The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-24

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NNoMoRROW and Tuesday the Odd Fellows of this
city give wonderful celebration The local
lodges have been preparing for the event for
two months, and they have arranged series Of
entertainments that would really do credit to the city
OF New York. Invitations have been extended to all
members of the fraternity in the state and even to
those who live beyond the narrow confines of the COM
monweah, for Odd Fellowship knows no distinction of
men or places 1t does its work for humanity at large
and thus gains the plaudits of the world. With love-
brotherhood, humanity as its watchwords the order
proudly strives to teach the progress of events
and the kinship of mortals
Hyams, Pauson Co. always try to be up with the
times. Whether we succeed or not we will leave to
the intelligent public to determine but we propose
for this occasion to extend the visiting brethren the
full and complete courtesy of our establishment We
have also placed in north window representation
OF live Rebecca at the we'll the purple and the
bee hive, all emblematic of Odd Fellowship which we
trust will interest some of the members as they pass
by our place. and in addition this propose in our
space today to tell few things about the rise pro-
and history Of the order in general which may
prove of interest to those outsiders who may not be
fortunate enough to belong to the mysterious order of
the three links. The order of Odd Fellows in general
born in the year 1819 and its noble projec-
tors did not dream that in comparatively so short
space OF time it would grow to such enormous proper
tiOns as it has at this time assumed. On the Pacific
coast the first lodges established along back in
the tes during the California gold excitement and
it is said that the ship bearing the first Odd Fellow
charter for the Pacific coast lost somewhere near
the Sandwich Islands, and that the first lodge in San
Francisco started without charter, but by simply
number OF Odd Fellows aSSOciatng themselves together
and waiting for developments The first lodge in this
state, then wild territory the Olympia lodge
which had to suspend operations during the first year
of its existence on account of the Indian The
first lodge in Seattle Olive Branch No. f. which is
still alive and of the strongest bodies and the most
active in the whole state. But the years rolled on
lodge after lodge was established, until Seattle
Odd Fellowship is strong and mighty and its members
stand very high in all classes of the community.
So much may be said about the history Of Odd Eel
owship at large but its history in Seattle has been
brilliant One and it may be incidentally remarked not
only the Odd Fellows but all the different fraternity
bestOw their full and proportionate share Of
patronage on Hyams, PausOn Co.. and the public
generally gives due and proper appreciation to house,
the one undertaking principle of which is never to
falsely represent thing to the public In the city Of
Seattle alone there are fifteen distinct organizations
of the order, all Ourshing and prosperous and both
socially and numerically strong. The noticeable
thing about Odd Fellowship in Seattle is the fact that
the best in the community members of the
order. This stands to they could have
raised the money with which to give celebration like
the present One
The parade on Tuesday will pass by our doors, and
while not lacking in mOdesty we feel quite that
there will be thousands to stop and look at Re-
becca in the north window and for the money jar it
will attract just few people anyhow. We don't
to talk for what is the inside of establishment,
for that will speak for ITSELF but will say this that
You will find just much courtesy the inside
YOU find attraction the outside We would like to
call attention to the fact that in May at Walla Wala
the annual session of the grand lodge will convene.
1t is said recently gentleman quite well known
in Seattle left home and did not return until late in
fact later than his wife desired: she gave him
lecture about the matter and tainted him with giving
always the old threadbare of being detained
at the LODGE He waited until the lady had somewhat
subsidized and then sprang new one on her. He ad-
mitted the allegation about attending lodge be true
but he said that after the third degree had been per-
formed several of the members suggested that they
down and look at the window with the money jar i'm
it, They stood there long time and that what
made him late He thought he had however, struck
the combination and that meant seal skin for her.
Then her heart softened. and feeling that she had
wronged the poor. DEAR abused fellow, she sought his