The colored American., 1901-02-09

1,, IN rbe District, and by reason Of
.La nmfnently successful management
rho affairs Of the odd Fellows Hall
lssocfatiOn for the past ten years in
',nnerrToD with erection of the Odd
ToIows' Hall, as we'll as by the
f6oTfrv and zeal with which he
Lss discharged the duties Of the
many other positions he has been
.sTpd mon to fill, has done as much,
unrhaps. as any other one member Of
Tho Order of Odd Fellows in bringing
tnfs organization up to that high stand
ard Of moral worth and excellence that
r. now occupies in this city.
The movement 10 which attention is
herein called is the organization of the
odd Fellows Lyceum, which holds its
sessions each Sunday afternoon, in the
snaci0us auditorium of Odd Fellows
Hall. NJ street northwest, and which
is founder, Mr.. Wright, says is de-
signed for the especial benefit of the
many young men coming into the Or
der As well as for those that are not
members Of the Fraternity. SO that
not only will odd Fellowship, in all its
phases, be presented and discussed at
the Iyceum by those connected with
the Order and familiar with its prin-
ciples and purposes, but that the many
other matters relating to the interests
of the race Oh all lines will also be
brought 10 the attention of the Lyceum
from time to time, and the foremost
thinkers and ablest speakers invited to
present them and the public given all
opportunity to participate in their dis
CuSSOn.
Mr. Wright is very enthusiastic over
the successful organization of the Ly-
ceum, and thinks that wisely managed
it is destined to be Of incalcuIabIe ben
eft to the Order and will greatly ad-
vance It's interests, and believes that
II The members Of the Fraternity will
cooperate with its President, Mr.. j. Il.
ASkinS, that it will exert a strong in
huence and prove a powerful factor in
the Development of Odd Fellowship
and the mental, moral and intellectual
advancement OF its members.
There are in the District twenty
seven subordinate lodges, sixteen
households Of Ruth the female
branch), two Past Grand Masters
Councils, two PatriarchieS (the military
Dfancn, and four OF five Juvenile
branches lSOnS and daughters Of Odu
tuIOWS), embracing altogether a mem
DtrShp OF upWardsOf three thousand;
and To assist i'll the proper education
ana enlightenment Of these, so that
Lnty may be the better prepared for
TIE WORK OF life and the uplifting of the
lace, are among the objects cOntem-
Nd'tu III the organization of this Ly-
teun and that actuated its founder,
Ar. Wright, III his Iaudable effort in
OI-HsIng about its formation; and he
says InaJ II 1t succeeds in any appre
CdOIe degree III doing this he shall feel
1dI Ms effort shall not have been al
together III vain.
III talking in a general way about
'ne dHaTS OF the Order and his long
oOnueetlOn Herewith, very many inter
o0Iius incidents in his notable career
- dn Odd Fellow were brought to
Lsut' Not only is Mr.. Wright a deep
'l-HAer and an entertaining c0nVersa-
uOuaIISt, but he is a fOrcefuI speaker.
%Iu mas made many speeches and ad-
4'eSSeS ID the interests of the Order
AeFe and in other places.
II Will be remembered by the read
a., SIo VI the COlored American that
nI' NHghtS address delivered (and
puoliShed "l..ed IN this paper) at the general
-I' I'eeIln6 OF the Order held in Indianap-
r,.St D-'o, lnu'' about four years ago, was
p,UuOunced TO be one Of the most schOI-
1,'!' eloquent and fOrcefuI addresses
sn eL made before that body, and that
SUI Sugn was the impression it made that
uau he consented to enter the race he