The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-22
ODD FELLOWS
GRAND LODGE
Nearly a Thousand Delegates and
Friends Expected This Week.
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Abort Three iiuadfsd baeampmsat, Cfsad
Lodge aud Rsbsksh Members Arrive 10
the City Last Night-A Great
Scarcity Of Rooms.

The number OF delegates to the grand
lodge proper Of odd Fellows OF the
state OF Oregon expected here In at
tendance upon the meeting Of 1900. Ii
27S. In addition TO the grand lodge
delegates proper. there will be dele
gates % the encampment and the
Daughters Of Debekah grand lodges.
making the total Of the official visitors
about 800 In number.
Nearly every delegates viii be ac-
companied by one or more persons who
come merely az visitors to enjoy the
trip. Add the accompanying friends
TO the delegates and the total number
Of visitors to be entertained by Astoria
for three days VIII be close TO thous-
and people.
The steamboat Gatzert from Port
land last evening brought 9S accredited
delegates from Eastern Oregon towns
and cities. They were accompanied Dy
over nifty friends. wives, daughters
and relatives OF delegates. making the
total arrivals by the one boat about
i50 people that the local odd Fellows
had 10 provide with lodgings, etc.
The Portland train last night brought
200 additional delegates and their
friends and this morning II Is expect
cd fully as many more VIII arrive by
a special boat and the regular trains.
The regular boats and trains tonight
viii land the balance OF the thousand
expected visitors In the city.
The reception committee Of the local
odd Fellows are working harder than
they had ever worked before In trying
10 find rooms for the accommodation OF
the visitors. They need fully nifty
rooms yet and they need them today.
Citizens who have rooms they will rent
or who are willing 10 entertain two
or more Of the visitors at their home,
for lodging only will confer a great
favor on the Astoria odd Fellows by
notifying either James w. Welch, DR..
Bali or leaving word al Scheibe's ci-
gar store early this morning.
The visiting Odd Fellows VIII be In
Astoria at least three. and II maybe
four days Today the encampment
will hold It's grand lodge and the
Daughters of Rebekah win also meet.
on Wednesday and Thursday the
grand lodge OF odd Fellows VIII be
neln, the itDehhnS pfopdDly ociuk III
session at the same time. The OFF,
GERS Of the grand lodge are: Grand
master. ]. X. Weathford. OF Albany;
deputy grand master, James w. welch,
OF Astoria; grand secretary, 4. Il.
Sharon. CT Portland; grand treasurer,
r. r. Miller. OF Portland
On Wednesday night the Odd Eel
lows OF Astoria will give the visitors
an entertainment and dance at Foard
& Stokes hall. This. so far as known.
&ill be the only public entertainment
for the visitors. II was hoped that
citizens. through the chamber Of COM
merce and Push club. would provide
one or more excursions for the visi-
tors during their stay, but there seems
TO be no desire upon the part OF the
members OF the bodies named to take
up the matter and the odd Fellows
decline TO 90 out and solicit funds
to carry out such program. believing
the citizens should take enough inter-
est in the coming Of the visitors to
help entertain them. II is not too late
for the citizens to act yet. A seaside
excursion would not cost much and
would be greatly enjoyed.