The Forrest City times., 1914-05-01
ODD FELLOWS ANNIVERSARY
Forrest City Lodge No. 196 Celebrates Ninety-flfth Anniversary Of
 Foundation of Order.

The local lodge of Odd Fellows, with Colt lodge and the Rebecca's lodge. together with their wives, daughters. sisters, sweethearts and friends of the mem bers, as their guests, assem bled in the McCrary store building on Monday night and listened to de. lightful program of music, speech. making, etc, and enjoyed a grand spread of dainty and toothsome things to eat, all in celebration of the ninety-tfth anniversary of the found ing of this noble order. The large room was packed to capacity, and ev, cry person present seemed to have en. joyed the occasion to the utmost de gree.
 Rev Dr. F. w Gee was the able toastmaster, and the following was the program of exercises:
 Reading of Proclamation-Th Thomas O'Brien District Deputy Grand Mas. ter, who performed that duty in a clear voice and able manner.
 usic-Piano Solo-Miss Anna Clay Sanders, who is one of Forrest City's most accomplished musicians, and her number was heartily enjoyed.
 Address of Welcome Dr. F. W. Gee, whose we'll known ability and pleasing addresses have often glad dened the hearts and engrossed the minds of his hearers, and on this oc. casion made most happy and cordial address, full of wit, welcome and brevity.
 Odd Fellowship'-Dr D. A. Pelton whose deep research and earnest in. terest in the order qualities him tc handle such a subject in most enter. taining and intellectual way, gave his hearers brief history of the found ing and progress of the order, together with statistical information of very valuable and interesting character.
 Music-Vocal Solo-Miss Bessie Per kins, who was in splendid voice, anc sang in very sweet and entertaining manner one of the sweet, old song. of other days, and was heartily ap plauded.
 ''The Lodge at Colt"-was the sub ject Of brief address by Prof. Jame. M. Wilson, who gave brief histor, Of the organization, progress anC prosperity of that lodge in most in teresting and intelligent manner, ant from which we gleaned the following
 Colt lodge, No. 53l, was organized six years, January, 1914, and has IT, members. It has had II deaths, ant quite number of withdrawals, ant has added many to it's roll by transfe from other lodges, Rented hall 2 years; NJ, Davidson, l.. B. Peevey an, J. N. Wilson chosen as building com mittee; they devised means, and erect ed two story building, renting ou lower store room.
 The lodge has never turned down worthy communications; has paid ou approximately $40. 0O in death bene fits, and approximately S2,OOO.0O il sick benefits; is now out of debt anC has surplus of about S350 %: receive. rents from it's store room, and iron four other lodges, amounting to ap proximately sl50.00 year beside, the regular dues.
 The lodge celebrated it's 6th anniver sary and 95th anniversary of the orde last night. Forrest City had an invita- tion to attend in body on this oc casion, and quite number attended
 Mir. E. s. Richmond of Wisconsin father of Mrs. Ed SchlosSer, of Uni. city, was present, and guest of tho lodge, and was called upon for an ad dress. He responded in most happy vein, gave brief synopsis of wori in other places where he had visited and altogether made very interest ing extempOranOuSa address, which wa greatly appreciated by all present, ant especially by all odd Fellows, wh, were better able to understand tn importance of the facts mentioned
 Music Vocal Solo-Mrs. T. C. Greer who sang Annie Laurie, whici never grows old, in most pleasing way, and received prolonged applaus
 She declined the encore, however but later led in the rendition o "Auld Lang Syne, by the audience following the address of MT Rollwage
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