, 1875-11-28
SECRET SOCIETIES.
g.story Of the 0dd-Fellows' 1nsti'
tute Of Michigan
-.orrrent Festivities in Chicago
oshsr Notes from the Order.
e, ,sov Mssors and the Era Of Regalta
and Millinery.

ODD.FF1~tOW5H!P.


0DD.FFLtO OW5H!P.
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,,r,-,T.noad<,,et ot Tae chicooo Tribune.
: xe-xo Nlch., Nov M.-Ihe Interior at lhe
.-,, in, of the Odd -Feliows' Institute is 90
nsin oo''a'ns ~ ;1;+ ~ -. ~ 49,. III
ncslJ comp!etea 1oa< '4e4A ~ -" |@@
:: \, agreeable rast;me~ The plsstezins and
s,,, finish o7er the entire building are now COM
r" n.r,no cn1v the CARPENTER work and
f-e'ea' z.,,4n .ha xrho1a ad,sro 1hu
r1:D ing 10 eoupo .,oa .-a:.os =, ~
eJnsact ICE 'es e"N' w.
chh .nft. lat the contractor mas naa II s1tenoea
-,n4o ThA EYdnd I.udr6 room ia the fourth
caf@ ~. e,o.s :, tho R+a+. ,-rn-
story IL sac 10 os 'oe ooes' ~ '110 o'sAe5 oeeo
rrir1 tie entire door. and is now complete sx-
..... ,,a pa;nripp md stairs to reach it. The
-, f,ont In. been pointed. and, with the
nAu' 49, -,s,.r,.o a h.,5ao,,s ,,,,+
soa'ae io''* - 49,, h-.1s;o1 IN ,.ot
The snuie cS1 " .- .cn
orotab1y reach beyond tne consEhe&' T1S,oVo'
r.. nosrd of Commissioners have been en-
Inc DIAL. -
bartseed bE *snt o1 1u'as hnce hne l2sanB u
,ha ,nner-stQne, On the 18th or November, 1871.
,.x4o .,r5ar, b;e+nrv may hA pew In anna
Of tie teadefs OF HE 1RRCSE:
+tha aonna1 Communication Of the Grxut1
80. - us - r..h;c.n he1d At Ianeino in Isnnarv
Lo.3eo at -; Est,,hro - Sd.;., 800
!sos' ae a.1odncad tho fo'lo1;ne. whch Vas
No. -. a .o''
soo'AeN .,,p. =. .,,,n,,t+.. r., +,,.. ~,
EEst 1or.isttne .ntt ~ 4he N Graod Ms.er r Il
F fnnd M1atsr. md r, Y. Grand Ss1xtary, to take
no mrdezaton tbs seAsittity Of establishing in this
turintictian Home To: The Widows .ad Orphans os
3rssed Odd felioKs Ano report II me na21 eea&2on
dt.h o1ano Leaee-
ressrt T. S. Curtis +. II. Whitney and F.
# Sosts- ~are msda IN. Comm;fsea.
~ ths ANIMAL Communlcation held in the CITY
Deuot 10 'Ao"A1s. 1oto' NV 'ooo*he n.y.
oet1 In the Journal Ct that year:
Nx1s. Curtis u,sde d verbal report on tbs
al III Il Home for the widow4 and Orphans of de-
sssst Odd Fei1oxr which Nas accepted End, On no.
noE he whole subject referred back 10 P. g. n
s cmts With Instruction. TO report plana, etc. 1t
be neu session of this G. L.
.,,t. a,nra1 Communication hs1a AZ Ea1a.
a. ene anuA So@1 .i.n e~ftn;n- ao q. n'
n1zoot 'hoaMF; 4o'A' Aoe '9,4oManf 3ppeaI6 ~
ita journal Of taAt year,. d. whitney, tfand
H51ter, In his report says:
rsA ,nxttnr ri m (phana uons v11| IN ,,r1,ntnnnt
\ h,onstf hrore vou throngh In rrnor II von- ahlr
Sr.a1 toumlt:ec, and will tr,st receive that ear
u .hoaehtful consideration which tts great IMPORT
I'M VII demand oelieEe the time has come when
an .noFd to aate ote Ee.t than esez betoro our
Fa s ssksu A'o ~ , ai"a Loe sns urpnsIs =. ~
~ s.s,a" ttst nv ae.19;ne ~ d1tx -
sor1s}1r Widova, md or1hsns, fund In earh iodoa
oe psoed terore the lodges in tha Jurisdiction that
RsJ naT understand their dnaes.
