Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-02
ODD FELLOWS
DEDICATION A
GALA EVENT
New Temple Of Order Here
to be Formally Used on
May 8
"AXARPO" OPENS In
NEW HOME TOMORROW

Elaborate preparations are being
made by the Odd Fellows OF the city
for the dedication o. their new Tenn
pie at Tenth and King streets on May
g..
Between four and five thousand
Odd Fellows from this and other dis
tricts of the East will be present at
the dedication of the new Temple
which is one of the most beautiful in
the United States Many of the most
prominent odd Fellows in the coun-
try will attend the exercises. All the
details have not been worked out,
and so elaborate will be the program
that tie different committees will pro-
badly be rushed to the last minute
before the actual starting time of the
ceremonies. Every day new sugges-
lions are being made and many of
them are so new and unique for the
entertainment of the visitors that
the committees are simply over
crowded with details, but it is as
sured that the celebration will be the
greatest of the kind ever witnessed in
Wilmington.
Tomorrow the "Axarpo" bazaar
he new Temple and will be con-
tnued until April IL. The affair will
be given by the combined lodges OF
the city and the proceeds will be de-
voted to the expense of building the
temple Wcrlmen are busy today
putting up booths in the auditorium
which will be occupied by business
concerns, which will present many
novel attractions The booths Will
be decorated in many colors and with
eiectrics. which will produce one OF
the most elaborate and beautiful de-
corative schemes ever seen in Will
mington The committee has dis
tributed thousands of tags on which
is printed the word, "AXarpo' and a
large number of people are wearing
theim.
Each lodge will have a night at
the "Axarpo" and a great time is eX-
pected
Dedication Exercises.
On May 8, at 10 30 o'clock, the dedi-
cation ceremonies will take place
Grand Master T. Edward Lewis, with
his staff of Delaware jurisdiction,
will oniciate. The ceremonies VIII
be according to the book OF forms ano
will be with the customary dignity OF
such occasions.
The dedication address will be de-
livered by Grand Sire G. A. Keller
Of Texas. who is one Of the mos'
popular and best known members o
the lodge in the United States.
From / o'clock to . o'clock in tn
afternoon, the building viii be opel
for public inspection. and severa
thousand people are expected to visi
t.
At 2 o'clock a parade Of all tn
members OF the lodges in the Della
ware jurisdiction will be held. Tn
members viii be in uniform.
In the evening a banquet Will b.
given in the banquet room of th'
Temple Among those expected vii
be Governor Charles r. Miller, an'
the State. county and city officers 4
dance will follow.
The general committee on the dedi
cation is composed of William c
Draper. Jr., r. ID. Burton, Anna Pier
son. A. G. Price, George L. Wilde, r
w. Tadman. Mrs Thomas Steen, Mrs
A. d. Lowell Mrs. Owen Carton. J. I
Mcclure. W. A Walter. W. W. DOuts
E. Kelly. r. Sadler. r. Stewart, c. 7
Park c. Reideur, w. II. Pierson, N
r Devine. J. 3. Lloyd. T. c. Appleb5
d. II. Brown, II. Henderer, Georg
r. Roberts, G.. w. Bader. p. J. lsaacs
J. r. Magee. A. Freas. II L Roop. +
w. Hobson. J. W. Rowland, c. A. Kinf
C. f. Davidson, J. f Snyder and Mar
tin Hutton
The other committees follow;
Morning exercise-J1 f. Snyder
chairman: Harry Roop and e. Sad
Ter
Afternoon-G. n. Bailey, chairman
c. f. Park and George l.. Wilde.
Evening i. r. Mcclure and Mrs
Steen
Music-Amos Pierson, H. w. Hob
son and Robert Stewart
Decoraticn-Rupert Brinton, J. v
Rowland and William Walker
BANQUET. w. HObson. chairman