Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-27
10. or. CLANS
GATHER BY SEA.
5000 ODD FELLOWS MEET AT
LONG BEACH
NlNETlETH ANNIVERSARY OF
ORDER CELEBRATED
Southern California Members OF Lodge
Observe Natal Day with
Parade and Speech
making

making
LONG BEACH, April 26.-Eight
thousand or more members of the l. "
q. F. gathered here from all over
Southern California today to partlcl-
pate in the celebration of the nine
tieth anniversary of the founding Oh
The first permanent lodge in the United
States. This occurred in 1919 fFo.ii
Santa Barbara south to san Dlego eV-
cry town in Southern California was
represented. About 40OO Vlsltols iion.
los Angeles, 1000 from Pasadena, ABOUT
ran from Santa Monica, Ocean Park ana
Venice. 200 each from Covina and Whit
tier. 1875 from Huntington Beach ana
100 from San Diego.
Snecial trains on the Salt Lake,
Southern Pacific and Pacific Electrlc
railroads brought in the crowds. Inc
municipal auditorium on the pier was
thronged by 1920 o'clock, quarter Oh
an hour before the time for the open
ing of the morning exercises. AT IL
o'clock Colonel H. S. Brown, chairman
of the committee on arrangements
called the assembfage to order. prayer
was offered by DR.. S. H. Mitchell OF
517 North New Hampshire street, Los
Angeles, who is grand chaplain OF the
/. D. o. F. in the state of Minnesota.
Mayor Wihdham gave short ADDRESS
of welcome. to which T. w. Duck
worth grand senior warden of San
Bernardino, responded, paying Long
Beach a tribute.
CLYDE Bishop of Santa Ana delivered
the Grafton of the day. He spoke IN
glowing terms of Odd Fellowship and
told of the great good it has accom-
plished through its many branches he
recalled that the order numbers more
than 100000, with 100000 members OF
the encampment, $4,000 cheValiers, or
patriarchs militant, 372, 900 sisters and
200, 900 brothers in the Rebekahs, which
branch is open to both sexes.
The speaker said that the relief COM
iilittee of Los Angeles has expended
$4,000 on worthy cases during the past
six months. Music was furnished by
two quartets. the Municipal band and
the N. G. c. band from Pomona.
Lunches were served on the beach
and on the lower deck of the auditor
ium while the Seventh regiment band
from Pomona rendered a pleasing mu-
steal program.
Parade Striking Pageant
The most striking features of the
days program came later. The parade
markabIe pageant, and the competitive
drill which followed drew a monstrous
crowd to the auditorium again.
The parade formed in Pacific avenue,
between Ocean avenue and Second
street, with Riley Reed marshal of the
day and a number of aides and
platoon of police leading. The Munich
pal band followed, after which came
the cantons from Los Angeles, Pomona,
md
which had formed along the east side
of the avenue under charge of Colonel
Brown, who is at the head of the third
regiment. The cantons made strik-
ing appearance in their handsome uni
forms and helmets topped with white
and purple or white and red plumes.
After the cantons. each of which was
led by it's commanding officer, came
the lodges which had lined up along the
west side of the street and on Ocean
avenue. Then came carriages.
In the first carriage was Captain a.
b. Austin of Long Beach and Major
Collins of Pasadena, officers of the
national guard, who were to act as
Judges of the competitive drill In the
auditorium. In the following carriages
were a number of old men who haye
been for years connected with the or
der. Among them were DR.. S. H.
and for fifty-seven years connected
with the order: w. F. Norcross of
Apollo lodge No. 123 San Francisco,
76 years old and a member of the /.
o. o. F. for fifty years, having started
the I. o. o. F. paper, the New Age. in
San Francisco in 1865, and published it
twenty-five years; A. J. Woodbury., 10
years old and in the I. o. o. F. forty
seven years, a retired major of the
nd an
Acme camp No. 1903. Los Angeles; o. II.
Heartwell of Hastings Neb., 81 years
old and for forty-one years in the or
der: S. n. Pelton of Pomona, so years
old and for fifty-four years an Odd
Fellow.
The Pomona band was also in the
parade which went eastward on Sec
ond street to American avenue. where
the members of the Rebekahs. includ-
ing a large number .of women. Joined
the procession. Then the parade moved
back on Pine avenue and the ranks
opened along this thoroughfare while
the women passed through and into the
auditorium ahead.
onIookers Number Thousands
Here while a crowd of thousands
looked on the five el-drilled cantons
which were present participated in the
drill for the 500 cash prize The cam
tons took the floor in the following or
der: Covina. Major Clamp command
ing; Pasadena, Captain Walter Whea-
ton; Pomona, Captain Shuman: Santa
Ana, Captain r. UttieY, and Los An
geles, Captain w Fl. Woodbridge The
drills continued from until 5:15
O'clock The movements were cleverly
executed and the cantons did so we'll
that the result was much in doubt ut
the end of the contest. In fact, the
report of the judges was not announced
until during the ball tonight, when
Colonel Brown gave it out that Santa
Ana had won the prize. The others
were rated in the following order: Los
Angeles. Pasadena, Covina and Ro-
mona. The Pomona canton is the
youngest in the state
Tonight a military bail which opened
with a grand march, concluded the fes-
tivities. The men danced with no show
of WEAKNESS after the days marching.
There were a number of striking gowns
on the floor and the general effect was
Warden Duckworth and the following
members of the executive committee
led the grand march tonight, with
their wives r. Fl. Starrett, secretary:
J. C. Moultor. treasurer: B. Utley
Santa Ana; W. Fl. Woodbridge. Los
Angeles; c. r. Clapp. Covina; w. r.
Merrick, Long Beach; J. H. Wood,
Pasadena; A. S. Cramlet, Monrovia,
and w NJ. Avis. Pomona.
Attractive badges sweer distributed to
all Odd Fellows, which We're recognized
by the bathhouse mana cement and con
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