The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-27
THE odd FELLOWS BALL
Celebration of the EightysecOnd
Anniversary of the Order.
Convention Wall Crowded with
Members and Their Guests -
Parade i'm the Accommodation
Z. Allan Presented with "a Jewel.


Parade in the Accommodation
p Allan Presented with "a Jewel
The celebration of the eighty-seeond
birthday of odd Fellowship closed last
night with brilliant reception and bail
at Convention Hall. The immense build
ing was thronged with crowd of mem
bers of the order The Deputy Grand
Sire. Hon. John b. Goodwin, of Atlanta,
Ga, and the Grand Secretary, j. Frank
Grant, of Kentucky. and the Grand Lodge
of the District were the guests of honor
1t was an early hour this morning be-
fore the last dancer left the floor.
Convention Hall was tastefully deco
rated for the occasion. From the huge
iron Orders swung immense flags, while
the galleries were draped with bunting,
the national colors and the colors of the
order predominating. The insignia Of the
odd Fellows, the three united links. typi-
flying the trio of sterling characteristics.
Friendship, Love. ana Truth" upon
which all the organization has attained
is based. was sJso prominently displayed.
The two dis inguished guests and the
officers of the Grand Lodge were escorted
to the hall about s O'Clock by Haley's
Band and Cantons Monumental. of BaIti-
more, and Washington, of this city. The
cantons drew up on either side of the
hall and the guests of honor passed before
them, taking up their station at the lower
end of the hall. Then the cantons passed
in review and countermarched the length
of the hall, winning generous plaudits by
their soldierly appearance.
The receiving line was headed by D.
V. Chisholm and j. II. Wood, Chairman
of the Reception Committee Next in line
stood the Deputy Grand Sire, John B.
Goodwin, and the Grand Secretary, j.
Frank Grant. The officers of the Grand
Lodge followed in the following order of
their rank: J. C. Durfey, Grand Master;
J. ID. Bradfield, Deputy Grand Master;
George T. COLLISION, Grand Warden; Will
lam r. Hunt, Grand Secretary; J. A. B.
Espey, Grand Treasurer; F. A. Stier,
Grand Representative; William p Allan.
Grand Representative; J. H. Crew, Grand
Marshal; w. II. McNiel, Grand Conduc-
tor; A. e. i. Leckie, Grand Chaplain; w.
II. Nash, Grand Guardian; NJ B. Humid
ley. Grand Herald.
The reception continued until o'clock,
when the programme of dances began
Haley's Orchestra provided the music.
which was an exact reproduction of that
played at the Inaugural Ball. During the
evening the guests of honor Occunied a
box at one side of the hail. The members
OF the Reception Committee were assisted
IN their duties by the Social Committee
OF the Rebekah Degree, of which Mrs.
Juliana Allan was the Chairman
The parade in the afternoon was one of
the principal features of the days cele-
bration; and attracted perhaps more gem
esa ga! kupile attention than any other part
OIL the cefemolies in honor of the ami
Nefsary. The rerdezYQps vas on + Street.
petween Fifth and Seventh streets
me column moved at 1:S0 o'clock.
sylNahla Avenue, and thence up that
platoon of mounted police Then came
the Grand Marshal, James II. Crew, and
The odd Fellows were attired in the re-
gala OF the order. The remainder Of the
trst division marched in the following
Canton Washington Band: Canton !
Washington No. l, p. NJ; Capt John l.
Brown, commanding; Baltimore Canton
Band; Canton Monumental No. 2, p NJ,
commanding.
Carriages containing the prominent Wis
itlng Odd Fellows were escorted by a
squad of mounted officers. In the first I
carriage We're the Deputy Grand Sire.
john b. Goodwin. and a committee and
In carriage closely following was the .
Grand Secretary, ]. Frank Grant, with
tanned officers of the Grand Lodge, Off
GERS of the Grand Encampment, past
grand masters, past grand patriarchs
veteran Odd Fellows Of the District of
lodges.
The second division. commanded by ].
II. MeChesney, marshal; c. W. Sherier.
and Wallis Schutt aides. was composed
in its entirety of lodges of the District
of Columbia, as follows:
Haley's Military Band; Central Lodge
No. i, L. T. Humphrey, marshal; Wash
ington Lodge No. g. L. F. Randolph. mar
shall; Eastern Lodge No. Z, J. +. Cramp-
ton, marshal; Harmony Lodge No 9. +.
L. Dunn, marshal; Columbia Lodge No
Lodge No. II. Frank r. Whitney. mar
shall; Friendship Lodge No. u, E. 7. Pet
tengill, marshal; National Guard Band:
Covenant G, rshaIi Lodge Lodge No; I3 $; G.. Mawson
Fague, marshal; Metropolis Lodge No IS,
FRANK X Conner, marshal; Excelsior
Lodge No. II, Enoch Edmonston, mar
shal; Federal City Lodge No. 20. G. G.
Wilson, 1r-, marshal; Golden Rule Lodge
No; z, j. Porter marshal; Salem
I;Gsee No; X Da-
No. 26; Charles E; Clark marshal;
Amity Lodge No. q, r. H SorreII, mar.
shall, and Phoenix Lodge No % b s
West, marshal
The line of march lay up PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue to Fifteenth Street, TO the east
gate of the White House Grounds. Presi-
dent Mckinley, with the Commissioners
OF the District. stood on the portico of
the Executive Mansion and reviewed the
column. The column then countermarched
on Pennsylvania Avenue to Fifteenth
Street, thence to the National Theatre
where the parade was dismissed and the
Odd Fellows filed through the foyer to
listen to the speaking.
Nearly everyone in the theatre wore
the regalia Of the order The uniforms
OF the marshals and aides were especially
brilliant. and the scene presented was
quite martial. Potted palms We're placed
at the front and sides of the stage The
visiting officers of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge occupied seats Of honor. The
meeting was called to order by j. G.
Durfey, Grand Master of the local Grand
Lodge. The overture was rendered by
Baley's Band, which occupied a position
fered by the Rev. Thomas c. Easton. and
then H. b. +. mcfarland, President of
the Board of Commissioners, was intro
duccd by the presiding officer. Mr. Mac
farland S address was the welcome of the
District to the odd Fellows I'm the cele-
bration OF the eighty-second birthday of
their order.
II am proud to bring the greetings of
the District of Columbia to this order on
its eighty-second birthday. II is almost
as old as the District Of Columbia. and
yet, 1t is as vigorous, as prosperous, and
as promising II has. / am told, a mem
bership Of a million men, besides the 200
ct0 ladies In its auxiliary branch. which
was largely the work OF the late Vice
President Colfax himself an enthusiastic
member OF your order. il Is difficult to
realize the immense amount OF good
public by the Independent order of Odd
Fellows during its long life. We are told
that ii pays out almost four millions OF
dollars annually TO its benefcaries, but
even this gives only financial view of its
benevolence We have still to imagine
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