Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-20
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Grand Lodge in Session at the Ter
ritorial Capital.
staLctSTEsNlAL ctLEBRATlOa.

The four days celebration of the
scmiccntonnlal of Trans Missouri Odd
Fellowship and the sessions uf the
Grand Lodge OF New Mexico opened
very ausuiCously Tuesday morn
ing 90 Santa Fc. The wealth
or was ideal. the citizens
haotVspondcd literally to the call to'
decorate their places Of business and
residences aud San Francisco street
was sea of laRs. bunting and
Htroampfs. eighteen ont OF The twun.
ty.tWu lodges iu the jurisdiction of The
grand lodge had delegates iu addition
tp representation from dinureui lodge
iu addition Goo icl. gates aud tht grand
officers.
The public meeting was called tp nr
dcr iu Masonic halls Ou the east side
of the plaza nj 100 o'clock yesterday
forenoon by Grand Master Homer o.
UnRcli of l.aa Vegas. Hon Amanda
ChnVcs. mayor of Santa &c. nude the
address OF welcome that was ruundly
applaudod. llo spoke ass follows
ADDRESS UF WELCOME
Gentlemen. ON behalf oi the DiU
xUus ni Santa i'o ! extend you most
cordial welcome 90 our historic citi
The gates Gf ttc city are opened O,
you uul so are our arms and uui
hearts welcome You Eontlomou to
Santa BE-. tby Dlty uf romance and th,
mother of western civilization anU
the mother uf western odd Fellowship
u Wua uu thi8 historic spot that your
brothers established the hrsl lpdE
Of odd Follows in the year 1851, / rc
Ter to Moutrzump lodge which wal
established iu tho month uf july al
that y,ar Among the rolls uf the
m.t membership and among you
prprout lrutlnrs sou VIII Nud tl,
uamDa CO.. many of our most ilutrIuus
CiiilUu.. many Df whom tn Uit. tlia.
in tAttujiu. tp you most hua.y w,'
come Thcru ia iu this city Hn old Gem
otcry belonging Co your order which
contained the remains nf many of th,
most distinguished citizens of tHrmUt
days aud among others those of Gov
'ruur HDnt tho first American gotcr
nor Of New Mexico. The nmr uf thlf
great pioneer recalls Go our minds ul,
oi the most important rpochs bee uui
history n is now over urly yDau
since New MDsipu leClmr part %.
ihis great American Union. lu that
period under the protection of that
Elouuua flag which u. rl hHIu.. los,
perfect peace and happiue a hfr,
are su many yusu- mon among luu
will relate 60 you lcGUnt uf tAc ula
Spanish days whom Now HcNico wat
nrst settled by The Spanish euuqu..
ors all the principal iauut+ that com
ierntcd here from spain rud MeNi i.,
made thyir hTt homo i1 tUin CiN
From here they gradually scattered O.,
an parts uf the uru.ll.. IHi form d
now settlements Santa ic was. hDE
over tho nliuCipnl cit HuI contain Il
the most iuhubitAuts. Numerous w.r.
the young men who would conn. % -'
o. hunt fuJ viyus among uur chlim.ul
girls. There WAS O. hCiff amou Du
people then that Whoever would dTIll
Nat.r usm tho Rio Dh.uu.to wae tut,
g. tctWn. q mako his homo in SAINT.
Fc one ,i the drst things that th'
girls would du was to sec that DyrIl
promising young man who visited th'
city was Wrll supplied with water iron
that wonderful river. once havin.
tasted that water bats rctu-n was sure
The force DI this l"gyni is COS uu'
,nday us it was then aud : earnestly
hope that nNrrl one ut yuu VIII arlu.
watcr Irom our enchanted river 900 uI
der that va mas have oppu,tuuItlos q
M' '''Ht' .'' WY '''' wv
While Nu1 are mere gentlemen 'hl'
yourrIf"e i' ih' utmost "N" l h'p
thut everyone ui Won VIII 'd.' "''h
pica.Hni I'A WhlAh'' vl your wy
to historic SANTA l'. NhaIu .h''
mru } w..'um' you and "'ah you
most rn.1 thlr umn umohs your ~
l"" rllt'u' "l iA' ,hl''' OH u"
Uiu.' Hua h'n" state ul New M'Nl''
RESPONSE uN GRAND MASTER
Grand NaatDr ,u.pil responded iu
dlmrUI mguuor and was also az
plaud,i ifH utdr0as was CNtompoU
urOus The following o. % rcsuW" q
his addrc7f'
"Mr Mus1G Gentlemen ! cuuHltr
pleasant duty. indeed, to re,pou
to the goneruu1 welcome fp gluciousl
aconrDrd tu. m.mHera est ths great fr
turut tdu have Jho honor tu rgl
resent
"Tu, we'll noyu hospitality uf th
wp.t, 10 pe.,l. la hul. bold wor
jhfuu Io.f tule great country uf our
as slI..I 8unuy nous with fratcrn
w. cardinal principal of Odd Follow
shin We iee. therefore that Wr nl
welcome. yea. thrice welcome hen,
Ve como not through idle curiosity d
do hr .letts,rrs and pleasure seeker
at oasfyIu states. bat aa yuur guest
your uUEhhuJs and friends. tu shai
your Hospitality We have come q,
business aud for pleasure. Buaino.
first pleasure last While we are TOO
lug forward with mo- little degree
anxiety to our glorious jubilee. day a