Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-11-13
From the Charleston Courier.
ODD FELLOWSHIP.

Messrs. Editors:-As il will doubtless
prove interesting 10 many Of your readers
to be made acquainted with The present
condition of the Independent Order Of Odd
Fellows. in South Carolina, and also 10 be
told something of what has been done by
them, for year past, you will add another
to the many favors already conferred, by
giving al extended circulation. through.
the medium Of your columns, 10 The inlor.
nation which il is the desire oflhe writer
TO have communicated to those who are
not members of,he Order, and who have
not the same means as those who are
members, of ascer.aining the good perfor-
med by the Order, the increase 10 MEM
bers. the amount offunds. and ability 10
relieve the dislresses of afflicted brothers
and members of their families. To ac-
complish the object we have in view, we
acknowledge our Indebtedness TO The an
nual report ofthe Grand Lodge ofthis Stale
for the year ending Sept. a. 1914, from
which il appears thai he Grand Lodge is
composed of SIS members, and has under
rs Jurisdiction nine working Lodges, four
Of which, viz: South Carolina, No. l;
MARION No. 2; Howard No. 8; and Jeffer-
son. No. a; are located in the city Of Char.
lesion: and tie other five ip different paris
of The Slate. as follows: Palmetto, No S,
a, Columbia; DaXalb. No. 6, al Winns-
boro'; Aiken, No. z. q: Aiken; La Fayetle
No. s, at Chestervile: ard Kershaw, No
9, a, Camden. The foiiowing list will
show the number of contributing members
attached to each Ludge, viz: Soulh Caro-
lima, No. ]. 2s5. Marion, No. 2. 223;
Howard, No. 3. l67; Jefferson. Nod. 1872;
Palmetto. No. S. 222; DeKalb, No. 6, I22;
Aiken. No. z. AZ; La Fayette. No. 8. es;
and Kershaw, No. 9. 40: making a totalof
143l members. Atthe annual report Of
of Sept. 6. l643 the Grand Lodge consis-
led OF 39 members showing an increase Of
l6; the subordinate Lodges, 8 in number
showing an increase Of ]; and The number
of contributing members ll66, showing an
increase of 265 duriug the last year, The
names of Past Grand Masters are. Rev.
John Fl. Honour. of Marion Lodge, No.2,
Rev. Albert Case. Of Howard Lodge. No43t
aud Peter Della Tore. of South Carolina
Lodge, No. !, is the present-M. w. Grand
Master. 1t appears that during the past
year there have been l9 brothers relieved
l3 widowed families relieved; z brothers
buried; $l5l5 paid for relief of brothers.
S465 paid for The relief Of widowed fami-
lies, SIG paid for education of orphans;
S345 90 paid for burying the dead; making
q total Of S2350 go dispensed in acls Of
charity. .s:.,. sc.
Are not the above facts sufficient to
prove that the institution Of Odd Fellow
ship is a good one? DO they not clearly
show for what purpose The Order was for.
med? Must they uot cause the hearts Of
all good Odd Fellows to be made glad?
Will they not have a tendency to sustain
the high standing of The Order, and, If
possible, cause brothers 10 love it, sill
more, and give TO Them an additional
motive, if any other be deemed neces-
sary, to continue faithful unto the end in
well doing, and receive as their reward
The "well done" from those who can just.
ly appreciate their conduct? Having every
confidence in the stability Of the Order in
this State and being acquainted with the
situation of affairs here. the writer could
not do less than he has done to give inior..
nation to those who are uniformed, and
assures The uninitiated as we'll as his
brorhers in the binds of "Friendship,
Love and Truih," that he reioices in be
ing ONE OF The ORDER. z: