The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-23
VETERAN NODD FELL0WYDAY
SPIRITED CELEBRATION OF WAsH-
 TNGTON'S BIRTHDAY.

Odd Fellows association was held in
 the Odd Fellows hall on Crown street yesterday afternoon. There was a large
 attendance of the veterans, and many
 congratulations were interchanged and
 old fraternal ties further cemented. Among those present were; Ex-City
 Sheriff Hollis, City Sheriff Bunce, Philip
 Pond, Frederick Botsford, J. B. Jud-
 son, Horace Bowman, Norris Mix,
 Charles Nettleton, Fl. H. Bromley, G.
 D Nettleton, P. B. Futile, M. Zunder,
 Paul Veil, D. R. filling, T, M. Cox, H. F. Davis, James Bounds, l.. D.
 Rowland, H, w. Crawford, G. l.. Bab- cock Albert Minor, William Granniss, J. w. Bradley, l.. H. Lounsbury, J.
 P. Quire, H. R. Chaffee, Adolph Colt,
 l.. II. Beardsley, c. P. Jordan, J. B. Clemmons, w. H. Lord, s. D. Dibble,
 W. H. Spock, Vice Veteran Bristol,
 George P. Merwin, Charles H. Merwin,
 Jerome B. Lucke, D. R. Adams, Elizur
 H. Sperry, c. B. Foster H. Fl. Foote,
 Francis Lawrence, Benajah H. Doug
 lass, W. W. White, Professor B. Jepson,
 William Jepson, Ward Nichols, and
 others from New Haven and five or
 six members from Bridgeport, while
 Ansonia, Derby, Waterbury, Meriden,
 Hartford and other places were repre-
 sented
 At the annual election the old board
 of officers was reelected
 Impressive were the annual exercises In tribute to the dead comrades of the year. who have passed away since the last annual The neurological roll of names recorded the deaths of Broth- CTS Kibbe of Hartford, Ellery Camp of New Haven, Avery of Stamford and D. w. Hubbard, who passed away this | week at the New Haven hospital. Re- marks of eulogy were made by the | grand master concerning MT. Kibbe; by | Grand Secretary Botsford, George B. | Hoggson and Philip Pond concerning | MT. Avery, and by Past Grand Master A. w. Phelps concerning Mir. Hubbard. Others added words of tribute to the | memory of the deceased brothers
 At the business meeting the courtesies Of the order were extended Brother Rowland, who has lately removed to this city from Baltimore to reside here.
 The presence of so many Odd Fellow veterans of half a century or over was a great pleasure to all, including the vets themselves. At call for the half century or more men seven stood up, and one more, William Jep- son, brother of Professor Jepson, came in later, making eight in all. The old est veteran of all was H. H. Foote. the wall 1rYofg +ol of f1fty-fve years and four months and a very bright and active )ld gentleman Hon. A. w. Phelps is low the oldest veteran of Harmony odge since the deaths of John Bogart If this city and Henry Warner of Ham len, the former of whom died a week or wo ago and the latter of whom was | buried this week.
 There are fourteen veterans Of fifty ,ears or more in Quinnipiac lodge and welve in Harmony lodge
 There are fifty I. o. O. F. members of fifty years standing or more in this | tate.
 Great pleasure was felt by all at the presence of Chief Veteran Hollis and is continued vigor although ninety wo years of age; and at the presence f Vice Chief Bristol of Ansonia, who is n octogenarian , One of the liveliest octogenarians pres mt was ,ex-Chief Engineer of the Fire department Charles Nettleton, who is | f n octogenarian and is the oldest ex- 1ember of the fire department in New : Iaven. Except for a twinge now and { nen of rheumatism, he IS very hale and ctive. President Maier Zunder of the Ma lonal Savings bank is forty-four years
 veteran. He is of Germania lodge, nd is only siXty-siX years of age, and is old friend, Paul Veil, is eleven lonths younger Both are very vigor- IS young men still, and active odd Eel WIS, and told very pleasant reminis- ences at the social time which follow after the banquet down in the big ain I. o. O. F. lodge room. Ward ichols, now in his seventy-fifth year, as as spry as kitten and as genial as Ter. John B. Judson had his hands Ill in taking care of the cash oversee g the recording of names and other ise assisting in the financial and other ork of the hour
 Mayor Hendrick arrived from the big lebration at the Hyperion in time to Ike a bite at the banquet and his ap- arance was greeted with an ovation
 applause. Professor Jepson also ar- Jed near the close of the banquet from e Hyperion. MT. w. w. White was n, eeted by many friends and congratu- ted on his improved health and his ility to be present at the banquet : IS health has been delicate for sev- y al months. One of the old veterans n esent whose health has improved also US MT H. H. Bromley and he was also ct eeted by many friends. 4 The late MT. Hubbard, whose death above spoken of, assisted for years C the firing of the national salutes on t( 3 old green. He was a comrade in the \ les with the city gunner the late Mr ron Belden. IT h haiT a1o