The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-30
I. 10. o. r.. CELEBRATION.

ern horizon with the promise Of a
beautiful day, the whole of Worth
ington seemed to rise with it last
Saturday. The members ,of the I. Q.
0. lodge Of this place and many Of
our: neighboring towns, saw Worth
ington a fit place to celebrate the
77th anniversary Of their order and
on this day eyer,r hing was fitted to
the convenience Of the visiting
members that arrived on the. noon
trains from different points, to cele-
brate withsus. NNianysof our business
places We're decorated and the stars
and strips which were fluttering in
the wind seemingly gave dignity to
the occasion, +. 81 rs,;a5 t. .ag ,s.s ND 2.&<z@ +
:. The Svea Brass Band met tie
trains and marched the visitors to G.
A. R.Hall where refreshments were
served, and at l 100 pm. they met at
A. o. q. w. Hall, forming in process
sion at 1870 as announced by the pro
grams at 10th street; headed by the
band The much talked Of but sell
dom visible goatsnarched with the
boys under a. neat blanket Bearing
emblemss Of. the order. The process
sion proceeded to speakers stand at
Humiston's corner where they were
made welcome in a few, well chosen
words by g. H. Slbley. in behalf Sof
the village council. Rev. Mcclure
occupied the speakers chair and ad- a'da
dressed the people in a way that was
we'll pleasing to all. Hon: ] NJ " .
Ryder, orator Of the day, through
some mistake did not arrive here
from St. Paul until late III the. after
noon, he made short address at the
hall, and making satisfactory excuse
for not getting here sooner. Mr.. N !.
Ryder i a good speaker and We 4 only
feel sorry that there were not more
to hear him as many residing in the
countryhad left3for their homes be-
fore he arrived a%E : \ A5.5@;,s I'D "a
All passed away pleasantly and the
choir under the supervision Of j.. Nv.
Bangs rendered some very S+tne se-
lections that were hearth ysapplauded
by the eager listeners and all in all
was an acknowledged success and it
was made5eevident that, y v N7.orthiingten 1.
was the most fitting place. that could
be chosen for a celebration as it's peo-
pie are enthusiastic and always look
forward to the best for the visitors
and we have good band that space
in our columns will not permit us to
give due credit. A., 4, ss3s s,.s r. Fs.G. e
The Daughters Of Rebekah served
scream at the G.. "A. r. Hall in the
afternoon and derived a good patron
age for their benefits to the lodge.
A rain and hail storm set back a
few from attending the dance given
underethe auspices of the lodge in.
the evening but those who were in
attendance enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely. h1 Nh 4 Y. s.. S.' =. .1sA'tss' tg 4,
Since April 26, 1919, when the Odd
Fellows lodge was instituted in the
United States at Baltimore, by
Thomas Wildey, it has grown and
Acurished from one little lodge of
Eve members until at the close of
1894, when the last official statistics.
Of the sovereign grand lodge were
published, ,it had 10, $40 subordinate
lodges, 66 grand lodges, 1888 sub
ordinate and 81 grand encampments,
815, ,947 subordinate lodge members,
and l23, ,10 lady members Of Rebek-
ah lodges making total member
ship 81 969, OIL. The growth of the
order ii the past two years has prob
ably brought the membership up to-
1,OO0,O COO or more. The Rebekah|
lodges form the ladies' branch Of the
order, and there are 3,631 Of them.i
In addition to the 123, ,104 lady mem-l
bers they have 1O2, sos brothers, maxi
ing their total membership 525, ,o05.
The order has never taken back,
ward step since the day il was found
ed in this country, but it's course has
been steadily onward and upward,
until now it is known as the wealth.
est order on the continent, if not in
the world. Its'mantle Of charity ex-i
tends to every nook and corner Of the
land, and in sickness and trouble it's
members and their families are al