Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-12

ASYLUM BODI Il, L. o. q. r.
Beginning of the tine nuudredth Tert
Appropriately Celebrated.

approximately Celebrated.
Asylum Lodge, /. O. o. f., entered
upon its Tooth term Thursday night and
celebrated the event in an appropriate
manner In the lodge rooms at Odd
Fellows Hall. The lodge was instituted
March 18th, 1850. and will be 30 years
old next March. 1t has gained term
of six months by being instituted after
the beginning of the wear. Two notable
features OF the celebration were
the installation of James II. Appleby
as permanent secretary for the 9th
time, having filed the office admirably
for 26 consecutive years, and the an
nouncement that the year just closed
has been one of tho best, especially
from financial standpoint, in the
history of the lodge. During the year
the receipts exceeded all disbursements
by more than STG0
The exercises took place in two Of
the rooms on The third floor The west
room, where the major portion of the
programme was carried out, was appro-
priately and handsomely decorated and
brilliantly illuminated by electricity.
The walls were draped and otherwise
ornamented with large and small
American flags and there was "a pro
fusion of pottpd plants. A pyramid of
palms occupied the centre of the floor,
while there were Large plants in each
of the four corners of the room and on
the pedestals at the officers stations.
The most striking feature of tho
decorations was large electric set
piece over the noble grand's station
bearing the inscription, Welcome
Tooth Term.'
Nearly every grand officer in tho
State, the noble grand of each of the
Wilmington lodges and all but two or
three of the d members of Asylum
Lodge were present. as were also other
prominent members of the order.
Interesting addresses were made by
several of the leading Odd Follows in
the State. Grand Master B. +. Shep-
pard of Henry Clay spoke ON "Udd
Fellowship and Our State;'' Isaac w.
Hallam, grand secretary, "Odd Fellow
ship and Our Lodge:' DIR. Il. w.
Cooper of Camden, grand representa-
tive, "Odd Fellowship in General. ;"
George W. Huey of Delaware Lodge
presided at the organ.
Eden Lodge sprung an agreeable sur
prise upon Asylum Lodge by presenting
to it handsome noble grand collar and
jewel. The presentation speech was
made by Joseph 2. Williams, noble
grand of Eden Lodge, and the gift was
received on behalf OF Asylum Lodge
by Past Grand Representative James
H. Appleby.
Refreshments, consisting of ice cream,
cake, fruit and cigars, were served in
the east room, where the members Of
the lodge and guests sat down to four
long tables. The festivities were
thoroughly enjoyable.
At the business meeting which pre-
coded the exercises the following OIL
GERS were installed: N. e., Joseph
Cohen; V. g., James A. Burton; r.
s., L. 9. Appleby, P. G.; F. S.,
James II. Appleby, ?. G. R.; T.,
Charles p. Maroney, r. g.; r. S. to
N. G., ]. A. McCracken, z. G. L. s..
to N. G., H. A. Crozier, ?. G. +;
Warden. Alex. Crozier, 2. G.; Con-
ductor, James Henderson, 2. g.. r.
S. s., M. Podolsky, p. g.; L. S. s. {,
h. j. Welsh; r. S. to v. G., j. Adam
Mertz, r. G.; l.. S. to V. g., John
Crozier, P. G.; Chaplain, w. j..
Atkinson, p. G. o. G, P. j. Richie,
p. G. !; l. g., |. J. Collins, p. G.