The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-01-28 00:00:00

TUB comma VVOT OF THIS Cite.
IIIANCIII9IIIII UM?! OF
ODDFELLOWS.

In sotialpation of the Annsel Meesable Oonference
of Ohl. great friendly ecolety b.4y tiel4 In Weymouth
In Whitral. week. 1873, the Gr•od Mseter, Kr. Jamas
Gerrard, of Cholasa and the Deputy Gnu& Master,
Mr. W. Nodule Western. of Peelle. paid • visit to
Weymouth last week, and • meeting was held on
Priday night, in the Guildhali. ander the ProdammY ci
the Mayer. supported by 'Nisei, Dr 'Pissed, Mr
Howard, Mr. Landis, Mr. Oakley, Kr. Aylesbury, Dr.
Moorhead, Mr. W. J. Reynolds. Kr. Curtly, he.
There we. • miry numemna ge.therin; of the brethren,
Ineiu'ting members from all the Weymouth Indwell, also
Dorehester and Portland. We noticed among Vie large
amembly, which 11•1•4 the hall. P. Preis. 0 11. Old,
P. Prow. D.G.M. Jsokson, and P.O.'. Patchier, Dart,
Prunklin, Buell. Chime. kc.
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MATIIII said he bed much pimiento, In tutting the
chair on the mouton. He we. sot much acquainted
with the society, bet blotter!, ff he might so esectribe
It. toe ulster service the Anellent Order of Freemason..
They were boned together for the perm.* of mutest
help and mutual encouragement. Ho *might the ebpet
of the meetiou was to make armagrenents for the
owning annual conterenee, and to welootte Mr. Gerrer
of Chester, Grand Master of the Mane bermee Unity of
Oddfellowe, cud be believed that the cootie] estherloy
here would be an henries benefit to Weymouth. They
had been to posse ermaiderable expeum for tie haat
year In avivortletag the lowu, sod brew notithait better
ealoulated to advertise Weymouth then WO delvtatta
or more semlug here from different omit of toe
country, and be hoped ee4 treated they would give
them i eordtal reeertion. He should like them to go
away hely ootrinced not oitly that Wry-mouth to really
a moot enjoyable plane to viait In the eurnmer but the.
:Weymouth people are hospitable, and be hoped and
trusted they would make an effort to welcome these
, delegates, and when they came to Whftenn reek a
hearty rile:option would be riven thew. The Mayor
th«n introdeced the Grand Muter of the Order, Mr.
G,rmrel, of (Mostar.
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The 01thin Moline mid It afforded him greet plearture
, to meet them that night. It was leery enturual prooe•d-
Ing to hare moll & meeting an this in opening thearrarge-
, ments for the meeting of the A.V.C.; but he hoped It
would not be unusual In the future. The usual mode
' wag to send some one dewy to the place where the A, M.C.
were to meet, anti make enquiries as to the arrange-
ments reed", end then intern to Mansbester and report.
To.nieht they bed been honoured by the ormenete of the
werthy Mayor and of a portion of the Corporation of
this line and handsome pleon. (hear). They felt very
ninth henourrei Indeed, and Behaved that the °Green-
tlon of Weymouth were rosily tahlog an active Interest
In this meeting. Tot this was tot slttmether a now
thing. At Thiry St. NAatends the Cory eratlnn held •
' distinct meeting entirely on account of the A.M.C.
arming to that town, lie had not the silghtect doubt,
from he pohlto ettirit shown here,, that the coming
A.M.O meeting will bsa great some*. The Mayor
had spoken of another society. the Preeniasene, sod he
had himself been • member of the moiety for twenty
, year., sod bad pained through various °Moles In the
moiety, and this rave him the oppertuelty of desalt:dog
the diffeeentie between the two moieties. He bed benn
told that 0 idfellowship was lout the very th/sig that
step. In-where Masonic seeletle, left off. A man who
joine a temente society dem oat do so for Me own
benefit ; hut for that of othent. Bat in Oilfellnwthlp
I they on further, and join to twelve Immediate bozefit
I for theautelees to lay by a oertain ;methyl of their
. money, which they place In the tromerges hands, that
I It may be ready at the time when It II wasted,
and then it Is not looked upon as a charity by the
brethren whcereosiee It, but marten!. Oo I prosper both
...Melee, and all others that have for their oily* the
benefit of our raoe I Oidfellowthip is Intended to do a
! vest r.monnt of good ; they do not wish to take the
highest rhea In the world among friendly moieties
although they might de so In fignrea ; bet they wished
to prod:net a heerty tone of feeling In their lodges ; to
bring oat the beat energies and the Isest mm among
them. As to their branches, It might be neossearr .4
say • little about figures, but he did not comae to
"figure" thorn to death, he mime simply to thank thorn
' for the very kind way they had remised him and ht.
