The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-22
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The event of the week was the meeting
of Utah lodge, No. l, on Thursday evening
at the hall in the Union block. Utah lodge
is the pioneer lodge, and all the other
lodges in the city made its last meeting the
occasion of paying it fraternal visit.
Salt Lake, No g was well represented and
was lead in by Grand Patriarch Greenman.
Jordan, No. 3, furnished large contingent
and Rigeley, No. 8, was well to the front.
In the absence of the noble grand of No 8,
Brother j. M. Merriott took the lead at the
head OF his lodge. Enterprise, No 15 made
good showing, and the baby lodge FL
deity, turned out about forty strong, led
by their noble grand, Brother John
L. L. Chauncey. When all were
assembled the hall was packed,
and everyone was in the best
of spirits and fully determined to make the
meeting regular old-fashionen Methodist
love feast. Grand Master w. p. Rowe
made speech reviewing the history and
progress of the order.
Grand Secretary j. j. Thomas, in his
usual comprehensive style, also gave very
interesting and instructive talk Past
Grand Doctor Ewing was in his happiest
vein and enlivened the assembly with a
bright and appropriate address. Brother
Ewing is "a general faVorite and the brothers
Brother Merriott, acting noble grand Of No.
| 9, also made neat and interesting speech.
Brothers DR.. Bucher, GreenWald, Grand
Patriarch Greenman and the Rev. Clay
gave short addresses. Thelatter took for
his subject "The Principles of the Order"
! There were quite a number of visiting
brethren present, and altogether most
pleasant and profitable time was spent, the
assembly not breaking up until nearly mid
night.
Jordan lodge held its usual meeting on
| Monday night and conferred the first de-
! gree on one candidate.
Fidelity No. IL, met at Plummers hall
on Tuesday evening. There was largo
attendance. Some members from other
lodges were present as visitors and there
were six visiting brethren strangers in the
city. There was a good deal of business
transacted and the session was lively and
interesting one. The event Of the evening
was the presentation to the lodge of a
sword by Brother w. M. Wood. In neat
little speech Brother Doctor Hanchett, on
behalf Of Brother Wood, formally made the
presentation. The sword is very fine one
and bore the inscription presented to
Fidelity Lodge No. II, l. o. o. +. by w.
d. Wood, November II, 1891"
The present was greatly appreciated by
the members and Brother Wood was loudly
applauded and rendered the hearty thanks
Of the lodge. 1t was decided that No. II
would take $500 of stock in the new temple
and that the payments be made at the rate
OF $50 month. Brother the Rev. Clay
was appointed chaplain to the lodge.
Eureka lodge has been in bad luck
lately and is snort of money to
complete the payments on new hall
which it has built This lodge received
permission from the grand master to soil
cit either loans or donations from their
brethren, and Fidelity instructed its treas
urer to make them donation to help them
along
Grand Master Rowe, Grand Secretary
j. j. Thomas, Past Grand Ewing, Brothers
Mcintyre and Rev. Clay gave short ad-
dresses and at late hour the lodge was
closed.
Unity encampment met on Tuesday even.
ing. The frat degree was conferred on
two brethren.
Salt Lake, Ridgeley and Enterprise
lodges all held their usual meetings and all
had work in the different degrees.
OThe Odd Fellows Social club will meet
tomorrow evening at the Union Block
hall. Thefollowing programme has been