Evening star., 1901-04-23
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEMONSTRA-
TION BY LOCAL ODD FELLOWS.

The arrangements for the celebration OF
the eighty-second anniversary of the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, the 28th
instant. heretofore given in detail in The
Star have reached the final stage, and
all of the committees and subcommittees
are rushing their work to a close. The
sc uvenlr program outlining the exercises
of the entire day and evening. and giving
the names of the members of all the COM
mittees. has been completed, and Is in the
hards of the printer
The interest in the parade has been
greatly Increased by the announcement
that 1t would be reviewed at the White
House by President Mckinley and the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
The committee on parade received the
final reports from the marshals of the
various subordinate lodges at its last meet
ing. From the information received then
Chairman E. w Bradford has reported
to the executive committee that he ex-
poets to have a thousand men in line.
Grand Marshal ]. II. Crew ana ms chlei
of staff. Captain d. V. Chisholm, nave ar
ranged the formation OF the paraoe, anu
will announce 1t tomorrow or Thursday
In general orders No. 1 for the instruction
Of the marshalS and aids
The general laws of the order of Odd Eel
Iews require all grand and subordinate
lodges to celebrate the anniversary, the
2Sth of April Of each year, but no celeDfa-
tion of so elaborate a character as tne
present has been undertaken by the local
membership since 1894, when most sue
cessfuI one was held under the leadership
OF the then grand master, John h. "oou.
Program for Afternoon.
The completed program for the exercises
of the afternoon meeting at the National
Theater which are to begin at 3 o'clock
pm. Immediately following the parade, Is
as follows:
l. Meeting called to order by Grand Mas
ter ]. G.. Durfey.
2 Overture. Haley's Band
3. Prayer. Rev. Thomas c. Easton. DID.
l. Opening ode. led by w. j. Palmer.
5. Reading grand sire's proclamation, w.
w MILAN. chairman program committee
t. Address of welcome. Mr.. H. b. F. Mac
farland. president board of Commissioners
of the Distric tof Columbia.
!. Music, Haley's Band
& Address, ]. Frank Grant, Baltimore,
Md. grand secretary.
., Vocal solo.
IL. Address. Mr.. John B. Goodwin, Allan
ia, Ga. deputy grand sire.
II. Music. Canton Washington Band.
The first floor of the theater. with the ex-
ception of 2iU seats set apart for the ladies
OF the Rebekah degree, will be reserved un-
til the arrival of the parade. The rest of
the house will be thrown open to the public
and there will be no tickets of admission
except 10 the stage ana boxes.
Concert and ball.
The committee concert and ball, of
which Deputy Grand Master DR.. j. D.
Bradfeld Is chairman, is confidently ex-
pecting to eclipse the record of the grand
ball given at the celebration of seven years
ago when there were 1 100 couples on the
floor of Convention Hall.
Grand Warden George 4. COLLISION, chair
man of the committee on reception and en-
tertalnment of visitors, is preparing to
serve a luncheon to the members of out-of-
town lodges. 1t will be served in the main
saloon of Odd Fellows Hall on 7th street
at go p m. after the close of the exercises
at the theater- Admission will be by ticket
Deputy Grand Sire Goodwin is expected
to arrive In the city the 2Jth instant and
Grand Secretary Grant will come from Bal
timore the morning of the 26th. These dis
tingu1shed visitors will be received and
looked after by committee of which
Grand Master Durfey is chairman