The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-20

there were on the occasion of the in5tItu-
ton thirty eight peeping Toms after hav-
ing received full instructions touching the
designs and motives of Godiya, pledg ed
themselves to protect her forever.
The honor of being first chancellor com
mander of the new lodge was conferred on
Brother @. f. Rathbone, a relative of the
celebrated Rathbon who was the chief
founder of the Pythian order.
FoREsTERs.
The Court Pride of Utah lodge met on
Wednesday evening. There was a large
attendance, and it Is quite evident that the
order is increasing IN mum ers and in en-
thusiasm. A variety OF routine business
was transacted. A committee was ap-
pointed TO make arrangements for a grand
ball to be held early in the coming year.
The secretary was instructed to insert the
card OF the lodge in TIE HERALD for the
period OF one year, commencing January
l next.
The election of officers was proceeded
with and resulted as follows: Chief
ranger, W. H. Wood; sub-chief ranger, G.
Il. Carter; treasurer, John Waterfall;
financial secretary, G.. W. Arhmore; re-
cording secretary, Rich Bynon; senior
woodward, Joseph Balzarette: junior
woodward John Robertson; senior bead!e,
w. w Evans junior beadle, j. L. Kramer;
deputy grand chief ranger, j. l.. Kramer.
SONS OF ST. GEORGE.
This order held it's usual meeting on
| Wednesday evening. Mr.. Joseph Black
burn was initiated into the mysteries of
the order Two applications for member
ship were laid on the table and will be
acted on at the next meeting. Arrange
meuts are being made to give a public
sOciable on the first Wednesday evening IN
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tions, will be the band from Fort Douglas.
| A. o. L. W,
Degree work was performed in Temple
Lodge No. Is, on Monday evening, by
which the order has acquired two more
workmen; and more to follow.
On Thursday evening Salt Lake Valley
| Lodge No. u had a good turn out and a
very enjoyable time was had. Some of the
! facts which used to be familiar but who
recently, had. almost become visiting
| brothers., - were present and could not re-
frain from making things pleasant for the
workers.
On Thursday District Deputy Grand
Master Darke had call to Payson, where
he instituted a new lodge. Payson No. q,
and there are sure prospects of u lodge
being organized in Nephi and another lodge
in Spanish Fork Immediately after the at
fractions of the holiday season are over. In
fact Brother Mahan wanted to get Nephi
lodge organized this week, but it was con-
Guided to do the good work at the begin
ming of the year.
There are quite a number of workmen
residing in Salt Lake city and adjacent
places belonging to other jurisdictions, and
a movements contemplated to induce them
to join some of the lodges already organ
ized or for them to mass and organize a
new lodge The members of the a. o. U.
/ etriry
members to form separate jurisdiction, as
it is so healthy a region it is believed the
death rate and assessments would be very
low.
STAR OF BETHLEHEM.
Mizpah lodge met on Monday evening in
Plumbers hall This was the second
meeting of this young lodge, which starts
out under very suspicious circumstances.
There are already twenty eight members
Three were initiated; viz George Sutton,
F. o. Hirst, and Munroe Busch; and three
more were elected to membership: George
w. Luft, Mrs. M. S. Raymond and Joseph
Ward.
Eminent Commander Chauncey was
present, and made very interesting
speech and assisted the officers in the initia
ton of the candidates.
Several of the brethren gave very inter
esting speeches, which were full of en-
couragement to the members who are al
enthusiastic and working hard for the goo(
of the order.
Projects are on foot for the formation O.
lodges at Ogden, Provo, Payson, and othel
towns in the territory; so that soon W,
may expect to see the Star of Bethlehem
numerous and powerful organization il
Utah.