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In Recognition: St. Charles Lodge Grand United Order of Odd Fellows #2842 and Hahnville Household of Ruth #1346 - Peter Ogden's Day
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The Parish of St. Charles
May 1, 2006
IN RECOGNITION
WHEREAS, Peter Ogden was a free man of color who had sought a charter to establish an Odd Fellow Organization in the United States and was refused by the White Order of Odd Fellows; and,
WHEREAS, through Peter's determination, he wrote to the Committee of Management in London, England and received a charter on March 1, 1843 establishing the Philiomathean Order #646; and,
WHEREAS, through Peter's inspiration a group of men from Hahnville, Louisiana obtained a charter establishing the St. Charles Lodge Grand United Order of Odd Fellows #2842 on January 10, 1887; and,
WHEREAS, Hahnville Household of Ruth #1346, the sister organization, was established on May 9, 1899; and,
WHEREAS, Hahnville Juveniles #2405 was established on August 23, 1974 under the Leadership of Hahnville Household of Ruth; and,
WHEREAS, since 1887 the annual observation of Peter Ogden's Day has been a way of celebrating this very special occasion; and,
WHEREAS, The Odd Fellows Lodge is one of the oldest Historical Lodges in St. Charles Parish which has been in existence for the past 119 years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL AND THE PARISH PRESIDENT, do hereby recognize St. Charles Lodge Grand United Order of Odd Fellows #2842, Hahnville Household of Ruth #1346, and Hahnville Juveniles #2405 for celebrating this annual historical event in St. Charles Parish.
PARISH OF PLENTY"
created in 1807 from the county of the
"German Coast", a parish of
unprecedented economic and social
development, known for its
hospitality, rural living and sporting
opportunitiesÂ… with the added
distinction of being located
on both sides of the
Mighty Mississippi River.