The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-22
THE GRAND PARADE.
More Than Thousand Odd Fellows in
Line of March Through City.

No more imposing spectacle in the way
Of a street pageant has been seen IN SAT-
Lake for years than was that of the Ooo
Fellows and the Daughters of Rebekah
who took part in yesterdays parade. On
every side were heard EXPLANATIONS OF ad-
miration and of surprise that the Odd
Fellows were really so strong numerlcahy
and altogether so gallant body OF men;
Some of the uniformed divisions attracted
marked attention, and well they might,
for they certainly presented an appear
ance calculated to attract attention;
Provo came with the strongest deleSa-
ton, headed by an eXcellent Dand- Olle
hundred and ten were i'm line from that
citv They were ''the jays who know IL
all" for fair. They wore. uniforms OF
straw hats and linen busters. Stockton
lodge No. 50 sent the second largest
The Miriam Rebekah lodge. with the
degree team, was prominent on an mn
mense float. Utah lodge No l OF Salt
Lake. which was organized IN loo9, ans, alSo
had a big float There were numerous
automobiles filled with enthusiastic Odd
Fellows
one of the unique features Of the pro
cession was the presence of the Two
kids" Willie Collingham and Albert Pc
setto. i'm costume. accompanying their ia
theirs, George COllingham and John Pc
setto. Another striking part of the parade
was the automobile of P. G. Nj. g A.
Walker bearing figures symbolic OF the
growth of the order-from 1919, its birth.
TO 1865. its foundation in Utah, TO 1908.
The Regimental band from Fort Doug
las marched a. the head of the procession,
Immediately following the platoon of po-
lice The band added materially TO the
success of the event.
Members of the Salt Lake police de
partment who marched in the ODD Eel
lows parade presented splendid appear
ance. The police were given the post at
the head of the line. There were two ser
geants. two mounted policemen and TWEEN
ty-One patrOlmen. The mounted policemen
Price and Conyers, were in the lead, 1ol-
lowed by Sergeant Hempel in command
of squad composed of Policemen Smith,
Busch, Clough, Curran, Barker, Gulbran-
sen. Carey, BeckStead and GrundNlg.
Next in line came Sergeant Johnston, In
Iicemen Pitts, Simpson, II. IT. Lyon, Carl
son. johnson. Pierce. Griffths, Griffin.
Cassidy, Tyler, Hinton and Gillespie.
Order of Parade.
The order of formation was;
Platoon of police.
Regimental band.
Canton Colfax Patriarchs Militant. Col
onel w H. Lepper. Major c. A. Street,
Captain J. NJ. Collins.
Grand officers.
Grand lodge of Utah
Grand encampment of Utah.
Rebekah assembly
Miriam Rebekah float, with degree team
1 TAU itdSC ~ VI oo'iAi6SN ASS"' "-e'
! large float
Walker automobile.
Corinne 4; Ogden, 3; Park City, Z
grouped.
No. 10. Bingham. automobile.
| No. II, Eureka, automobile.
I No 21 Bingham, automobile.
No. II. Sandy.
| No. Il, Provo, with 10 in line and band
| No. j., Salt Lake.
! No. II. Salt Lake.
| Nos. Is, Nephi; 10, Payson. and 20, Mount
Nos. "a. VernaI; 25. Mercpr; %, Lehl
grouped.
| No q, Sugar.
Nos. 2S. Coalville; g. Richfield; 81. Rob
| inson, grouped.
No. 80. Murray.
Nos. 80, scofeld; "a, Castle Gate
/ grouped.
/ No. IS. Stockton.
/ No. 81 SUnnyside.
/ At the conclusion Of the parade tn,
/ Provo band gave an open-air concert II
! front of the hall in Market street, which
| Was greatly enjoyed. The selections weri
/ timely and exceedingly well rendered
! Altogether, the parade was the biSges
| thing in town yesterday, aud no small
! degree of credit for its success is due 4
Eph Homer. who has Just been electe'
grand representative, and who organized
| the big Provo demonstration.