The Portland daily press., 1885-04-28

sixty.sixIh Anniversary OF Its Organiza.
ton.

GOu III CUuuty VI bn6 independent OEu6k
of Odd Fellows was observed last evening UNI
der the auspices of Maine Lodge by musical
entertainment and an address from Past Grand
VIM. H. Smith There was a large and we'll
pleased audience present.
The following was the order of exercises:
Organ Voluntary Mr.. Farnsworth
Quartette
Messrs: Shaw and Thurston, Miss Brown and
Mrs. Morrison.
Qusrtette,
Masters Lamson, Pierce. o'Donahue and Fobes.
Duet .Messrs, Thurston and Shaw
Violin Solo................M Master Fred F. Brette
grafton VIM. II. Smith, ?. G. Rep.
Trio. =. Masters Lanson, Pierce and O'DOnahue
Duet ......s $50. Miss Brown and Mrs. Morrison
nloln solo,. ........,. Master Fred T. Brette
Messrs. Shaw and Thurston, Miss Brown and
Mrs. Morrison.
Organ Voluntary. Mr.. Farnsworth
The music was finely rendered, the violin
playing by these young boys being specially
noticeable and praisewortby.
The address by Past Grand VIM. H. Smith
was very interesting and listened to with care
ful attention. He began by reading descrip-
tion OF the exercises at tho dedication by
Maine Lodge, No. 1, I. o. o. F., of their new
hall July "a, 1914. The description was from
the Eastern Argus of July IS, 1874, and was
one Of the editors of the Argus, and who de-
livered the dedicatory address ON the occasion
| referred to. The hall was located on Onion
street, and was fitted up by Hon. j. b. Brown.
Among the exercises at that dedication was
the singing by Charles P Ilsley of a hymn
written by himself. THE hymn Mr.. Smith
read. The number of Odd Fellows in Port
land at that time in the three lodges was 750.
To-day the number of lodges is six, with
membership of 2.775.
Mr.. Smith then read the address given by
Mr.. Holden at that dedication Al years ago. 1t
| is an able, we'll written address and was read
| by Mr.. Smith with feeling and power The
reading finished, Mr.. Smith closed his address
as follows:
Here ends this story taken from but Leaf
OF our history as a lodge. Forty.one years
have been gathered since. The lips that ut
| tered these choice sentiments have mouldered
| in the soil OF our beautiful city of the dead,
| where sleep so many worthy citizens, none
more SO than he. Since that day there has
been garnered from this lodge alone, almost
| two hundred members, more in number than
/ can be found in the largest lodges in some
1 jurisdictions. At the time Bro. Holden de-
livered this address he speaks of member
ship of 400 in this lodge. The following re-
main on the roll: David Robinson, Samuel
Role, Harris @. Barnes, Solomon T. Corser,
Moses w. Adams, Samuel r. Leayitt, Henry
| Q. Lowell, George W. Brown, George Barr,
Richard Cole, James N. Read, Nathan d.
| Roberts, Stephen x. Dyer, Past Grand Master
who are Past Grands; Joseph P. Blanchard
| Samuel Bell, John Brooks, VIM. w. Carr
Leonard Crockett, John r. Corey, Samuel III.
| Colesworthy, Moses G. Dow, Joseph Deguio,
Charles r. Frost, Daniel f. Gerts, Moses
Gould, Charles FL. Green, Ezra T. Hartford,
| Alfred Haskell, James L. Humphrey, John
Hasty, Charles P, Ipgraham, Jacob T. Belts,
| George McAllister, Jefferson Noyes, Charles
Il. Odion, Samuel Rounds, Thomas f. Roberts,
Charles Spear, VIM. Sparrow, Fitz e. Sar-
gent, VIM. 81. Simonton, Joshua w. Sawyer,
| Simeon Sawyer, Joshua Saunders Edward FL.
Staples, John @. Tukesbury, Benz. Turkey,
BENZ. +. Tukesbury, Albert Wood, John
Waite, Ferdinand Ingraham-51.
Our brother speaks of a membership of 3d.
600; to-day it is 534, 222. He says that $4S 527
| was paid ont in 1843. The lodges in this city
paid out last year $18 535; the Encampments,
| $9782; total, $28 3l7. In the last eight years,
adding the amount paid by the relief associs-
tions, l. o. o. f. of Portland, the average has
been $49637 per yesr, or more than was paid
by the entire order at that time. He spoke
| with pride of our 352 lodges. There are over
| 800 In Pennsylvania alone and in all the juris-
dictions of our order there are 8,201 lodges,
| and we paid for relief last year, without reck-
| oning the mutual reliefs, over $4,000. 900. It
| has paid out in fifty years almost $40 900 600
| for itself, and received $104, 900, 600.
We claim that there is not on this earth an
other institution founded on the beneficial sys-
tenn that approaches this in its practical dis
| semination of relief. 1t is one of the best me-
diums of a wise and accurate distribution of
| money that wealthy man can invest in.
| There are thousands of this class who need not
| the weekly benefit that should become mem
| bers Of or donate to the funds of the various
| lodges sums of money knowing that it will be
| expended in way and among class worthy
| of receiving their donations. Talk of associ-
ated charities, here is order that has carried
on this work, approved by our Lord, for sixty
| six years.
We believe that it has been the means of
| bringing about much of the practical benevo-
| lence OF the day. How much good it has done
| In this city, He who searcheth the heart and
| trleth the relnS of men alone can tell. Our
| able brother alluded TO the influence of women.
| He with his hard, practical sense early foresaw
| the need of this auxiliary of Odd Fellowship.
| The degree of Rsbekah was established some
| seven years later through the efforts of the
| Hon. Schuyler Colfax. Among many wise
| things our fathers have enacted for the good of
| this order this is the most far reaching in its
bearing upon IFS future success. 1t makes the
| mothers of our children teachers OF our prin-
| cipleS The home circle is factor to promote
its future triumphs. It serves as an entail to
| orr young OF the heritage so priced by Us. We
| hail this as of vast Importance to our future.
| The boys and girls are not going to pass by the
door OF the lodge their parents loved and
cherished. The opponent of this degree is a
| poor student of history. Love of God, coun-
| try, temperance, humanity, liberty and truth
has been promoted at the arm-chairs of God
| fearing and loving mothers. There the best
| form of education has been inculcated
| There the church has received much of its
| vital strength. Remember this, "that Just as
the twig is bent the trees inclined" is no fool
ish axiom, but is hard truth for good or i'll Of
| the child, who is the father to the man. One
has only to look at the mastery organization
of the Church Of Rome to understand the
utility of this principle. She esteems the care
| of the mother of her children as of vast impor-
| lance. The girls who are to be the mothers OF
| the future should by all means be brought
| within the pale of our order. We wish the
| Daughters of Rebekah success Lastly, my
brethren, each member has a part in promot-
| ing the good of the order. Let as on this
| sixty-sixth anniversary of its birth renew our
| VOWS that in our life and conduct we will ex-
hibit that true fraternal relation which is des-
| tined to fraternize the world.