The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-04

east and Toasts-Woman Fatally
ehet-Charity Ward I'm Hospital.

Correspondence of the Messengpr.)
Fayetteville. N. c.. aJnuary g..
Despite the very Indictment weather, q
large crowd last evening enjoyed the
pleasure Of the banquet given i'm the
opera house by Cross Creek Lodge No.
4. Independent Order Of Odd Fellows,
At $3.50 o'clock. with the singing Of the
opening ode. prayer by the chaplain Ct
the lodge. and the asking Of a blessing
by Rev. s. J. Porter. the guests were
seated at the long. beautifully orna-
mented tables which occupied the GEN.
trail Of the immense hall, and
were served with a bounteous supper of
oysters in all styles. meats. hot coffee,
cakes. fruits. etc.
The POSTMASTER. Mr.. w. D. Caster,
one Of the most prominent d Fellows
in North Carolina, who presided admir-
ably. then announced the toasts CT the
evening a follows:
Secret Orders from the Standpoint of
n Outsider-Rev. T. A Smoot, pastor
OF Hay Street Methodist church.
Secret Orders from the Standpoint of
an Insider-H. l. Cook. p. d. D. q. NJ
Reflections OF an Old Odd Fellow
Captain ]. D.. Mcneil.
Odd Fellowship from the Standpoint
OF a Daily Newspaper-H. Z. G. Bryant,
Charlotte Observer.
The Encampment of Odd FeIlows-J.
n. Lamb.
Cross Creek Lodge. No. HI. r.
Horne.
Lawyers View of the order-D. T..
oates.
Why a Good-Looking Man Should Be
IN Odd Fellow. A. Oates
The Good of the Order.-E. A. Poe
Diversions and Recreations Of the Or
aer-Captain z. R.. McKethan.
Odd Fellowship in Washington. City
r. w. Alley.
Its Influence for Good-Colonel w. s..
Cook.
The Amusing Features of the Goat
w. B. Malloy.
Odd Fellowship Good for P~resbyte-
rians-Rev. II. t. Graham.
The Three Links-J. II. Myrover.
The speech of MI. H. r. Horne was
especially fine n replete with valuable
information Of the history of the order
In Fayetteville. The present lodge vas
organized in 1874, with such a personnel
as embraced Hon. Warren Winslow,
Henry Lilly, ]. H. Cook, John Mcr2ae.I
d. G. McRae, A. A. McKethan, J. c..
Thomson, w. III. Holland, H. Whaley-
the iast only surviving. During the war
its records were lost. but it was recr-
ganized after that great conflict, with
the principal movers-Dr. J.. A. McRaeI
John Shaw, D. G. McRae and J. H. Fob
erts-al dead. Tt held it's meetings in
ats hall on the third floor of the old
Fayetteville hotel, in which it held al
syndicate proprietary interest. 1t once
conducted a school under it's auspices,
of which the late Henry Lilly was treas
urer.
Whey Freeman will probably die to-
day as the result of a wound inflicted
on her at her house on Mumford street
by John Alexander, both negroes. The
woman says the shooting was accident
al. but the police know of threats made
against her by Alexander, and they
think there will be other developments.
The good women of Fayetteville ere
making efforts to supplement the noble
charity of Mrs. Cochran in the found
ing of six free cots in the Marsh-High-
smith sanitarium. They will make gar
ments and collect other contributors in
kim for the afflicted patients.
The writer is deeply panied to an
nounce that Mr.. A. J. Cook is still very
ill. Miss Cook, of Wilmington, and
Miss Isabella Lete are with him.
DR.. Hume. of the university Of North
Carolina. delivers his matchless lecture
on Shakespeare before the graded
schools on Friday evening next
Mr.. A. S. Williams. of Wilmington, is
a welcome visitor to this city.
Mr.. Edward Slocomb n Mrs. Min
ME Slocomb. of Philadelphia, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Slocomb.