SOIREE AT THE ODD FELLOWS HALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 541, 7 August 1865, Page 4

SOIREE AT THE ODD FELLOWS HALL.

The Jrint Anniversary of (lie Loyal Good Intent and ParneU L r '.-1 rj.-s of th» Independent Or.ler of Odd Fellows' M.U., was 1 in the Odd Fellows' J [all on Friday evenini;, hy a soiree and bull There were up-.var r s of 200 of the members wi h tlit-ir wive- and swefith-a'-ts present, and judging from th- ir smiling f ices and the apparent interest taken in the pr ceeding-', they were highly pleas-'d with the entertainment. Tin. l hVI was hrilli'Mitlv hi:ht<-d witli gis. and d 'Cora'o 1 with (lags frotn tlie ship 1 nncaB'drc "Witch, banners, &c , altogether presenting a neat and imjiosin.' app-ii'-anoe. There wasanexedlent band in at ten 'ance, the lively stra ns from which materially added to the evening's amusement. ."■lvrtly alter six o'clock the comp iny partook of the viand:! of the tea table, aftorwhich, the cloth w s removed and Brother P.l'.WI Place occupied the chair, Brother P.G. W. H. Srcele filling the vice-tdiair. 'I he Chairman' in opening the proceedings 9aid tViat tlie Order of Odd F llows connected with the Man hester Unity was an Order suppns? I to be strictly loyal, and as loyal subjects they w-re bound to d i k her Majesty's health. ilo hoped she might live long to over them. Ba D— "God .-live the en" Tlie 1 HAIWMAN" -aid tMit the lie t to be tir-vnk was the 111-tilth of the Prince and Princess of Wales. To all a p arance the Prince of Wales was lit'dy to bccom • the future King of Kngltmd, and it v.is t ■ be hoped hf would feel the same towards, and take amuch interest in Kngl*nd, as his niotlier ha i always clone. The Prince of Wales hud t avelled nearly all over the world, and he (the Chairman) had no doubt ho wouid be in a position to fill that placo if requi ed. The toast was receive I most heartily, after which the Band played the " Prince Albert March." The Chairman iu proposing the health of " His Excellency Sir George Groy,' remarked that he was the highest in authority in this colony, lie t the Chairman) did not know that he could >ay much lor Sir George Grey. Many people were satisfied with his doings, yet there 'were many against him. The

