San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-19
I o. o. F. PALACE.
The Philadelphia Temple Which
Cost Nearly Million IS
Ready For Dedication.

OOsL NedTly mllilOu 10
Ready For Dedication.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1S.-The
great Odd Fellows Temple in this
city, which cost S95O,OOO, will be
dedicated Tuesday with imposing
ceremonies. This magnificent
monument to Odd Fellowship is
nine stories high and is the largest
and costliest secret society build
ing in the world. 1t is situated on
Broad street. Offices for the grand
officers of the state are on the
ground floor, also an auditorium SO
feet by 60 feet, and 40 feet high,
with a seating capacity OF 1900.
Directly beneath is drill hall of
the same size, except in height.
On the second, third, fourth and
fifth floors are los offices for rent.
The remaining stories will be de-
voted entirely to the order. Four
lodge rooms are upon each floor.
On the ninth floor there are two
encampment rooms, which contain
many new and novel features for
comforting degrees. "A fine roof
promenade, commanding an excel
lent view of the city and surround
ing country, is provided. Cam
ton Springfield was asked to par
ticipate in the dedication early last
summer, and has lately been per-
mitted to extend the invitation to
all Patriarchs Militant in the East
ern States, which will insure an
immense attendance. The follow
ing is the committee of arrange
ments: For Canton Spring field:
w. E. Sanderson, chairman; G. III.
Rust and w. III. Potter, general
committee; G. f. Amidon, chair
man; j. j. Richie, ID. 4. Ames, f.
j. Pease, j. l.. Strong, w. III. Trask,
and r. r. Webster, Advisory Com
mittee. Harry l.. Neal, Grand
Master, is chairman of the Build
ing committee. All over the Unit
ed States preparations have been
made to bring delegations of Odd
Fellows to the City of Brotherly
Love, and it is expected that near
ly 10000 Odd Fellows will partici-
pate in the monster parade that
will take place on Broad street.
Latest information indicates that
nearly 100000 members Of the Or
der Will visit Philadelphia on that
day with their families. The Or
der of Odd Fellows embraces q
membership In this city Of nearly
$4,000; in the state, 1880; and in
the United States the number OF
members, according to the last an
nual report, reaches nearly 1900, 600
in good standing. An official med
al has been struck in honor Of the
occasion. One OF the important
features Of the demonstration will
be the Souvenir Art Volume, to be
published by this committee, for
the purpose of commemorating the
ceremonies of the Dedication Day.
Odd Fellows of National reputa-
ton are engaged in preparing the
articles, which will constitute a
history of the Order in its various
aspects and in its relation
to the community at large. Com
petent artists have been engaged
to produce the nearly $50 beauti-
fully tinted illustrations of the
Temple, interior and exterior, with
which it will be embellished. 1t
will be the educational feature Of
the demonstration.
One of the first events of interest
upon the program OF dedication
week is the exemplitication of the
encampment degree work. This
will occur at night, in the degree
room, directly after the session OF
the Grand encampment. The room
will accommodate about 450 people.
There will be $50 representatives of
the Grand Encampment. The ex-
emplification of the work has been
intrusted to the degree staff Of CO.
roma Encampment, No. 2S7, which
has high reputation for eff
cheney, having been thorough
ly disciplined. Another grand
event will be the exempli-
fication of the pennsylvania
Beautiful Work." Of the Degree of
Rebekah. This will occur in the
auditorium on Thursday night,
May 30. The work will be per-
formed by the women Of Theresa
lodge No. 147. Grand Sire John M.
Stebbins, Of Rochester, New York,
will be prominent in the dedica-
tion Of the big hall, and the general
officers Of each Of the surrounding
jurisdictions, as far north as Maine,
south as Tennessee, and west as
Indiana, will also be present and
participate in the exercises.
Hon. John G. Carlisle to Speak.