The Washington times., 1902-04-26
Big Celebration Today in
Honor of the Oc-
CaSion.
ORDER BORN IN BALTIM0RE
Exercises to Be Held in Mount Vernon
Place church-Address of Welcome by
Commissioner Macfarland-Mr. ]. D.
Bradfield to Preside.

To-day is the eighty-third anniversary OF
the birth of the Independent Order o
Odd Fellows. and mammoth celebration
beginning at 2:So O'Clock and continuing
for the rest of the day. will be held in
commemoration of the event.
At the Mount Vernon Place Church
Ninth and X Streets northwest. the af-
ternocn exercises will be held. Commits
sloner Macfarland will deliver the address
of welcome. while Grand Master J. d.
Bradfield will preach. Rev. +. J. Pretty
man, pastor OF the church, will pro-
nouncc the invocation.
Grand Sire A. c. Cable will reach Wash
ington from Ohio this morning, and Grand
Secretary Grant and Past Grand Secretary
Curry will come from Baltimore. They
will he met at the depot by a committee
OF grand officers and escorted to the Ar
lington. their headquarters.
Ball to Be Given.
This evening at o'clock ball will be
given at the hall in Eighth Street. and
banquet viii be held at the Riggs House.
Past Grand Master f. B. Hay, toastmas-
ter. will deliver the address of welcome.
and Justice ]. Barnard will respond to
the toast "City of Washington
Among the other speakers viii, be Sem
8e5r Henry E. Burnham of New Hamp-
shire. Grand Sire Cable. Grand Secretary
Grout, Senator Mitchell. Representative
Glenn of Idaho, Representative Robinson
of Indiana, and Representative Pearre Of
Maryland
Ia Ace. 1zIy tn arin
was organized in Baltimore, on April &c,
1919. Its organizers had been members
of the Manchester Unity Of Odd Fellows.
The American branch OF the fraternity
severed its connection with the English
mother organization. and became the In
dependent order of odd Fellows.
Committees in Charge.
The following committees have charge
OF the arrangements for the celebration:
General committee. composed of one
representative from each Organization
Grand Lodge, ]. ID. Bradfield. G. NJ:
Grand Encampment, George A. Crawford
G. p; Canton Washington No. /. Major
J. 1. Brown, p. G. NJ; Naomi Lodge No. l.
u. D., Mrs. Georgia Mothersead; Ruth
Lodge No. 2, R. D.. Henrietta Werner;
Martha Washington Lodge No. 3, r. D.,
Nettie Cook; Dorcas Lodge No. 4. r. D.,
Mrs. Ida S. Arnold; Columbian Encamp-
ment No. ], d. w. Keck: Magenenu En-
campment No. 4, William Tying: Mount
Nebo Encampment No. 6. George W.
Murphy; Fred d. Stuart Encampment No.
z. E. w Bradford; Central Lodge No. !,
John b. Ward, r. G.. NJ: Washington
Lodge No. 6. James Hughes: Eastern
LodSe No. :. S. E. Boyce; Harmony Lodge
No. 3. W. W. MILAN, p. G. M; Columbia
Lodge No. 10. y. G. Balderston: Union
Lodge No. II. Philip Walker; Friendship
Lodge No. Il. w. A. Greer; Covenant
Lodge No. 13, W. E. Clapp; Beacon
Lodge No. Is, r. A. Stier, C. R.; Metrop-
oils Lodge No. 1s, r. T. Pumphrey; Ex-
celsior Lodge No. IL. ]. W. Robinson;
Federal City Lodge No. 90 e. B. Russ:
Golden Rule Lodge No. q. ]. II. Crew.
q. NJ: Salem Lodge No. 22, J. X. Davi-
son: Langdon Lodge No. 26. J. C. Durfey,
T. @. NJ: Amity Lodge No. 27. A. S. Web
ster: Phoenix Lodge No. 2s, Z. S. West.
Officers OF the general committee. d.