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Show 0RDERI0F ODD FELLOWS. Great I'reparatlonii at Chicago for the Cantonment. Can-tonment. Chicago, July W. An elaborate report re-port concerning the coming national triennial cantonment of tho Odd Fellows Fel-lows was made at today's meeting of tho local committee, nt which Ceneral Underwood, the grand sire, was present. pre-sent. Letters and dispatches received during tho week indicate that there will be a much larger attcudaneo from eastern east-ern points than was at first anticipated, and New England stales alone will send not less than 3000 delegates. Tho New York delegation is estimated esti-mated on a conservative basis at 10(H) swords. Virginia, tho District of Columbia, Col-umbia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Maryland Mary-land and Pennsylvania will be well represented, rep-resented, as well as California. Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. Ohio will turn out and the Indiana brigade will have over 1000 swords, with three bands of music. The Michigan brigado will come to Chicago fiOO swords sfroi;;, w hile Iowa will scud its full quota. The representatives also say that the subordinate andKebekah degree lodges throughout tho country are manifesting a deep interest in the cantonment, nnd front tho advices to dale it is certain that not less than 3000 ine.inhc.ra of theso bodies alone will be hero f,-.,,t ,,inlu mtttt'ulo of I 'liletirrri During tho cantonment week tho I "grand decoration of chivalry" will be Conferred on several distinguished 1 members of tho rank and lile of the order, or-der, main and female. The conferring is to take place on tho Lake front grounds in the evening under the irlnro of the electric light, and the ceremonies ceremo-nies will bo brilliant and interesting. Quarters for the cantons, hussars and lancers from Boston, Denver nnd Columbus, Co-lumbus, Ohio, have been secured at tho Auditorium hotel. |