The herald., 1894-09-20

they could pfOVe, Wnen among HtrAngCrH, That
they were the wives or widows of Odd Fellows.
Then IL was tn It broker Schuyler Colfax pre-
pared, and in 1851 the grand lodge adopted the
degree OF Rebekah-a side degree giving an
illustration of the character aud teachings of
tue order, carrying with il the usual means of
proving mem bership, and to be conferred upon
all brothers OF the scarlet degree who should
choose to take il, and upon the wives and wid-
ows of all odd Fellows OF that degree IN good
standing who might desire it. For many years
It was used simply as side degree, conferred
toned, and by its means thousancs of the
wives and widows OF odd Fellows were
enaDied to da Learn nm more ers OF the char
means OF proving their right to its protection.
When their numbers and their knowledge of
and confidence i'll the order became sufh
to justify IL, they were permitted to organize
lodges OF their own, and to confer the degree
the nselves. and to enlarge the sph re OF their
only the wives and widows, but also the
daughters of Odd rellows; and, ms we have
Already seen from the summary given of our
statistics, they have alreadg become powerful
branch OF our order, doing noble WORK in the
great cause of humanity, and cheerfully turn
III cir hands to the performance OF every duty
of instruction, assistance and relief that de-
wolves upon the so-called sterner sex of the
r ace. Having conquered so much of human
prejudice, and brought to their willing d
inese gentlee hands and yet more symparhiz-
fraternity may well be proud of the past, and
looking forward W tn brighter hope and
stronger faith to the future, cry out with Mill
am of old
We make no pretense OF being religious, in
sec.arian, or political or in partisan sense.
On the contrary, an organization, we
studiolsly AVOID ali affinity with systems OF
fairth or sect, whether religious political
So also in politics: AS an order we know no
Of al psres be
with us, and wherever the 'odge tn which
a man unites is located, the only politica test
ap plied or permitted to be di ssed. Is that he
mr. no ia IN n
All our ceremonies are based upon, and many
OF them taken totidem verois from that Book
of Books found in every Christian church and
Jewish synagogue, and without the presence of
which no lodge of our order should ever ba
opened; and our laws are evcrywher. made
subordinate to the lsws of the land. No man
among us can nd In our order shield or pro-
lection against the violation of law, and no
Odd Fellow who ever violates the penal code
Of his country wants an Odd Fellow on his
jury.
never be forgotten brethren, that when we say
this we mean 1t in its broadcast ana most literal
sense And let ii also be rem EN- bered that the
surest way to eradicate vice is to strike at its
root. II you wish to extinguish nest of vipers
you must kill the mother that breeds them.
You cannot eradicate vice from your communi-
ty or your country while you nourish, encour-
age cherish and protect the mother OF all
vices.
Our banner ia the EN- blen of peace. When,
with its white deld and triple links, it shall
wave over sll the civilized earth. as we hope in
understood and acted upon by men every
where, then men shall learn var no more.-
In the work of erecting this temple which Is
but another step in the PRONUNCIATION of these
principles, and toward the bringing about of
this hoped for era of peace, as in all our works
for the elevation OF the race, friend hip toward
man has prompted the contest and the gentle
influences of love supplied the means. Let an
abiding love for man diligently prosecute the
good work to completion, and let the whole be
crowned with the suulight OF truth-uot the
arp
taught by Odd Fellowship; that truth which is
the spirit of Our Father-God.
THE BANQUET.
A number of the Odd Fellows OF this
city rendered q banquet last evening, at
Jerry Illioh's restaurant, to the visiting
grand officers and trustees OF the Odd
Fellows home, viz: j. ii. Simpson,
grand master; George 7. Shaw, grand
secretary and Trustees Charles N. Fox,
past grand master; S. B. Smith, past
sr., past grand.
The folding doors connecting the spa
cious dining rooms were thrown open,
and long table was set, elaborately
decorated and loaded with the choicest
viands. Conspicuous among the decora-
tions was centerpece consisting OF q
ment branch OF the order.
After all had RECALLED themselves, w.
A. Bonynge, who acted ss toastmaster,
prepared the following toasts:
Grand Lodge OF California, responded to by
]. H. Simpson, grand master.
odd Fellows Home, responded to by Charles
N Fox chair OF the board of trustees.
Our New Hall, responded to by w. 0. Burr,
president of the Hall association.
Grand Master Simpson, in his re-
marks, paid high tribute to the
brethren in Southern California for the
enterprise and interest he found the m
manifesting in bshalf of the order. and
urged them to keep up the good work
and to hold the order in this section in
the front rank, and thanked them
warmly for the many courtesies and
generous hospitality that have met him
on every occasion.
In responding to the toast, The Odd
Fellows Home, Past Grand Master Fox
heartily congratulated the South
ern California committee on the numer-
GUS and liberal offers of sites for a home
that they had procured, and if his warm
eulogv of our people and climate can be
taken as an indication, this section can
be counted on as having fair chance OF
securina,the location OF the home.
In response to the toast Our New
Hall President Burr gave brief history
OF the organic alton of the Odd Fellows
Hall association, showing how few Of
the prominent Odd Fellows of this city
had succeeded in short time in raising
the handsome sum of 900, in the
face of tie prevailing hard times and
financial distress, and warmly thanked
the Odd Fellows of Los Angeles for the
generous support they had given the
enterprise.
Those present were J. III. Simpson,
grand master; Geo. T. Shaw, grand
secretary; Charles N. Fox, s. B. Smith
and f. J. Moll sr.. trustees of the
Odd Fellows home for the etate; w. A.
Bonynge, M. t. Heizog. d. d. Mortcn.
j. H. Gngery, James Aehman, u.
Heiman, DR.. w. NJ. Boyd, q. ]. p.
Ford, f. E. Overholtzsr, N. Bonfilio, ].
Bickel, w. A. Henry, D. d. Deeds, Ii.
S. Brown. w. o. Burr, Frank e Walsh,
J. A. Watt, w. j. Dorr, Octavius Nor
gan, d. r. Clay, Thomas Gilbert jr., c..
T. Hunter. &. s. Simpson, Jerry Illich,
F. M. Wolford. +. b. Sresovich, L.
Roeder, " Butisnick, q. A. Atwood OF
San Bernardino, A. }. Bartlett OF River
side, John Burr OF San Fernando.
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