. brother officer, and be should carry hack the report that
' the Weymouth beethren are sot one whit bellied them
' of any branch In Negliod. If. acme (invited) from the
' ancient shy of Chester, cod it was very curlew that the
fir* name he saw was "cheater," on one of the public
vehicles. There was something more, the whole word
was " Dorthester." but this showed that In our Insular
' Position them names were serried from one end of the
land to the other, and he was very glad to nil so many
smile: feels of Adifellows around Idea. As tt the
qusefion of the A-ILC. coming to Weymouth, great
energy had been displayed by the gentlemen whom they
hut sleeted to the Immortal* °Moe of delc, las to the
A.M.C. Could they sire the ener.el IParfia.ment, eon-
of delegetes from all parts of the world, and
,reong them the delecetes of many towns *niggling for
the honenr oft visit from the L.M.C., they would as.
knowledge that a large amount of persereranoe,
ability, cod Intelligenss had been displayed by
their delegates, who had at Mot neemelted In
having • meeting held In Weymouth. To the
brethree of the Poole district Is dee the credit
bemuse they suppled the fond. for them brethren to
visit the distant pleas where the A.W.C. met After
all, the society was ono of poundo, shllllu4a, and
pence, and they dommly believe thas ft over they
divert from proper application the money of the society,
it emanot prosper. The funds he 'poke of were
obteleot solely from thoce appropriated for the
management of the society, and sot In any wey from
those devoted to sick end (anent pee. The importance.
of the apeting cannot be denied. Be had mat come
where that If throe Englishmen were wrecked on a
desolate Island, the first thing they would do would be
to elect a ohairman, ii the way In which huhess is
done In this motet howed that If there was any
people that underehm the zrt of governing, thyy were
Innlishmen, and The way In which the beeletn is
carted *nth the district. wet •pattern to some of the
plums he had vidted. Beldam Gannet be serried on
with peoptiety without a pollens:I at the heed of
Minh sad eery great credit in due to those who are at
the heed In this society, for the admirable way In whieh
It te moduetni. The Snit time he set hie foot In
Bolton he was =nth etre* with the orderly manner of
the members and the great respect, be might say
reverence, paid to the ohalrmse. At their annual
meetina In Weymouth they expected upwards of 200
sielisgatas to attend, and they knew the clam from which
them wore draws; It wee impossible for a member to
enter that thus sail be het been through aline* an
the modes sat understands all shoat the Oddfellowe'
itneinem, end thee he Is thought It to be witt to the
A.M.C, the object of which sommlttos Is to revise the
rules. No affiliated society had made such progress as
the Manchester Deity • but there me yet other miles to
be altered, end eutthre to be brought before the
meeting of the highest lopertentm to the motet, and
tho prams, of the Order. Tb• areetest advantage.
are derived from this portion of busbies and also
from the selesdioe of °Meets. In a lugs society like
this *Donnelly resomnibility rests upon those who telly
govern, and If It were not for the sound Intelllgeum of,
and the deep respect pithl to the heed of the society,
and the board of director.' they would not have the
power they whop. The Soled of Directors are elected
by ballot, and one of the fir* Maine.' of the A. 11.0.
