Photo from the Armstrong Archives
The Montgomery Lodge 18 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the organization sponsoring many of the street fairs, had their lodge room in the building known as the opera house, at the top of South Main Street in the top photograph. Inside the circle at the top of the building is the I.O.O.F. emblem, a three-link chain representing friendship, love, and truth. One explanation as to the meaning of their name “odd fellows” says they were “odd” because it was odd to find people who followed noble values in the 19th century.
Photo from the Armstrong Archives
This photograph shows members of the Odd Fellows Lodge gathered on Main Street. Only one or two men are identified, Charles Corn and D. M. Hutton (with the ribbon on his lapel), standing together at the center.
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