Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-30
ODD FELLOWSHIP
Tomorrow Anniversary viii
be Observed in a Variety
Of Ways.
ElGHTY.FlVE YEARS OLD

Iomorow be- the anniversary ot che
birth of American Udd Fellowship
Tho members 0f this great fraternity
will celebrate the day ~ a variety OF
ways an over this country and On
twenly.throe foreign countries. Just
eighty-hYc years ago tomorrow.
Thomas Wlldoy and four OF his asso.
clatos IN the ola Seven stars IN Balti
more started this organization which
has since grown into such Immense
proportions as 90 now number 1900.
coo members
A prominent feature Of the address.
ca delivered tomorrow On different
parts OF che world will be- the telling
OF the story OF how tho Seven stars.
tho birthplace OF this great order was
destroyed ia the great Baltimore nro
of February 8. 1904 And the hearts
of an Odd Fellows will be- made glad
when they learn through the press
today for che FIRST time that com.
mittoe from the mother lodge % the
order Washington No. L. OF Bali.
more. which was born and nuriurcd
in ihls old cradle, has already socur
od the privilege OF erecting a tablet
on the building that is Go stand on
|tbe site ot thc old seven Stars The
| property is now owned by Hon. Char
/ lcs j Bonaporto
/ NH. ...s....Hff.... I.. ..tr.h...F .H
/ tho whole bricks from the debris OF
thc original Seven stars a5 souvenir.
f0 bc sont to the lodges throughout
tbe country. or 90 least 90 as many
as eau DO supplied. that will unite %
.co0tg.butinr to a fund which has byCi
started 90 erect "a memorial buudlnl
Tor the Old mother lodge. and which
viii take the place Of the old Sever
Stars in the heart OF the order al
well as TO memorable Thomas WI
ldey. the Fun Ter the fraternity
These bricks viii also ln a way aorv
as souvenirs OF the great BaltImor
Ore as the Seven stars stood In en-
heart OF the burnt district The con
mitteo has expressed q regret tina
the number of bricks Is limited b'
cause most of them In the buildln
crumblod because % the awful hoa
OF tho hgo. but while this % tru
they have arranged 30 that indiyidui
members of the oroor who contribut
as much aH e. win bo given a souyol
&c., or one will De sent To each indlyil
ual member on the receipt oi 80 O
payment Tor same a neatly arrange
. certificate. certifying where the brio
. is from and printed ln colors with
picture OF the Seven Stars on it wi
q bo given with eacn souvenir
John =. Goodwin OF Atlant
, Georgia. u.e Grand Sire and J Fran
\ lGrant. tho Grand Secretary OF the o
|. der. together with many moro hia
Z officials have already contributed
\ the memorial fund, tho receipts ha
i ing already reached 1900. Mar
lodges IN different parts OF the cou
try have sent IN contributions.
THIS committee has made arrans
y monts with Mr. Elyln j. Curry OF Bl
umoro. tho Assistant Grand Seer
nry of tho order. by which they b
the net proceeds or 'Tho Red Blood
!. odd Fellowship" ihIs book has lai
y boon published by Mr. Curry Al
has met with universal approx
among the officers and members
/. Tine whole order n 0s8 already bee
sold Co ak foreign countries and
every state, territory and Canada
lproyluco "a this country Odd tolloy
believe thai IL Will auu greatly % q
b undertaking Of tho committee
IL fact che largest amount that has boz
received from contributors thus &
has hoou given by Mr. Curry IN co
nectlun with the sales OF his hook.
10 Leading Odd Fellows Ia dlnero
o. s.atos have expressed their apprCc
IL ton OF tho efforts OF this commit
10 and there De- no doubt that they W
/. accomplish great work for th,
r. order They are surely giving Oh,
e br0hor odd Fellows a splendid opp.
q. tunlty 20 lend their hands 10 a Gre
10 and noble undertaking We thin6 N
b. no good odd Fellow should heslta
IN 20 give OF his substance to This mol
II cause