The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-04-28
THFY HAD GOOD TIME
Odd Fellows Celebrate Anniversary
at Lynnville.

COuuJ OIL the SWOIl0u MOI
withstanding this a large crowd was
present Tuesday and an enjoyable
time was passed.
The special train from this city ar
rived in Lynnville at about 1890 and
had aboard about $50 people. The
special from Newton arrived one hour
later, and carried about the same
number of people; also the Newton
band. The trains We're all met by the
Lynnyille band and the delegations
escorted to the business portion OF
the city.
Afternoon.
At 100 the parade was formed un-
der the direction of Past Master A.
Burnham, marshal of the day, and
moved through the principal streets.
There were about 800 Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs in line, as follows:
Lynnville Band.
Newton and Oskaloosa Cantons.
Encampments.
Subordinate Lodges.
Newton Band.
Rebekahs.
At the Opera House.
Immediately after the parade the
meeting at the opera house was call
ed to order by l.. H. Bufkin, presi.
dent, and the following was the pro-
gram:
Opening Ode by audience.
Invocation by Chaplain.
Music by Lynnville Band.
Address of Welcome by Mayor G.
B. Mccoy, Of Lynnville.
Response by A. E. Hindorff, of New
ton.
Music by Lynnville Quartet.
Readings by Mrs. M. H. Cause and
Miss Mabel Quire.
Address by Rev. w. S. Right, of
Lovilia, Iowa.
Music by Band.
The opera house was packed with
people from door to stage. Rev.Kight
delivered an excellent Grafton, bring
ing out all the good points of Odd Eel
lowship.
The evening program consisted OF
the exe~mplification of degrees by SUBJ
ordinate lodges.
At about II o'clock the special
trains pulled out for Oskaloosa and
Newton and landed the passengers
in their respective towns after one
O'Clock, tired but well pleased with
the days outing. Thus ended the
S5th anniversary at Lynnville.
Notes.
The business part of the town was
decorated and presented a nice ap-
pearance. The three links were visi-
BILE everywhere.
The streets were muddy, but by
the use. Of the grader they were made
passable for the parade.
North Skunk is out of it's banks
and the bottom opposite Lynnville is
flooded.
The Oskaloosa and Newton Can.
tons made quite "a display, and gave
exhibition drills before going to the
hall.
History of Odd Fellowship.
1t is not claimed for Odd Fellow
ship remote antiquity. In the early
part of the 18th century an eminent
writer simply mentions a society ex-
listing in England called odd Eel
lows" and one of the literary maya.
zines of England near the middle of
the century speaks of Odd Fellows
lodges as existing, and the members
Of the order meeting together to pass
away evenings pleasantly. In 1888,
James Montgomery, the poet, COM
posed the first Odd Fellows song ever
known to have been printed up to
that time. The society was known as
the Ancient and Honorable Loyal
Odd Fellows" and they threw their
banner to the breeze on which was
inscribed the motto, Friendship,
Love and Truth" The first verse of
MOntgomery's song is:
when Friendship, Love and Truth
abound,
Among a band Of brothers,
The cup of joy goes gaily round,
Each shares the bliss of others.
Sweet roses grace the thorny way
Along the vale of sorrow,
The flowers that shed their leaves to-
day,
Shall bloom again tomorrow.
How grand in age, how fair in youth,
Are holy Friendship, Love and
Truth"
During the latter part of the 18th
century the order had extended to all
the cities of England, and a reforma.
ton took place so far as ceremonial
practices were concerned, and mutual
relief and charity were the main OBJ.
jects in view in all their meetings.
The order was improved in its char.
acter, and the sphere of it's influence
extended. In 1913 another reforma.
tion, and it was natural for them to
desire to organize in America. Here
when Odd Fellows in sufficient mum
bers could be brought together they
constituted themselves into a lodge
and asked of neighboring lodges a
grant or charter. They usually re.
ceived a charter, and in time were