The Washington bee., 1908-07-25
ODD-FELLOWS
TEMPLE DEDICATED BY .. ..
ODD FELLOWS.

Parade and Exercises.
MANY VISITORS PRESENT
With ritualistic services, a parade
and commemorative exercises, the
new temple of the Grand United Or
der of Odd Fellows of America, 10
Gated at the northwest corner of 18th
and Spruce sts., Phila., was dedicated
July 18th.
The National Grand Lodge officer
and delegations from New York, New
Jersey, Delaware and thd District Of
Columbia participated in the services
and parade. The exercises began at
nine o'clock this morning, when the
members of the, subcommittee Of
management of the order, which is
the controlling body assembled in
the rooms on the third floor of the
new building and, according to the
ritualistic services of the order, form
ally dedicated the building to the use
Of the organization.
The exercises were conducted I'M
der the direction of the Grand Mas
ter of the Grand Master of the Grand
United Order OF Odd Fellows of
America, w. L. Houston, of Wash
ington, D. c., assisted by other Of
fcials. At half-past ten o'clock the
Patriarch divisions Of the order, the
local subordinate lodges and visit
ing bodies assembled at the Grand
United Odd Fellows Hall, Sixth and
Spruce streets, and formed them
selves in line for parade. Accom-
panying them were the women of the
Households of Ruth and the Juve-
niles. who occupied carriages.
With the Third Regiment of the
Most Venerable Patriarchs, Col. P.
H. Edwards commanding and mar
shal-in-chief, the parade moved out
Spruce street to Broad, past the new
temple, which was saluted, thence up
Broad street to Girard avenue, and
cOuntermarched to Bainbridge street
to Sixth and up Sixth to the Bethel
A. NJ. E. Church, where the exer-
clses were held.
At the Bethel Church the exercis-
es were conducted, with Grand Mas
ter w. L. Houston presiding. The
church was not able TO accommodate
all the members of the Order, and
many had to stand at parade rest
on the outside while the services were
being held.
The church services opened with
music by an orchestra. The dedi-
catory prayer was offered by the
Rev. William ]. Howard, of Wash
ington, D. c.
The choir of the Bethel A. M. Z.
Church rendered a musical selection,
and the opening address was deliv-
cred by former Grand Master w. NJ.
T. Forester, of Richmond, Va, who
had as his subject "The Principles
of Odd Fellowship"
addresses at Church.
"Our Order" was the subject OF
the address delivered by R. NJ. Smith
of Hampton, Va, who is a former
Grand Treasurer of the Order.
The statistical address was deliv-
cred by the Grand Secretary, James
F. Needham, of this city, who said
that there were more than four hun
dred thousand members of the Order
in the United States, with eight thou
sand subordinate lodges. The dedi-
catorv address was delivered by Ed
ward H. Morris, of Chicago, who was
formerly a member of the Illinois
Legislature.
It was Hutchinson Lodge, No.
1862. of Illinois, Of which former
Grand Master Morris is member
that originated the idea of establish
ing the headquarters in this city Mr.
Morris, in his address, said that the
building represented the united et-
forts of the membership of the ira
ternity throughout America, and II
showed the unity that existed among
the members.
"Our Brothers Across the Sea
was the subject of an address by J.
McHenry Jones, of West Virginia
who spoke in laudatory terms of the
white Order of the lodge in England
which granted to Peter Ogden the
charter for the establishment of the
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