The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-12-02
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ODD Ui0VS
, 4 1looooot Time He'd @ the II
uA1o0 Last Night A p
Tie 1sa ssosSeo a Ola RslDous q
their families ever ~ il Ssdslis too
piece let night at their elegant hall in !
H.Soiih's nev haildisg. and although pal
tticipsaed il almost entirely b nsohsn Z
he esdes; RA1oo rspesess - invited I
b Pseaess and accepted he kisd isviss
tioe. Tie ensessainosas ~ eostss OF
osdes The auspicss Of Nsspolis Lsdee, o.
sssissd in 1855. bot Ill Deuhsss Of u
order n god standing verr invited to par
iicipsie. and when the reporter entered
about 9 O'Clock, a ssseosly Of near
TWO HUNDRED wsa8 n ATTENDANCE.
The BAsoe feels ssis IN ssyiag that d,
Odd Fellow hall in this city IL one Of u,
6nekt in The State, and Lest night il pre-
sen'ed ~ appearance that could not bal
cooviDcs IN outsider that reunios, in even
sense Of The vosd. vas beine held.
K ]. Eeslesoo called Tie oeesine 70 or.
der, and moved that ]. p. Gelsos take tha
chair - Chairman, and be ~ unanimously
elected.
NJ. s. stated the object Of The osssiae,
viz: The prooossos Of Oddiellov.hip, and
that The brothers and their families might
become better acquainted.
An ode Of the order vas then sung By the
choir. Mn. Rarick prssidine - osganiss.
THE CHOIR
vas composed Of the following ladies and
eensle0ea: Aio Hosr, Mi.s Inch, Nm.
Moore, NJ. Horn. NJ. Sc,ii, NJ. MclIhsaey
end Mr.. Cook.
A prayer BY Rev. Sh.~Arr. Of The South
esn n. Z. Church, vss nexi in order.
The Ch.irmsn called on Dr.. Trader TO
make some remarks. He spoke about ten
ninutes. on Oidiello sship. the oLjrc, Of the
order. aud the good ], wss scco~plishing.
He vas in favor Of and thought the vives
Of the brothers shonld become members, ..
there vas . great york for them to do in
The order BY helping to take care Of the
'ick ssd micied. He said the order v.s
charitable one. but il vss not confined To
he order alone. bat extended to oil ihose
10 need. In On Old Fellow you always 6nd |
GOOD MAN AND KIND HUSBAND.
Judge Halssssd, Of Bseekssrides Lodss |
"a. 81, 30 introduced. He said he vas |
u Odd Fellow and had bees . member Of
he order for over thirty -six yean. He
poke in reference 10 the order, aud Of the
Material the lodge ~ couposed-eood and
moral men Of community. He referred
o the death Of his son, Who vas 20 Odd
ellov, and died in Sedalia . few seeks ago.
Ilibough . stronger here, hs felt ss home
mooe his bsoihers of The order, and their
resence vas cooeoliog to him in his dying
somenis.
Rev. Shse6er. Of the Southern n. +.
bureh, vss ealled on % make q iev re-
'srks. He said be vss 10 Odd Fellow, bat
gave him
MUCH PLEASURE TO MEET WITH THEN
D the 0ccssion. He said il vas seldom be
,oke u IN asemblase without taking . ,
ut; he quoted the folIosias pas-
we Of Scripture: by their fruits You shall .
noe them" He made comparison Of
'e tree Of full sro.n fruit. and said he
I'd learned something that be did not
nov before-thst the charity Of Oddiel-
'vship exteoded ousside Of Tie order. II Il
'eskisg Of the good material the order vas Z
'~poeed Of. be- made The assertion that he I
u travelled much in his tine, and had a.
sys found Odd Fellows TO Be good men 4
I'd oe;ghtors. aud had never cane scroe ,
SCRUB ODD willow II
ut sss. one that brought repsosch upon
'e order. He closed BY saying he regret {
d he VA not membes,v s,hedbut them I
odspesd. ID
A recess Of ten minutes vss then taken, /
irinG shich those present engaged in {
haiever passime best suited, af:er which
e Chairman called the meeting to order,
I'd introduced VI. EIisa Bixby, by saying :
Ut he wss the oRly charter me0bes
rsen,. Mr.. B. SAID be he'd been . mem- .
e Of the order for quarter Of . century. I.
ID With the excepsioa Of about six noashs
that time had always been IN officer.
THE MONEY n HAD COST HIN WAS WE'LL
ent. and he only regretted that he had |
4 lived closer to the requirewenis Of the =
der. He clo.ed BY saying there vas an .
her brother in the hall vho had ben . Z
ember almost - long - be hsd, and be |
,uld like TO hear from him; is vss Mr.
H. Moe. NJ. NJ. vss called on and ,
Dposded in . fsV rsoarks.
The Chairman then made short addssas.
e said he believed every msn should BE-
NJ TO some secret order. That the Odd
e'lovs extended friendly hand to all ,
oral persoos to become .
ARNDsns OF TIE ORDER
NJ. B,xby said NJ. Eeyletoe vss zeal. 6
y oeober Of the order, end he would
re 70 hear from hin.
Mr.. Z. said be never msde speech 10 - :,
re IN audience - that, bat would read
ne sssiissics 10 reference to The order. !,
Tier reading the sane, be told vhsrs Odd =.
|Iovship orisiaassd. Theos Wildly ~
. originator. aud The fns meeting ~
ID in Baltimore in . retired inn, and vas
imposed Of Eve memben. They ssns 70 I
aelaod for . ehartss. He told Of he rsp- d
speed Of The order. and to-day il num- =
- over half . million. He closed By =
ankisg The choir and Rev. ShseGsr in b.