:ovpvnor of a colony hnd no doubt, many things to onten I with, awd although thoy might not all agree v tli Ids vi wi, ho ,(.h" Chairman) thought it was | there duty to drink his lieaith at their annual festive oard. Hvsi.> —"Goth Regimental March." The ''h At km AV, culling f.r a bumper, snid ho fr.lt niv fiev would receive the toast he was about to u-opo-e with much greater pleasure th in thi last .tie it' he might judge from the procession of 1 uesdav (St. (Oncers.) tfriiera! Cameron had no il .ulit ~ , the (Muse of niu h g lod to the colonists nf New ■C'aland, and they might feel sure lie would always to hs utmost t j further the interest* of colonists, oh M.-h he ha I been talon from them. (Hear. V„r) Purine his stay in New Zealand ho had .roved himself to be a gallant soldier, and one who uld he well trusted. (Loud cheers) Having tU'li* tliesc t'.nv r»»inar-s } ho would ask them to drink h J toast with " three times three." The toast was enthu-iasticalh' received. Ravd —" Auld Lang Syne." TlioOhurman- said ho hid now to propose the army and nnvv. There was no question but what they had both done great, service in this colony. Of courso the war in New Zealand had not been such a war iia they had read of in thoir own days—tako -Vmericft and Russia for instance. The war in New Zealand had been ft pro*ractred one, and he rejoiced thilt very few had bi?en i i II (»■ 1 - " and yavT." 'I'll.. ('KATTiM \N- "thought tho toast ho was now fibout ! ■■> irivp, " The Vol ntoer* a»i(i Militia of Auckland,'' ni'_ T ht alino-t. a» well hn-ve hpen p'acd with the pivviim- toust, onlv p'*rha])s there was a word or two 'ie say in their f.ivour. Thoy all knew aul i]i -r fiatcd nohle way in which thev came for .v»•( 1 a >hnrt tnn«" nd tho service thny ha'l en lered when called upon to d> dutv. and a'- ; the volunteers were now di<b\nded, >uu'ht not to them on that occasion ; ho had much pleasure i-i proposinor the hea.th ot " The and Militia of Auckland. l-'iflemen Form. M, \V. Jamikson-, P.P.O(tM, "aid he had pleasure in pr posing iho health o! the " Board of I 'ir^etors." Tliw toast was suitably responded to by tho Chairin <n. T5 — ' Here's health to them awa." Tho Chairman nevt travc tho health of the ' ~nd and stated that th-> di-trirt m w nii'iihcred between »nd 900 nvmbers. It \v:is a ur'-at ui'hie i 'einent since it* tornidion, only a V\v vears h:\ck. Kvery day they could see the i.iriinu with them, and he felt th it the T; nity wtis 11')w on a firm ha-is, an 1 that- nothing could >h ke it. ile lul l mtirli . leisure in with that toa-t the nunit* of P. I* Cr M. f'ole. Brother Cole was now one of the olde-t member* they liad amount them, and liad d »no miK'h for the Lodgo since he had been in • tlkv J^anp.—" Home, Sweet TTome " Hro'her CtiL l -', in the absence of tho district officer, had pleaa'ire in responding to the toast, and renvirVed th-it tlie diptriet now numbered nearly 1000 Mio'nh-TJ, f>r udn.-h he thought they <Miu'ht to be ny.r.id Aft r a f-w ui re obsertiom with r ferenc-' ti the pr «i;re-9s nude by th * vari i >*H lodges since r • ,ri >• fornix t inn,

The Cil aIK M\ X r~se find said that he hud mueh oV-t-u;.? in upon Bmother Steele, who would iir 5 ,. (to Brother Carter ii silver cup. a token of heir estoe.n toward-, him for his past s-rvicea as .■er. tarv.

Brother P Or W TT. Steet.e, in presenting tho •up to Br-.ther C irt-'r, h iein<; in ide a few introIti"f ry refna.ks r-'id tho f-.llowing ;(.ldre«.° : Brother (Sirter. I havo been desi'ed bv the members of ' he P ini-11 L "ige to act on 'heir b >h'Uf on this O' ca--i 'il. \Vec inno r peruiit vou to retire from the olfwe It s-eret irv to the Piwnell L without, not on v

-*\;>re-siiiir our e-itire jutisfttetion for the correct m inner wi:h whbh you have kept the accunts. and t.mo strict and unwearied attent on p:iid to t e ilutie it' your "lliee, but likewise the est em wo nil fee'

''uva ils vnu, h»th a< a private friend and a brother '1.1 I t-VUnw We, therefore, take tin's opportunity to ■re-ent yon n-irh thi- c ut. ivh'cli (th fir inu le'l'iate in valu-! us a rfenmponse for the '•erricei y hi U ive rendered to 'lie lod-re), we beg ofynu to accept i 1 as a sl'cht t ikei <>f our sincerity, and trusti iet von may long 1 ivt> to u c o it a 8 a memento nf the wishes i d lespect we hive nlwavs entertained towards yon. we wi-h you every future happiness, health »nd nrosnerit v."

The e p, which was supplied by MY. Beck, jeweller, of Q ue(>n--t'eet. is a handsome one, and bears the fallowing in-crip'ion :—" Pres nted to J. \V Career, bv the othcers and brothers of the Loyal Par-iell L -dge, 'is a m irk of esteem for his past services.— \uirust Tth. Sfi-i."

i'.rother Caktku sai l he could not find words to etore-s the gratitude h"! felt for the honor they ha 1 confern-d upon him in presenting him with a cup Iff had always ta'-"en a gr -at interest in O Id Felliw -bin. and during the short time lie bad been in the olfice of secretary, h > had discharged the various lu'ii's t ' the best of his ability.

