Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-27
HlN'DQ, BROTHER NARE!ELl.
THE GOVERNOR AT ODD FEL-
LOWS BANQUET.
IIe Was Not a Governor, Bnt Just a
Past Grand Of Rainbow Lodge
No. 81. Hartford Co.

Never before was the spirit of odd
| felleows ship more fully felt. and never
before were men more proud Of heing
odd Fellows than those who were
present at last nights meeting OF Me-
tropolis Lodge No. II. Never before
vas the local lodge more honored FIRST
by the presence Of the officers Of the
Grand Lodge of Maryland, men Of
dignity and intelligence, and second
~ by the presence OF Mary Gland 5
chief executive, Governor Warfield.
For two hours last night MARYLAND
had no such parsonage as Governor
Narfield. IL was Brother Warheld.
lie was not present as Goyernorf but
MS odd Fellow, having been one
for thirty-six years. lie is q Past
Grand Of Rainbow Lodge No. 67, of
Hartford county. The Grand Ofhcers
present were /: Grand Secretary Will
lam a. Jones, Grand Patriot Frederick
Goomer. Grand Treasurer Franz A.
plummer, Grand Representative $.
II. Foxwell, who came 10 Annapo-
lis for the purpose OF paying frater-
nal visit to Metropolis Lodge.
The lodge room was filed to overflow
ing with its members and quite a large
number of odd Fellows from other
listening TO the speeches of the Grand
Lodge officers. who spoke on the
noble work being done through odd
Fellowship, aud what IL Is doing in
Maryland. They congratulated the
local lodge on the fine showing it is
making nd paid a high compliment
to its officers.
Governor Warheld arrived just at
a - nj
corted to the hall by our genial city
commissioner, william II. Vansant,
a Past Grand Of Metropolis Lodge.
The Governor gained admittance TO
the lodge room by going through the
same formality as any Odd Fellow
should. There he was shut in from
the outside world and was within
wall of odd Fellows. There he was
known as Brother Wariield." After
the remarks Of the Grand Lodge
officers, which were listened TO very at
tentively, and were very interesting,
Brother Warfield" addressed the
lodge. He said that he had been an
odd Fellow since 1871 and was GER
tainly proud TO be an odd Fellow and
that If there were more odd Fellows
we would have better citizens. He in
vited all present to call on him ut any
time and was certainly proud TO know
that Annapolis had such a fine lodge.
After the Governor had concluded
his remarks several members of the
lodge were called upon and addressed
the lodge, among whom were Past
Grand =. u. Porter, Past Grand DR..
+. II. Thompson, Chaplain Medford,
John Connolly and Secretary r. V.
Clayton. The latter has been an Odd
Fellow since 1851 and has been secre-
tary of the local lodge since 1861.
This is, perhaps, n distinction held
by no other odd Fellow in Mary
land. In the forty-six years that
Mr.. Clatyon has been secretary of
Metropolis Lodge he has not been
absent from meetings more than ten
times.
After the meeting of the lodge and
after all had shaken hands with the
Governor, all present proceeded TO
Guienot's, where banquet was
served, which had been arranged for
by a committee appointed by the
lodge consisting of Samuel Davis.
chairman Philip Il. Porter, John q.
Wold George +. Quaid and Harry
S. Kenchington. The spread, which
consisted Of things that 90 to appease
the appetite OF the inner man, was
well served, and Mr.. Gnienot is TO be
congratulated for the way in which he
attended to every detail. About sew
enty-five enjoyed the spread and it
was certainly jolly crowd.
Metropolis Lodge is presided over
by Mr.. George n. Quaid, as Noble
Grand, and although he has been in
the chair but a short time, is doing
much good and certainly has odd
Fellowship at heart. The Vice Grand
is Mr.. John q. Wood. He is what
might be termed a young member of
the lodge, but he is a hard worker and
like the Noble Grand, has the interest
of the order at heart. The other Off
GERS are Secretary, II. V. Clayton.
treasurer, p. L. Porter; warden, James
Vansant; conductor, Samuel Davis !;
outside guardian, Henry Westphal.