The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-26
|. 0. OF. BIRT HDAY
The Eighty-eighth Anniversary
Is Being Celebrated.
An Imposing Procession on
Kansas Avenue.

Including the Topeka members OF
the order and its auxiliaries there are
probably 1900 members of the Inde-
pendent Order or Odd Fellows in the
city today, commemorative of the
founding of the order in Baltimore,
Nd. IS years ago by Thomas Wilday.
an Englishman. The day is celebrated
all over the United States and Canada
either by the lodges locally or by dis
tricts as the celebration in Topeka IS
being held, three adjoining counties
and Shawnee county participating IN
one celebration
Not all of those who participated in
the celebration are Odd Fellows for
the woman's auxiliary, the Rebekahs
have place on the programme OF tne
parade which formed at Gordon street
in North Topeka and marched soutn
on Kansas avenue to Ninth street.
Early this morning uniformed mem
bers of the orders Began arriving from
Douglas. jackson and. Jefferson coun-
ties and by noon time it was not a
guess as to the success of the meetlng,
The parade which started at z
o'clock gave Chief of Police Eaton MS
first opportunity to appear in uniform
at the head of q Gordon of police Whicn
headed the procession. F'oHoWlng the
escort of police was Marsnans Dalu,
then Chief Marshal j. M. Miller, alde-
and bugler; Canton. Kansas City, MO-
Patriarchs Militant; Canton Iopekd'#
No. 8, Patriarchs Militant and ShaW-
nee encampmeut No. .. me secon4
adjacent to Kansas avenue, WISHING
lodges arranging themselves accordlng
to Seniority Lodges 40 and ~ FORM
ed the third division.
Mayor William Green was at {he heao
of the fourth division, followed by the
speakers in carriages: RebekaRS IN ca.
riages and citiZers on horsepack anu II,
carriages After the parade redSneu !
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and then marched north on Quincy
street to the Auditorium where the
following programme is being given:
: Pipe organ voluntary, w. f. Roenr.
Opening ode.
Invocation, Rev. ]. E. Barrett.
Reading, "She Wanted to be an Odd
Fellow Miss Lanham. v
Address of welcome, City Alloriles
vocal selections, Anphion Male quar-
@a) CLARK, the Trumphet calleth,"
Duu 1b5 eDoan Yo' Cry Ma Honey"
(c1 Little Gotten Dolly" Giebel.
Address, Mrs Nellie b.. Humphrey
president Rebekah. assem pst.;.,,
Piano solo, Miss Mary PetrlcK-
Address. Dr.. Chas. F. Finch, grand
cha plain grand lodge.
Announcements.
The Principal address of the after
noon was delivered by Rev Chafies
A. Finch, pastorSof the First Cnrls,
tan church of Top eka and chaplalIi
of the Kansas grand 1odgesI- o. O. F.,
on behalf OF theodd Fellows OF the
city. Mrs. Nellie Humphrey Of NICK
erson delivered TIE address f2ra the
Rebe kafis A. NE8aS5 ones ofasIopeka
was master of oereuopies.
Degrees will BE conferred IN the
Afternoon ;i1nfne diateIy following the
meeting aft the Auditorium by Naomi
staff number s5 and capitola staff
number 21e of the Rebekaf1s. at the
odd Fellow hall on Quincy street.
Mrs. H. Marcher of the Kansas
city Missouri. Rtbekahs win confer
Lodge 10 will confer degrees at an
evening meeting at their hall, in
Cantain M. e. Craft of the Kansas
City lodge is accompanied by his six
.year-old son, Eugene. who is In full
Uniform and attracts more attention
than any other member of the order.
He says that while he is not yet
member of the order that he intends
to be just as soon as he is old enough.