Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-05-25
AN ODD FELLOW CELEBRATION.
Preparations for Semi Centennial in This
City in July.

One of the most notable gatherings
to be held in Santa Fe for some time
to come will be the semi-centennial OF
Odd Fellowship which is to be celebrat-
ed on July II to 10 next. The import
ance attached to the occasion by the
Odd Fellows of the territory may be
inferred from the fact that prepara-
tions for it's observance were Inaugural
ted as long ago as 1899 when the grand
lodge of the territory in session at Las
Vegas decided to make the event
memorable one and appointed a COM
mittee to arrange for it. At that time
the decision was reached to hold the
celebration at Santa Fe and this de-
termination was a most proper one for
it was here, away back in July, 1901,
that the first Odd Fellows lodge west
of the Mississippi and south of the MIS-
souri, was organized. The name OF this
pioneer organization, like that of Its
Masonic contemporary whose semi-cen-
tennial was held only little over
week ago, was Montezuma and for
some time it was the only lodge OF It's
kind in the vast area above mentioned.
Tt was in a short time however merged
into what was called Paradise lodge,
and which lodge still exists and Is the
patriarch among the lodges of New
Mexico and indeed of the adjoining
states and territories.
The committee appointed by the
grand lodge in 1899 to take charge OF
the arrangements for this celebration
were: Hon. Alexander Bowie of Gal
lup; Hon. T. B. Catron of Santa Fe;
Hon. w. G. Ritch of Engle; and Messrs.
G. G. Bell of Silver City; J. T. Cooper
of Carlsbad, and j. S. Howells of Rat
on, to which at the last session of the
grand lodge a number of additional
members were added.
This committee has gone to work In
earnest and while the program has not
been completed in detail, 1t is under
stood that among the features of the
two days gathering will be public
meeting on one evening to be addressed
by leading speakers in the order, In
some Instances from without the terri
| tory and on the second evening ban
uuet which will be confined more near
| ly to the members of the order. The
sessions of the grand lodge and the
sights Of the city, it is anticipated, will
take up the remainder Of the time of
the delegates present. The committee
is sending invitations to all the lodges
in the west and also to leading Odd
Fellows throughout the country and
as reduced rates will be guaranteed by
| the railroads it is anticipated that large
crowds will be present to take part in
what the grand lodge has officially des-
| ignated as 1.-THE emi-Centennial of
| Trans Missouri Odd Fellowship"
| The local arrangements for the occa-
sion have been placed in the hands of
a joint committee from the two Santa
| Fe lodges, consisting Of Messrs w. R.
| Price, H. w. Stevens, Lee Muehleisen,
Solomon Spiegelberg, Max. Frost, D.
L. Miller, William Bolander, and Geo.
Riddle of Paradise lodge; and Messrs.
Fred Muller, A. p. Hogle. w. H. Pope,
j. A. Davis, George W. Knaebel, Chas.
| Wagner and John G. Sears Of Aztlan
lodge. This committee met last Mon
day evening and organized by the Sc
| lection of W. H. Pope as chairman, and
John c. Sears as secretary. Sub-com-
mittees were appointed and all the nee
essary arrangements inaugurated for
the comfort and pleasure of the large
number of visitors that Santa Fe will
be called upon to entertain at this
| gathering. 1t is safe to say that the
citizens of Santa Fe will unite general
ly with this committee in assuring a
cordial welcome and rousing good
J time to "the wearers of the three
Inks who are to be in the city In
| July.
| STANDS THE TRIP WELL.
Port Costa, Calf. May 25.-Mrs. Nc
Kinley stood the trip to the train very
well. DR.. Rixey said there were no III
effects from the excitement attending
the departure.