Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-29
ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
Seventy-eighth Anniversary CeIe-
brated Monday Evening.

fiorat uecorattons ana Interesting Excr-
cises--Addresses by Fast Grand Repre-
sentative E. W. Cooper and DR.. G. "a.
Coon. HAtt
When the curtain rose at the Opera
House few minutes past o'clock
Monday night for the celebration of the
18th anniversary, OF Odd Fellowship
the house was crowded to the doors.
The front of the stage was a mass of
foliage ranging from Easter ilies,
gsraniums and other flowers in front OF
the Speakers table at the centre Of the
stnge to perfect banks of huge palms at
either side. At intervals were placed
stands OF national colors, and TO the
left was a large portrait OF Thomas
Wildey, the founder OF the order. Back
OF this perfect flower garden and sur
rounded by garden scene were seated
the members of the Grand Encamp-
ment, of the Grand Lodge, the Past
Grand Officers and the general
committee OF arrangements Members
of the Past Grand Officers Association
on tho stage we're. Edwin Hirst, Will
liam II. -Foulk, Isaac w, Hallam, ID.
S. Truitt, David Downs, Z. W. Cooper,
John j. Gallagher, e. F. Morrow, B.
+. Shakespeare, George w. Williams,
Georee q. Morton' r Burton Jr al
G. N1ilor. 7 ri Annleby Hubert A
Roon. n. W Jester' iIames n Price
John M. Collins A. al Robinson. p
]. Isaac and ,James Welcb
Grace Orchestral furnished anIendid
music for the occasion and oneped the
eyenine'H entertainment with an ,var.
ture. "Konig Mydae ), aftar which
Grand Master Ceorge M. Fisher Who
presided over tine mating, introdnceS
the Rev. w, I. s. Murray' D. ID wbo
olTered prayer, and concIi,ded with the
Lords nraver in whinh the audience
ioined,
DR. IL. ". Conner. ~ Candep .Dal
Past Grand Ranreaentative was tban
introduced and WAS 'greeted wirh an
pIause, He said in nart. Mr.. Presi.
dent. ladies' and qeptlemen-I have
been strangely seleetsd To make a short
address on the eharacter of tba order
and the occasion that calls ,,s tooetber.
/ once had Occasion 10 snend ! few
days on Loolout Mountain ths scens
of the world famous baftle of the
clouds. and in its ,mmediate vicinity
vas Missionary Ridge and seyeral otber
places of interest. Inc mention of ub;ch
recalls the history of thosa davs vividly
and the Unjtod States Dovernment has
laid out a large eemetery al Cbicisa.
maupua. Ever and anon as Won mass
tbrougb the Cemetery Won see large
number of monuments and tombstnnes
and as Won read then, taken tosetber
with the surroundinos' yonr mind va.
calls the nobie deeds iona by those
who sleen there Never obefore had r
formed such copcantion of orr
eoyernment Never befors b.d r CO
we'll understood whv our oovsrnment
must Of necessity stand foreyer. Wiselv
and we'll waa liz. wnr,s of tbs ,orasn
mont ii Iayjpe out that eemeferv done.
We are hers II. nipbt to erect n n,on,'
ment NOT I. monument of cold u,arhIa
but one Of noble doeds and noble MIN
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