The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-12
o. 4 vHeY ELABORATE NATURE
MrH MANY ME,nzRs AND
OTHERS PRESENT.
spWRAL LODGES PARADE.
Hearty Welcome By the Mayor and
Judge Makes a Fine Adj
dress On Occasion.


Judge Makes Fine Adj
dress On Occasion.
Tie new temple of Adelph
Lodge, No. 8, Independent Ordel
/ of OdA Fellows, was dedicated will
I elaborate ceremonies Thursday in
the sEesence of an attendance o.
several members of the orde as vel
as maRy townsmen, not members Of
the order.
The weather was rough and cold
and because Of that the attendance
was not so large as was anticipated
Among the prominent visitors were
Grad Master s. P. Bell, of Grants
vile; Grand Warden W. a. Cecil
of Rarkersburg, and Grand Patriot
Hardnan.
Frank a. Rhodes, marshal Of
J ceremonies, called the assem5lage to
order IN the lodge room at II rs
o'clock and introduced Mayor Har-
vey ". Harmer, who made a speech
of welcome of twenty minutes du-
raHsn.
Mayor Hammer stated it was the
second time he had welcomed the
Odd Fellows to the city this year,
that it was the custom Of the city
to- give warm reception and that
soae thought he gave them a too
WARM one, when he detained them
more than one day, He spoke OF
the elements being against the oc-
casion and in, this connection stat
ed that whenslee was. o boy his
father told him about this, time of
the year to go and indle the fire
.Sn the lodge room. His first and
5ply initiation into Odd Fellowship
was as ianitor, but be was raised on
what the goat lived on. he then
told the auditors about the trans
formation of Clarksburg from a
village into a prosperous, progres-
sive city, roads and mudholes and
grass and weeds had given way to
nicely paved, streets and on the
great corners little, old dilapidated.
wooden one-story buildings had
been supplanted by fine bank, hotel
and other business structures, and
the Odd Fellows Of the city had not
been behind or found Tagging in
the march Of progress, but had
erected a magnificent temple in
keeping with the progress of the
city. Sc progressive we're they that
they tore down what some of them
and their predecessors had built and
erected in It's place a temple to be
proud Of. He said Odd Fellows
were not behind in material deyel=
opment and had built one of the
finest, largest and best temples in
the state. They had shown a
thoughtful interest in the order and
the city and had built q hall any
lodge might well be proud of,
where they could meet m comfort
and pleasure
Next Mr.. Harmer called atten-
ton TO its being home and in this
connection said the home is the
bulwark Of the country. BE re-
GREETED that too many years were
getting away from the influence Of
the home, going to hotels and
boarding houses and naturally los
ing the inspiration given at home
To good living, and from the stand
pSint of home it was essential the
3rder sheuld have the magnificent
temple, which would be magnet to
draw the best citizenship into the
{ order.
Mayor Harmer declared that the
n cost money but that the use Of
8 vas the benefit or injury deriv-
ed; namely, It's real value. He told
them they had gathered their mites
together and made one mighty hear
which they had wisely expended il
the erection Of new home. az
declared that civilization does no
stand still but either goes forward
or retrogrades and so it is with fra
fernalism, which must advance a
there is material advancement II
( general.
The speaker then extolled TIL
community as hive Of industry,
center Of commerce and education
al aad religious progress, giving
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