Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
D. D. F. PLANS
To CELEBRATE
BIRTHDAY HERE
Thirty-twO Essex Lodges Will
Take Part in Ninety-secs
0nd Anniversary.

Preliminary arrangements were made
this week in the room of Lucerne
Lodge, at Broad and Cour streets, for
the coming ninety-second anniversary
celebration of the founding of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, by the
united lodges of Essex county, under
whose combined auspices the notable
event win be observed.
Thirty-two lodges, comprising a MEM
bership of over 5000, will join in the
pretentious festivities. which will prove
the most deliberately arranged Odd Fell
low social event of the year.
A refined entertainment by profess
sional talent, a reception and a dance
will Comprise the program.
The date for the celebration Will be
the latter part of April, and the place
will. it is underatoodg be the Kruger
Auditorium, the scene of the a years
event.
The general arrangement and recep-
ton committees will be selected from
the combined lodges, and considerable
enthusiasm is being manifested in the
success of the affair.
Among the invited guests will be the
New Jersey grand lodge officers, 6.
NJ. William L. Robbins. D. G. M.
Charles A. Woodruff. @. W.8George w
Shinn, G. s. Harry S. Pine, 6. T.
Joseph r. Deacon, G. r c.. Fleming
Stranger, G.. C. Rev. Edward Mount,
G.. M. Philip WeilbaclSer, G. C. James
H. White. G. G. Ernest Redfeld and
G. H. DR.. Elmer C Lockerd.
Also District Deputy Grand Mas
tiers Oscar Terry, Ernest A. Hallam,
Harry c. Herbert and E. Rooster, and
the past district deputies, Lewis l..
Lawrence and Albert E. Whittemore.
Among the noble grands participating
with be John Heyrlck, of Protection
Lodge; Frederick Gillette, of North
END Lodge; Alexander Carnahan, jr.
of Granite Lodge; William Ulrich, of
Marion Lodge; J. Butzmuhler, Ct
Golden Rule Lodge; Wallace S. Parker,
of Radiant Star Lodge; E.. L. Nixon,
of Friendship Lodge; Junius Crazy, of
Lucerne Lodge; John Ballantyne, of
Eureka Lodge; H. C. Jones. of New
ark Lodge; Samuel Wishart, of East
Orange Lodge, and Past Noble Grands
E. A. Fritscn, Arthur j. Runyon, l.. r..
Condit, Charles R. Mum, Edwin Bar
rett, Frank Ehrhardt and others.
1t is also expected that the grand
chief patriarch and staff of the en-
campment fraternity will also attend.
The decorations for the celebration will
be exceptionally elaborate and the en-
blem of the order will be entwined in
the artistic draping.
First Lodge Organized in 1919.
The first lodge of Odd Fellows in this
country was organized in Baltimore
on April 20, 1919, and was known as
Washington Lodge Nc. l. The seal
adopted by the grand lodge at that
time contained these words, I'VE COM
mand you to visit the sick, relieve the
distressed, bury tie dead and educate
the orphan"
In this city and Essex county there
are t~hirty-two lodges. They comprise
twenty-three English-speaking, seven
German, one Hebrew and one Italian
lodge.
Howard Lodge, in this city, is ore OF
the oldest Odd Fellow lodges in this
section of the country. 1t is in its
seventeen year., having been instituted
October, 1841.
Another veteral local lodge is Pro-
OSAAO IA 1SACpl alGd ilS ElAlS
sixth anniversary with a reception and
banquet in the Continental Hotel OH
Wednesday evening. 1t was organized
in 1S45. Herman Lodge is also forty,
one years old, and Hope Rebekah
thirty-five. The full committee will lie
named in the near future. and the pro-
gram will also be announced.
Mn-ons "a Eject O@cers.
The l24th annual communication
and election of officers of the grand
lodge, F. and A. NJ. of New Jersey.
will be held next month, and the Off
cial members n the delegates TO the
meet are discussing the changes that
will be made at the coming session.
Tie cu3elns ter1t ul1ler Glan Mas e
tntr" - Nh rrona" 4 Tr~i or,
Orange, has been most prosperous and
encouraging.
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