The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-01
ODD FELLOWS
NEW BUILDING
OPENING SERVICES ATTENDED
BY LARGE CONCOURsE OF
BRETHREN AND FRIENDS.

With every appropriate ceremony. the
new Odd Fellows building on Fort
street. the home of Excelsior Lodge No.
l. was dedicated last evening In ad-
dition to the n5smbers of Excelsior
Lodge there were present the brethren
or Harmony Lodge No. g. as well as
the members Of Polvuesian Encamp-
ment Pacific Rebekah Lodge and Olive
Branch Rebekah lodge.
The entire third floor of the building
has been taken over by Excelsior Lodge
and it was there last evening that the
ceremonies of dedication took place.
The chambers were beautifully decorate
el With national and territorial flags
as We'll rs with a wealth of flowers and
foliage All of the many electric lights
We're festooned with flowers and the
effect was one of the most artistic des-
clipton.
1t took but a short time for the lodge
room to fill up and the scene presented
was one of remarkable animation. AN
of the brethren wore their insignia and
the Grand Officers were in fun regalia.
e. A. Jacobsen, Noble Grand Of EX-
celsior Lodge, presided and at his right
sat E. r. Hendry. Past Grand OF Har-
mony Lodge Ed. Hingley D. D. c. S,
was also on the platform. Seated at
the opposite station We're L. L. La
Pierre. p. c., Excelsior Lodge Grand
warden: at his right, X. \. Woodward
V. G.. Excelsior Lodge; at his left F.
NJ. McGrew V. c., Harmony Lodge.
In front of these officers sat Mrs. Paul
IsOg
and Miss Beerman, V. G., Olive Branch
Rebekahs At the station on the Eva
side were F. A. Smith, Chief Patriarch
Polynesian Encampment; II. Gehring'
Senior Warden, Polynesian Encamp-
ment; c. s. Crane, p. c. p, High Priest
PoIynesian Encampment, and at the
station "a the Waikiki side We're }. o.
Carter, Grand Chaplain Mrs. +. A
Jacobsen. n. c., Pacific Rebekah Lodge
and Mabel Bruins, n. c., Olive Branch
Lodge
The acting grand officers in charge OF
the dedication We're:
Grand Sire, f. e. Hingley, D.D.G.a''
Grand Warden, L. L. La Pierre, Pa
Grand Marshal e. c. Rowe Pc Grand
Herald, L Petrie, Pc; Grand GuarA-
ian. c. Sawyer Pc; Grand Chaplain
J. O. Carter p G.; Grand Herald OF the
North. w. c.. Parke Pc; Grand her
aid of the South, \. F. Clark, 20
Grand Herald of the East j. Lando'
pc; Grand Herald of the West -
Boisse, PIG.
After an opening ode Brethren OF
orr Friendly Order" a prayer was Oh
fered by Grand Chaplain j. Q. carter,
The Grand Marshal entered followed
by the Hera!ds and by them the uad'-
tional altar was raised. The Keys OF
the building were turned over oS D. ).
7 eclar ,Cshairman of Ihe Board OF
Trustees to the Grand Sire who then
solar,nly declared the building 10 re
open.
This concluded the purely formal por-
tion of the services and there tolloWeu
a series of excellent addresses on Out
Fellowship as well as on the kindred
organization of Rebekahs. The hIs'
"a sneak was w. c. Parke p. q. VINO
rrasanted a most interesting history OF
! gcelsior lodge from the time OF l's
organization in December 1916 uhIll 'ne
present time. He traced the dinerent
huildirgs which the lodge had occupie
and dwelt felicitously on the future
now ahead in the magnificent new
structure whicn had just been deal.''el
!, Alfred Magoon, P. G., of Harm ohy
Lodge gave history of Harmony
Lodge and was followed by Mrs. CARA
Petrie who, as p. n. G. OF Paclnc i'e
bekah Lodge gave an interesting az
count of the rise of the order and the
nrogress of the lodge. MISS lIoi q
ose p n. G. of Olive Branch Rebekah
lodge smoke for that institution
Ed Hingley D. D. G. 5. presented a
carefully prepared address on Odd Eel
lowsbip which was listened to with rapt
attention. The proceedings closeu
with the singing of the doNology ana
nrayer by the grand chaplain.
This afternoon II building was open
to public Inspection, the government
band being present and tonight there
viii be an invitation dance for ODD FEEL
lows and their families.