The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-02
ODD FELLOWS.
Compact and Valuable History.
An Array Of Statistics in the Ad-
dress of Capt. w. L. Trask.
Particular Reference Given the Ca
reer OF Banner Lodge No. l47.
Only Ninteen Original Members OF
That Lodge Still Active.
Retrospective View of the Entire Order,
Reviewing What Has Been Done to
Establish 1t in the Affections
of the Public at Large.
Particular Reference Given the Ca
reer Of Banner Lodge No. 147.

The program Of exercises at the festival
given on the occasion Of their eighteenth
anniversary by the members OF Banner
Lodge, /. o. o. f., was reported on yes
. terday, together with description of the
entertainment and other details. A
number OF interesting features, however,
were omitted, owing to lack OF space to
give the same in full. Among other
things, statistics OF the Odd Fellows OF Ban
ner Lodge was a theme which might have
been dwelt upon at length. For example,
the records Of the lodge show that of 3O4
members who have joined the lodge since
1870 there are now so in good standing on
the rolls. OF these 25S were initiated, q
joined by card, and 10 were charter mem
bers. The death list includes 80 persons,
not counting those who have died since
they left the city or withdrew from the
lodge.
In the list OF departed members is j. W.
Anderson, who was Sheriff Of Shelby
County when he died in 1878: also
Vim. Albert, Il bookkeepci. died in 1873;
i. Beachmont, machinst; l.. ID.
Burklow, OF Virginia, printer, 1878;
VIM. Ball, who died OF CONSUMPTION; John
u. Adams, Judge OF the Criminal Court,
1879, j. L. Davidson, vice grand, 1879; DR..
G.. w. Dawson, 1873; T. Il. Ellison, news
pressman; T. P. Holland, printer, 1875; II.
q. Gwin, grocer; w. NJ. Holman, police
man; NJ. J. = Hanson, painter: L. w.
Johnston, bookkeeper; j. T.. NanoTlstrond,
maclinist, 1879; J. q. Sick, saddler, died
in Europe 1878; G. :. Skipwith, prcssman,
died in 1878; q. w. Mann, T.. fleuicl, 4.
J. Dodson, 4. II. Bailey, J. n. Gore, /. G.
Gregg. VI. l.. Harmon, Il. L. Church,
Alex. Hanson, j. X. Lytlc; T. +. Minor,
j. A. Simmons, n. ". Nandcrwatcr. X.
L. l. Diver, David Vert, VI. W. LuT.
W. ii. Powers, G. 5. Allen, A. O. Atkin-
son and Arthur Brock.
OF the nineteen original members three
are still active, viz Is. Bingham. p. c.;
". h. French, 7. g.; and {. ID. billiard.
-Four are still IN the city, but are inactive:
four have died and six have emrratcd.
The lodge has now under It's care thirteen
widows and twenly-i0ur orphans Five
years ago Il had twelve widows and twcn-
ty.one orphans Of brothers who died ia
lS7s-'70.
The total revenue OF the lodge during It's
eighteen ycars OF life sums up S2l, $40. Of
which nearly 5000 was paid for rclicl,
and more than onc-third of this was TO
widows OF 200 paid TO the sick during
the past five years, one member received
$40 for IA weeks illness
The lodge owns nine shares OF stock in
the Odd Fellows building and il has
earned In dividends 500 The limitations
have averaged sixteen per year. and the
lodge is now in ilourishug condition.
Points OF interest from the statistical adj
dress delivered by w. l.. Trask on the gen.
oral condition Of the Order Of Odd Fellows
will be seen in the following
Tho principles OF the Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows are the principles Of
justice and beneyolencc. and they are ~
old % mankind, hut Odd Fellowship itself
Is one Of the modern schemes Of philan.
thropy. Though scarce seventy years old
Il has position in the moral forces Of So.
Cicty that cannot be questioned. IL Is a
reality and not an experiment II U.s. like
the ark Of Noah, built OF the trees OF the
forest and anchored upon the rocky mount
after the storm hath passed, and with the
radiant bow Of hope arching over IL Ia the
heavens; not like the cradle Of Moses
woven with rushos aud intrusted 10 the
uncertain stream. From the I've men who
composed tho fret lodge meeting with
Thomas Wildey In Baltimore In 1919, IL has
struggled through poverty and rcproach
until Il has won place among the gigantic
forces Of this continent
Now within ils fold nearly COO, 900 mem
~tss acknowledge icalty. Institutions Of
the type OF oun, embodied under various
forms, have existed In oil ages and coun-
tries. The Druids. whether In the oak
groves Of Mona; among the mOnolithic
temple Of Salisbury PLAINS, or the earth
bound nmphithcaicr Of Antrim, taught by
oral tradition the secret doctrines OF their
faith. The Carbonah Of Italy, the Hum
innti Of Germany, the philOsophic mys-
tcrios Of the Greeks and the Egyptians all
found refuge in secret irnicuiiics, and.all
taught their principles Of truth, brother.
hood aud justice which find expression In
the Lessons Of our order. There arc some
who claim that the order OF Odd Fellows
dates from a society among the Jewish
priesthood, ioundcdby Aaron, ofanong the
MooB Of the 9th century, but these
ore fables long since rcpudialcd. The
greatest antiquity n accorded is princi-
pos, for they are as old as the race VI man,
but the order ros' 10 England about the
time ~ King George III. 10 WAS trans.
planted In this country and given new life
tNA NAfAfN ~ AhNNH " ttRNN hhfHNA y hNAAN
ycars ngo.
Tho noblcst ambition Of our order ~ 20
bring peace and good will 10 all men; 10
crown with laurel only those vino are BEN
ciactors. 20 the world. Odd Fellows devote
then. -ryes chiefly 10 visiting the sick,
furnishing physicians and medicine, paving
stipulated sick benefits each week, aud In
The event Of death seeing that decent sep.
ulturc II given, and that widows and Or.
phlus are cafCdiUr
For true bcnIhccncc the order has no
superior. No order cXiant Is doing more
iof humanity than the fraternity which
We represent. lts labor 81 love challenges
attention end eXcilcs the admiration Of the
world. Tho genial smile oi bcncyolence
plays over iis cluu,cnanco everywhere.
IT, work Of human ben faction is 20 visit
the SICK, relieve the distressed, bury the
dead and educate the orphan. "By their
deeds shall We know thcm," may be truly
said oi the members Of our mystic brother
hood. That charity which Is ~ abundant
IN many avenues, and which wunicih
itseli In puned up style a. noisy and
dcmonstfa,iyo counterfeit Of The genuine
article, II not a part ol our order Re-
corded statistics -slcai characters a. they