Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-05
Principal Speaker at Celebration of Poto-
mac Lodge of Odd Fellows Last
Night in Observance of Its S3rd
Anniversary
REP. r. WALTON MOORE SPEAKS
Addresses Also Made by Saul Praeger and Rev. Dr. John
Lee Allison Grand Masters of Ood Fellows in Mary
land and Virginia Respectvey-Rev. DIR. f. " Reg
ester Presides-NuSca Program GWen
Anniversary

Senator Claude A. Swanson was the
principal seaker at the celebration OF
lnc eighty-third anniversary OF me
organization of Potomac Lodge NO
3S, Independent Order of Odd Fellows
neld last night i'm the lngomar Thea
ter which was attended by crowd
of about 900 persons, including Aeh
and women. Senator Swanson deiN-
cred an able and eloquent address
laving articular stress on the cardinal
principles of the Order of Odd Fellow
ship and the speaker was given close
attention throughout.
Senator Swanson was introduced D[
Rev. DR.. +. V. REGISTER, who presided
and i'm introducing him DR.. ReSeSter
referred to him as the senator and the
"neXt senator
senator Swanson in mis- opening re-
marks said that he believed that Dr.
Regester was prophet. The speak
er expressed pleasure at being pre-
sent and able 90 participate IN the tN-
erciseS. =,
Continuing Senator Swanson SAID
in mart: There is no city when
stands closer TO me than Alexandra
You have my undying affection FOR
more than fifteen years | have been an
Odd Fellow. II is grand order and
no,y has a membership of more than
two million. Fraternal orders BRING
men together by strong ropes OF broth
erIv love. "There is one thing IN rhe
life of an Odd Fellow that always
made me stand favorably for Odd Eel
lowship and that is that when the
Grand Lodge met in Baltimore and
nossed n resolution for the reunion
of the north and south and for the
obliteration Of all lines of sectional
ism.
"The Odd Fellow then and there
started n movement that resulted III
reunited country.
During their existence the Odd Eel
lows have collected and dispensed
more than two hundred mil!iCn dol
lars for charity"
Telling OF the night he was nit
lated into the Odd Fellows htteen
years ago Senator Swanson declared
the thing that Impressed him more
than anything else was the mltlatory
degree of the order regarding the
Immortality Of the soul. Odd Fellows
ne declared believe in the death ot the
body but not the spirit.
Senator Swanson said that an ORDER
that can produce two million mem
hers mas cot qualities. !, first he
saws teaches charity. The speaker H.
luStrated this principle by telling a
story of the rugged friendship dis
played bv old Hickory Jackson which
he declared stood out like a rugged
oak. Another of It's principles he de
clared IS brotherly love and truth
Senator Swanson declared that TO-
day we need more character ana
Christianity and purity. These Wy
tues he said lead on to path OF nap
pinesS and prosperity.
REPRESENTATIVE r Walton Moore,
the first speaker of the evening. spoke
on the evolution Of the organization
of Odl Fellowship. The hrSt lodge
i'm America was organized IN Baltl-
more i'm 1919 and was called Washing
ton Lodge. The first American grand
encampment he said was held IN Apru
1916 i'm Alexandria. Mr.. Moore de.
picted stories told i'm the House OF
REPRESENTATIVE of the suffering IN
the world today and especially in the
Near East. He declared eve have an
individual duty which is to recognize
the fact that each one is brother
to us although separated by thousands
of miles. He urged ali to acquire the
Z nv ~
others there is q chance for every man
To- live in the principles of the order
Saul Praeger. Cumberland ND,
Grand master of the Grand Lodge OF
Odd Fellows in Maryland told OF now
Odd fellowship teaches love and tear
Of God. loyalty 20 country ana tra'Sr-
mad spirit to feiluwman. During the
war he said 100000 Odd Fellows
strong stood before the stars an"
stripes and not one Shr6ed ms duty
This organization he asserted has 4
mission and duty and that is that they
will spread the love of flag and coun-
try that the constitution may be pre-
served There is he declared on order
that is fraterua, and beneficial that
ranks with Odd Fellowship. They he
said never turned deaf ear TO an ap-
peal for help.
The speaker OF the evening was
the Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison. grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows in Virginia. His tonic was
the spirit Of Brotherhood. DR. ALI
son congratulated the lodge on attain
inc it's eightv-third anniversary and
expressed his personal appreciation
ON having received the degree of this
order at the altar Of Potomac Lodge
He further stated that the spirit