Year: 1866

The publication, in our last issue, of the Ora
Shasta Brotherhood of the Forty-Seventh Ami
yersary of the Order in the United States, pre-
vented becoming mention of the exercises on
that occasion. 1t was gala day in Shasta; an
occasion worthy of the Order of which the just
ly reyered WILDEY was the founder on this con-
will hereafter revert to with pleasure.


For officers of the Day, the Shasta Brothers
had made the wise and worthy selection of Fe-
lix Tracy as Marshal, and Wm. Bofnger, of Red
Bluff Lodge, and Geo. R. Knox, of Shasta Lodge,
as Assistants. The procession (Which was by
courtesy delayed an hour beyond the appointed
time to give Weaverville Brothers an opportuni-
ty to participate) was formed on Main street at
lO1 o'clock, and contained over eighty members
of the Fraternity, the Encampment occupying
the post of honor. The body moved dewn Main
street to the time of most excellent music by the
Shasta Band, IAN institution, by the way, which
should be fostered) and at the intersection with
High street turned and marched to the Union
Church, where the column opened right and left,
and at the command the Encampment body, es-
corting the Orator, took up the march from rear
to head of line, and filing to the right and left at
the entrance, took the positions designated on
either side and in front of the pulpit.


The exercises were of most interesting ma
ture, and were participated in by large
semblage of ladies and citizens. An impressive
hymn by the Band followed with ode by
the Choir in which the audience joined. The
Grafton was pronounced by all to be most ap-
propriate and eloquent tribute to the OCCASION
As our readers were afforded an opportunity of
perusing it, we shall merely express The opinion
that it was another laurel added to the crown of
the worthy and unpretcntious author. The Po-
EN- by Rev. Brother Ely was listened to with pro-
found attention and received with manifestations
of delight. The exercises ended with the Clos
ing Ode and Benediction and the procession be-
ing reformed was marched to Armory Hall and
dismissed The unanimous declarations of sat-
isfaction and pleasure INDUCED in by the attend
ing Brethren from Red Bluff, French Gulch and
Weaverville, in consideration of the manifold
courtesy and Brothery feeling manifested by the
members of Shasta Lodge, makes it duty of
ours to say that it will afford them pleasure to
reciprocate the kind and Brotherly feeling mani
tested whenever opportunity may offer, and trust
ing that none of those who participated in the
occasion may ever falter in the the practice of
theisublime teachings of the Order whose watch
words are Friendship, Love and Truth.


The Ball given by the Order in the evening
was n brilliant and happy affair, and any one
must have been stupid who failed to enjoy it
Armory Hall was elegantly decorated with flow
ers and evergreens, and the beautiful Regalia of
the different branches of the Order. Prominent
among the decorations were the notices, in ever
green,-s Fatherhood of God, -" Brotherhood
of Man." Such host of youth and beauty II
has not been our fortune to witness for many
years. We told that sixty marriageable
lad, tha at fiup
Charley Mcdonald mischievously intimated that
Shasta was the place for the young men of Trim
ity to hunt wives, proposition which We shall
not concur in until the Trinity stock is exhaust
ed Joyously the evening spent, and not
until daylight dawned did the participants re-
tire to dream over the unalloyed enjoyment at
tending the celebration of the Forty Seventh an
niversary of Odd Fellowship in Shasta.