lithe formation of a oubtoommlttos for the nap we of
examining Into tin hushes. the Board of Directors
have done during the putt year. There is always a
great struggle to get on that oub-committee, bemuse it
I, oonsidered a very gyeat honour, and the m -other, sea
the vary roomed' of whet the directors hove done. Fut
this perteme they take • day and a night, ad then
repo* to the A.M.O. The budnem then proceeds lu
the usual way with the alteration of rules. These
garrotted' have to to proposed a long time before heal,
and mot round to the vatiotte &athlete Some members
not take an Interest in all this, for be woo aware
that many of the members do not attend to theirtluties,
and leave others to do the work ; but he should lite to
see them take a fair share In the government, end
enquire into what their lodges are actually doloz, end
thee perhaps they would not have to complain, by and
bye, thee they do not get to tench slot pay as thoy
expected. Heell not with te be personal, and "mature
the remark did not arply to those present to-night,
bootees thelit presence showed Oitt they dl.l tthe
Interest In the business of their lodge As to the
adeantaglas of Noting the society, be roneld,rei them
In a double polnt of view. A young men yho joined
did not only benefit himself but his master, for If he
were in e• eelpt of di a week, when he is 111, his terrines
ceo be no more recalved by his muter, end his muter
give, his money for nothing. But If hole In the society,
he *III receive pay front It, durleg the time he Is *eh,
and the twister will not be burdened. That was the
silo reason why he (the 0 and Muter) would like to see
honorary member', not for the sake of the money paid
by them In oubsorlotioo,but for the bonefit of their 000 f. -
doom and support—(hear.)--The Greed Master went onto
say that the Odelfelmws are sashes society—(hem). It
might not he • teetotal society; hat they ImM be
planed be beer that mew* Wee Yu et betels simre

tbes Wass mat found them pay so very holly that they
were to charge for rent of the uost—ihosti-
All ov:rillitigland, wherever he went, le bad beard
grumbling treat the landlords tint the member. 'pent
on little in drink this It dli not pay. diell, be sad.
make them pay for the g.s, melte them pay rent f
tho room lad for everything they have and then it
must pay—theerl. In iteetnne they managed very
welt in the Glasgow distriet be laud Ind the honour
of ;shedding over a meeting of 1,60) (Mdfellowe
There they hail e tee, .od invitet theirwives. and Slte
letter brouelit their children, and thus the poor seinen
joined In the odvantage. He was eery ylegotei with the
Olugew Oddfollow., end he bellevedthey were with
him, for they said Shot although they had not sent •
deputy to the A. M.C. before, It eras now their Mtge,
-
Son even to send one so far as Weymnith—(.9Pisas)
Roma people might say that Oddfelowship taught
respecti 131'f41:ratohentothwe olitikediratchtkelpielnlay"tgitrmbhwoielambgnuilitaindnwl;obb::utahlPtiftivtYarel:dnteird.thrtte:::tesii-altlatathadheill orbte.tibas:neltougohhi)
veryfgodd pleat of edneadon. in the Met plate, they
moat aped at lust so hour in the lode., they are not
allowed to toe a.,y bat language, and :1 any is ever
heard in the lodge, there to • heavy ins for it ; and
they are not allowed to wen their bats Ito the room.
lie knew young mart who would not submit to •
restraint of that tharacter, before they became Old.
fellow., sod therefore the let tones of an Odrifellows
lodge wee an Induecoe of so gelinational and a moral
aberaater. Gentlemen who wished to judge of the
lateen.. of • lodge should join it as hosorary members
—not simply al a time when thei • Is an election, and
when members all seem to find out they want to
humus Foreeters or o.l4fellows (hear, beark hut
they vented gentlemen who would lead the ne.n, and
tell them when they were do'ng right- -their). As to
the good done, • good deal wee -aid aboet armee ; and
they emeld not do without them, for they really
We the bone of the society, bat although he
might flourish before them a large and impos-
ing iserray of figeiree, he would not ask them
to believe In the geodes.' of the *mist,
• without esamining it In all ways. Their rapitel was
£3,004,695 14s. 7.1. (all raid up), the annual
Income £581.717 Th. 91., the Mak pay for the put year
wee 019,66.1 141. 101.. and the funeral rayments
£01,491 10.. 2.1., total £413 1573 rio. The profit on the
past year was E 166.5.59 2s. Oi. The torevion. year the
profit was rather more about £170,000, god the Meyer
of Newoutle-upou•Tyne was amazed at snob • profit
being made by • cool tv which he knew nothing shoot
—(laughter.) Bet the Mayor had 4,000 or 6 NM nom of his
own to look after, sob. "scold *tau.s him, for he had
speech to do to attend to hie on. Iteened
is remarkable for many things and perhaps some writer
may say It Is remarkable for friendly sooletlea Here
is Indeed • sum of money something marvellous, saved
from the Omelet, Wooer of the working shoo of this
country. Bat let them look at the other side of the
question. Mr. Buck, of Birmingham, a gentleman he
suoule always have plusure in seeing, said "Whit Is
the use of baying 3 relines cf money if you have
4 millions of lithillties I" That was • very good
question' but It they oriel to. and had de. towards
parge, that was earaethtte on the road ; they were
ye Itec an the bill towards the nhjeot of their wish,.
