The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-09-20
ODD FELLOWS
ON PARADE
$4,000 Men In Procession
In Philadelphia Yes
terday.
AGAINST LIQUOR TRAFFIC
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE
AGAIN EXPRESSES IT'S VIEWS
ON THE QUESTION AS BEING A
BAR TO MEMBERSHIP.

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PHILADELPHIA Sept, 90, 1906
A street parade in which Odd Fellows
from this and every state of the Union
participated yesterday afternoon, brought
to climax the eighty-frst communica-
tion of the Sovereign Grand Lodge l. O.
0. F., now in session in this city Local
lodges and those from nearby cities and
towns turned out in full strength. To
view them as they passed down Broad
street and countermarched north to
Race thousands of other Odd Fellows.
the families and friends and the general
public thronged the line of march,
Broad street from Columbia avenue
to Wharton street. where the column
turned north, was roped off. Policemen
We're stationed at intervals to keep clear
the highway and ,e on hand in case of
accidents. Police surgeons, patrol
wagons and ambulances were stationed
at convenient points.
The parade moved from the starting
point, Broad street and Columbia ave-
nue., shortly after 2 o'clock. There were
two reviewing points. The official place
for Robert E. Wright, grand sire of the
Sovereign Grand lodge, to view the pro-
cession, was opposite the Bellevue
Stratford, which has been made the
headquarters of the supreme body dur
ing the stay here. General NJ A. Raney,
commander of the Patriarchs' Militant.
the uniformed rank of the order, and his
staff moved to the south Of the grand
sire's carriage, while to the south Of his
staff the department commanders lined
up for review When their respective de-
partments passed, they at once resumed
command.
A stand for the accommodation of the
judges appointed to award prizes to the
best of the cantons and lodges, Odd
Fellows. of prominence and the women of
the Rebekah lodges, was placed on the
west side of Broad street. opposite the
Odd Fellows temple. Fifteen thousand
men We're in line.
Exclusive of the parade yesterday was
perhaps the busiest of the weeks COM
munieation. Yesterday morning the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge met in secret session
in the Odd Fellows temple. They ad-
journed at noon until this morning at 9
o'clock. The opinion seems to prevail
that Toronto, Canada, will be the meet
/ ing place for the next yearly communl-
cation
While the supreme body was in ses-
sion cantons of the Patriarchs Militant
We're engaged in prize drills in the Second
Regiment armory, while lodges, encamp-
ments and Rebekah lodges engaged in
prize competitive degree work in Lu Lu
temple Last evening the principal fea-
| ture was a reception and military ball
in the Second Regiment armory.
Chief interest in yesterdays meeting of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge in the Odd
Fellows temple. at Broad and Cherry
streets, centred about the question of the
liquor traffic as being a bar to member
| ship in the organization. The report.
which was read by Representative Gou-
dy. and later approved by the body in
session. decides. in brief, that no one can
remain member of lodge who is en-
| gagged in the liquor business in any way
unless he were a member and so engaged
and has been continually since the first
ruinlg was made at the 1895 convention
| at Atlantic City.
The test case which aroused the spe-
| ci6c question at this time was that of a
man who, being engaged in the liquor
business, became member of lodge.
The adopted report decided that "his or
siginal initiation was illegal, that his mem-
lsbership must be recognized until termin-
sated in manner provided by law 1t is
the duty Of the subordinate lodge to ter.
has since retired or shall retire from
business in question and thus have re-
moved the constitutional prohibition o.
shall voluntarily resign his membership .
This question has been hanging fire for
some time and it was with feeling Of
relief that the leaders saw the report in-
| ally adopted and the point settled.
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