The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-10
TIES OF FRIENDSHIP
The Odd Fellows Observe An
nuaI Decoration Day.
They Hold Memorial Services and Place Flow
ers on the Graves Of Their Brothern
Who Are No More.

The annual Decoration Day services
of the Odd Fellows was celebrated yes
terday and the order in Raleigh observed
the day with fitting ceremonies.
1t is a memorial day observance, and is
set aside that at this time the memory
of departed members of the order may
be honored, and that flowers may be
placed on their graves.
The three lodges of Odd Fellows in
the city--Manteo, Capital and Seaton
Gales-met in their halls yesterday after
noon at three o'clock and after their
ritualistic service there proceeded, each
lodge in a body, to the Tabernacle Bap-
fist church, where the memorial sermon
was preached. There were present from
each of the lodges very large delegations.
The church was well filled with other
visitors and the sermon. was preached
by Rev. w. ID. Hubbard who is a mem
Der of Capital Lodge. He preached an
excellent. sermon fitting to the occasion.
and in it emphasized the strong friend
ship linking together the Odd Fellowship
of the world and told of how il helped
men and women in the trials and bur-
dens which pressed upon them.
The preacher took as his text the pas
sage describing the doubt of John the
Baptist as to the Christ and Jesus reply
to the messengers for them to go and
tell John of the wonderful cures how the
deaf were made. to hear. the blind TO see.
the dead were raised and. greatest of all.
the gospel was preached to the poor.
Mr.. Hubbard said that these manifesto
tons We're given by Jesus as proof that
he was the Christ. The noble work of
the Odd Fellows was spoken of. and its
great principles impressed on the con-
gregation.
During the service trombone solo The
Palms. by Leybach. was rendered by Mr..
f. w. Mcdaniel, accompanied on the
organ by Miss Pearl Jones.
Despite the rain which began falling
at the close of the church service the
exercises at cemeteries were carried
out. Here the ceremonies were in
charge of Noble Grand c. NJ Busbee,
of Manteo Lodge, Chaplain c. F. Lums
den of Capital Lodge, and Chief Marshal
L. s. Ellison. of Seaton Gales Lodge, Mr..
Walker, of Cary, assistant marshal; Mr.,
w. r. Richardson. chairman of the Com
mittee on Arrangements. The committee
appointed to decorate the graves was
composed of Messrs. J. n. McCrary, p. Fl.
Ray, c. F. Cooke, w. II. Bones and E. A.
Womble.
There had been a liberal contribution
of flowers from members and friends of
the order and the graves in lakewood
were decorated. as well those in the
other cemeteries to which special com
mittees were sent.
The graves decorated were:
In Oakwood-Seaton Gales w. T.
Adams, NJ. w. Churchill Henry J. Brown
X. B. Watt, T. r. Adams, T. c. Christie
piers, B. w. Justice, Mills H. Brown.
William H. Mckee, w. r. Pepper. V. C.
Glenn, w. f. Weaver, w. T. Mabry, c. II.
Lewellyn. l.. o. Lougee. Ed Englehardt,
Daniel Fowle. P. ]. Brown. f. R. Stamps.
Phil. THEM. G. l.. Watson, A. w. Traps.
J. ]. Johnson, ]. C. S. Lumsden. J. C.
Brewster, Charles d. Heartt P. w.
Stewart, W. T. Woodward, w. H. Bag
ley, d. S. Watt, Nick L. Jones. Donald
w Balm. T. B. Macon. Thomas Harris,
Wade Hampton, Everett Belts.
In the City Cemetery. ]. Litchford,
Henry Porter. S. NJ. Parish, J. NJ. Tant,
w. Y Piper. Frank Jones, j. N. Denton.
James H. Raiby, James A. Arnold. J. T.
Pierce. o. A, Buck, W. ]. Wyatt
In the Federal Cemetery-Adam Hank.
1t was throughout an impressive SER
vice, and it told it's lesson of friendship
and remembrance. Not alone do the Odd
Fellows remember these whom they call
Brothers" in life, but as the years pass
these recurring services are observed and
the deeds and lives of those who are no
more are recalled in loving remembrance
by those bound to them<in the triple link
ties.