Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-27
ODD FELLOWS
At BIC EVENT
State Officers Visit Tottenville
Lodge Turkey Supper is
Served

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TOTTENVULLE. May J27-JudgC
Edgar s. Moshier. of Auburn, grand
master Of the Grand Lodge Indepen-
dent Order odd Fellows of the state
of New York, with members of his
stan we're greeted by one of the larg-
est audiences last night that ever
copyrighted within the rooms of Ben
tley Lodge, Nc. $40. in the Lehma
building in Main street. The occasion
was the first official visit of the grand
master to Staten Island. He was &C
companied by Harold s. Arthur, of
WATERFOWL, grand guardian; John III
Breese, of Auburn, district deputy
grand patriarch of the encampment
and Major f. +. Couch, of Water
town. past chief patriarch.
District Deputy Grand Master Sam
uel Wright of the Richmond District
presided at the meeting and in his
pleasing way introduced the dis
tinguished visitors. Grand Guardian
Arthur, who was the first speaker gave
an interesting tail in which he comp
limented the district deputy in getting
out such a large gathering at this
time. He expressed surprise at the
small percentage of members or the
order to the population of 100000 on
Staten Island. From the figures gain
ed from the district deputy he learned
that there was but 300 members of the
order on the island i'm the four sub
ordinate lodges. He hoped after this
meeting that the membership would
Increase to many times that number.
Past District Grand Patriarch
Breese, who followed the grand guar
dian told of the organization of the
Odd Fellows Relief Association In the
upper part of the state and advocat-
ed such an association be started here
and in every other section of the state
for the good of the members of the
order. Past Chief Patriarch Couch,
who was the next speaker paid a trib-
ute to the grand master, whom he said
that he a known from boyhood
and said that was the farthest that he
had ever beer from home to talk for
the order in the state of New York. He
paid a tribute to Grand Guardian Ar
thur and hoped that some day that
he would see him at the head OF the
grand lodge of the state of New
York.
Grand Master Mosier. who was the
last speaker of the evening brought
an important message to the lodges
OF Staten Island. After congratulate
ing the district deputy on the sue
cess of a large attendance out, he al
so congratulated the ladies of which
there were a number present. Hel
hailed Thomas Wildly, organizer OF
the Rebekah branch Of Odd Fellows
as the typical American for starting
the woman's lodge of the order way
bgyk in 1850. Grand Master Mosier
gave one of the best talks on Odd Eel
lowship 1t Is said that has ever been
heard here. He told of much of the
order Throughout the state n of his
connection with the various lodges in
the upper part of the state and in his
home city. He interspersed his re-
marks with stories of his travels and
recited several verses in poetry dur
ing his talk.
After the grand master had con-
cluded his talk. District Deputy
Wright invited all to partake of a
turkey supper that had been prepared
under the direction of committee of
the local lodge and the ladies of the
Rebekah Lodge. Rev. j. Harrison
Johnson, pastor of the South Baptist
church invoked the blessing. Besides
many members~ of the local lodge
there were visitors from Northfield
Lodge, OF Port Richmond, Neptune
Lodge. OF Stapleton. Garibaldi Lodge, |
Of West New Brighton. Lawrence n
Valhalla Lodges. of Perth Amboy.
she meeting opened with the singing
OF the "Star Spangfed Banner" and
closed with the singing of the las
verse of "America." Past Grand Axel-
Campbell was at the head of the |
committee in charge of the arrange |
mants. Noble Grand Erek Erickson
was seated on the platform.