The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-16
ODD FELLOWS BIG RALLY
YESTERDAF'S GREAT DEMONSTRA-
 TIoN IN WATERBURY.

Haven-The Dedication of the Handsome New Cad Fellow Buildlng-The Big
 Parade-The Rains Descend and the
 Route of March shortened-Reception to the Grand Oficers-Scene at the Big Lunch Tent-The Meeting of tho Grand Encampment-The Evening Festivities
 Two Thousand Attend the Ball-Aoci- dents-Pickpoclsets, Etc.
 The great Odd Fellows celebration in Waterbury yesterday was big suc- cess and came off according to program, all excepting an abridgement of the parade rendered necessary by heavy downpour of rain. The rain began to descend at about a quarter of two o'clock. The sun shone brilliantly in l the morning and the skies were clear, all auguring fine bright day, but the clouding up began shortly after noon. Nevertheless the demonstration was splendid one and Waterbury hos- 1 pitably seemed boundless.
 | The dedication of the new I. o. O. F- building, handsome structure cost ing $1OO,0O0. was a great success. The ! city Joined in with the spirit of the occasion and aided the local Odd Eel lows greatly in carrying out the dem- onstration and the entertainment of the | visiting members of the craft.
 ! RES UME OF THE DAYS EVENTS. ] One Of the features of the dedication and celebration, the mammoth parade. l was, as stated, marred by the rain. winch began to fall at 2 o'clock and Tell continuously all afternoon. Only half of the original line of march was gone over and at the first drops there was noticeable assertion of the men in line, which at the start numbered fully 5000. The parade started prompt ly at the appointed hour, 3O, and the l line presented an imposing appearance It took half an hour to pass a given point. As the rain continued to fall l there was a scattering of the march, lers. Many scurried to the nearest avail able shelter, but the main body made their way to the banquetting tent on the Watch factory lawn. Dinner was served there at o'clock. Accommo- dations had been provided for a large number. At o'clock the scene of the celebration was transferred to the new
 building, where a reception was ten- dered to the officers of the Grand lodge. This finished the visitors scattered
 throughout the city and were enter-
 tained by local members of the order. l The exercises were not resumed until 7:30, when the formal dedication of the building took place in the main lodge
 rooms. The exercises were in strict ac- cordance with the ritual of the order.
 Following this portion of the program
 was the eliminating feature of the Odd Fellows big day, the dedication
 ball, which was held at the city hall.
 There was a tremendous crush on the floor and dancing was almost impossi-
 ble during the earlier hours of the func-
 ton. The hall had been profusely dec-
 orated
 Aside from the disagreeable weather
 the day was a perfect success. OnlY one accident has been reported as yets
 Mrs. Whiting of Bridgeport, while alghting from a train at the depot,
 fell and broke her leg. She was cared! for by friends.
 DETAILS OF THE AFFAIR.
 Waterbury, Oct. 15.-The trains bring-
 ing in delegations began to arrive at
 8 o'clock and for the next two hours , Odd Fellows arrived by the hundreds
 Special trains came from New Haven,
 Bridgeport, South Norwalk and Hart
 ford. The Springfield delegation was
 with their Hartford brethren. All the
 delegations brought bands.
 From Hartford came about 400 mem-
 bers of the order accompanied by many friends; from Bridgeport 300 Odd FeI-
 lows and 200 wives of Odd Fellows, on a special train of twelve cars; from New Britain 150 members of the order
 and lady friends, with the American n
 band; from Ansonia, 72 Odd Fellows,
 wives and friends, accompanied by the
 Ansonia Brass band; 75 from Derby, about 400 Odd Fellows from Meriden
 and Wallingford, headed by the Na- tional band of Walingford, and escort
 ed by Canton Meriden.
 ] The guests of the day are as followss
 F M Merrill of Lowell, Mass, brigs-
 dier general of the Patriarch Militants
 of Massachusetts; David R. filling of
 
 Ter of Putnam, deputy grand master; L. Deleuw of Hartford grand represen- : tative; W. H. Marigold of Bridgeport,
 grand representative and grand treas- urer; S. A. Granger of Winsted, grand conductor; H. H. Jackson of Bridge port, grand marshal; Charles Rosen- ; thai of Hartford grand guardian; w. l H. Tyler of Meriden, grand patriarch. 1. D. w. Merwin of Milford, grand high priest; A. c. Wheeler of Norwalk, grand : junior warden; T. D. l.. Manville of Ansonia, grand representative; F. S.
 Hunt of Bridgeport, past grand master; $ Charles B. Ware of New London, past i grand master; A. A. Guthrie. Albany, N. Y, grand master of New York; Sam- ule S. Pesoa, New York, deputy grand master of New York; H. H. Olmstead
 of Corning, N. Y, grand warden of New . York; A J. Cushing of Providence, f deputy grand master of Rhode Island; I Mrs. Mary E. Ford, New London, presi-
 dent of the state convention of Con- Inecticut. Rebekah degree; Hannah l.
 Harvey of Bridgeport. secretary of the state convention of Connecticut. Re- bekah degree; Dewitt C. Langdon of
 New York; Mrs. R. L. Sugden, Plants 2 oF 10 state cOONeOtiorr