, 1904-05-27

If all the Odd Fellows in the United
States as g!or!ous!y celebrated the
eighiy-fltth anniversary OF the found.
ing OF the order as did those OF Lara.
Mie. Cheyenne and Rawlins in this
city last night. there is no danger that
THE common people" will forget the
existence OF the noble order, whose
three links bind so many together in
4 fraternity that will live, seemingly,
not only the allotted four score and
five Of its existence. but the forty score
and fifty. The celebration was a great
success, both In point OF Numbers OF
participants but in the social eatures
as well.
Among the out-of-town members OF
the order were the following: Chey,
Cnne-Major and Mrs. r. A. Proctor,
Captain and Mrs. W. A. Wyman. Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Russell. Engign
Wright. Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Shaffer,
Mr.. and Mrs. X. w. Rich. Mr.. and Mrs.
David G. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Frazier. Grand Treasurer Joseph Dill,
man of the grand lodge of Wyoming,
J. +. Barron. H. W. Mitchell, Percy
Smith and Mrs. EmEa Bean. Raw
liEs-Mayor j. H. Clause. Past Grand
Master and Captain A. NJ. Startzell of
Canton Rawlins. Fred Startzell, Paul
Nissen. Walden French, Frank Frawl-
ing and Miss Lula Ofin, who represent
ed the Rawlins Rebekah degree.
Among the most notable Odd Eel
flows in the state were Grand Master
Jacob Berner. Grand Secretary Louis
Beemer. Major Charles F. Kuster Of
Canton Wyoming, Captain Morgan F.
Knadler and A%djutant Jacob Berner.
Perhaps the oldest member in point
of membership was Mr.. Fl. G. Welcn
of this city, who became a member OF
the lodge at Hilldale, Mich, in 1858,
and who at the breaking out OF the
War of the Rebellion was noble grand
of his lodge, when more mer jers were
initiated than in any other year of the
history of that lodge. Mrs. Welsh is
perhaps also the oldest member of the
Rebekah degree. having Joined the
lodge at Hillsdale in 1860. Mrs. J.
w. Harris is the widow of an Odd Eel
low who held his membership for for
ty years.
At the celebration at Maennerchor
hall last night there was a large
crowd, the Imperial Military band ren-
dering a concert on the stage, followed
by the inspection of the Cantons Wyo-
ming, Cheyenne and Rawlins by Ma
jor Kuster, Inspector Beemer and Adj
jutant Berner, a drill by Canton Chey-
enne and Canton Wyoming and a
grand march, led by Major and Mrs.
Proctor and Adjuiant and Mrs.
Berner. The Cecilian circle vas
danced at the conclusion of the
grand march, the seventy-fve couples
participating therein attempting the
dance. led by Floor Manager P. C..
Rauner. The dancing program OF
eighteen numbers following.
DR.. Charles Willard Lewis of the
University of Wyoming, who became
an Odd Fellow the next day after he
became old enough, but now long ago
that vas he failedto state was very clev.
erly introduced by Mr.. j. B. Mckee,and
for several minutes delighted the
address, referring to some of the sta
facts of the order and some OF
its tenets. He spoke of the motto,
Friendship, Love and Truth. and some
of the things for which the order
stood, propounding a conundrum that
everybody had guessed before he had
"butted in" with the answer, and refer
red facetiously to some of h unwrit-
work of the lodges. DR.. Lewis in
that as in everything else he does is
enthusiastic and enthused the Odd Eel
lows and others present to a high
pitch. so that at the close of his ad-
dress the applause was quite hearty.
A supper was served at II o'clock
on the stage by Mrs. Berkenmeyer OF
the New England restaurant which
was quite heartily partaken OF.
The committees having charge OF the
affair were as follows:
Arrangements-H. D. Beemer, An
gus Matheson, Charles F. kuster and
Elmer T. BeltZ.
Door-George Berner. John Mcken-
zie, w. J. Beckwith and Ralph Lasher.
Floor-Joseph B. Mckee. Samuel
Klingen, Jacob Berner. Hugh Vass. M.
F. Knadler and Robert I. Graham.
Reception-Laramie lodge No. 2 and
Albany lodge No. I.
Mrs. Manewal of Cheyenne was a
visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Trabing OF the
Sibylee were among the visitors to
the city and participants in the fes-
tivities.
Willie Goodale of the ked Cross
pharmacy reached his majority yester-
day and already has an application on
file for membership in the order.