Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-26

IN the United states. 1t mas Deen a
great day and the Oddfellows have SIM
ply captured the city. With the morn
ing hours came the glad sunshine, for
the first time in several days; and the
committee of arrangements met and de-
cided hat the parade should take place
as per programme, an order having been
a at a meeting held last night to
abandon the procession.
The early morning ain brought
large delegations of Oddfellows from the
surrounding owns. The Anaconda con-
tingent was particularly large. compris-
ing almost the entire membership of two
lodges.
front of Fidelity hall, on West Broad
way, in the following order:
FIRST DIVISION.
Marshal of the Day, j.. F. Davies.
Assistant Marshals D. J.. Charles and
f. w. Ralph.
Aides, D. Micklejohn, James Reynolds,
Don Gilbert, N. Swanson, E.. e. Pax
son, George r., Brown, r. J. Harrison
n John Nance. =,
Boston & Montana Band.
Canton Ivanhoe, of Anaconda.
Colfax Lodge of Anaconda.
Washington Lodge No. 5 of Centerville.
Svea Lodge No. 50 of Butte.
SECOND DIVISION.
Marshal H. Fl. Mayhem.
Aides, J. w. James for Calfax No. 2;
A. F. Adams Of eIvanhoe No. 81; Will
liam Claygne for Deborah No. 6; E. H.
Tracy for"Laurel No. 10.
Enterprise Lodge No. 40 of South Butte.
Colusa Lodge No. 80 of Me~aderville.
Olive Branch Lodge No. 23 of Walker
vile.
Ridpe1ev Lodge No 70 of Rutte.
Fidelity Lodge No. 8 of Butte.
Carriage containing Lee Mantle orator
of the day.; Chaplain j. ]. Bowker, Past
Grand Master George Pascoe and
Grand Secretary r. ]. White.
Carriage containing Joseph Galloway,
president of the day; Past Grand Patri-
arch Miller, Nobl Grand D. j. Charles
and Vice Grand Fred Walters.
Carriages containing members of Re-
bekahLodges.
The procession marched east on Broad
way to Hamilton street, north on Ham
tton to Granite street, east on Granite
to Main street, south on Main to Broad
way, east on Broadway to Wyoming
street, south on Wyoming to Park street,
west on Park to Main, marched
on Main to Park street n marched west
on Park to the New Family theater,
where the procession ~disbanded.
The seating capaeity2of Sutton's he
alter was taxed to&the utmost when the
IiSClIHS was Cdlleu " OIOcT. Aue TX
%ercises opened with. an eloquent prayer
ny Rev. J. J.. RQNkars chaplain. This
was followed by the reading of the proc.
lamation by Grand Secretary r. ]. White
and ritualistic exercises by Noble Grand
Charles and Vice. Grand Walters.
After a selection by the Boston &
Montana band ~ex-Rfnator Lee Mantle
was introduced. Mr. Mantle spoke as
follows:
This is the natal day of American Odd
EnJ1nVsChin md Nyn opn oofhnrod hnvn IN
celebrate n commemorate its S1st an
nfversary. At the outset l desire to COM
pliment and to congratulate you upon the
earnestness and enthusiasm which have
marked your preparation for this al
ways welcome and interesting event. l
also wish to thank you at this time for
the honor you have done me in inviting
me to address you. My only regret is that
your choice had not fallen upon some
one better qualified, by long association
and familiarity with the order, to speak
OF it's great aims and purposes. Not that
OddfelloWship or it's teachings is difficult
to understand, for in truth it's creed is so
plain, it's practices SO open and it's faith
so simple that a child m a readily COM
prehend It. and / ave no doubt but that
1t is this very simplicity. coupled with
Its noble humanitarian purpose, which
has wrought it's marvellous success.
l apprehend that no gathering of Odd
'AAA NJ AtS4NAo AA = oISG~
sion, for the urpos Of celebrating this
anniversary. which will not pause for a
mOmen in it's labors or deliberations or
pleasures to pay a just and loving tribute
to the life and work and memory of that
grand old character, to whose broad hui
mainly and practical philanthropy, as
well as to whose courage and perseyer-
ance our order owes it's existence
All hon n all praise to Father
Thomas Wildey. To his common sense
philosophy and to his profound knowl-
edge of human nature and it's needs. we
are indebted for the well laid plan, which
after 81 years of severest trial in the face
of obstacles which at times seemed well
nigh insurmountable, has resulted in the
matchless organization of which we are
today SO justly proud.
And all honor to those four noble CO.
workers of his-those sturdy patriarchs
of the order, who joined with him in in
augurating and starting on it's world wide
mission of benevolence, this society which
has since become the most numerous and
most effective fraternal organization in
the world.
These fathers and founders of our or
der builded far better than they knew.
Tor they laid the foundation so aeep i'm
friendship. SO broad in love and So
strchG In truth. that upon it has been
reared a fraternal .edifce 50 filed With
benefactions to mankind hat 10 STERN
OF adversely. no partizan clalnur. no
wave Of dis .ord or clash Of selfish arnbi-
ton a ever yet displaced Il single
stone or caused a tremor in the robla
structure.
And so today, in grateful recognition of
their unselish labors, of their sacrifices