodge No. loo, Los
Angeles No. IS, Good Will No. 80, East
Side No. 35. Pico Heights No. 36. Orphe-
lis. No. 81, Semi Tropic No. 37l. Canton
Orior, Columbia No. 1874 and Arbor Vitae
No. SO, Rebekah Lodges of Los Angeles,
Arbutus Rebekah Lodge No. 40 Whittier,
. and Ora Lodge No. 3l5 of Whittier; also
the city band OF Los Angles. That large
delegation of visitors formed in line at
the depot and marched to the l. O. 0. +.
The trans from Riverside. San Ber-
nardino, Redlands and San Diego brought
large delegations also. The large Ood
Fellows building and the beautiful lodge
room were decorated with red, white and
blue bunting.
All the lodge rooms were beautifully
decorated with such flowers as can be
found in California only, and in such
profusion as would astonish even the
average Californian.
At 2 p. m. the grand parade of subordi-
nate, Rebekah lodges and encampments
was begun under the escort of Canton
Orion of Los Angeles, Canton Riverside,
Canton San Bernardino and Canton San
Diego The long and imposing column
was made up as follows:
FIRST DIVISION
Csntons, under Grand Marshal q. A. Edgar
Aids, W. B. Tedford and j. p. Greeley.
Canton Orion, Los Angeles.
Canton Riverside
SECOND DIVISION,
Chief, W. S. Whitney.
1T ~, Aids, l. Sheets and ]. L. Porter.
Santa ma Band
Santa Ana Lodge No, 236.
Anaheim Lodge No. 1919.
Ora Lodge. Whittier, No. 80.
THIRD DIVISION.
Chief, B. Utley.
Aids, c. E. Parker and c. H. Menefee.
Riverside Band.
Riverside Lodge No. 2S2
Token Lodge No. 29o, San Demanding.
FOURTH DIVISION
Chief, NJ. A. Menges
Aids, A. B. Harris and Theo Lacy.
Los Angeles Band
Los Angeles Lodges:
East Side Lodge, NO. No. 3Z5
Good Will Lodge, No. 1913.
Los Angeles Lodge, No. IS.
FIFTH DIVISION
Chief Nit Phillips.
Aids, D. D. Whitson and J. w. Morrison.
Orange Band
Orators.
Carriages of Rebekahs.
Tie order to march was given
and the great process ION moved
north on Bush street 10 Ninth,
east on Ninth to French, north on
French to Hermosa. west on Hermosa to
Main north on Main to Washington ave-
nue., west on Washln gton avenue to West
street. south on West street to Fourth,
west on Fourth to Ross, countermarching
on Fourth street to the opera house,
where the programme of the afternoon
was rendered as 1OllOWS:
Overture Leonard's orchestra.
Opening ode-Audience.
Prayer-W. B. Burrows.
Address of welcome-Rev. E. R. Watson Of
Northumberland W. s. Frost of Los An.
Vocal solo-Professor G. A. Smith
Oration-Rev. Will A. Knighten OF Los An
Music-Leonard' S orchestra.
Male .quartette-W. A. Packard, E. Burns, j.
q mr. A
Recitation-T. F. Barnes of Los Angeles.
Observation-Disclosures.
Benediction-Rev. p. B. H all of Santa Ana.
Music-Leonard's orchestra.
The following address of welcome was
delivered by Rev. e. r. Watson of the
Unity church of Santa Ana:
On an occasion such as this, formal
welcome, an act of courtesy on the part
OF one delegated to perform 1T, must be
regarded as matter of eXpediency,. an
attempt to embody in speech What has
been the plan Of many minds, the labor
of many devoted hearts and hands.
Most gladly, therefore, do | attempt to
make an address of welcome, for | know
that already hundred little attentions.
tokens and contrivances of our citizens
have spoken to your hearts the word
that gives you the assurance of the heart
lest welcome.
hope that while you are our guests
you will not discover single action or
inattention on the part of single citizen
or member OF the order that shall in any
way conflict with the spirit with which
our welcome is extended to you. | will
say that we today are not in sympathy
with some of the forms of so-called polite
society in the treatment of visitors. I'VE
shall be at home to you whether it be
, our day or not. We forego all the tricks
OF society's trade and are whole-souled
and whole-hearted on this occasion.
The address was frequently applauded,
and its utterances evidently reflected the
sentiments of the audience. The response
on the part of the visitors was by Gen
eral w. s.. Frost of Los Angeles.
n General Frost is a man of imposing
q personality and very effective speaker.
4 After vocal solo BY Prof. G. Abram
Smith. which a warmly applauded. as it
deserved. Rev. Will A. Knighten, the
popular pastor of Grace Methodist Episco-
pal church, Los Angeles after warm
greeting by the audience. began the de-
livery Of the following grafton:
We have gathered to celebrate our
seventy sixth birthday. The first lodge
Of this great fraternity was instituted in
Baltimore April 26. 1919. Thomas
Wildey was the moving spirit in the
organization that has grown so rapidly
across the Union.
He was born in England, January Is,