The evening times., 1901-04-26

The anniversary Of the foundation Of
the Independent Order ef Odd Fellows. Is
today being celebrated by the Washing
ton members of that order With them
have Joined fraterual brethren from Viz
ginia and Maryland, and observance Of
the day viii. it Is believed, prove the most
auspicious Of its kind that has taken
place IN the National Capital in years
Early this afternoon over 2Go2 members
of the order participated in a parade and
were reviewed at the White House by
President Mckinley and the Commission
ers of the District Of Columbia. Later the
National Theatre was crowded to the
doors while prominent Odd Fellows de
livered addresses. Among them were the
Deputy Grand Sire. John b Goodwin, of
Georgia, and the Grand Secretary, J.
Frank Grant, of Kentucky.
Commissioner NacfarIand delivered an
address of welcome.
Tonight the festivities of the day viii
conclude with a reception and ball at
Convention Hall II viii be given in hon
or of the officers of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge Fully 1900 persons viii attend
The independent Order Of Odd Fellows
had its Origin in Baltimore in 1919. On
April % of that year Joseph Wildey-
blacksmith and four other men, organ
lied the order. The quintette were mem
bers of the Manchester Unity Of Odd Eel
lows, which now has = membership of
nearly three quarters of million in Eng
land and other European countries
Wildey and his associates termed their
organization the Independent Order of
odd Fellows and the first lodge was
Washington Lodge No. / named in honor
OF the first President. Since that time
Wildey has been regarded the father of
Odd Fellowship" He lived long enough
TO see the order attain a membership of
hundreds Of thousands and now nearly d
million persons are enrolled in the various
branches of the order, and there is scarce
l. a hamlet where the three Joined links,
typifying the three sterling characterist-
les. Friendship. Love. and Truth. which
have brought the order TO its present
high standing, are not to be seen The
auxiliary order for ladies. known as the
Rebekah Degree, has a membership of
nearly 260. 600.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows
is probably the greatest self-soyerned
provident association in the world. The
disbursements amount to nearly four mil
lion dollars annually The auxiliary
branch, the Daughters Of Rebekah. is an
important aid in the benevolent and char
liable work carried on by the order.
Inasu1uch as the Independent order had
its origin in the English order Of odd
Fellows formed at Manchester. England.
in 1872 it would seem that its growth
would naturally be confined 10 the New
World Such, however. is not the case.
With the enterprise that marks every
thing American in this age, the Indepead-
cnt Order has pushed itself forward and
made a place in nearly every land where
the English language is spoken and many
places where other tongues prevail IN
English cities and towns the Independent
Orders lodge rooms are near by those
of the parent organization, wherein it
had its root
The parade of today, which was a most
cTcditable affair, formed on z Street, be
tween Fifth and Seventh Streets north
west The column moved at I:5J o'clock.
proceeding south on Sixth Street to Penn
sylvania Avenue, and thence uD that
tborOugbfaTe- II was Feaded by a
platoon - mounted police. Then came
the Grand Marshal James H Crew. and
the Chief OF Stan. Capt y. Y Chisholm
Inc Odd Fellows were attire3 IN the re-
gala OF the order The renai inder Of the
order
Canton Washington Band: Canton
Washington No. /. p II. Cant John J.
Brown. commanding Baltimore Canton
Band; Canton Monumental No , P M
L Z
commanding
Carriages containing the prominent Wis
lting ODD Fellows were escorted by a
squad OF mounted officers In the first
carriage were the Deputy Grand Sire
John B. Goodwin, and a committee and
In q carriage closely following was the
e-TSI!a oscretttIy, J. r rank Grant with
another committee Other carriages con
tained officers Of the Grand Lodge. Off
GERS OF the Grand Encampment. past
grand masters. past grand Batrig rchs
- I|r4VE- Of he -Hr=-- s.T
lodges.
The second division. commanded by J
II MctheSney- marshal, c. w SherieT.
and Wallis SChUIt- aides, was composed
IN its entirety OF lodges of the District
OF Columbia. as follows
Haiey's Military Band: Central Lodge
No J. = =. PumrhTey. marshal. Wash
1ngton Lodge No 8, ! F. Randolph. mar
slaJ; Eastern Lodge No. I, J. l. Cramp-
ton. marshall Harmony Lodge No 9. +.
J. Dunn, marshall Columbia Lodge No.
10. J Edward Fowler, marshal: Union
Lodge No. Il Frank r Whitney mar
shall Friendship Lodge Nc. T. +. T Pet
tensiil. marshal; National Guard Band;
Covenant Lodge No 13, s G. Mawson.
marshal: Beacon Lodge No Is J r
Fag que, marshal: Metropolis Lodge No I6
Frank r. CounOr, marshal: Excelsior
Lodge No i. EaOch EdmonstOn. mar
shall Federal City Lodge No % G. q
Wilson. jT.. marshal: Golden Rule Lodge
No, u J. / Porter, marshal. Salem
1-odEe No =. J. /. Da-
wilson. marshall: I.angdon Lodge
No IS, Charles z Clark. marshal:
Amity Lodge No. 2, r II. Sorre}l, mar
shall, and Phoenix Lodge No 2S Z s
West, marshal
When the parade reached the corner Of
Fifteenth Street and the Avenue it
turned TO the north and proceeded TO the
White House grounds. which We're en-
tered at the east gate. The column
moved around the drive President Ne
kiuley stood on the broad poTticO Of the
White Heuse with the Commissioners of
thc District at his right and returned the
Ssiutes Of the Odd Fellows as they
passed The procession departed from
Ihe grounds by the west gate and couu-
1er-marched TO Fifteenth and T Streets.
and proceeded thence by way Of Thir-
teenth Street to the National Theatre
by the Grand Master, J. G. Durfey who
made q brief address in which he re
f@rred to the eighty-secoBd anniversary
Of the establishment Of the order and lis
rapid growth Haieys band rendered an
overture ana prayer was offered by the
elbows rose and led Dy ". J. Palmer
repeated the opening ode. The procIarna-
uon OF the grand sire ordering all Odd
Fellows TO observe in some way the an
ntveFSary Of the birth Of the indie andenf
Order Of Odd Fellows was read by W
". MILAN.
medley Of patriotic airs by Haley-z
Band was then rendered, after which II
3 r. MaCfaTland. President Of the Boar
Of District Commissioners. delivered an
address Of welcome. lie said in part
II am proud to bring the greetings Of
The District OF Columbia to this order on
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