The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-08
Secret Societies,

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The Ancient Order of Foresters OF
America has one lodge in this city, the
only one in the territory, the Cour,
Pride Of Utah, No. 1867. The meetings
are held regularly on the first and third
Wednesday of each month in the A. o. U.
w. hall. Mr.. George Clark is the chief
ranger, Mr.. w. H. Wood, the sub-chief
ranger, and Mr.. George Armour the score
tary. There are at present fifty members.
but new ones are joining and it is the am
! oltlon OF the lodge to increase to hundred
In the near future
! The lodge was established some three
years ago and has experienced great
many mlsfortunes since, but it seems that
these have been passed over and now il Is
enjoying season Of prosperity. At the
meeting last Wednesday the initiatory de-
gree was conferred on one candidate, Mr..
T. Stewart, and numbers of applications
for membership are about to be nude.
The Ancient Order Of Foresters was
founded at Knareshorough Castle, Eng.
land, in l745, under the title of ''Royal
Foresters" by which name it continued to
be known until, at grand convention OF
delegates, held at Rochdale in August.
1884, 1t was changed and is now known as
the Ancient Order of Foresters OF
America" 1t was introduced to this
country about the year 1860, and from very
! small beginnings has grown to be power
ful and influential order, numbering over
one hundred and fifty thousand mem bers.
Its aims and objects are much the same
as those OF kindred secret societies. viz.
| oeneyolence, friendship, mutual assistance
and the dispensing of charity amongst the
sick and needy members OF their widows.
Inc order Is first rate one TO belong IL
since 1t lncuic1iates self help in addition In
giving aid and its ruling principle Is.
every man Tor every man, himself in.
GUIDED"
The L o. o. F. has had fairly busy
week Inc inc demonstration made on
! the occasion Of the laying OF tee lerapie
foundation stone excited a very liyejv In
terest in the order and an unusally large
number of applications for membership
are being made. The Canton branch of the
order Is feeling the impetus probably moro
than any of the others. The fine uniforms
and military maneuyers made oy the can.
tons when on parade excited admiration
anu created desire to emulate them
which is good.
The Social club, the formation of which
was consumated last Tuesday, is being
very largely subscribed 10, and gives
promise OF being a grand success. The
ball given by the cluo on Friday eyenino
was very pleasant event, in which aboui
sixty couples participated, a report al
which has already appeared in TIE HERAID
The club will meet regularly twice month
In the l. 0. .. (. hail. Union.
Oqulrrh Encampment No l, metz on Tues.
day evening and conferred the Roval Pur.
pie and Golden Rule degrees on three men,
6ers, VIZ: Brothers Game, Hammiu ant
Greeley. The meeting was a very pleasant
and profitable one
Enterprise lodge at its usual meeting or
| Wednesday evening conferred the initi
| atory degree on two candidates for a6mis
sion to their own lodge, and on three capdi
pates for Fidelity No il.
Rldgley met on Wednesday at Gladstone
/ hall and transacted important business
| Grand Secretary j. j. Thomas was pres.
! ent and gave some interesting talks on sub
/ Jects for the good of the order
Alter long discussion it was Amos,
unanimously decided that RidgIey
| lodge would take $1,000 of sfnriS
| il the |. Q. o. f. temple and CHANGE II.
place Of meeting from Gladstone hail 10 the
new temple as soon as the latter is com
pieteo, winch Will be about the first of mex
year.
! The building of the temple is prorrees.
| ing rapidly and gives promise of being ,
very handsome and commodious structure
which VIII be credit TO the city. All tht
lodges In the city will then use it as thei,
meeting place, and the present /. 0. O r
had viii then be given up.
Fidelity No. II had good meeting or
Tuesday. One candidate, DIR. Preuss. re-.
celved the ipitiatory degree II was de-.
cided that this lodge would take s; % n
stock IN the temple. Several visitors yver,
present and the meeting lasted till nearly
midnight y
Salt Lake No. met on FRIDAY evening
ana conferred the third degree on twI
brethren.
Miriam Rebekah degree lodge ma. ,.st
evening. There was a large attendance
and a very interesting session. There wa,
no degree work, as the Rebekahs hav,
adopted the plan OF comforting degrees ~
one night IN each month only.
TIE KNIGHTS OF PyrH1As
have had good week.
Myrtle lodge at its meeting on Tuesday
evening conferred the Pages deqraa on
three candidates. ~
Calanthe met on Monday evening and
two applications for membersbIn We're
placed on the table.
The Ogden Knights paid a fraternal
visit to their brethren at Park Citv a pa.
port OF which has already appeared in TnE
HERALD. 80 IL
Or that occasion Grand Chance,lor
Husbands and Brothers ]. 2. Meal.in T
Q. Armstrong, w. Husbands, ir. Jobn
Strickley and j. G. Ross attended IA dele
gates from Salt Lake, and also made II the
occasion of an off1c visit. These gan,iaN
men are loud in their praises of tbe mr.