The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-05

Ire last night, when the Grand Sire made his first public appearance in Montgom- cry; sort of the aDs Ss os addresses of welcome lost much of that formal sameness that mars so much the sincerity of a welcome. The applause the odd Fellows endeavored to make ev- cry one at ease, who entered the Theatre.
 Mir Goodwin arrived in Montgomery as Ms was he senses se fsem meens State. The Montgomery odd Fellows had for months been looking forward to sary of the order and they considered themselves peculiarly fortunate in secur- ing the presence of the highest officer of the Order in Montgomery on the 6cca- sion.
 Exercises at Theatre.
 The exercises began at S:30 o'clock. Special orchestral music was rendered by the new orchestra of the Casino Theatre Goodwin. t e Hon' 1 B. H. Screws, master of ceremonies; Hon. E.. Tyler Goodwin. Past Grand Master Jacob Pepperman; Mayor Thomas H. Carr. Patriarch Fred The exercises were impresslvely opened by the singing of the opening ode of the Odd Fellows by the members of the asss awarSss PSsAfSs tSs sS Jewer' for fifty years service as an Odd Fellow. led in prayer. Captain Screws, as master of ceremo- nies made a few brief introductory re- marks on the significance of the occa- sion. He said that the audience was as- sembled to pay respect to the greatest. noolest and best otder t. that fs eyer the sns ts own 1,500.00O of Americas freemen. and which embraces the cause of human hap piness throughout the world. It was in 1919 with five members. Since that time it has grown to be gigantic numer- ically and although 1t Is now octogena- rian It's principles are as fresh as the rose of tomorrow and have not aged in usefulness.
 The Montgomery members of the order he said. were fortunate in having with them on this festal occasion. the head of the society, a man. who had been hon. ored at home and abroad, and whom Montgomerlans would do well to honor. to welcome the Grand Sire in behalf of ! the city of Montgomery.
 Mayor Carr Speaks.
 Mayor Carr said he was delighted to welcome Grand Sire Goodwin because he had been honored by. the people of his own city and by the people of the entire country for Odd Fellowship existed in practically every section of America. He had made few public addresses in his lie he said. but he knew of no occasion where It afforded him more pleasure to welcome a man to the hearts and homes Of the people of Montgomery than in the der. He bade Mir. Goodwin a heartfelt and cordial welcome to Montgomery.
 Captain Screws Tn complimentary terms introduced Hon. Tyler Goodwin to well rcme the distinguished visitor in behalf o2 the Odd Fellows of Montgomery.
 Mir. Goodwyns welcome was earnest and well spoken. He referred to the fact that in 1879 Alabama was admitted to the Union. At that time the spot on which the theatre stands in all the glory of modern architectural art was a will derness tenanted only by savages. Since then Alabama has grown to be second to none in the slsterhood of States In that same year in the city of Baltimore IT. a building recently destroyed by fire. Odd Fellowship was born and since that time has grown to be numerically one of 1 the strongest orders in the world and in l benefits to the human race second to none. He referred to the loyalty of the
 members in Montgomery to the Order l and expressed the sentiment that there could be no man who would be given a heartler welcome to the hearts of the | Odd Fellows of Montgomery than Grand | Sire Goodwin.
 l Captain Screws in ringing tones and
 with his accustomed eloquence intro- Guced Grand Sire Goodwin.
 1 Address of Grand Sire.
 Mir Goodwin Is a large man of pleas Ing appearance and afRable manner. His voice is clear and resonant. His power as an orator Is not inconslderable. He
 held the attention of his audience throughout his lengthy discourse on Odd
 Fellowship.
 In his introductory remarks he said he thought Of Alabama as the beautiful sis ter and neighbor to the State of Georgia and to Montgomery, as the birthplace of the storm cradled nation that fell. He always felt at home with Odd Fellows and to the Odd Fellows of Montgomery, he brought greeting frcm S,OO0 Odd Fol- lows of Georgia and 2.700 Odd Fellows of Atlanta, where they stand in the front rank of fraternal organizations. He ex- pressed pleasure in having been welcomed so kindly.
 If I believed that one could have been | overcome with kindness" he said. T would have surrendered when l reached Montgomery"
 Continuing he said the order had reached its eighty-fifth anniversary. The same ode that had just been sung was sung in Baltimore. when the i've men | gathered together and comprehended the necessity of such an organization and he had the pleasure of bringing the glad | t'dlngs of continued growth and pros perity.
 The order, he declared. has been sfngu- | Iarly blessed not only as being one of | the strongest orders numerically in the world but 1t does more for it's sick ltH needy, and distressed memoers than any othcr secret order in existence. Work of the Order. With rare eloquence he brought out how l the Odd Fellows seek to improve the minCF and moral character of man and to tester the spirit of fraternity in obedi- ence to the Golden Rule. On this point nc said, he believed that the Odd rel lows had done lpuch to again orlng tne States together as a common country. Many claimed that railroad communica- tion. telegraphtc facilities and closer com. mercial relations had done more towaru