Evening journal., 1910-10-24


If an exact count would have been
taken it would have been found that
the majority must have slept well Sat
urday night and Sunday morning for
they preferred the day coach to the
sleeper. Both parties had what they
anticipated, the first, sleep, the sec
ond sleep coupled with a good time
Brother Denny had brought a basket
Of peaches and a basket Of apple for
the boys. The "boys" ate them dur
ing the night. five apples remained
when Denny awoke In the morning.
We reached Raleigh, ~ c., about 4
o'clock Monday morning. The con-
fusion in getting into and out Of this
station, seemed to have nearly every
one awake. Some still laid for more
rest. but by $50 o'clock all were to-
gether and waiting patiently for sta
tion known as Hamlet, where break
fast car was to be taken. We were due
there about Z o'clock, but It was s
O'Clock when the coveted place came
in view. Being told that the train al
ways remained there for twenty min
utes and that breakfast was not quite
ready, all of our party were of for a
look at the town. About twenty of the
crowd under the leadership of VIII
liam p. White. sang many Southern
melodies, to the enjoyment Of the col
ord folk who had gathered to look US
over.
Dull Ride Through Carolina.
The call to the belated breakfast
put an end to that act Breakfast over.
we entered the day coach. where
papers and magazines were read.
checkers and cards played. Nearly
everybody did something. for the ride
through North and South Carolina is
anything but beautiful. No rich fields.
orchards, or farm houses as we see
in our native state. but barren fields
many Of which it will take many a
days hard work in cultivation before
they can even compare with dear old
Delaware's green hills.
Of course we saw the cotton fields
and dingy little shacks for colored
people, and might say that It takes
about six of these shacks and store,
which is also the postoffice, to make
] town; at least the train stops there.
A good many of us alighted at these
stations to help relieve the monOtony
of the coach.
But it was not all pleasure Monday
morning, for every man who had a
speaking part In the degree work re-
hearsed it to Pop" Isaacs satisfac-
ton. There were, indeed, some very
rigid rehearsals. We were amusing
ourselves along this line when first
call for dinner was made (second was
not necessary. As soon as possible We
washed, or tried to, for it takes more
than cold water to remove such dirt
as we had collected We enjoyed a
good dinner as every one knows trav-
cling makes one hungry. The dinner
braced US and we took on new life
for we knew that after only a few
more hours our journey would be end
ed.
In Dear Old Georgia.
About 2.30 o'clock we had reached
! the Georgia line and the change wa.
soon noticed. From the condition o
/ the fields We could tell that Georgi;
consisted of a more hustling people
than those in the Carolinas. The town
were also more northern in idea. !
three and a half hour ride throug
Georgia and we we're at the "Ne'
York of the South"
Southern courtesy and hospitalit
began to fall upon US before we ha
gotten out of the station. Messr.
Bartlett and NStockwell two forme
Wilmingtonians. the latter a Delawar
Lodge man. the former an Eden ma
were on hand to greet US. as well q
! several official Sovereign Grand Lodg
guides.
We went across the street to head
quarters. Property man Murdick, as
sisted by Samuel Robinson, arrange
for Wagon TO take our travelin
bags and suit cases to the hotel Thi
done, they then got I'm touch with th
baggage master relative to the para
phernalia. While they we're doing thi
Captain Parks formed us in line an
with Grand Lodge committeeman I
the lead we marched to Hotel Aragof
A coincidence OF this march was tina
before Captain Parks had taken fiv
steps he found a horseshoe.
The members from Trenton and our
selves arrived at the hotel about tn
same time, but It did not take Texa
man five minutes to say that WI
mington crowd is the one we will hav
to fear"
The rooms of the Aragon bein
equipped with baths and plenty of he
water we were a much more present
able crowd when we appeared fo
supper. 1t was then that all the vjsii
ing Odd Fellows began to notice ths
we had arrived. Registered at the Ara
gon were teams from the followin
lodges: Mystic Circle, No. $40, But
falo, N. Y; Meni Lodge, No. 217. Trer
ton, N. j.; Columbia Lodge. No.
Washington, ID. c.. Oak Cliff Lodg
No. 37S, Dallas, Texas: Information;
Encampment, No. 131. Buffalo, n. Y
Fred ID. Stuart, No. z, Washington. /
c., and last but not least Magnoli
Rebekah Lodge. No. 1870, of Fol
Worth, Texas. From the above yo
can see that we were at a large an
classy hotel
We were at the hotel but a shol
time when Arthur c. Price and Geors
w. Pyle, two Of Delaware's repr,
sentatiyes were doing all in the
power for us. Later Frank w. Owe,
deer and Rev. r. X. Stephenson al
rived and helped make us feel
home. Franks motto was "Welcon
to our city"
AT S o'clock we went with Mr.. Owe
deer to the Hotel Piedmont, Gran
Lodge headquarters, where he intr,
, duced most of us to men high i'm Il
order Any member who hadn't got a
official program from Mr.. Price
Mr.. Pyle received one here. From Il
Piedmont we went TO the Orpheu
) Theatre where we saw Grice Lodl
) No. SO, of Portsmouth. Va. and Myst
} Circle, No. 500, of Buffalo, n. Y. Z
the first degree. After careful cousi,
; Grafton OF the work done by the.
teams or STATS we though more .
; than before that p. J. Isaac was rig
; in urging upon Eden Lodge the nece