Evening journal., 1899-09-21
ODD FELLOWS PARADE
Their Marching Excited Fav-
orable Comment and Applause.
BIENNIAL SESSION VOTED DOWN

bAhNN4A oAooAON NO1LD UOWN
LARGE ARCH OF WELCOME
WHICH HAS BERN PURSUED BY
A SERIES OF MIsFoRTUNEs.
TAKEN DowN-LoDGE Busl-
NESS.
Detroit, Mich, Sept 21.-For more
than an hour yesterday afternoon 4,se0
Odd Fellows and their sisteps OF the
Rebekah Order were passing an review
before Grand Sire Pinkerton, Deputy
Grand Sire Cable and Major General j.
p. Ellicott, chief OF grand sires staff.
Fully a score OF bands Furnished the
music. Street car and other traffic was
suspended along the line OF march, and
the police kept the crowds Of spectators
well back on the sidewalks.
Brigadier-GenerM Marlin, Com
mander OF the Michigan Department OF
the Patriarchs Militant, led 900 mem
bers OF the military branch OF Odd
Fellowship. all in full uniform, carry
ing drawn swords. Their perfect
marching, evolutions and fine appear
ance drew constant applause from the
crowds that packed the Woodward
avenue sidewalks. Ohio sent six can
tons OF patriarchs, Indiana, 3; Massa-
chusetts, 3 New York, 81 Pennsyl-
vania, 3; Michigan 3, and st. Thomas,
Ont, I. Grand Canton from Akron, o.,
and Syracuse Canton attracted especial
attention by their numbers aud perfect
marching.
Subordinate encampments followed
the gaily attired and military looking
patriarchs With a large float represent
ing "the plains OF Mamre." About 200
members OF the subordinate encamp-
ments, a majority from Michigan. were
In line. At the rear OF their division
came the Grand En@mpment Of Michi-
gan In carriages.
over a hundred members OF Detroit
Lodge headed the third division, COM
posed of subordinate lodges and the
Grand Lodge of Michigan. Lodges
We'd with each other as TO turning out
the greater number OF men, uniformed
in some striking manner. Riverside
Lodge, Of Detroit. made the hit OF this
division with 200 men. all uniformed
In brown linen suits and caps Colored
umbrellas we're carried by several
/
long pageant Two floats. portraying
"The Good Samaritan" and saul Lis
/ tenlng to David Playing the Harp"
were drawn with this division. After
| the Grand Lodge OF Michigan was
drawn tremendous float, loaded with
children, bearing the legend. I'VE Edu-
cate Orphans" Banners in the chill
drens hands told OF the many orphan
asylums maintained by the order.
Women of the Rebekah branch rode in
slxty-hve carriages, with a large noat
Y Iihustrating .Rehokah at the Well in.
their midst.
Tho representatives OF the Sovereign
Grand Lodge occupied carriages desig
mated by shielas hung theron. bearing
the names OF the states the occupants
represented All the states and the
Canadian provinces We're thus In the
line. When Grand Sire Pinkerton and
associates had fnished the review they
entered carriages and. escorted by the
Junior Hussars, OF Columbus, Ohio
brought up the rear OF the grand pro-
cessi0n. The gorgeous uniforms and
/ dashing evOlHtions Of the Hussars was
the final feature OF the spectacle lt is
estimated that 10000 persons connect
cd with the various divisions OF Odd
IFellowship are now in the city.
A large arch OF welcome. which the
committee on council ordered erected
on Woodward avenue, and under which
to-day's grand parade was to have
marched. was torn down and totally
destroyed. A series OF misfortunes
had pursued the unfinished strueture.
It was Built in halves, both OF which
beaame strained and broken on the at
tempt TO raise them. Tuesday night.
u when finally gotten up, they would not
properly join, and yesterday a great
crack appeared In the upper side wall.
near the front OF an adjacent building
caused by the strain OF arch raising
taclSes attached theReto. Yesterday
gang OF public works employees low
cred and destroyed the whole structure
in the Interest OF public safely.
Propositions to make membership IN
both the Patriarchs Militant and
Grand Encampment compulsory fol
Representatives to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge were defeated in yesterdays ses
sion OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge. a
r proposition to hold biennial sessions In.
e stead OF annual was also voted down.
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