ODDFELLOWS' ANNIVERSARY AT CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2011, 28 May 1885, Page 2

ODDFELLOWS' ANNIVERSARY AT CAMBRIDGE.

Tm animois.uv of the L »v.il Duko of (Jimbtidg" J,odg«>, No ■»'), 1 O O I\, M U , u.i> celubutfi on Tuesday by <■> dining .iixl ball. The ch.ui .it thu dinner was taken by tlic X,(J. (P.iothei lii'gg,) *uppoitccl by I*. N. (I. Duckl.iml and White. The \ice chair was ocpupii-d by tho Y. ('. (Hrothci Sims.) Thnty iii"nibtis ut'ie [iic-^ent, .iti'l the iHii.il tn.isti wont yivon cind lu^pomk'd to nioit heaitily. The Secii-t.viy, in iu->poiidin<; for "The Loj.tl J)uke of Cainbt iclfce Lodge," stated th.it the lodge was in a good (in.uiciil condition, and tho nuinbui on the 101 l \v;m 12, two-thirds more tlnui hi.^t year. He con-,ideied the lodge to be in .is good a position as any lodge outride of Auckland. The health of the lodge surgeon ( lh Waddington), who wan unable to be present, was lesponded to most cordially, he liaving stood to the lodgo when it was in a very weak state. The health of "The Host and Hiwteih " was responded to by *$lv (iillett, who, it need not be wild, did all he could for the comfort of his visitois. After partaking of dinner, the member* "iitcrt uned their fiicnds to a select b.tli in tin public hall. Tho lull was most tistefully decoiated, and reficshnieuts ad libitum, and of first-class quality, were Dioudud. As regards dinner and ball, it is consideied the greatest success the Oddfellows have had m Cambridge. No small meed of praise is due to tho committee who worked most eneigetically togethn to bring tho affair to a successful issue.—^ComlnunicatLd )