Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-27
The Celebration at Grinnell
One of the Most Successful
In Many Years
BIG CROWD AND GOOD PROGRAM
Delegations Present From searsboro,
Malcolm, Montezuma, Deep River,
Brooklyn and Other Points-Judse
Henderson Made Great Address
Other News.
Special to T,mes-Repuhlicar.


Grinnel, April 27.-The eighty-fifth
anniversary for American Odd Fellow
chip passed in Grinnell according to the
prearranged program. The weather
was ideal. The crowd, altho not so
large as some had anticipated, was
quite a satisfactory evidence of the
general interest in the proceedings of
the day Delegations were present
from Searsboro. Malcolm, Deep River,
Brooklyn and Montezuma, with scat
tering numbers from other localities
and from the country near Grinneli.
Nearly every train from the east ana
south brought additions thru the day,
as quite considerable number could
not come till evening, yet wanted to be-
here for the secret work of the order.
Brooklyn and Montezuma sent espe-
cially large delegations. All visitors
coming by train We're met at the de-
pot by committees from all the divis-
ions of the order represented here, and
escorted with music by the Watson
band. to headquarters, the Odd Fellows
hall and the X. F. hall for the Rebe-
kahs. The morning was spent in forms
Ing and In renewing acquaintanceship,
and adjournment was taken for re-
freshments.
Promptly at l: 80 D. m the procession
was formed and the line of march COW
cred as per previously printed pro-
gram. At 3 o'clock the body of the
Colonial was full and the balcony and
gallery held the overflow. Mayor B. F.
Jenkins, in his own behalf and that OF
the city, cordially welcomed the visi-
tors, gave them the freedom of the city
and asked them to come again. In con-
Guiding he said: THE gates of the
city are wide open to you. The keys
are in your hands Thrice welcome, in
the name of the people, DR.. j. r. Lew
is in a few well-chosen words well
coined the visiting members of the or.
der in behalf OF Grinnell lodge. Said he.
s.The youth of today are the trustees OF
posterity. Charity is the underlying
principle of all good societies; in its
broadcast sense it is the Golden Rule in
action. / hope this order will grow to
be a gigantic trust, whose assets shah
be Friendship. Love and Truth. I
would see written over the door of
every lodge room Faith. Hope and
Charity: but the greatest of these is
Charity"
Attorney e. E.. Blanchard of Monte
1urna responded to these words OF well |
come, in place of DIR. G. w. Wilson, who |
was unavoidably detained. Mr.. Blan- |
chard acknowledged himself unable to |
FILL" the place of Dr. Wilson but said |
he had agreed to occupy" it. The re- /
eponse. was full of humor, sparkling |
with wit and abundantly supplied with |
The very essence of good fellowship.
The address of Judge Henderson was
strong, clear. logical, scholarly, befit-
ting the man and the occasion. After
a few words of depreciation of the ex-
tremely fiattering Introduction given
by Chairman Nelson. he prefaced his
address with the remark: Il come from
a college town with all it's refining and
influences to this city of
enriched by the institution of
which not only you, but all Iowans are
proud. - It is an inspiration to be
with you. - II is an embarrassment
to appear and attempt to interest much
less instruct. 1t Is carrying Goals to New
CdSic dO1 one " you
thoughts, ideas and words of friend
ship brotherly love and truth.-the
Story Of the Cross-The Sermon on the
Mount, are old, yet ever new and In
spring. so are the principles underly-
Ing our order. The principles
upon which Odd Fellowship is
founded underlie all good gov
ornament, all good politics, all true
commercial relations, all business
operations. Fraternity is the cement
that binds man to man. It is the right.
never extinguished tho sometimes
dimmed. 1t appeals to every good man
md teaches that liberty is not license.
| have faith that the right will prevail.
1t is faith that is the assurance of
things hoped for, the proving of things
not seen.
With the singing of the closing ode
The exercises Of the afternoon We're
ended
The evening was spent by the subor-
dinate lodges in the Colonial in initia,-
Ing candidates and comforting degrees
The Rebekafs were busy in the Same
tvay a the X p hall