The CnAIiiMAV then proposed tho " Gool Tntent Lodge " l- : e said it was one of the two lodges whose inniver-ary they hud met upon that. night. Tliat lo Ige now mustered nearly 200 members, an had ■.irojr« s sed arreatly within the past f- w month*. That ! (1 .eh id also simt god old Odd Fellows an f workii2 mi'ni'ion am">ng-it t'lem. lie woul 1 therefore ~inp s.thn' Goo 1 Tntent Lodge," wi'li lodge honors. The toast was warmlv received, and Hr ther Kockviy, N\G., bri-flv responded. He stated tha' since th"? 1-i-t met about 73 new members bid beon iniiia'ed into their lo ire, and it wa< their in'enti >n .Vior'lv to huilrl a hall of tlieir own. Ho hoped 'hat their next anniversary would bo celebrated in 'hat ball. Tlie Cuamimav next proposed the Parnell Lodge, and remarked that it was unnecessary for him to ray inu b about ihat lodge, as ho should call upon Hr'ther Carter to r-spond, when he had no doubt thev w uld he made acquainted with the advancement niH'ie by that lodsje IT.i knew that it was an inll icntial Indue. and believed that it was fast inreiMng in nmnbo h I'he toast was received with lodge honours. B.\VI> —" Th-' Oaib of Old Gaul." ' rother J. \V Carter. in re-pondinc to tho Farnfll s-dfl ho felt proud to inform them that the 1 <r.ac with which he had now been connected for the past seven year- was at the present moment in a most prosperous and flourishing condition Inreferring to the account* ho stated that th-; lod=>e had paid the amount o'£2lo for tho relief of sict brethren, £I iO for medical assi-tnnce for tho sick, and £50 to distres-ed brethren, exclusive of what the lodge forwarded to 'he district on account of tho Lancashire Relief Fund He was happy to say that the morta'ity in the lodge had b>en comparativelv small, o lv three memhe s andth-ee members' wives having died t-ince the f>:ination of the lodge. The amount expanded on the burial of the deceased brethren was Co-). The funds of the lodize now in hand amounted to £'iß ! i, and oxe pting thequirter when tho brethren weie called to military duty, did the expenditure of t■ i 0 lodge exceed more than the receipts. Mr. Carter concluded by thanking many of the brothers who ha l rendered him as istancu on various occasions, m ntioning tho namoj of Brothers Derrom, Wil on, and Collins.

Hrother P- G. Coi.e next proposed 'ho "Fountain of Friendship Lodge," to which Brother SansoM responded, »nd -tatnd that that lodge now number d about 210 members. The Vice-chairman proposed the " NewtoD L°lg«." Brother Colt:, in responding, said that the ton Lod/e had only been in existence a few day-. At their fiist meeting they initiated eight or nine members, and several others wero about joining at the next meeting. Although it was now a young lodge ho had no doabt it would soon be a prosperous one. Baxd—" Prince Alfred March." The " Pre-s" was next given by the Ciiaiumax, and responded to by one of the representatives pre-pnt. Hand— " Tho Fnglishman." The i'hai-mas next proposed "The Ladies," to which brother I.evy responded. Bvnd —" llore's a health to all good lasses." Hrother Jajiif-on then proposed the h-alth of tho Cnairinan. and thanked him for the efficient manner in which he had discharged the duties of the chair that evening. The toaßt wis drunk with three times three, and the honors of tho lodge. Ihe Cu human in responding, said ho had always taken a great interest iu Odd Fellowship at home ; he hid had the ploasureof having all the honors, and np°" Ilia departure was presented with a silver cup, similmr to tho ouo presented to Brothor Carter that evening . The tables were then removed, and dancing indulged in until an advanced hour.