The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-15
ODD FELLOWS.
Big Gathering Of the Order
at Waterbury.
An Odd Fellows Building to Bs
opsrIY Dedicated.
And q Waterbury Lodge Celebrates
And o Waterbury Lodge Celebrates
Its Semi Centennial.

WATERBURY,, Conn, Oct. l6.-The
city is full OF music today, aud q busy
rush OF street throngs at an early hour
showed squads and platoons OF strangers,
some in the bright regalia OF the Patri-
archs Militant, who strode with measured
step and military precision and others,
mem bers of the order from all parts OF
the State, and from many places in New
England and New York. Brass bands
are heard In all directions, and the resi-
dspces and stores are decorated lavishly.
The occasion happily selected for OBJ
servance on the new holiday, Lincoln
Day, is the dedication OF the new Odd
Fsilows building, which faces the puoilc
green In the heart OF the city, on North
Main street, and is the finest fraternity
building in the State.
Nosohogan Lodge, No. 21, is also cele-
prating it's 50th anniversary, so the event
today has q double interest for the order,
as it marks with a lasting monument the
great growth of the order in the 30 years
that Ii has lived here.
Early trains brought visiting lodges
from all directions, who were met by
committees and escorted TO quarters as
signed 10 them. Every public hall in the
city is occupied; !. also q large tent on the
watch shop lawn. AS fast as the visitors
arrived, they were taken 10 their lodging
places, and between IL and IL light lun-
cheon was served. Colonel John ID.
Dougherty, grand marshal OF the day,
had issued peremptory orders that the
line should form at j O'Clock, and be
ready to move at 80. This, after lun-
cheon, made the eight divisions OF the
parade hustle, and when formed in line,
it was the finest parade witnessed here
in the history OF the city. There were
FULLY 5000 MEN IN LINE
and 25 brass bands
The first division contained Colonel F..
w. Tracy and staff, Z. NJ. Department OF
Connecticut and the regiment, Briga
dier General Frank NJ. Merrill and sta n,
z. NJ Department of Massac husetts, Col
| onel George III. Smith, field and stan,
| third regiment, p. NJ. Department OF
Massachusetts, and the regiment. The Sec
| ond division was composed OF the Water
| bury lodges, the third Townsend lodgs
| OF Waterbury and Springfield, Mass. +,
| lodges. The fourth division, New Haven
and Guiford lodges. Fifth division, New
Britain, Bristol, Hartford and East Hart
ford lodges. Sixth division, Bridgeport,
| Stamford, South Norwalk, Seymour and
| Naugatuck lodges. Seventh division,
Meriden, South Meriden, West Meriden,
| Wallingford, Middletown and Cheshire
lodges. Eighth division, Torrington,
Painville, South Manchester, Thomaston
| and Winsted.
| Yhe line OF march was through the
principal streets. At 2 O'Clock the parade
was reviewed by the grand sire and Off
GERS OF the grand lodge and the city Off
oials. The parade disband ded at O'Clock
| when dinner was served to all visitors
An informal reception of the grand Off
GERS will be held at O'Clock this evening
and at 1880 the anniversary and dedica'
tory services will take place to be follow
ed by q ball in the city hall.
Grand Master George K. Mackinnon oi
Rhode Island, managing editor OF THT
PROVIDENCE NEWS, and w. III. p. Nose
ley, grand secretary, were among th'
distinguished Odd Fellows present.