Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-09-11
/ 0. 0. F. centennial
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
Every Day OF Next Week Crowded
With Events OF Interest To
Members And Public.
NOTABLES TO ATTEND.

Everything is ready for the great
gatnerlng of Odd Fellows from al
over the United States and from
foreign countries next Sunday at Bal
llmore, when the Tooth anniversar,
or the founding of the order in Amer
lea Will be observed and the Sovereign
Grand Lodge Convention Is held Re
cause Maryland has the honor of be
ing the mother state of American Odd
Fellowship and because the Mary
landers are noted for their open-hand
ed, free-hearted hospitality virtual,
every Odd Fellow in the state has
been doing his part to make the
week the greatest in fraternal circles
The week Of sessions and good cheer
begins next Sunday with religious
services at P. NJ. at the Lyric The
tire. Bishop w. F. Mcdowell will
preach and there will be special
chorus-choir Of so male and female
voices to render appropriate music
This choir will be composed Of prom
1nent soloists frbm various sections
OF the state and it's singing will be
one OF the big features The rest of
the weeks program follows:
Monday, September 49,
$50 A. M.-Convening of Sovereign
Grand Lodge at I. o. O. F. Temple
Judge Henry V. Borst, Grand Sire, pre-
siding
$50 A. M.-Convening Of the Gen.
eral Military Council of the Patriarchs
Militant, General w. C. Gurney, pre-
siding, also at Temple.
$50 A. M.--National Rebekah AS
sembly Meeting, Mrs. Martha Prescott
president, presiding, at Temple.
P. M.-Welcoming address at the
Lyric Theatre by Grand Master John
B. Spence, with response by Grand
Sire Henry V. Borst. Centennial ora
ton by Alfred s. Pinkerton, of Massa
chusetts
Washington Lodge. No l, the moth
er lodge of all lodges and Jerusalem
Encampment, No. l. will hold continu
GUS sessions from Monday until Satur
day thus giving all visitors the op
portunity of meeting with these two
original bodies.
Tuesday, September 16.
Regular meetings Of the various de
partments of work
Comforting of the various degrees OF
the order at I. O. o. F. Temple. Fourth
Regiment Armory and Richmond Mar
ket Hall.
Assembly of the army of the Pa
triarchs Militant at Fifth Regiment
Armory.
Banquet to the officers and members
Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge at Ho
tel Rennert
Wednesday, September II.
A. NJ. to IL M-Competitive drills
of the Patriarchs Militant at the Fifth
Regiment Armory.
1:30 p. M.-Monster parade of 5000
members of Patriarchs Militant and
10000 civilian members from every
state In the Union and from Australia
and other countries.
Thursday, September 1s.
A. M.-Meetlngs or the various dc
partments Of work; the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, the General Military
Council and National Rebekah AS.
sembly.
Sightseeing trip around and
through Baltimore and its vicinity
Also side trips to Washington, Alex
andria and Washington.
$50 P. M.-Grand decoration OF
Chivalry and ball at Fifth Regiment
Armory.
Degree Exemplications at the
Temple, Fourth Regiment Armory and
Richmond Market Hall.
Friday, September 10.
Meetings of the various bodies con.
tinued.
Excursion to Annapolis for the visit.
ing Odd Fellows and their families
and friends.