Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-04-28
UNITED
lnCelebratingS3d
Anniversary.
A Day For Summit Co.
Odd Fellows.
Sermon by Rev. Howard
5. MacAyeaI.
Conduct of Republican CouncilL
men Used as Bad Example.

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| The S3rd anniversary of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows was
celebrated Sunday afternoon by the
combined I. o. o. II. lodges of Sum-
NIT county.
The members of the different lodges
met in the I. o. o. +. temple ut 2:30
and, headed by the Eighth Regiment
band, marched to the First Congre-
! tional church, where Rev. Howard s.
MacAyeal delivered the anniversary
address.
The line of march was as follows:
From the temple on Main st. to Mar
ket St, on Market to Howard, on How
ard to Mill, on Mill to High, and
on High to the Congregational church.
There We're 45O members in line.
Policeman Louis Mueller acted as
Chief Marshal, and handled his men
in an excellent manner. The Patri-
archs Militant, in full uniform, made
good appearance. Each one of the
marchers wore a carnation. Summit
lodge was given the post of honor, it
being the oldest l. o. o. +. lodge in
| this county. This was the first time
that all of the lodges had united in an
anniversary celebration. After the
services at the church, Granite lodge
was escorted to its hall on South Main
ST oy the other lodges. The main
body then countermarched on Main
St, to the Temple, where they dis
banded.
The services at the Congregational
church were largly attended. Every
seat in the church was taken and many
were turned away. The Congrega ton
al choir sang two selections, and Miss
Florence Durr sang "The Lord is My
Shepherd" Rev. j. G. Slayter pastor
of tlie First Church of Christ, offered
prayer.
Rev. Mr.. MacAyeal, who preached
the anniversary sermon, said in part:
I'VE have come down through the
centuries and are now in the Land
of Promise, where the greatest needs
are friendship, love and truth, the en-
brem of Odd Fellowship. We have
been sent here by the Creator to bear
one another's burdens. Brotherhood
and fellowship is the central thought
of the New Testament. In the larger
or in the smaller spheres of life men
are burdened. They cannot be other
wise.
"Why is this? 1t is because men are
untrue to the places which they occu-
py in this world. 1t is right to be bur-
dened with the SORROWS and calamities
of fellowmen. The violation of this
law has been the bane of the human
|
race and has brought down nation af-
ter nation. Luxury tends to enervate
and weaken mankind. The most
damnable thing which luxury brings
is carelessness and Indifference on
the part of its possessor to the poverty
and sufferings of men. The spirit
of friendship ought to be cultivated.
A spirit that is damnable is growing
up in our cities today. Men may drop
and die like dogs in the streets. Their
sins and sorrows do not attract our
attention as they should. Love and
truth We're never more needed than to-
day.
But recently our city was disgraced
by the spectacle of ten city Council
men taking legal oath that they did
what was an impossibility for two of
their number. Odd Fellows, emulate
Love, Friendship and Truth, and make
this land of promise land of posses
sion"
The following lodges were represent
ed in the march: Summit No. so. Ak
No. 547, Granite No. 522, Apollo No.
81, Patriarch Militant Canton-Akron
No. 2, and Howard No. 62, the latter
of Cuyahoga Falls.
The following Daughters of Rebekah
lodges attended the services in the
church: Colfax, Columbia, and Huse,
and ELM lodge, the latter of Cuyahoga
Falls.
The lodges were instituted as fol-
ows: Summit, 1S45; Apollo, 1S4T;
Howard, 1913; Granite, 1872; Canton
Akron, 1878; Nome, 1878; and Militant,
1885.
THE CHEVALIERS.
Akron Castle held an interesting
business session on last Wednesday