Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-18
MANY ODD FELLOWS PARADE
Characterised a, Best Thing Of the K nd in
History ofths State,
OMAHA CANTON WINS THE DRILL PRE-
with Parade, Business sessions. Drills
and welcomins Exereires nay
was ~ Busy one for the
Members OF order

The best parade in the history of the
state" was the general expression on
everyones lips Yesterday afternoon when
the long columns Of the odd Fellows had
paraded over the principal streets OF South
! Omaha and back to the halls The display
! Of fraternal zeal and sentiment was SO
much above expectations that everyone re-
GREETED the afternoon threatened rain, and
the streets were so thinly lined with peo-
pie. Those who did venture out found
plenty 10 interest them. The three public
functions Of the convention were all
brought forward to the afternoon. The
prize drilling contest by the cantons OF
the Patriarchs Militant. which was to have Z
| been held at 10 a. m, was postponed be-
cause the drill tepns from Tekamah, Lin
coin and Cozad did not arrive on account
OF late trains. Notwithstanding the delay
spirited contest was pulled off at 1 p. m.
Five teams were represented. Canton Burt
No. 10 Of rekamah was commanded by r.
c. Lewis, Canton Ford of Lincoln, cont
manded by Walter b. Leese Canton Ezra
Willard of Omaha. commanded by J. IL,
Cooper; a canton from Cozad, the home OF
Grand Master F. j. Corrick. and the South
Omaha canton. commanded by Elmer Howe.
The contest was judged by Colonel Y. c.
Hazlett and Lieutenant Colonel W. II.
Boney OF Lincoln, The prize was awarded
to Canton Ezra Willard of Omaha This
prize is elegant cup which has been
displayed in the windows of Sandwall's
jewelry store. There was also a prize of
SIS.
welcomed to the city.
While this contest was in progress and
the delegates and friends were preparing
for the grand parade, others attended the
grand assembly of all the Odd Fellows at
the high school building The program
there was hurried considerably, because it
to have convened at p. m. and the
session of the grand lodge during the fore
noon was not dismissed until close to the
noon hour Representing Mayor Hector
in the address of welcome. City Attorney
II. b. Fleharty briefly and cordially turned
over the keys of the city to the odd Eel
lows and told them to do as they pleased !
The response was by Grand Master F. j. |
Corrick of Cozad Rev r. l.. Wheeler |
on behalf of the odd Fellows of South
Omaha made spirited fifteen minute
speech. In response n. w. Crawford.
grand president. spoke of the fraternal oh
jects of the order and the great scope Of
the field Of action in tho fumre He looked
to the odd Fellows to bring to its coro-
udllOn lnt Itlkll VI UNIVERSAL peace.
On benalf of the Rebekahs. Mrs. c. c.
Peck welcomed the delegations to the city
in fitting words. To this Miss L. suther-
land president OF the assembly OF Re
bekahs, made the response Her words.
bringing the reception TO a close, the del
egates hurried out 10 join in the parade,
for which the military band from Fort
Crook was playing the opening marches.
order of Parade.
Shortly after : O'CLOCK ,the full strength
of the order, bedeckedSfn all the parapher-
MALTA of dress parade. took up the line of
march at Twenty fourth and J streets
The order in procession was as follows:
Police Department
- Fire Department. r'-
Fort Cr2ok Military, band SOth Infantry
Colonel r. c. Hazlett and stan, All
,MoAated
The Patriarchs Militant.
The Odd Fellowship Boosters" of Omaha
Delegates to the Grand Lodge. En- Masse
Officers of the Grand Lodge and the Re
bekahs In Carriages.
The police were all mounted and led by
Chief John Briggs and Captain Nels Turn
quist. The four vehicles of the fire de-
partment of South Omaha followed, deco
rated in the colors of the fraternity.
Colonel r. c. Hazletts stan consisted of
Lieutenant Colonies w. II. Boney of Lin
coin and F. j. Etter of South Omaha.
Major John p. Arnold Of Schuyler. Captain
Walter b. Leese of Lincoln, Captain II. NJ.
Cole Of Crete, Major f. S. Davis of North
Platte, Captain d. Harrison of Omaha, Cap
tain J. C. Shaw of Tekamah. Major +. B. !
Cummins of Fremont. All the staff were
| deliberately uniformed and mounted. The
drill teams or cantons following immedi-
ately behind the staff were clad In the
full regalia. The Omaha Boosters" fol-
lowed next. They cannot be described by
better term than The Bunch The
files of the delegates were the longest of
any fraternal parade i'm years. There were
fully 900 In line and, not more than half |
the delegates participated. The carriages
filled By the grand officers and the women
of the Rebekahs were ten in number In 4
addition to the Military band from Fort
Crook. Dlmmicks German band. gotten /
up after the style of the Ak-Sar- Ben just I
past. dispensed all degrees of illustrated rag
time.
Line of March.
The line of march was down ywenty-
fourth from J 10 n, down street to I
Twenty sixth thence across the viaduct (
to the Stock Exchange building; making a
loop there the parade returned. making a
circuit by way of Twenty-sXth and = Z
to Twenty-fourth, north from the latter
point to l. street. finishing at the Ancient
Order of United Workmen temple at
Twcnty-fifth and Nj streets. On the return
the Bunch of Boosters fell ont at y
street and marched up Twenty-hfth street
past the temple meeting the parade as it
came south from the last turn on l.. All
the uniformed men formed line on each
side OF the street and stood at present" /
while the grand officers passed between /
them. BY that time the Bunch" had ,
1.-THE habit" and kept on until tired.
The whole function was carried out with /