The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-01

icism soon drove the order from the
colony, for in September, 1894, the
grand commander was cruelty put
to death for "holding meetings
with certaine others In we dead hours Of We
night"
The order was not permanently estao
lished in America until 1869, when A. Gross,
of Newcastle-on-Lyne,E England, organized
lodge in New York. Up to 1884 its growth
was slow, but since then it has made rapid
strides in this country.
I. o. o. F.
Work in the l. o. O. F. order was not so
active last week as usual. 1t is natural that
the special efforts made at tie laying of the
temple corner stone should be followed by
few days quiet.
Ridgley lodge met at the usual place on
Wednesday, evening. One application for
membership, that of Mr.. George Labacn,
was laid on the table. After transacting
some business of a formal nature the lodge
In body went to pay return fraternal
Visit to Enterprise NO. 10, which was In
session at the l. o. OF. hall Enterprise had
business and conferred the ininatory de-
gree on two candidates, Messrs. Ekehart
and Hughes. When that was over the
time was given up to entertaining the
visiting lodge. Some interesting talks
were given aud points for the good of the
order were discussed; amongst others the
formation OF an Odd Fellows social club
was preached and was taken TO so heartily
that there is little doubt but what the cluo
. 4 be organized within the next week or
Two. It's object is purely of a social char
acter. 1t is complained that the meetings
d the order so far have been almost alto
gether taken up with business so thai
shere is not sufficient time for social inter
course. This defect the club will remedy
and prove TO be profitable and agreeable
manner of spending few hours once &
week.
Fidelity No. "A had splendid meeting a.
Plumbers hal IN Tuesday evening. There
was SPECIAL s:act9n of vice-graud. Bro
Hamilton las E5is, Ia Office since the for
nation of the iocs.. four months ago, bu
resigned, as he has left the city and gone Il
reside IN Baltimore. After long debate
Mr.. Jesse Brown was elected to the honor
The grand master, the district deputy
grand master and Past Grand Whitley
were visitors to the lodge during the even
ing, and several applications for member
ship were laid on the table. Fidelity lodge
is a hummer for one only four months old
and has membership of ninety, which /:
increasing every week.
Salt Lake lodge No. 2 met Friday even
ing and conferred the initiatory degree OF
one candidate. There is great improve
ment In the degree staff Of No. 2, and 1t /!
now as good as the best.
THE MASONIC LODGES
did good work.
Mount Moriah No. l met on Monday
evening and conferred the entered ap-
prentice degree on one candidate.
Argenta lodge worked on Tuesday even
ing in the fellow craft degr which wa!
conferred on two aspirants to furtnel
knowledge. On Thursday the cOmmaudery
conferred the Knight 1emplar degree OF
Mr.. Frank Holland.
Argenta No. 3. held a special meeting OF
Saturday evening for work in the master
mason degree into the mysteries of which
two brothers were initiated.
The Mystic Shriners are contemplating
conferrlng the degree of the order aOou
the middle Of this month OF
about twenty novices at Ogden
They Will go from here abou
sixty strong. This will afford then
a grand opportunity of visiting Webe
canon, there to view the beauties o
nature, particularly the DEVILS gate ant
slide.
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs
are taking steps to resc state the order o
Uniform Rank winch existed in Salt LAX
a couple OF year ago, but for some caus
/
it will be in WORKING order again. 1t vii
be called Wasatch division No. !. 1t wa
the first division of the Uniform Rank il
this territory and all true knights will b
glad to learn of it's revival. This branch o
the order is most important one. o
course it requires a great deal of hare
work aud constant attendance at tn
drills. 1t is impossible to gain pro
fciency in marching and genera
mil vvithNnt
tematic and persistent training. Tn
grand chancellor, William Husbands, i:
working very hard to promote the inter
ests of Pythianism, and to him in a grea
measure is due the present proSperit!
which marks the order.
Mr. Husbands is an Englishman by brit
but has been a resident of Utah for up
wards of thirty years. He was one OF TIT
charter mem bers of the Uniform Rank
Wasatch division. He joined the Pythial
order in 1889 and has advanced step by
step from the lowest position in the orde
to that of grand chancellor OF the u tai
Jurisdiction. He is well known in Sal
Lake and in business has been successful
man. AT the present tire he is connected
with the internal revenue department a
United States guager for Salt Lake City
He is member of Myrtle lodge of thi
city, in which he ever takes lively in
terest.
Myrtle lodge has adopted the plan of con
ferring the first degree on the first Tues
day of each month, the second degree OIL
the second tuesday and the third on tn,
third Tuesday, whilst the fourth Tuesday
is devoted to general business. This is &
very good system and will probably b.
adopted by the other lodges also.
A lodge Of the Pythian Sisterhood wa
formed in this city in May last, called Ivy
Temple No. 2. 1t is for the mothers
wives, sisters and daughters of the knight
of Pythias. There are two temples in th
territory, Ivy in Salt Lake city and Calan
the in Ogden. Ivy temple meets ever,
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock in th
Castle hall, Gladstone building.
has a membership OF about sixt.
aud is increasing. Mrs. F. M. Schultze j
the M. E. c. and Mrs. Shurtliff, NJ. of r
and G.
The lodge is doing good work and i
foremost In all charitable and benevolen
work of the order.