The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-08-01
THOUSANDS
ARE PRESENT
Parade | Brilliant Pageant Tha.
Evokes Applause All
Along Line.
'usiBERPoRT WINS THE PRIZE.
Fine Program OF Addresses and
Amusements is Observed and
Enjoyed on Grounds.


here Wednesday, It being the third
annual reunion OF the Harrison coun-
ty Odd Fellows Association, which
has had such successful career
since its inception and with a prom
Using future.
The reunion was held on the old
fair grounds, where Its two prede-
cessors held forth. The grounds
were in splendid shape and the
weather was ideal for this grand an.
nual outing of Odd Fellows, their
ladies and friends.
A big parade opened the exercises
OF the day. 1t formed at the fair
grounds at IL o'clock and at 10
O'Clock the columns were moving
through the central portion Of the
city. The line of march was on
Main to Second, thence to Pike,
thence to the fair grounds.
Chief Marshal w. J. s. Harmer and
his assistants. Cyrus E. Webb and II.
L. Cunningham. mounted, conducted
the pageant, in the following order:
Lafayette band, 80 pieces.
Bridgeport lodge. 25 members.
Dola lodge, % members.
Adamston lodge. % members.
Howard lodge, 26 members.
Lumberport band. 90 pieces.
Lumberport lodge, 20 members.
Enterprise lodge, s members.
West Milford lodge, is members.
Wyatt band, 16 pieces.
Wyatt lodge, 20 members.
Salem lodge, 81 members.
Wallace lodge. % members.
Shinnston lodge, 2S members.
Adelphi lodge. 80 members.
Clarksburg Canton, so members.
Carriages with speakers and Of
ficers.
In all nearly five hundred were in
the march and very creditable APP
pearance was made. Comparisoned
in the military uniforms of the or
der the Cantons evoked great APP
plause all along the line.
During the parade the lodges were
viewed on Main and Pike streets by
Judges Henry Raymond, T. B. seely
and Hugh Jarvis, who awarded the
prize to the Lumberport lodge as
making the best appearance, and by
that act hat lodge carried OF noble
grand collar.
After the arrival of the parade
at the fair grounds the odd Fellows
and their families assembled in the
grandstand where Mayor Lafayette
G. Grille delivered an address of well
come which was responded to on be-
half of the Odd Fellows by Mayor
T. F. Kemper, OF Salem.
Preparations were then made for
a picnic dinner on the grass under
the trees. The Odd Fellows and
their families brought their dinners
in baskets for the occasion and real
enjoyable picnic feast was enjoyed
by all.
The afternoon program was taken
up at 1890 o'clock when the dele
gates from the various lodges in the
county met In floral hall for the pur-
pose Of electing new officers and at
tending to other business.
Following the meeting of the
delegates the people gathered in the
grand stand where they were ad-
dressed by D. H. Reed, of New Mar
tinsville. who spoke upon Odd Fell
lowship. and by septemus Hall. OF
New Martinsyille. who delivered a
discourse on THE Home" Both
addresses were interesting and elo-
quent and commanded the close at
tention of the auditors.
A tournament OF athletic events
was held next in the quarter stretch
and the racing track. including a
baseball game between the Craig
moor and Adamston baseball teams,