From the National Era.
RECORDS OF A GOLD PEN.
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There has been grand procession today OF
the Colored Odd Fellows of this city, in which
also quite number from other cities participated
1t is the anniversary Of The Grand CHAPTER Of the
United Order, 10 which Order alone he Colored
people are attached and hence ;he celebration Of
\ the day | counted seven different Lodges in the
procession after which came the delegations from
various Lodges in New York, Harrisburg Will
hington and other places. Then came the Grand
chapter Of the Order Of this city, numbering about
W members; and lastly, the Past Grand Masters
buncll, numbering from Is to 20, and including


me Of The highest. officers Of the Order in the
e5untry.


need scarcely say that several bands of music
accompanied the procession and that they 3" dis
2W Ilrsed most delightfully."-" If the immense
M Npng that crowded along 10th sides OF the street,
y hnear as possible TO the bands. is any indication,


nm safely assert that music hath charms for the
~ fkbble as we'll as for the refined, and certainly
kcolored people know how y control those charms.
aS There was some pagedntry also. The splendid
banners the regalia of the Order and the uniform
dress of the members, made very imposing an
pearance, and attracted universal admiration-
There was-nthng ,gaudy- nothing to offend ,!RSI'
j ~ - taztelnd yer eseryjs:@ .azs
orr apos1I.g> was .s1rrrtss; wefc> At t
1sttttpy tttttpy sssrsc1ed hearing the fnuslo
what was Pessing ene of ow3.ignoTant o.. o.
~
\ 5look at themf and left the window Seein.s Snn
3 however, that was not ashamed to- look, nor
harmed by so doing. she soon returned and forget
ting her previous horror, she continued 10 gaze
until the whole procession had passed. Indeed, at
one time, she quite lost command ofhe1self in ad.
miration OF the scene, and exclaimed, "I declare
they do look pretty; and how very genteel p
s1 1t appears that in l842 several colored gentle
men Of New York. Of irreproachabIe character,
flaws IL
reading their books and hearing their speeches,
which insisted upon the unity of the human fam
ly, and the obligations due 10 persons in Distress
Of whatever name or country, began 10 think that
1t the Order was good for whites, it would proba-
>.bly be Of equal benefit 10 them Accordingly
they made known to the Grand Lodge Of n. York
State their desire to be constituted as separate
Lodge. Strange as It may seem the very per
sons who had been prating Of obligations to their
teowmen, and OF sympathy with suffering who
had inscribed on their banner that beautiful triad
:" "Friendshp, Love, and Truth" now felt their
dignity in danger, ard most uncourteousy refused
their request Not discouraged by this treatment,
the colored people appointed Mr. Ogden, one of
their number, as delegate to England, to make
application to The Order there. Mr.. Ogden, on
his arrival in Liverpool, was initiated member Of
the Victoria Lodge, which is branch of the Com
mittee Of Managements Of Leeds. He was after
wards made p. N. F. by the Victoria Lodge
and now since his return TO this country, he still
retains his connection there. The same no 70
also unanimously received the q lro 70
>come over with Mr. ogden and organize Lodge,
d as desired The restx Of this was The Phioma-
thean lodge, at New York, in 1912. beinetke frstE
lodge Of the United Order ever instituted in this
country, and also lie first of which colored per-
.> sons could become members. In the short space
!, Of five years, "A lodges have been opened, num-
N bering in all from 1900 to 1000 members


I should also state that in 1S45, several colored
u SNas Of this city with te1fiG>anals signe9nopg
Ne most worthy and re,Peo;ao .;a, - How
VRls,ws, made application : 10 oiao ino" II
Ill. IRE Of the Grand Lodge O
constituted as Lodge
endorsed by such re,


III contempt; and


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