The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-19
ODD FELLOWS OWN BOSTON.
Seventy Fourth Meeting
Of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge.
CANADA WELL REPRESENTED
Welcomed by Mayor Quincy
and Governor Wolcott's
Representative.

Representative.
BOSTON, Sept. 10, 1S9S.-The wearers of
the emblem of the three links all over
the Continent north of the Rio Grande
were well and faithfully represented at
the first session of the seventy-fourth
meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which
was opened in this city this forenoon.
Delegates We're present from practically
every State and territory of the country
and from every province of the Dominion
of Canada. OF the 1856 representatives le-
gally entitled to attend the sessions of
the Grand Lodge all are in the city ex-
cept ]. E.. Philips of New Westminster,
B. c. He started from his western home
ten days ago, but when he got as far
as Niagara Falls he received a telegram
| notifying him of the destruction of the
business section of his city and he felt
obliged to return as he held large inter-
ests in the burned district. OF the ten
past grand sires also entitled to attend
the sessions Of the Grand Lodge eight
are present. 1t is said that no convention
of Importance ever held in this city has
delegates.
Members of the Woman's Section of the
Order, the Rebekah Branch and the Pa
triarchs Militant, are also present in large
numbers.
The nobility and aristocracy of Odd
Fellowship assembled in the Young Mems
Christian Association Hall at $3.50 this
forenoon. where an official welcome was
f1,e.
Sovereign Grand Lodge Only about 500
seats were at the disposal of persons out
side, as it was necessary to reserve ac-
commodations for the Sovereign Grand
| Lodge and committee accompanying the
officers as well as for the ladies Of the
order and the committee escorting them.
All the seats not reserved We're filled
within few minutes after the hall was
| opened at nine o'clock.
The ladies left the headquarters at
Hotel Vendome at nine o'clock and We're
escorted by the committee on reception,
with S. P. Lawrence as chairman
The members of the Sovereign Grand
| Lodge, about 200 in all, left the hotel
fifteen minutes later under escort of the
general committee and headed by the
Salem Cadet Band. on arriving at the
hall the band played number of selec
tons.
The welcoming exercises were opened
with prayer by Rev. ]. w Venable of
Hopkinsville, KY, Grand Chaplain of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge; Charles N. Alex
ander of Boston, Chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts, then assumed the chair, and
after few remarks, announced General
f. H. Appleton of the Governors staff
who welcomed the Grand Lodge and
members of the Rebekah Branch in be-
half of the State.
Governor Wolcott had intended to be
present and welcome the visitors but he
attended the dedication of the Massachu-
setts Soldiers Monument at Antietam,
Md, on Saturday, and was unable to
reach this city in time. Mayor Josiah
Quincy followed speaking for the city Of
Boston. The other speakers included Hon..
| Charles Q. Terrell, Grand Master. for the
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts; Charles
G. Fuller Grand Patriarch, for the Grand
Encampment; General Edgar H. Emerson
for the Patriarchs Militant and Mrs. Mary
c. Nevens, representing the Rebekah
Branch of the order in this State.
Grand Sire Fred Carleton of Austin,
Texas, responded in a happy and well
chosen address and the exercises We're at
an end.
The members of the sovereign Grand
Lodge then marched to Copley Hal, where
their secret deliberations began.
The weather this forenoon was fine, not
too warm and in every way favorable
Early in the morning members of the
sovereign Grand Lodge, the members Of
d. o,int,
committees assembled, at their headquar-
tiers, arriving later at the hall of the
Young Mems Christian Association, where
the welcoming exercises were held at $3.50
o'clock.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge was called
to order in Copley Hall by the Grand Sire
Fred Carleton of Austin. Texas. at II
o'clock. The secret deliveratfons con-
tinued until two o'clock.
The feature of today's programme is a
banquet in Music Hall at six ociock,
which Past Grand Patriarch E. Bentley
Young. of Boston, win be master of cere-
MONIES and ex-senator Alfred s. Pinker-
ton, of Worcester, Deputy Grand Sire,
will be POSTMASTER Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge Mayor JOSHUA Quincy and
Attorney General Knowlton are among
the speakers. The sessions of the Grand
Lodge will conclude on Saturday next,
with the installation of officers. The
election occurs Tuesday morning The
Odd Fellows of Worcester are probably
more interested in the sessions than any
other city on the Continent outside Of
Boston, owing to the fact that Deputy
Grand Sire Alfred S. Pinkerton, the lead
er of the order in ssThe Order of the
Commonwealth is booked to succeed