Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
JOINT INSTALLATION
Unique Ceremonial Last Night
at Odd Fellows Hall.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS AIDED
BY CANTON WASHINGTON.
Addresses by MI. E. B. Hay and Rep
resentative Tirrell-Committee
in Charge.


installation of the officers of sixteen sub
ordinate lodges of this jurisdiction by the
officers of the Grand Lodge of the District
of Columbia. The installation officers were
supported in the floor movements by Canton
Washington, No. /, Patriarchs MILITANT, I.
o. o. F., in full uniform.
The novel and unique ceremony, with it's
splendor and magnitude, though never wit
messed in this city before, was but a part
of the evenings Entertainment, which
abounded in ritual, wit, music and chivalry
male chorus, composed of members of
the Chorus Club, Mr.. William ]. Palmer
director, sang Annie Laurie by Buck,
and their rendition of ''Old Black joe" with
Mr.. James III. Cathel as soloist, was a fea-
ture of the evening. Mr.. Herbert D. Law
son, basso of the Columbia Quartet Club. of
which DR.. j. w. Bischoff is director, Mr.
Lawson being also basso soloist of the
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, sang
In splendid voice THE Bandolero, - by
Stuart
The ten minutes devoted to good fellow
Ship" by Mr.. Edwin B. Hay was char
acteristic of his humor and eloouence past
Grand Master Charles Q. Tirrell, represen-
tatlve in Congress from Massachusetts de-
ilvered an address of fifteen minutes on
odd Fellowship
Installation Ceremonies.
The installation of 256 officers of the va
rious lodges was performed according to the
solemn and impressive ritual of the order,
accentuated by the gorgeous trappings of
the chevaliers as they executed their mill
tary maneuvers, by the following officers
OF the Grand Lodge: w. H. McNiel, grand
master; Il. w. Bradford, deputy grand
master; w. w. Milan acting grand war
den; William P. Allan. grand secretary; F,
A Sitter, acting grand treasurer; John I.
Brown, grand representative; E. H. Easter
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conductor: d. d. Lore, grand chaSlain;
William E. Clapp. grand guardian; w. l..
MotherSead grand herald
Ihese oflcers were assisted by Canton
Captain d. " Chisholm, with Lieut. G, %
Shackelford and Ensign w. Fl. Ernest.
Inc program rendered consisted of: Over
lure orchestra; entrance of the officers of
Washington. Patriarchs Militant; male
chorus, opening ode members of Chorus
Club, Past Grand w. j. Palmer, director:
invocation, grand chaplain; Good Fellow
SNIP Past Grand Edwin B. Hay, chair
man Grand Lodge committee on appeals;
vocal solo, The Bandolero," Stuart, Mr.
Herbert d. Lawson, soloist METROPOLITAN
M. e. Church, Mr.. Paul Fishbaugh, accom-
PIANIST; male chorus, installation ode, mem
bers of Chorus Club, during which the Off
GERS of sixteen lodges were escorted into
the auditorium by Canton Washington; in
stailation ceremonies, officers of the Grand
i$ouSe, Iudle CIOTuS, annie Laurie Buck
members of the Chorus Club; odd Fellow
snip, Past Grand Master Charles Q. Tir-
rel; male chorus, "Old Black joe" mem
bers of Chorus Club, Mr.. James Cath
ell soiolst; exhibition drill, manual of the
sword, Canton Washington, No 1, Patri-
archs Militant, l. o. .. F., the champion
canton of the world, Baltimore 1903; San
Francisco 1904; male chorus closing ode.
members OF Chorus Club; benediction. grand
chaplain; Home, Sweet Home orchestra
Good-Fellowship Discussed.
Mr. Edwin B. Hay, in opening his adj
dress, made reference to the weather by
way of anecdote, spoke upon good-fellow-
snip making a logical deduction of fra
ternity into Odd Fellowship, and Odd Eel
lowship into good-fellowship. He said that
personal magnetism inspired by a spirit of
happiness, brightness and kindness, in each
individual, brought forth as it's result good
fellowship. As the individual shed forth the
brightness of his individuality into the sub
ordinate lodge. SO the subordinate lodge
HilaHy becomes the promoter of the happi-
ness of good-fellowship in the great order
at large, and thus the spirit of happy evolu-
ton was each day reaping its fruitful har-
vest of good-fellowship among this body
of men so strongly united by all the ties
and sentiment of fraternity.
Let goodwill be the message to go into
your life he continued. Good fellowship.
good fellows, means that your heart is in
tHe fiSnl place. "A spirit or fraternity must
pervade your entire system so that others
coming in contact with you may imbibe
that spirit While you are band of BROTH
ers, in the cause of fellowship it is true
that you get from it the feeling of fra
ternity which comes from comradeship and
spreads beauty around all of u.s. May you
enjoy the spirit of good-fellowship and let
it go into your homes"
Referring to the season Just passed
through and the new year just opening up,
with all its wondrous possibilities, he called
to mind the invisible choir that sang SO
sweetly Peace on earth, goodwill to
men,, as being the hymn of the natal morn
of fraternity and the announcement of the
birth of good-fellowship.
Address by Representative Tirrell.
Mr.. Charles Q. Tirrel of Massachusetts,
prefaced his addresses with numerous an
ecdotes. He replied wittily to reference
to his overflow of eloquence, made by a
previous speaker. The occasion was attend
ed not only by Odd Fellows, but by out
siders he said, and he was therefore not
permitted to give any of his studied
speeches of former days He therefore,
he said felt somewhat embarrassed not
knowing what topic to speak upon This
occasion is both unique and prophetic, he
said. Never in the history of Odd Fellow
ship has there been public installation of
all the officers of jurisdiction at one time
as on this occasion. Mr.. Tirrell lauded the
grand ofncerS Tor the brilliant successes
they have achieved in late years and drew
into striking contrast the lack of progress
siveness of Odd Fellowship years ago and
the wonderful strides with which 1t is
moving forward at the present time
The speaker referred incidentally to the
wonderful development of the city of
Washington and dwelt at length upon it's
evolution from muddy streets and anti
quated buildings of ante-bellum days to
the cosmopolitan city of the present time.
Now look at your city and District" he
declared. "the most magnificent capital in
all the world, with its beautiful parks
everywhere and it's statuary to please and
beautify. These changes you have not
only witnessed within the boundary of the
District Of Columbia, but all over the
country.
This widespread evolution has been as
great in Odd Fellowship. Founded in Bal
ttmore in 1919, 1t increased slowly until
1880. Then it began to decline In 1910 it
was given renewed impetus but the civil
war came on and retarded it's progress un-
til 1879, when there was revolution within
the order such as has never been witnessed
before. A new order was created. Odd Fell
lowship today bears scarcely resemblance
to the institution of twenty-five years ago.
Its wonderful increase in membership is
one of the outstanding facts which we
have to show for its unequaled deyelop-
ment."
Concluding, the speaker said that his ac-
quaintance with Odd Fellows throughout
the District has haen a daliobff,,l TT