The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-26
ODD FELLOWS TO CELEBRATE
The Eighty-second Anniversary O.
the Founding of the Order.

Eighty-two years ago today the indie
pendent Order Of odd Fellows was gan
lied in Baltimore by five men. Now there
is membership roll of nearly a million.
In honor of the birthday of the order the
two thousand Odd Fellows of the District
of Columbia will celebrate this afternoon
and evening. At 1870 o'clock there will be
a big parade. The odd Fellows of the
District will march, grouped in their va
rious lodges and the number will be in
creased by large number of prominent
members of the order from other cities.
The procession will move up Pennsylvania
Avenue after it has reached that thor
oughfare from its forming point on L
Street, between Fifth and Seventh
Streets, to the White House, where it will
be reviewed by President Mckinley and
the Commissioners of the District
The procession will then countermarch
and proceed to the New National Theatre
via F and Thirteenth Streets. At the the
atre there will be a programme of speech
es in which many prominent visiting Odd
Fellows. as well as those who reside in
Washington, will take part. The celebra-
ton will conclude with a grand bail and
promenade concert at Convention Hall in
the evening. Tickets for the ball have
been sold to the number Of several thou
sand Haley's Orchestra viii provide mu-
sic.
j. H. Crew, the Grand Marshal, has is
sued the following orders regarding the
formation of the parade:
]. Cautons will assemble on e Street
northwest, facing north; right resting on
Sixth: Canton Washington on the right.
2 Division of carriages Will assemble on
the north side of Il Street between Sixth
and Seventh Streets northwest, right
resting on Sixth
g. Visiting lodges will assemble on Sixth
street. facing east; right resting on Il.
l. Lodges Nos. l, 6. T. D. 10. II, and II
will assemble on L Street, facing south;
right resting on Sixth.
g. Lodges Nos. 10, Is, 16, II, 20, q, %. %,
81 and " will assemble on Sixth Street,
facing west; right resting on b.
g. j. III. McChesney is appointed mar
shall of the second division, and Will as
sumo command of the subordinate lodges,
beginning with Central, No. /.
/ Marshals of the respective lodges viii
report to the chief Of staff at ! O'Clock p.
m. sharp, at the places above assigned.
s. Subordinate lodge marShalS VIII wear
a uniform sash and carry uniform bat
on. TO be furnished by the committee.
The grand marshal has also announced
| the order of the parade. which is as fol-
Mounted police; James II. Crew, grara
marshal; Capt. ID. V. Chisholm, chief of
staff; mounted aides, Lieut.. Col. Allison
Major w. T. Ganiher, w. F. Gude +. w.
Bradford, w. II. McNeal; Canton Wash
ington Band; Canton Washington. No. l,
T. M, Capt John /. Brown, commanding;
Baltimore Canton Band; Canton Monu-
mental, No. 2, 7. NJ, of Baltimore, Capt.
e. Edward Teale, commanding.
Division of carriages-Mounted escort,
w. w MILAN. p. G. M. L. 3. Taylor, 7.
C.: Peter Ranke, DIR. T. g. Jones, p G.
NJ. Philip Walker, p. G.; Joseph Barrett
Deputy Grand Sire Goodwin and commit
| tee Grand Secretary Grant ana commit
| zee oficers of the Grand Lodge, officers
| of the Grand Encampment, past grand
| masters, past grand patriarchs, veteran
| odd Fellows of the District of Columbia