The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-11 00:00:00

ANNIVERSARY OF ODDFELLOWS.

Loyal lizoslaior Lodge of Odelfenone celebrated its
anniversary on Wedne•day slternooo sad evening last,
first by s tea meetingoit which so many set down that the
large lecture-room of the Working Ken's Club iris
entirely filled, so that there vas no room for say more,
quite 100 being them
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In the evening it was more packed than over, and it was
evident that if "Oddrellowe at all meant " • single man,"
there was no occasion for any one to retain the title, for so
large • number of ladles attended that there was ample
choice for the single Oddifellos. • In one row, we noticed,
were nine ladles to one genth;sian. They gave hearty
applause when the Mayor (er. Howard) came in with Mr.
Graham, Mr. Aylesbury, Mr. Comocillor Mangle, and Mr.
Councillor Millis:lgs.

The KAYOS expensed the *aeon he felt la atteerllns
at this estaivereary of the Emil lisoelsior Lodge; he bad
attended others before, and always with a great &id of
pleasure. Ho milled on

Kr. F. Dowutso, wscrettry, to reed the report of the
lodge, Ms details of which were se follow :—B4i1111C1) due
to Krosisior Lrut• to the sick and funeral fund, December
31st, 1879, 11.310 11s. : members oontributions forth.
past year, .034 10s. 011. ; returrod funeral money from
district, 41115 Oa 04. Interest. .Cl 9 Os. Od.-4:1178 lOL ltd.
Paid sick par to member, Oh 15s. ; funeral money for
two nsentbsws sod the members' wife, /39 Os.
£I6 Is. Id. Besevotent fand--contributlon, SS Eta. &E.;
expenditure, Si It U.: bassos. £7 Si. 01.
Glee, Kiwis. Biarel, Pretty, end Watt.: " Peso, to
the Seals of the liorose."

Soo. Ifft Chong, House (Portland) : " Saps sad Mk."
mr. Romer iris loudly snalead, sad we ' ity 1111fis
Rotations,* seaming groat laughter.

W
Raiding. W. M. Mimeos : "Tb. Little Vulgar
Nssoin said the OddleLlows are one of the great
pillars of the Mete, as army of Who-million of man with
such funds to they had at their back, would he far
superior to, or at Least ito-egasi with, the great capitalist.
of Me day. It wao thair duty to provide for themselves,
they had the beet security in their society. He oonsidered
this kind of celebration a great lan movement oti the old
style, when the clubs used to have their walk, and return
home in a festive ooaditim. (Applause.) He told of the
old-fashion of singing and drinkuir it the pahlichouse,
which used to waste a great deal of mosey and time " for
the mod of the boom" and as they had mad. an &Heretic..
and he but liberty to say so, he would say that the alter.
atlas wee for the better, and the advantage, would
return to them In many ways. (Applause)

Glee.l/_llLearra. Privity, Watts. and BosYd "The Belle
flt. Mates Tower.
fat=Kr. Harm • " Leave it to K. and. Wag
y eneored.lse pap. "Dr. Squills."
Mr. °assailer Oswalt, who le as Ouldfallowe, eon.
(retaliated the ledge on the state of tbar Assam used
also on the_ plea of their gibed's,. for who. k. weer ho
mis lads% ble wife wanted to sane also. This WM a very
mash better plan thee bovine a Maur ler the sea alone,
shoe they drank es% others health*, but the wine bed
nothing... (Applause.)
mow.is Winds Inhale Ookl."
geollstlas, Mr. Tankist. " The Zanies Rook." Ranted
with spirited effect, sad loudly ~wed.
Boa& Mr. T. Warren. "Ooras, Imam and lade."
Glee, "Th. °hough and Orow."

Mr. Anemia' said if than WM on thing ha took •
=latent* In this mw•ther it *as 'Tlwift."Wow
threw • must deal of swim tato Ns action, and to
that they owed their good poela among the lodges of
Weymouth. Kr. Aylesbury ommdaded with some very
humorous remarks.

Reeding. Yr. House/Dor Midge (Bonet dialect), "Ben
and the Butter," caring mach laughter.
Glee, "Rid Oros. Knight."
Brother B. Jacracm. P.P.G.K., explained the order is
worid-wida, and wherever an od/fallow goes. he is almost
sure to find • lodge. The order has haltririlion of mein.
here, and poseared £8.000.000 in this county there are
lodge; possessing a membership of over 6,000 members.
and wealth of something like 169/060—(applare
that showed that thrift la not al hero.
The amount of good they do must be for they
dispense sontetklag like .64.10 or MAO • year for sir.
neat and funerals. The is the town are also very
etweeedel ;we have three gem, of which Irxelaior is a
very Important oar end these three lodges have something
lir 350 or 100 members, and they Poems' sornethiog Inte
la 000. an 4 that speaks well for the working.clares of
Weymouth, and he hoped that In a few years they would
have doors the number of member end double the
amount of fund.. (hpplanse.)
The °annuli" speaking of the necessity of improving
the education of the poorer Cialleat pits led out bow soiree
haa greatly advenor Is thews days. even beyond the rail-
way wad the telegraph—described the telephone and the
phonograph, and laid that Idiom the dietneenw, coa.
ineneed life by riling newspapers ia a railway train, thew
a little railway train himself, and went as till he
Mr.d rought forth all these wonderful dieeeverlea That
showed that serest mind may be barn in the borne of the
Dor, as well aa la the mansion of the fish. This worry
Ii moth behind other ashes.; but oduesting the mind of
the young, we shall by and bye see sunk as alteration In
sorer as we cannot imagism. Tberitfers,ffilionte should
strive to educate their chOdren as nosh as Ur Oddfellows
strive to peg their oontributions Into the society. He had
seen ladies sitting op with great anxiety Pang sash other
some bit of soandid. and be had seen or with as great
anxiety teaching
_another a new 'tier in crochet, and be
thought the Wedgies of the new dire was far brier than
telling the bit of soaadal. (Applases.)
Chrtigratee were than presented to Grand Hader. H. J.
Russell and aO. Haw

Glee. " When shell we threwineet solar

TNIULTON oxyremod tho tkaaki of the iseolofor
Lodes to Sir Frederic Johadose for the very exosilont
damn bo had placed cis the table. sad to Remy Edwards.
Irma. for the musical istinialamest k. bad provided;
oleo to aII the ladies and sootiness who bad meletod.
Dr. Third moved a vote of &mho to Mr. Howard
which wee received wish hearty ellesra ale tbe parly
teaks so after slaying 'god Save the Qum.
pianotorts was very kindly Met forth. owed= by
Yr. Wiibb.
TM henna .as ISM essissilM mow bold In cion-
we&with tho LeTerler Lex 01141ellows.
•=1 Illasesr of Leripor. IL '11:1=
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Slavlcs ow 80g0.—87 the kind permission of J. Q.
Cr.., Esq., • service of song, entitled "Jessica's
Player," was given on Friday evesin.f in the village
schoolroom. The chair was miken by the Bev. K.
Allen (Wesleyan), and the Rev. A. Brice (Wesleyan)
gave the connective readings. Sties Lock presided at
the harmonium. lb* solos sad deem were well
rcadered by the Miens J. and A. Wallis, Mims A.
Grover?. aidM.if. Wallis. 'The schoolroom was
tasteful', decorated, and Ole atteadeoce wu good.
Ana of the moons of the service is due to the energy
of Ara. Harden, who undertook the arrangements.
At the Mole, the rev. fusionism bight, oomemented
she vocal'sie ca their really good biasing, mid mom*
meaded them to visit the sughbanzing