The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-06-10 00:00:00

ODDFELLOWS' FR lENDL Y SOCIETY,

MANCRICSTSR UNITY.

Weymouth has bees this year the plum of the
annual gathering of the allows and deputies of the
11111001millf Unity Indepeodent Order of Oddfelbsrs,
the largest frieodly moiety in the world, for the trent-
ratios of the annual business of the Order. With more
or ism werreat—probably the imet--isathusisetie Odd-
fellows trees the origin of Um soalitty to the Jews in
/Mbytes, bet more careful writers °sly date to the
middle of the 18th cieubtry, whim the lodge ass de-
scribed es • "somfortable phase to spend an evening."
The present Itancherder Holt, woe formed in 1009, and
1. 1814. after some difilsclties, arising from inexpert
-
*nee, the Order entered opal the popularity whisk
has ADM that time eaory year goes on increming.
The business of the A.111.C. le I. receive reports on the
elide of the Order, and make or &mod rides for its
PreAlgovernamm.
riseetinire bare bees held in the Assembly•roorn
•1 the gond Hotel, oirer-loooking the Bey.
The report, IM stated Iset week, shows about •
million sterling deileiency on • vsluatien of the assets
and listallities of the Order.

The sub-eommittee is their report on theta the
direaton, submitted en Tuesday, saggeeted the mewl.
moot of the rules sad tabled to nuke the society mfe,
sad that the levy saggeeted be deferred, to enable
lodges &04 distaste which required smeadannt to put
themselves right. In the discussion many iostonose
were given where lodges Whom valuation showed •
delHerog bad Mono. altered their per:neut. to meet
it, and it was 6°06461)11y ingested in • year, or at
farthest two, all would have so acted.
Por the Ales of Grand Muter of the Order for the
eseaing you, the only geatlernan noudanted Will the
warmest Deputy Grand Master Mr. Willuun Norton
Western. of Pock, Dorset, end be vu unauimotaly
awned.

Forth. Deputy Grind Mastership eleven were nomi-
nated, bet seven retired, and there remain to be voted
for : J. J. ilolates. P.C.8., of the South London Dis-
trict ; J. Germ, P.P.O.M. of the Leeds Dietriet ;
Pope, P.P.G.M. of the Rimer District; and IL
Weasels, P.C.B. of the Nottiogham District
DE Tuesday night the bale:pet at the Barden
Amicably Booms wee &Mended be about 330 WOOD;
consisting of the majority of the deputies and repreeeo.
Wives of the loeal aethoritles. Sir Frederic Johmitone
Presidel, supPerted by filr M. H. Neiman, Bat, high
AGM! et Dorset; the borough members, Mr. H.
Edwards aad Yr. C. J. T. Hambro ; Colonel Kent,
77th Raghaaal, ke.
Respeuding to the tom* of "Th. Borough Members,"
both reproseatativee impressed their readiness to
euppoit snob legielatioe et the Friendly Societies Bill,
to be latrodeured next oreelee, se would conduct to the
beim& of the order i and Mr. Ifilwards referred to the
feet that tome were in the kingdoms 28,000 regiatored
and noregistered friendly socdetise with 4,400,000
members, mad a replied of £ll 000,000 —(applaime),—
and be considered it highly creditable to the working
Masses chit out of 60 noillioas invested in friendly arid
building societies about half belonged to them, a fact
which should lead perms to hesitate before taunting
working men with imprcridraoe—(appLeuee). Among
the tenses of societies he found "n• Aboient Order of
Rata "—(loughter)—and " The Cemented Bricks "
(orest laughter). Ho trusted noes of the present
members of this order wenld "rat "—(langbeer) —but
that as everybody knew • "brick" was a good fellow,
IPPreelaticia would be shown of Oddlellowship
that year by year greater numbers would be "cemented"
to the order, that It. good infloanoe might be increas-
ingly ettended—feheen).
Sir ?amnia Jogratora proposed fiascoes to the
Marrobeeter Unity ^ in a complinneetery speech, and
Mr. Davis., of Norwich, responding, referred to
Kr. Bdwardies statement as to the total of members of
friendly societies, sad said the Manchester Unity, with
shout a tenth of the whale number, bad • third of the
babel inpital—(applatme. Hs expressed soolidiume that
the lodges which were deficient in fonds would amend
their rates sod payments, and that good would be done
by the present valuation—(b44r, beer).
On Weinemisy, the Dieetors report was dieou,sed
paragraph by paragraph, tad to that relating to a levy
of 61. for two years, it was resolved to sdd—"ltla hoped,
however, that lodges will 111044 go improve their con-
dition SS to render mob e stop unneceenary."

