Oddfellows Have Gone

Tuesday and Wednesday the city was held by the Odd Fellows of the state, who catne in on Monday and early on Tuesday, to the nuinber of fonr hundred. There were two separate bodies in session, the grand encarnpment and the state cantonment. The encarupment began its business sessions Tuesday morning in Maccabee hall, when Grand Patriarch Josiah Dandy, of Grand Rapids, called the en - campment to order. The grand patriarch then presented his annual report, showing the lodges of the state to be ín excellent condition. One new encampment was organized during the year, at Lowell. The report of Grand Treasurer Andrew Harshaw, of Alpena, showed $1,Ü56.92 in the treasury.after the bilis of the year were paid. On Wednesday Grand Scribe Whitney gave his annual report, which showed a total of 115 encampments in the state, with membership aggregating 3,688, au inorease over the previous year. Officers were elected on Tnesday as follows: Henry Lever, of Newaygo, grand partiarch ; Frank Shepherd, of Chebóygan, grand highpriest; William Skimin, of Port Huron, grand senior warden; E. J3. Whitney, of Lansing.grand scribe ;Andrew Harshaw, of Alpena, grand treasnrer; Robert Donovan, of CharlotteJ grand junior warden; Joaiah Dandy, representativo to the sovereign grand lodge which meets in Dallas, Texas, next jear. The grand patriarch appointed new offlcers on Wednesday as follows : N. A. Metz, of Marquette, grand marshal ; JSarl Fairbanks, ofLuther, grand inside eentiuel; B. D. Harper, of Buchauanjj grand cutside sentiuel. The offlcers were installed on Wednesday. The encanipment adjourned on Wednesday, for a year, when it will meet in Allegan. The cantonment was not here for routine business, the only thingdone in a business way being the revisión of the code of by-laws. Their niission was to show off their fine feathers in drill and parade. Their first opportunity carne on Tuesday, when the prize drill took place on the fair ground. Three cantons were in line, Detroit, Flint and Battle Creek. Flint easily came ont ahead, with Detroit seoond and Battle Creek third, the prizes being 75, $50 and $25. On Wednesday morning occurred the sword oontests, which were held on court house square. Nineteen chevaliers entered for prizes. Flint took every prize. Capt. V. S. Martin won first, Chevalier Stanard second, Lieutenant Hall third, and Chevalier Hodge fourth, not leaving one for the other cantons interested. Flint also took two other prizes, the cantón drawing one for having more men in line than any other place, and Captain Martin drew another for having the best drilled men in line. Wednesday afternoon came the closing feature of the cantonment, the grand parade, which formed around court house square, with 600 Odd Fellows in line. Milán and Dexter had big delegations ont and both Ann Arbor lodges were out in force. The parade wound around the city and returued to court house square, where the individual prizes were given out. Battle Creek receive a $25 prize as the cantón travel - ing the largest distance. C. A. Dorrance, of Owcssu.received the prize for the oldest man in line his age being 71 years 1 month. M. Sellers, of Battle Creek, was the youngest. The tallest man in line was A. G. Frost, of Charlotte ; the shortest H. L. Gamble, of Detroit ; the largest W. H. Hendershot, of Battle Creek, weight 212 pounds. The lightest was C. H. Koyce, of Detroit, weight 114 pounds. Hnrou lodge of Dexter, took the prize for having the largest attendance of subordinate lodges, while Milán carne first for traveling the longest distance of an subordinate lodge. The handsomest chevalier was picked out by a delegación of Rebekahs and was M. Sellers, of Battle Creek, while John Stayman, of the same place was designated as the homliest man. Each received $2.50 f or ■ pin money. With the distribution of prizes the oantonment broke ranks for good, all well pleased with the treatment given by the local brethern.