Evening journal., 1910-07-18
ODD FELLOWS
ON JOLLY OUTING
Philadelphia Three-Link Men
Picnic With Children at
Brandywine Springs
WILMINGTONIANS HELP
ENTERTAIN VISITORS

Odd Fellows of Philadelphia gave
an outing on Saturday that went OH
with a bang Every branch of odd
Fellowship was represented at the af-
fair, making It the most successful
held in years The day. known as
Odd Fellows day, was spent at Bran
dywine Springs Park. and thither
went the largest delegation of the
fraternal brothers, their wives, fami-
lies and friends, which as ever at
tended the yearly. excursion.
The big feature was the entertain
ment given TO the wards OF the ordec.
Under the sepcial dispensation OF
Grand Master Elmer p. Craumer, a
committee, composed of representa-
tives of the 100 subordinate lodges,
twenty-three encampments, eleven
Rebekah lodges and three cantons OF
| Patriarchs Militant of Philadelphia
/ arranged fine treat for the forty
five children from the Philadelphia
Home for Orphans of Odd Fellows
and the twenty-seven members VIII
were able TO come from the Hom
for Aged Odd Fellows OF Pennsyl
vania. The lodges OF Wilmingto
also participated Ia the-onting.
At the park the picnickers were r.
ceiycd by Grand Master j. Willar
Crossen. of the Grand Lodge OF Della
ware. and a reception committee com
opsed OF representatives of Whining
toms eleven lodges and one Rebeka
lodge. including Chairman Georg
Pyle, past grand master Of Hop
Lodge No. 21 and a representative
from the grand encampment of Della
ware. and Secretary Reeves Strong
past grand master Of Jefferson Lodge
No. 2. The Wilmington delegation
took an active part I'm the entertain.
ment of the day, providing especially
for the comfort and amusement OF
thee hildren from the home.
The children were in charge OF
President c. B. d. Richardson, Mrs
Letiua EnOch. matron OF the home
and a committee composed OF Robert
| Love, Miss Emma Weir and Mrs
( Carrie Laiferty. They were we'll
provided for, everp lace Of amusement
1 IN a park being visited. The aged
/ Odd &lows were I'm charge of Presi-
dent Elias Johnson, Vice-President
/ Thomas Sips, Treasurer Jesse Batroff,
Managers Henry Getz, James Lackey,
and Harry Birmingham and Matron
Mrs. Emma Mawson. The Oldest Odd
Fellow i'm attendance was George
Kerr, who Is In his eighty-ninth year,
who has been at the home for four
years and a member Of a lodge at
Coatesville, Pa.
Plenty Sports for All.
The sports of the day began with
baseball game between a nine from
Arcturus Lodge No. 35 and sailors
/ from the battleship Kansas, who are
members of Wayne Lodge No. 3, OF
/ Wayne, Pa The Arcturus team won
by ascore OF IA to 3. There were
races for men, women, and children
and fat men; block racing for the
girls and boys, throwing -the-ball
contests, peanut scrambles and three
legged races, potato racing and run
ming jumps. In each event prizes
were awarded. The big event was
the ball game between American Star
Lodge No 405. of Philadelphia, and a
I picked nine from the Wilmington
lodges The former won, 5 TO 2
thereby capturing for the second con-
secutive year the pennant and a bat
Following the sports, the children
from the home COVE an entertainment
in the park pavilion, and In the even
ing the days pleasures wound up
with a dance.