ILTIQUEr a DOICIIMITIII.

Is the erranneneotte fur the A.M.O. week, Deroheater
was sot egoluded from participating, and as the invite-
Mon of the members of thr Southamotou and Salsbury
distaists, grand banqoet we. 'given at the Corn
Mashanee, Mat ravegin .r) The depetlee were media
cordially "raceme Cu Oa arrival in the county town;
the bead of the 3rd D.R.V., under Bandmaster Well-
spring, was in attendees, with some eroellent muse;
the bells of St. Peter', rang jeyoua peals; and from the
towers of St. Peter's sod Holy Trinity, besides the
booms of several at the iithabkriats, flags were die
played, in honour of Ma chit. The arrangements for
tho banquet were estrinted to Haar G. Head, of the
Royal Cab, whose satering, air usual, save the utmeet
sathdeation. Provision was made for 350 guests, and •
goodly number sat down, the proceedioge being under
the presidency of Mr. J. Bonham Carter, M.P., one
of UM. Commissioners of Friendly Booted-a.
Sight and left of the Chairman sere—The Mayor
Q. 4. (lar•goryk :Ir. A. Seymour, m. EP,
Ideroma J. pin, O.M. Western (Poole), Mr.
Gino (Cambridge), luneil lir Aldridge, T. Beenett,
W. Slide, and F. L. Inner,
Alderman Aylesbury
(Weymouth), P.P.D.0.1L Davis (Southampton),
P. P. G. 111., J. W, lesey, (Norwieh), 0. M. J.
Clerk, N.G. G. Clerk, P.lll. A. Bridges, sod P.G. H.
Byrnes (Southaniptoo); Dr Robins*. Dorchester;
Mean Cook, Coleman, Smyth, DOI:woe, Basal,
Jefferies, Tigard, Cleaver, Leg: ho., (Weymouth/ nod
Chivas and Steno (Portland ; also of Doreheeter,
Messrs. J. Fudge, J. Spicer, W. Chick, R. Basal, jun.,
J. humid, G. Wel-uer, C. Coward, Joe., F. Holland,
Bolcom, A. Rogers, mil the mentlers of the
Dorchester Coreroittee, T. Repot W. &s ill, H. Will,,
W. J. W. Pike, J. Dart, sod C. T. Old.
The Corn kohange formed an admirable bee, sit-
sing room. end lb. four ries of Mole, were preittily
lad tastefully adorned will some °holm dowers kindly
last for the comeion by M• J. Lovell, Mrs. R. Hese'',
ha. Mrs. Bead eflaisetly sapertnteoded the preparations
and nerd's, wheat eciatribotel largely to the °aor-
tal of the gueets. The proceedings throughout were
of an interesting iisti egsprable character, and their
evening at Dorchester sill be among ens of the
pleseeetest resollootioas the Deputies will carry with
Me of Moir visit to the "Repko of Ragland."

The usual loyal toasts wore gives by 'the chairmen,
who addressed the company as " Brother aidlellowa"
The toasts were warmly resolved, end the bend played
the satlonaleumee, the whole a those present standing
asd siagloi time elm, wikbhed thnlung and pressing
rifest

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The CILLIOSICI gave in lehattoes terse " the army
and navy, and reserved forma" No one grudged, he
believed, the eat of an ellieient defence, +knob woe
evef7 flog Wort improved. Ile reed • letter of µalso
from Celottel Naylor Blurt tegrettion his inability to be
=nt, being on • oolonithee for military examine-

Mr. Powiwz (Woohri•b), Sargeant-gsjor Royal
Analog, respeadeo. The !Bare tames ts al Isle 'Mound
had !'s *ought sire valltfsatioo, eepeetaliy Is till,
rFgir•
AO. Pgasa (*ay. nags 4rulloryi rooPonued lot
the volunteers. Though a very humble body, sad .ith
Do Walrus cut the sow*, for say itr•st ishisrstn•hts,
ve4 aye pen ("psi* If um WIN properly tales la
6ad by tke Gomm's'. of doing is
" &obey, Cr, awl Mkairtest a/ all dismal.
magma; was prepesQ by Mr. Radish (Oork) sod
be by Mr. Olturobireedea
burrouly
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