Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-07-20
THE SEMl-CENTENNlAl.
Odd Fellows Celebrate the Event at
the Territorial Capital,
MOST GLORIOUS TINE.

centennial day at Santa fS ana the
celebration partoOk Of the character Of
a jubilee. Quite a number Of addition
al visitors arrived at the capital to at
tend the commemorative exercises and
additional flags hoated on business
houses. That city was In holiday at
tire and the streets were throngcd.
The band rendered n forenoon ar
%ternoon concert on the ancient plaza,
which was enjoyed by n large crowd.
Yesterday afternoon a procession
was formed with the band in the lead
and the grand lodge and other Odd
Fellows following. The route of march
was to the capitol whore the exercises
of the day were held In the hall of
representatives in the presence Of an
interested audience.
Grand Secretary Alexander Bowie.
chairman Of the general centennial
committees. called the meeting to or
der and after reading the circular let
ter OF invitation to the semi-centennial
introduced Past Grand Master Homer
7. Unsell as presiding officer.
Rev. q. =. Madden, the grand chap
lain. led In fcryent prayer. after which
Solicitor General T.. L. Bartlett, repre-
scnting Governor VI. A. Otero. who
was unavoidably absent, delivered a
most forccful address.
Then followed an able address by
Homer 7. Unsell, the past grand mas
ter. from which The Citizen takes the
following extracts:
AN pure and unsclnsh men may
become Odd Fellows; all true Odd Eel
lows are men OF purity. unselfishncss
and manlincss. by living up to the
tYtpgfpIgU az attV esrnaN fraInrnttE mon
may become better and more patriot.
ic citizens.
with one exception the Jurisdiction
of New Mexico has the smallest mum.
| Der of Odd Fellows in the United
| states. yet we may console ourselves
in the fact that which we lack in mum.
bers we make up in enthusiasm New
Mexico is populated by a plain people,
but a nor generous. n more patriot
ic people do not exist.
I'm 1898 when n call to arms vas
made from the mountains and plains
| Of this territory. a host of men re.
| sponded to do battle for the right, and
well did they do it. It remained for
| New Mexicans. led by an unpreten,
| tlous New Mexico odd Fellow. "a
scale the heights of San Juan. rout the
enemy from their stronghold, and Gu.
ba was free.
such Is the character Of the PEG.
pie who greet you today. We again
bid territory. a host of men respond.
ed TO do oldest capital city in the
%grandcst nation under the sun"
Hon. w. @. Ritch. cx.territorial sec.
retary, past grand master and an en-.
thusiastic Odd Fellow, then followed
with a historical address that was full
II historical research and ~philosoph
cal deductions from the events OF the
hfty years of Odd Fellowship in the
5Outhwest.
The commemorative exercises wer,
continued in the afternoon. Eloquent
addresses were made by prominent
Odd Fellows and other speakers who
went into the principles and the granC
work Of the order of Odd Fellowship
with the spirit and c%loquence due suct
4 great subject.
Last evening the s~emi-centennia
banquet was held at the Palace hote
md Il was n memorable event. Al
he preparations had previously beer
completed to make IL n success. w
IA. Pope, Esq, was POSTMASTER anC
the following toasts were respond
ed to:
;, The Grand Lodgo-Grand Mastei
D.. w. Il. Kelley, Gem City No. Z. Socorro
Fifty Years an Odd Fellow'-PasI
Grand Master w q. Ritch, Aztlan No
}, Santa Pc.
Paradise. the Pioneer"-T. B. Cat
ron. Paradise No. 2. Santa Fe.
Trans Missouri odd Fellowship
F. Il. Hunter, grand representative o
Texas.
why we are Odd Fellows'-Pas
Grand Master 5. Vann. Harmony No
II, Albuquerque.
The Three L.inks"-L. Bradford
Prince. Flushing IN. " lodge.
To-day the visitors are being shown
he places of historic and scenic inter
st In and around Santa Fe.
In honor OF the visiting Odd Eel
lows. on Thursday evening n musical,
was held at the handsome capitol. anI
L was a pleasing and entertaining al
lair. Colonel George w. Knaebel pre-
sided and with him seated on IN,
ipcaker's rostrum were Grand Maste
w. T.. Kelley of Socorro, and Judg,
q. II. Hunter of I'll Paso.
The audience was a large one an,
the committee in charge of the mus
Gale can well be proud of its sue
cess.
The grand lodge having concludes
It's business, adjourned Thursday al
ternoon. Socorro was chosen as tn.
place for the neXt session.