—(heu, hoar.) Not withstanding all this aosumulatinn,
every one of those sums of money belonged to different
lodges, tied sot to the while Revenge( body. It was
precisely as If the Corporation of Weemonth were short
of money, and the Corporation of Poole hat plenty.
sad the Corporation sold Yon bad better shore it.
Some of the lodges had been wasteful, and others had
been salloted sorely by eloknese, and they must bear
their own misfortune, each tub mast stand on lie two
bottom, auk or swim. A geetletnan who ottne from a
very poor district ergot that they ought to divide all
' alike, the doh with the poor; but some of the others
proposed that they Amid and out how meny poor
Maoists there were betides his—(heer, hoar.) It had
been proposed that they calculate the whole of the
liabilities ead smuts of the lodges In the Manohuter
Unity. The Government of loglead had bad
quingeeental referee suit to the them for this purpose;
but they bad let them Ile on their shelves, and done
nothing with them. But this imertnous labour hot
' been undertaken by the flooletr, and the Boatel, lied
Dearly sample...id the wonderful got of taking stook.
They found that some of the lodges have a surplus and
otters dedetecoles, and there are about two millions
deadest taking the society all over. But that due
not moon bankruptcy, the lodges that are in arrears
now have an opportunity of fetching up again. When
be joined ho roeld • guinea for initation. they bee
246 member. and their feuds were about COO.
But he had not been in long before the tooiety
undertook to diminish its expenditure sad Increnie
its contributions, and now, lusted of tette timelessly
insolvent they bat about £2 000 or .C 3,000 with aeont the
samenumber of members—(applaues). Very few @unties
would undertek. each a feat as this sthek-takitig, and
then publish the results to the world ; but it showed
that they were determined to know where the diense
yes, and he believed there remained In the sosiety
strength of mind aid strength of resolution that would
carry them through all diffloultles—lapplaus.). In
oonelnelon the Grand Master said that from whit they
con% i see of the beauty of the place, and of whit
W. 'mouth Is capable of doing, he believed there would
be a large attendeese of the society here. Divided as
they are over this haopy land, in the mak the west, the
north. Red the south, Ell believed It would ultinatsly
Increase their geogeaphiell knowleige, end they would
be able to bring down • large number of their friends
to see what Is called "the Naples of Zeeland "—(great
applaun).
The DEPUTY GRAND MASTS; Kr. Wietere, said he
was no Annear there, ho had bad the pleasure of
meeting them In Weymouth before, end he Intended to
pay another visit, next annual meeting. The Greed
Muter wee as it were preening him, he hoped for
euooteding him in tole Important °Roe ; he Ind some
out he a member at Rotten at tin same time, twelve
months before him (Mr. Western) he bad been elected ,
• member of the board, twelve months before him be
was elected Deputy Grand Master, and he hoped 11 11
was only twelve months before him that he had been
elected Grand Mather—(bur). tle Wester, then spoke
of the rapid rise of the Pools district, now oontellolog
4060 members, and Poole, alone contained 912 members.
