Odd Fellows
a secret order devoted to good fellowship and benevolence. The three links is the well known emblem. The order originated among the workmen of England, where a lodge is known to have existed as early as 1745. The first American lodge, five members, was instituted in New York , December 26, 1806. Lodges were established at Boston in 1818 and in Baltimore in 1819. As early as 1815 there were two lodges in Halifax. The order was opposed at first as British and un-American. The Rebekah lodges, established largely through the efforts and influence of Vice President Schuyler Colfax, are an auxiliary order of the wives and daughters of Odd Fellows with a membership of one-half a million. Less than four per cent of the total membership of the Odd Fellows is found outside of North America . ODDFELLOWS' STATISTICS FOR 1905. Subordinate lodges 14,345 Encampments 3,172 Rebekah lodges 6,876 Cantons of Patriarch Militant 571 Total membership 1,716,997 Income for the year $13,638,791 Property held by the order $37,645,071 Relief paid in 1907 $5,112,000 See Masons
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Odell
BENJAMIN B., JR., an American public official; born in Newburgh, N. Y., 1854; studied in Bethany College, W. Va., and Columbia University. Entered party politics and in 1884 became member of the New York State Republican Committee, and chairman of its Executive Committee in 1898. Was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1899 Was governor of New York from 190. till 1904. He was head of the party machine till 1905, when he was defeated as state chairman by Timothy L. Woodruff. ODENBURG. See OEDENBURG.
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Odenatus
A celebrated prince of Palmyra . At an early period of his life he inured himself to bear fatigue by hunting wild beasts. He was a faithful ally of the Romans, and gave great offense to Sapor , king of Persia, in consequence. In the warfare which ensued he obtained advantage over the troops of Sapor, and took his wife prisoner, besides gaining great booty. He died by the hand of one of his relations whom he had offended. Zenobia succeeded him on the throne. Oeagrus or Oeager. King of Thrace, and father of Orpheus and Linus . Hence Oeagrius is used by the poets as equivalent to Thracian.
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Odense
a city of Denmark on the island of Funen, the capital of Odenseamt. It is the third city in population in Denmark and is situated on the Odense River. It is a well built city with all modern municipal improvements. It contains the cathedral of St. Canute, erected in the thirteenth century. Other important buildings are a castle, a large city hall and a handsome post office. There are several private and technical schools and two excellent libraries. The city is an important industrial and commercial center. There are manufactories of beer, liquors, glass, chemical products, machinery, textiles and sugar. Pop. about 45,000.
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Odenwald
a forest and chain of mountains in Western Germany, between the Neckar and the Main, in the territories of Hesse, Baden, and Bavaria. The Odenwald is about 50 miles in length, and presents charming scenery.
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Oder
one of the principal rivers of Germany, rising in the Oderberg on the tableland of Moravia, 1,950 feet above the level of the sea, traversing Prussia, Silesia, Brandenburg, and Pomerania, then emptying into the Stettiner Haff, whence it passes into the Baltic by the triple arms of the Dievenow, Peene, and Swine, which enclose the islands of Wollin and Usedom. It has a course N. W. and N. of 550 miles, and a basin of 50,000 square miles. Canals connect the Oder with the Spree, the Havel, and the Elbe; the Warthe is the only tributary of importance for navigation. On the banks of the Oder are Ratibor, Breig, Breslau, Frankfort - on - the - Oder, Stettin, and
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Odometer
an instrument employed for registering the number of revolutions of a carriage wheel, to which it is attached.
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Odontoglossum
an extensive genus of orchids, natives of Central America, much prized by cultivators for their magnificent flowers, which are remarkable both for their size and the beauty of their colors. A considerable number of species have been introduced into Europe.
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Odysseus
. See Ulysses
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Oeland
a long and narrow island in the Baltic, 4 to 17 miles from the E. coast of Sweden. It is 55 miles long and 5 to 12 broad. Scarcely more than a limestone cliff, scantily covered with soil, but in some parts well wooded, and has good pasture ground; there are large alum works; and the fishing is excellent.
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Oeneus
A king of Calydon , son of Parthaon or Portheus and Euryte. He married Althaea , their children being Clymenus, Meleager , Gorge, and Dejanira . In a general sacrifice he made to the gods he slighted Diana , who, in revenge, sent a wild boar to waste his country. The animal was killed by Meleager in the celebrated Calydonian boar hunt. After this, misfortunes overtook Oeneus, and he exiled himself from Calydon, and died on his way to Argolis.
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Oenomaus
King of Pisa, in Elis, and father of Hippodamia . He was told by the oracle that he would perish by his son-in-law. Being skillful in driving a chariot, he announced that he would give his daughter in marriage only to someone who could defeat him in a race, death being the result to those who were defeated. After a number of aspirants had contended and failed, Pelops , son of Tantalus , entered the lists, and by bribing the charioteer of Oenomaus, who provided a chariot with a broken axle-tree, Pelops won the race, and married Hippodamia becoming king of Persia. Oenomaus was killed in the race.
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Oenone
in Greek legend, a nymph who became the wife of Paris before he was called upon to award the golden apple to the "fairest," and thus led to the fatal union with Helen. Tennyson has given the title of Oenone to a poem in which the deserted wife tells the story of the judgment of Paris. Hither came at noon Mournful Oenone, wandering forlorn Of Paris, once her playmate on the hills. Her cheek had lost the rose, and round her neck Floated her hair, or seemed to float in rest. She, leaning on a fragment twined with vine, Sang to the stillness, till the mountain-shade Sloped downward to her seat from the upper cliff. --Tennyson.
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