The times., 1901-04-27
THE Odd FELLOWS BALL
Celebration Of the Eighty-secOnd
Anniversary of the Order.
Convention HALL Crowded With
Members and Their Guests - \
Parade i'm the Afternoon-Wiilia
p Allan Presented with a Jewel.


birthday Of odd Fellowship closed last
night with a brilliant reception and ba!
at Convention Hall. The immense build
ing was thronged with crowd Of mem
bers of the order. The Deputy Grand
Sire. Hon. John b. Goodwin, of Atlanta
Ga, and the Grand Secretary, J. Frank
Grant, of Kentucky. and the Grand Lodge
of the District were the guests Of honor
1t was an early hour this morning be
fore the last dancer left the floor.
Convention Hall was tastefuly deco
rated for the occasion. From the huge
iron girders swung immense flags, while
the galleries were draped with bunting,
the national coIors and the colors of the
order predominating The insignia of the
odd Fellows. the three united links. typi-
flying the trio of sterling characteristics.
Friendship, Love, and Truth upon
which all the organization has attained
is based, was g lso prominently displayed.
The two dis inguished guests and the
officers of the Grand Lodge We're escorted
to the han abput o'clock by Haley S
Band and Cantons Monumental of Balti-
more, and Washington. Of this city. The
cantons drew up on either side of the
hall and the guests OF honor passed before
them, taking up their station at the lower
end of the hall. Then the cautons passed
in review and countermarched the length
of the hail. winning generous plaudits by
their soldierly appearance.
The receiving line was headed by D.
Y. Chisholm and j. II. Wood Chairman
OF the Reception Committee. Next in line
stood the Deputy Grand Sire, John b.
Goodwin, and the Grand Secretary. J.
Frank Grant. The officers of the Grand
Lodge followed. in the following order Of
n
J. ID. Bradfield, Deputy Grand Master;
George L. COLLISION, Grand Warden; Will
lam r. Hunt, Grand Secretary; J. A. B.
Espey, Grand Treasurer; F. A Stier,
Grand Representative; William 2. Allan
Grand Representative; J. II. Crew, Grand
Marshal; w. II. McNiel, Grand Conduc-
tor; A. Z. J. Leckie. Grand Chaplain: w.
H. Nash, Grand Guardian; NJ b. Humid
ley. Grand Herald
The reception continued until Q o'clock,
when the programme of dances began.
Haley's Orchestra provided the music.
WHlch was an exact reproduction of that
played at the Inaugural Ball. During the
evening the guests of honor occupied a
boX at one side of the hall The members
or the Reception Committee were assisted
IN their duties by the Social Committee
OF tie Rebekah Degree, of which Mrs
JGllaha Allan was the Chairman.
Inc parade IN the afternoon was one Of
lne p1nclpal features Of the days cele-
bfaLlohi ana attracted perhaps more gen
eral public attention than any other part
OF the ceremonies in honor of the ami
tKersary. The repdezYops vas on Z Street,
PfLWeen IIfth and Seventh Streets.
Ihe column moved at 1:30 O'Clock
proceeding south on Sixth Street TO Penn
syINahla Avenue, and thence UP that
,n1oifoughIare. I1sie9,s II was headed by a
piatoon OF mounted police. Then came
the Grand Marshal James H Crew and
the Chief of Staff, Capt. =. V. Chisholm,
The odd Fellows were attired in the re-
gala of the order. The remainder of the
nrSt division marched in the following,
order:
Canton Washington Band; Canton
washington No. I, =. NJ; Can't John
Brown. commanding: baltimore Canton
Band; Canton Monumental No p NJ
OF Baltimore; Capt. E. Edward Teale,
commanding.
Carriages containing the prominent vis-
itng ODD Fellows were escorted by q
squad Of mounted officers. In the first
carriage were the Deputy Grand Sire.
John d Goodwin. and a committee and
IN carriage closely following was the
Grand Secretary, J. Frank Grant. with
another committee. Other carriages con-
tanned officers Of the Grand Lodge Off
GERS OF the Grand Encampment, past
grand masters, past grand patriarchs.
veteran Odd Fellows Of the District of
Columola, and visiting subordinate
lodges.
The second division. commanded nv 7
II. McChesney, marshal; c ". Sherier
and Wallis Schutt aides. was composed
IN It's entirety of lodges of the District
Of Columbia, follows:
Haley's Military Band; Central Lodge
no. l. J. = Humphrey, marshall Wash
ington Lodge No. 6, L. F. Randolph mar
shal; Eastern Lodge No. Z J r Crarun-
ton, marshal; Harmony Lodge No g e.
J.. Dunn, marshal; Columbia Lodge No
10, j. Edward Fowler, marshal. Union
Lodge No II, Frank R Whitney. mar
shal; Friendship Lodge No. u E. T Pet
tengill, marshal; National Guard Band:
Covenant Lodge No. I3, s c. Mawson
marshal; Beacon Lodge No. Is J. r.
Eague' marshal; Metropolis Lodge No. IS,
Frank x Connor, marshal; Excelsior
Lodge No. Il, Enoch Edmonston. mar
shal: Federal City Lodge No 20 c. @
Wilson, Jr., marshal; Golden Rule Lodge
Lodge No %. ]. X Da-
wilson. marshal: Langdon Lodge
No 26: Charles f. Clark, marshal;
Amity Lodge No. q, r. H. SorrcI. mar
shall and Phoenix Lodge No q +
West, marshal
The line Of march lay up PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue to Fifteenth Street TO the east
gate Of the White House Grounds. Presi-
dent Mckinley, with the Commissioners
OF the District. stood on the portico of
the Executive Mansion and reviewed nc
column. The column then countermarched
on Pennsylvania Avenue to Fifteenth
Street, thence to the National Theatre
where the parade was dismissed and The
Odd Fellows filed through the foyer TO
listen to the speaking.
Nearly everyone ia the theatre wore
the regalia Of the order The uniforms
OF the marshals and aides We're especially
brilliant. and the scene presented was
quite martial. Potted palms were placed
at the front and sides of the stage The
visiting officers Of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge occupied seats Of honor. The
meeting was called to order by J. G.
Durfey Grand Master Of the local Grand
Lodge. The overture was rendered by
Haleys Band, which occupied a position
AT the rear Of the stage. Prayer was Of
fered by the Rev. Thomas c. Easton. and
then IL 3. +. Mcfarland. President Of
the Board Of Commissioners. was intro
dUccd by the presiding officer. Mr Mac
farland' address was the welcome OF the
District TO the Odd Fellows in the cele-
bration Of the eighty-secCRd birthday Of
their order.
4 am proud to bring the greetings Of
the District OF Columbia TO this order on
its eighty-second birthday. II Is almost
as old as the District Of Columbia and
yet II Is as vigorous. as prosperous, and
as promising. IL has. / am told a mem
beFship Of a million men, besides the 2U.-
90 ladies in its auxiliary branch. which |
was largely the work Of the late Vice |
President ColfaX, himself an enthusiastic !
member OF your order. il IS difficult TO |
realize the immense amount OF good /
which has been done in private and IN |
public by the independent order Of Odd |
Fellows during its long life. We are told +
that II pays out almost four millions Of 4
dollars annually TO its beneficiaries. but /
even this gives only a financial view Of its I
bCEeVoience. We have still To imagine /
the depth Of its philanthropy and the 4
height of its public spirit. We have still +
TO imagine the wide extent Of the bene- 4
fetal effects Of its work in this country |
W. DO not have 90 imagine. however, /
the hne character produced in the mem I
bers OF the order themselves by the out (
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