Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1898 — ODD FELLOWS IN BOSTON. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ODD FELLOWS IN BOSTON.

Representative* to the Fovereign Grand Lodge Welcomed. An official welcome to the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows was given in the Y. M. C. A. Hall in Boston Monday. The members of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, 200 in number, and the women representing the Order of Rebebah were escorted to the hall by committees. J. W. Venable of Hopkinsville, Ky., grand chaplain of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, began the exercises with prayer. Charles N, Alexander of Boston, chairman of the executive committee of the grand lodge of Massachusetts, then announced Gen. F. B. Appleton of the Governor’s staff, who welcomed the grand lodge and members of the Rebekah branch in behalf of the State. Mayor Josiah Quincy spoke for the city of Boston. The other speakers included Charles Terrel, grand master, for the grand lodge of Mas-

sachusetts; Charles C. Fuller, grand patriarch, for the grand encampment; Gen. Edgar R. Emerson of the Pa triarchs Militant, and Mrs. Mary O. Nevins, representing the Rebekah branch of the order in Massachusetts. Grand Sire Fred Carleton of Austin, Texas, responded, and the exercises were at an end. The members of the Sovereign Grand Lodge then marched to Copley Hall, where their secret deliberations began. Grand Sire Carleton reported that a request had been received from Brother Bradley, who is with the United States army in Manila, for permission to establish the order in the Philippines. A request has also been received for the establishment of the order in the Argentine Republic from W. L. D. Mayor, United States consul in Buenos Ayres. Grand Secretary J. Frank Grant presented a voluminous report covering a vast amount of detail of interest solely to the memberspftheserder. The Odd Fellows sent a message to President McKinley bearing greetings to lim and to the soldiers and sailors of the army and navy, with congratulations upon Ihe glorious victory which their valor has irfiieved in the war with Spain, and to Ihe sick and wounded heartfelt sympathy, vith hope for their speedy recovery and restoration to home and family. The feature of Monday’s program was ; banquet in Music Hail, when Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Mayor Josiak Quincy and Attorney General Knowlton were the speakers. The election was held Tuesday. Wednesday was practically a holiday in the city in honor of the great parade which took place that day;«

THOMAS WILDEY. Founder of American Odd Fellowship.