Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-09-17
OFF FOR THE WEST.
Hundreds of Odd Fellows Ready to start
for Portland, Ore, to Attend the Scs-

Hundreds of Odd Fellows Ready to Start
for Portland, Ore, to Attend the Ses-
sion of tho Sovereign Grand Lodge.
CHICAGO. Sept. 10. - A Chicago 6
Alton engine has started with the
first of five sections of a magnificent
train of Pullman cars bound for
Portland, Ore, with the sovereign
grand lodge of the Indepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows on
board. Five hundred chevaliers will
board the train here. They will be
joined by others in Kansas City and
Denver, so that altogether splendid
uniform body of 700 men will descend
from the cars when they finally stop on
the banks of the Columbia river.
En- route the party will visit several
points of interest in Colorado and Utah.
Five days, it is thought, will be suffi-
cient to transact the business of the
occasion at Portland. The homeward
journey will then begin. The official
party will return via San Francisco,
remaining in that city two or three
days and probably visiting the. Yose-
mite, the big trees of California and
Mount Shasta At Ogden the train
will turn south over the Denver & Rio
Grande and the travellers will be given
an opportunity to see the wonders of
the Grand canyon of the Arkansas and
Royal gorge.
The Portland meeting is called a
Communication" in the phraseology
of the order. 1t is the sixty-eighth an
nual communication of the grand lodge
and it's objects are the discussion of the
work of the order, the laying down
of rules of government, if new
ones be needed, and the cleo
ton of grand officers. The pres
ent grand sire, c. M. Busbee, of
Raleigh, n. c.; deputy grand sire, A. L.
Campbell, of London, Ont, and general
of the patriarchs militant, j. c. I'm
! derwood, with his staff and all the
other grand officers of the order,
will go next on the official
train. Every one of these Of
| fees is held for n year only, but
| it is said that few of the present
officers at least will be reelected. The
headquarters of the patriarchs militant
| is fixed permanently in Chicago, but
| the grand sires Office follows his place
of residence wherever that may be,
| The Independent Order OF Odd Fellows is a
| secret society OF American origin. The first
| lodge was founded in Baltimore April 20
| 1919, and 1t was known rs Washington Lodge
No. 1. The growth of the order since its start
! has been remarkable From 1890 TO 1s9.
! 2000, 900 members were initiated. 1t has spread
| from the United States and Canada, until now
| there is fiourishing membership in Australia,
| India and Germany In this country there are
| at present 10000 members, divided in l2,0Ol
! lodges and cncampments.
| The objects OF odd fellowship have been dc
| scribcd as the relief and welfare Of members
The aim is made TO promote friendship, love
| and truth. These are its three essential prin
| ciples. In the history OF the order 100000
members and 100000 widows and families hav,
| received relief. Funeral expenses O.
members up 10 certain sum are
paid by their lodges In the last fifty
| years 50 100000 has been collected in dues. o.
this s., 500 900 has been disbursed The remain
der is invested in lodge halls, regalia and othel
| property, The sick benefits turned back by
| members able TO dispense with them have in
some OF the states reached handsomc.Sum, an,
the money, II is said, will probably be used 70
the foundation of hospitals or orphan asylum
for the children of odd fellows.