The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-27
/. 0. 0. F. ANNIVERSARY.
Local Lodges Celebrate the Orders
Eigllty.secOnd Birthday.
ELOQUENT ADDRESS BY c. A. KELLER
A Magnificent Musical and Literary Pro
gram Rendered and Refresh
ments Served by Ladies.

ments Served by Ladies.
The cardinal principles Of Odd Fellow
shin friendship. love aud truth word
uniquely aud beautifully cxcmpliHed "a
sony, verse, recitation aud oratory at thel
celebration last night IN Turner hail. com
memorating rlie eighty second anniyersifyI
OF the great order III America and the SIX.
.wtiird anniversary Of the organization in
Houston.
Grac,fui palms formed an entertaining
pnlisade about the roStrum. which lp-
peored as u Hover garden. With growing
ferns 6uhdung The bright hucs Of red unl
white roses ana tn purple blossoms Of the
holp hook, emitting dainty perfume whicn
peryl1ed the entire auditorium.
Upon the stage were seated the pas,
giands and present officers Of the different
local lodges OF odd Fellows and prominent
members of the different Houston societies
OF hehckah. Fully 2Uu members o. the
huhufdinatc lodges ANA eucampmcnts were
present and, properly regalcd. occupied the
front pf mil, especially Reserved FOR them
Long before the opening Of the program
| thefc was o good splinkliug OF peullc
stretching down the corridors to the out.
Side entrance
~ strong, past grand master pre-.
unhl, ,,r,,i IL - nnst slhHu 'tleu as
grand, vcr grud. u q. SHELBY, past
grand, Secretary G. w storey, chupilin
mnu , Iroti william llodgklns oihciatcl as
After the opening ode and Invocation by
InhPinln storey he ceremony Of the or.
carly history aud formation Of fhc order In
America was revealed. owing to the "a.
| HiIsp'Sl ION of Miss Gertrude Robinson.
gram In a solo, which elected a storm of
applause an called for an encore Ia WHEN
the enchanting warbler grnrefuliv ~.
spOuded
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~ Tue most interesting features Of
/ me evening was the address Of MIR C.
/ Kcllci OF sam Antnnio n,.t sr,,1 ,,,..,.,r
md ~, ndI ,,.ua. Sun" ''''A'',
-. IT," Wv" 'u,'"N VI N"'"ilhi note ana
/ prominence The discourse was almost
/ entirely free from tlresomo ana uonotonous
I atotisttrs Ian, l,,i, nm. ..t 49,, 49,
,''",' NV 'N'e"'h'N III
( 'he onJ'riS ana aims OF the order, the
I great accomplishments Of the organization
and lis homes for bo futura Az ,n
,.,..,t O."
! "'a''i''aI tOo't the address was q fault
( less gem, slstrning In the building OF ms
/ hcnuffnl Thought phr,scolopy and dictlon
/ N,.i,,,t,,.rf.,ll,. g,,lt,,, A. IN. M
/ t,rcd ,,.ni,a
! Nfcd garden where the choicest and
most beautiful flowers mere In bloom
Strnlliu, l,,sur.i, ,i,n,, ,ho o,,,,,...,., ,.,,,
Wy ''""s Tue 'esulh'N I"'u
( o"' paths ne garnercd here aud there The
/ mosI beautiful buds and blooms aud nAcn
I lac had Joururlcd through he came to the
/ kales ana presented his auditors a most en-.
cnNntinE bouquet, the benuty ana fragrance
9l which wiil prove perpetual and win
I nl'Aht'h ihr pHlhS ot NE ana 90 with lhcm
/ q p9sI lhc grave INTO eternity In part.
Nh Keller sald'
" 70" nave pald attention TO the core.
""'N "i tur 2tI'r u WIN not De necessary
~ n' a., Ieglie me story, OF our ulEaniAa
, WAN ",Ih,", Nc, ~ the close OF le hrsi
hcrs " n' w., sa",MMtion " h"u lWi mcm.
monitor NV noW Wl'hin the oru'r
Han 1,1 n 0UiII.t'T f 90 ronSttule a ma
( brr" AMI tbrir gon'li' Saa ~ IVY 81 NVln
n,,y irn.p,,hrs ~ IN wv I'M auH1,ttu ii5.1''
Dos cynendcj somrrbin- ave-, VS. 81 E6'," ~
and todiy hnve a cash stirplus Of 81 AIS .,1G
Tue total amount OF our invesfn,'w MS is
spooP En9 TnPi our order Is a. very magnln,
aim and purpose Of odd Fruows1in i, '' IN
IMPROVE ana elevate thr character of mon.
b Irod men o. cultivate those true relu.
1uN on" Win the other such as tho
Holral Master designyd odd Fellows have
w. ,vitG NJ Wa, N.ui y tnW !ulleu 10
hnior ,r.,,,,',.i ',,.lr,., ~, ,tn NV" ~ ~