Mr. Western a:hotted the Wevmeuth brethren to snore
energy, and put it to there whether it was not their
fault that they only had 300 members, while Poole had
912 At considerable length he alio spoke against the
folly in some lodges of giving more sick pa 7 than was
✓ife, timely buena they load large hallows in hind.
By many Metal:low he proved the ruinous effect of such
bed management, and urged open the members to adopt
Nate mt.. of pule proportion to their oontribetioar.
Re also detailed his efforts to :et the A.M.O. miens
fixed for Weymouth, which hat it lest been happily
orowned with suogiam. His had bees also teeing to gain
the boom of being Deputy Grand Muter, and last
year he won both the sup and tbe plat.—Weymouth
andlthe Deputy Orand Masterthip--legreat applause).
Mr. LICOWAID said he did not Weed renting Chat
seeming as he had been speaking, some dietaries from
home, that day. He had not beard all the addresses
that bad been delivered. It was • benefit eocistr, and
all benefit societies would be welsomed In this town of
Werytatteth. Oddiellowship had not been /weed by
any fores or power, but entirely by the rules upon whicb
It was founded. The Hulked/if Unity of Oddlellowe
bad the prinoiples widen were great, arid mod, and
geed. Its piing:dens bent so greet, grand, end good,
the society ought to to weloomodby everybody, what-
ever their position in society might be, beams one of
the greatest °knots of {be aunty was that the poor
men should make biggest( free and independent. It is
that baby paying • small sebserietien whoa in full
health and able to work, mlebt provide for Maul(
Ii the hour of sicklier, and not depend on away, and
he would, u an Independent man, be able to elides what
wog rightly his own. Now, when the poor man trios
to do that for himself, It galls upon persons, whatever
their positleu soolety may be, to help him to his
°Meet. Re wag satisfied as Weymouth men they
would not be back weed In giving them a hearty
welcome on such an omission. Weymouth had been
honoured by royalty, aid they hut shown loyalty to
the Royal memrs who had 'hated the town in days
gone bye, and there an still sliming in the present
generation, worshippers of loyalty, at the same time
they mild not help worshipplag the great prioefeles
whith ambled a man to provide for himself and %rally,
and espeetally snob a society as the present, and he was
sure the Mayor would footholds with him that Wey-
mouth would do its utmost to Irishmen Its sawed
council. If Dorehester Weleoalellany Institution for the
cultivation of the brute oreation, surely the heads of
a aunty, whose alms and objects an for the benefit of
the health nos at keep, demanded rad deservei from
Weymeeth a heart' reception and he begged to pre-
cuts they grut than on their forthcoming
etelt—
(lsteisnie applause).
Mr. leOrDll mid he oonM not 'say be was a brother
In the sense that the Grand Muter meant; but he
supposed shot a tittle while he should be able to call
them brethren. He wee told he was an honorary
member, leech to some extent Involves tho relatiotuthip.
lie had great pleasure In teething the Ideas that had
been expressed, and he fully eadoned the., sentiments.
Re was street with the remark that palette-hones
keepers sonstdered It by no means • profitable Invest-
meet to ens their rooms for the use of lodges whether
I. villas. or tows*, for he remembered when one of
the most prodthble evenings was that of the meeting of
clubs, whether In town or country, and It was a very
happy thane* in the upset of affairs when a labourtng
men spent hie time briefly in the conduct of business,
and then return home to his wife. He bad a, man in
his employ who was In receipt of 161. per week; be
was taken ill, and nothing to depend on, to keep his
wife and family except what he (Mr. Lundiel allowed
him and he received from the perish. But another man
of his was Inc society, and when be became ill he wee
ind.pendent of him, only baring to est what was his
rights from the lodge, which enabled him t support
himself until he came beck agan to his ceouretion.
He seconded the proposition of Mr. Howard, "That
this meeting pledges itself to do its utmost to welcome
the Grand Lek, of the Ordor of Oddlellows, on their !
approsobing visit."
Mr. T'ilgualinaenienrpuirelsye.ed his concurrence in what bad
been eel I previeody.
Toe Claim D MAMTEI proposed, end Mr. PICILAID
seconded, a vote of thanks to the Mayor, who aoknow-
lodged the complimput, and the meeting broke oil,