A4f. Cufft9. IRON f18 committee. fen0ffG0. 8tE-
tng forth the various propositions he had se-
r11ed from the subordinate lodges in ro4pouse
t, his circular: and submitted The following in
IL report ~ q general plan for the considers
ion Of the Grand Lodce:
Fsx-ro ,cantse = suacient .mnunt o9 lind not
s thsn loo, oT more thsn % ac~ 10 p!eas mt aud
&Ahy lo1:on il the vicinity Of some Isaing cty or
1890 u9s1o sehoo 9aaIaln9 g oo sa,a PREM
I'd from trae to tIre, IS nsoeaaty may require
hs sts:e.
1saa-4o esecs suEsent nunoer oi smfu and
'ecseu' eet.9Ses m nnefens parts OF tne Esae 40
s,s1s,st + uoS seao* wso eeesea 4 ean nsve per-
sss. Foor - ao.e % uafr .ne sussaea o1 tne
t .ss'A-4o oui1o " se-1oA VIII LAG
n, ana III eorts nf.t:aa influenza whers H. son.
I'd dxngh er. 0. odd Ielios IN receive thorough
deoaoa 1t nn'a1na expcase ind 1t the same time be
saass ne eoo"tant watcl{unezs of menhsrs Of our
~ ~ ooagkted themsslves 70 snnfd
~ ~. ass- " u W. eaat'n
~ eau reenou lue 1s2oo Aas@s up
- :. - * nt9 Ennas ns.aeu as Gsslooess e3tun;
Nsrt;n ~. 1nsst1u1E " I, niTa ~ %a
'1int n1 ssI T.ah sn" M.1; L 1no.'s0n' D
zoit @ = = q We1issi11 % 'TInu ;,n1an ~ - A1'e' ~
:, -. - ,.s ~. "e1sa'ss; = cotou. o....
y - ~ ~ .ne auuus. ~ ~ 1
io+;e,, ~ "t ~ 10 o1 ~ a;e -. .u1s ~
ents esur1-acaua;ly FOR rhrae vears rrhic1,
aased disaatisfacs,ou, and the charter OF one
odge VIE revoked. but it was rejust.ted by the
afshd Lodge OF the United Staten In session At
'nq'aoaoo1ts ga recenf!T-
op 70 this TINS every applicant for admission
~ necessarily oeen fe1nsed' e1cept the tol-
rr..t..,, ~ ~. .,,n.,.t,., x< -. an.
lon Of re inzti.n.e rn1.-sr ~ ~ s,mmis.toe r
1red N .rrbcstion in rror.7 ior.n from battle
esett Lodge No. 2s. IN tah,1 ot Mn. E'len Il Bar-
ee tben rasdtne a Rss,le Greek for admission With
" d an Ga Teuov. The ccmrni,sioners ~ sactdel
admit h, and, agreeable to that DECISION tho fsnn-
y xse 'eseised and taken in charge the 18th Gay
: aosenbe7 ISL, sines .lich time she has conttn-
rras. S -, e ana care OF the At the
Kles Deli. Eorers tbe rm.rouner of tn. 1n-
tetate, has donated to the Irstitute certain yerv
r=lusb!e propeytv. among vhich NAV ha mon.
ioned choice librnrT Of 900 or SEQ Tolnnes.
philosophical apparatus worth st least g6M
c.a! @ fa1e rictnres, and great variety OF other
seses teo nuInsrous to mention. The only rec
aessnse Alss 1ogers aaSs IN 1etnro for tbeso
n,,.G 1a.o'e g11ts, u that every brother IN the
;. asssalcaon donate snd add to tbe library men-
,sas tasso one volume of come Kind, such - the