El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-09
STATE GRAND LODGE
Of Odd Fellows Now in Session at Fort
Worth.


A Sunday special in the News from
Fort Worth rays: The arrangements
are all completed for the receipt on of
the Odd Fellows tomorrow. The local
committee having in charge thu COM
fort and entertainment of the visiting
brethren, has left nothing undone, and
the four days session promis-s to be
one of the bes. attended yet held. and
one of the most enjoyable from an en-
tertaiumeut view as we'll.
: Tho thirty-eiRht orphans from the
Odd FellOws' home at Corsicana will
be here Tuesday, and they will give .
public entertainment at the opera
house on that evening. The little ones
will be welcomed by local Odd Fellows
and cared for in the best possible man.
ner. The programme to be carried out
at Greenwall's will include selections
by well known vocalists of the city,
and altoRether q pleasing programme,
one which will be of especial interest
to the members of the Three Links
will be had.
The folio wing is the official pro-
gramme of the grand lodge meeting
| for the week, arranged by Grand MAJ
ter Hunter, Chief Patriarch D. Ludlow
and Chairman Altman of the general
arrangement com mittee:
Monday, Feb. 10 Q. M, grand en-
oampmeut at the hall of Fort Worth
lodge, I. o o. F., LOG Hou.t ton street;
p. M, grand lodge at city hall; 8 p.
m, Rebekah assembly at Red Men g
hall, corner Fifteenth and Maine
streets; M, department council at
hall Of Uuion lodge, corner Fifth and
Rusk streats. After the latter, Canton
G. NJ. s ley No. of Waco will c. inf =
the Patriarch. Militant d gree accord
ing to the new -itual.
Tuesday. Feb So. M. grand en-.
or mpmeLt; 9 .. M. department cor n
Gil; 1910 q. M, grand parade. fo-mi e
at city hall and marching down Ho rs
ton street, up Min sire es to the cour ri
house, down Houston street 10 cry
hall, where welcome addresses and
responses will be delivered; the puo il
Ct nerally invited to these ceremODie'
Up m grand lodge; 8 p. M, at op rs
house. entertainmert by the Orphs n
of the Widows and Orphans home
G rsica a. These entertainments are
fir to all.
/ Wednesday. Fcb.9 Ga. M, gran
encsmpment; 2 p. m grand lodge; p
m, Rebekah assembly and department
council.
Thursday, Feb. 100 a. M, grand
encsmpment; 2 p. m. grand lodge, p
M, Rebekah assembly aud department
council.
The sessions of the grand lodge
grand encampment and Patriarch as
sembly are sll secret. The public
ceremonies thus far arranged are the
parade Tuesday, the public ceremOnie:
at the city hall on the same day at 1:3l
q. m, and the opera house entertain
ment Tuesday evening.
The Patriarchs Militant comprises
five cantons, and they are located will
the following officers: Galveston, A
G. Nichols, captain; Ell Faso, w. M
Price, captain; Maria, c. e. Mulhern
captain; Dallas, 81. w. Darrah, cap
tair; Waco, r c Bruel, captain.
The principal department officer
are as follows: President and depart
ment commander, Lieut.. Col. F. e
Hunter, Ell Paso; vice-presids nj, Msjol
G 'orge D. Ssreeter, Waco; secretary
and assistant adjutant general, Capt
w. E Sharp, Ell Paso; treasurer, Nj jo
NJ. w. Florer, Jr., Dallas.
The total membe rship is 12S, ant
the value of the uniforms and banner
used is in the aggregate 81 $50.