Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-18
GLASSBORO.

| 0A&ACCOVAOs
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Are
Made Odd Fellows.
OF nearly 10000 Odd Fellows in the
State of New Jersey, two thousand
members of this great Order from all
sections of South Jersey, and a great
number from the northern part OF the
State, paid visit to GlasSboro on Sat
urday evening, the occasion being the
comforting of the First and Second
Degrees to class of 129 candidates.
The big auditorium building in which,
the monster meeting was held was not
near large enough to hold the vast
crowd of Odd Fellows, who had gath
cred for the occasion. Nearly 500
were unable to gain adnittance ow-
ing to the lack of room. South Jer-
sey feels proud of the fact that it is
possible to have had 1000 of this great
order to answer to the call of the
Grand Master of the State for this
meeting.
Glassboro feels proud, too, of the
fact that the largest gathering of Odd
Fellows ever held in New Jersey to
witness the Degree work of the order
was held in our town. The only re-
gret heard mentioned was that the
auditorium was not larger, SO all
could have seen the magnificent work
of the world-famed Degree team of
Meni Lodge, No. 81, of Trenton.
The Degree work was excellently done
and greatly appreciated by the hun
dreds in the room witnessing it.
Another special feature jof the
evening was a most orderly. and ap-
preciative audience, as most any time
during the work of the Degree team,
a whisper would have been unusual
among the attentive audience. There
was not cigar or any other smoking
during the entire evening, so much
interested was the audience with the
great work of the Degree team.
/ Charles A. Woodruff, Grand Master
fof New Jersey, formerly of Elmer,
now practicing law at Newark, made
good in saying it was his intention to
have the largest gathering of Odd
Fellows at Glassboro on Apr. 13, ever
known in this part of the State. With
the help of Grand Secretary Harry s.
Pine, of Trenton, and our townsman
j C. Fleming Stanger, Grang Representa-
tive to the Sovereign Grand Lodge
having held their positions for ten
years, and the most excellent assist
ance of Glassboro Lodge, and nearly
every lodge south of Camden, they
succeeded far beyond the expectations
Eof any enthusiastic Odd Fellow.
s. AS was stated 129 candidates were
present and received the First and
Second Degrees, more than twenty
Hodges having candidates. Zolo Lodge
} No 149 of Elmer, had the largest
number, while Woodbine Lodge No.
H58, of WoodstOWn, was a close Sec
ond, Elmer having eighteen and
Woodstown sixteen candidates. Sc
great was the interest shown for this
gathering that visitors began to ar.
. lrive as early as three o'cock in the
afternoon. Special trains being Tur
on the w. J. & S. s.. r. r. to ac-
commodate the large crowd, also
special trains were pressed into serv-
J lice on the Fast Shore Line from
Paeasantville to Ocean City for those
! from that part of South Jersey. Sup
! per was served in the large ball room
!, for fhe visitors, and was under tht
f0uPClflSlOn VI SbtCl ca w tAAAe@ti2 NreD1i -
5 ley. The Citizens Military Band, o
twenty 1.-TWO pieces, was present dur
| ling the hours for supper and renderet
: some very fine music which was
greatly appreciated.
Prominent among the visitors were
J Charles A. Woodruff, Grand Master
y4of Newark; George w. Shinn, Deput.
Grand Master, of Burlington; james
H. White, Grand Warden, of Paterson
/ Harry s. Pine, Grand Secretary, o
Trenton; Joseph r. Deacon, Grant
Treas, of Bordentown; c.. Flemint
Stanger, Grand Representative %
Glassboro; George w. Bechtold
Grand Marshal, of Jersey City; Earn
5 est Redfeld, Grand Conductor, o
Woodbury.; Frank H. Lloyd, Gran<
E Herald, of Matawan; Past Crane
Masters Of the Grand Lodge Of New
t Jersey, William Brewer and Frank W
Tussey, of Camden; Henry J. Me
losh, of Jersey City; William H Bid
I idle, of Atlantic City; Walter H
, Black, of Vineland, Past Grand Rep
: resentatiye to the Sovereign Grans
Lodge, and Senator George w. F.
Z Gaunt, of Gloucester county.
The next large gathering of !. O.
1lO. F. will be held at Alcyon on Sat
! lrday, July 18th, and those who saw
E and ming gled with the gathering hers
need not fear that the 18th is a hoodt
for Odd Fellowship.
II
Rev. f.. Al. lodgings, Of Phila
! delphia. had charge Of the services
: In the Episcopal Church last Sun
1 Edav He ezavn two fine sermons anf