The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-01
Celebrate the Anniversary of
Their Order.
EIGHTY-ONE YEARS OLD
BIG CROWD FILLS NEW GRAND
THEATRE.
Parade, Headed by Held's Band, Was
One of the Features-Interesting
Programme of Music and Speech
Making Before Friends of the Or
der Last Night.

The Odd Fellows celebrated their
eighty-first anniversary last night at
the New Grand theatre in a manner
that did them proud. They had speeches
on the history and benefits of the order,
songs and rotations of a high charac-
ter that entertained a large audience
till a late hour Early in the evening
a parade, headed by Helds band. was
INDUCED in.
The theatre was filed to overlooking
with the families Of Odd Fellows, their
friends and strangers, so that there
was hardly standing room left. The
foyer was so crowded that it was at
times difficult to move about in it, All
the boxes ana the gallery were filled,
and they remained filed till the close.
The stage held large number of mem
bers OF the lodge III full regalia, and
above and around them were appro-
pirate decorations.
The display Of flowers on the stage
and in the theatre had been very taste
FULLY arranged. In front, just by the
fOOtlightS, there was a mass of pOtted
plants, and above the heads of the
throng on the stage there hung high
over them the emblem of the order 1t
was arranged in three links made of
evergreens, on the center one of which
was poised a white dove. In each
wreath there was one of the letters Fl
L T, signifying friendship, love and
truth.
Grand Master introduced.
The celebration was opened by Past
Grand Master J. G. Buckle, who intro
duced Grand Master A T. McCanne.
who delivered a stirring address of well
come. He said that the lodge in Utah
has now more than 1000 members, and
that to these their friends and strangers
who had come a hearty welcome was
extended. He spoke at some length on
the benefits Of the order in a general
way, and at the close of his remarks
there was considerable applause.
There were numerous musical fea-
lures, in fact, a bewildering wealth of
song and music by we'll known singers
and musicians Of Salt Lake. Miss Lena
Haas gave piano solo, which was well
received. Then came the anniversary
ceremony by officers Of the grand lodge
The soprano solo,, My Dream of You"
by Mrs. j. Hal Moore, was one of the
best features of the evening. Probably
none other interested the lovers of mu-
sic SO much, and they forced her to sing
the Rebekah branch of the order and
spoke very interestingly of its work.
She said that since it's formation in
1851 it had grown to have 5000 lodges,
with a membership of 100000
The cOrnet solo of Mr.. Held was ap
plauded so much that he was forced
to give an encore. Mr.. H. H McCorkle
rendered a very fine bass solo.
There were three Tecitations by young
misses, which were done in magnifi-
cent voice. Miss Violet Craig told of
the trials and troubles of The Bald
headed Man" IN away that made the
unfortunate gentlemen of that species
in the audience hide tleir heads in eor-
rOwful remembrance of the truth Of her
portrayal Miss MargeTie Mulvey gave
a very funny account of the tribula-
ton Of the man who couldn't get the
tune 'Ta-ra-ra-Ta-bOOm-d out of
his head even at a funeral, and Miss
Nellie HoWaTth,. in the dialect of New
England, told how a country couple
popped the question simultaneously.
Senator Brown Speaks.
Before ex-senator Arthur Brown adj
dressed the audience Miss June bruce.
Miss Allie Ashbridge and Mrs. K. Pratt
sang Distant Chimes" Mr.. Brown
spoke at some length of the benefits of
lodges in general and treated in his
playful manner the growth of the lodge
idea among women.
Now even the ladies have lodges, p"
said he. Il remember the time when
a lodge was looked on by the women as
a thing of evil, but now woman is not
in the swim unless she belongs to a
lodge or a club for each of the seven
days of the week. But the great growth
of these orders means the broadest kind
of religion. They are not unfriendly to
religion. They are churches, too, of the
br1adest kind and are not sectarian."
There were many other features in
the programme. Miss Martha Lewis
sang Forbidden Music John James
gave a fine bass solo, 1.-THE Village
Blacksmith by request. Master Ma
than Lewis sang a comic song, We All
Grow Old in Time" and the solo duet,
4 Live to Love Thee" by Mrs. J. Hal
Moore and Mrs. NJ. Harley was greatly
appreciated by the audience.