Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-14
PREPARING FOR
odd FELLOWS

MONTOURSVILLE, April l3-That
MontoursviIle is wide awake 20 the
Importance Of the celebration of the
Odd Fellows Anniversary assocla-
tion, which is to be held here on April
26, is shown by the fact that arrange
ments are complete as far as they can
be made at this time, and everything
we'll in hand. One arch of the half
dozen that are to welcome the visitors
is already in place at the corner OF
Jordan street and LOyalsock avenue
and the Others are in process of erec-
tion. The Methodist aud Lutheran
churohes have arranged TO serve din
ner aud supper, and will alone b3 able
TO accommodate | 800 people. Not a
stone will be left unturned to royalty
entertain the host that is expected
here a week from next Tuesday if the
weather is fair.
Preparations have been made to
handle a big crowd. The Reading
railroad has arranged TO run special
train from Oatawissa. which will ar
rive in Montoursville at 8 :45 o'clock.
The regular train from Mt. Carmel
and Shamokin will be prepared to run
as many special cars as are necessary.
District Passenger Agent Mauger will
have personal charge of the arrange
ments, which means that they will be
properly conducted. The rate granted
for the occasion is one fare for the
round trip. The Montoursville Pas
senger Railway company is prepared
TO handle the biggest crowd that.it has
yet had to deal with. Manager Coon
an has arranged TO have double head
ers" run every fifteen minutes all
through the day, connecting with all
the Third street cars on the Williams
port line. This means eight big car
loads every hour. The special on the
Reading will not leave Montoursville
until 10 p. m.
Chief Marshal Callahan has all ar
rangements for the parade completed
1t will form as follows: First division
on Broad, west of Loyalsock avenue,
facing east. Second division on Loyal
sock avenue. north of Broad, facing
south Third division on Loyalsock
avenue, south of Broad, facing south.
1t will move promptly at O'Clock,
over the following route: Broad street
to the Mahaffey farm, oountermarch
to Montour, to Weldon, to Washing
ton, to Cherry, to Loyalsook avenue,
to Broad, west to the Hayes residence
and countermarch to Loyalsock avenue
TO Jordan, to Arch, to Cherry, to Loyal
sock avenue, to Broad. to opera house
and disband. The parade will be in
charge of the following: Chief mar
shall, ]. E. Callahan aids, S. L. Will
Jams. II. P. Keyte, w. @. Bennett. W.
II. Daugherty and D. J. Shook. First
division Marshal, Col. J. W. Sweis-
fort. Of Danville; aids D. r. Williams,
of Danville, and William Nicely, of
Watsontown. Second division-Mar-
shall. 8. p. Hilliard. of Watsontown
aids, J. L. Miller, Of Sunbury, and
DR.. B. E. Bitter, of Pottsgrove. Third
division-Marshal, A. p Zuber, of
Willismsport aids. r. B. Flick of
Williamsport. and Guy SPOTS, of
Williamsport
The program for the day calls for a
meeting of the Pennsylvania Odd Eel
lows association in the lodge room of
Fairfield lodge at II o'clock. At tn is
time the officers will be elected for the
coming year, and the next place of
meet ing decided upon. AT 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon the parade will form.
1t is estimated that it will require an
hour for the parade to traverse the
line OF march as laid out. At the con-
clusion of the parade there will be a
public meeting at the opera house,
with an address by the Rev. B. H.
Hart, of Harrisburg. grand warden of
the grand lodge, and other grand lodge
officers. After the public meeting
there will be dress parade by the
Fourth regiment, Patriarchs Militant.
In the evening i'll the opera house,
there will be special session of the
grand lodge, to admit past grands, and
10 exemplify the unwritten work.