The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-30
1. O. O. f.

The week just closed has been mark
ed in many of the lodges by friendly
discussions and brotherly greetings.
Members of the several lodges gladly
entered into intercommunion in speak
ing upon and arguing points conducive
to the general prosperity of the order.
This has naturally prompted all mem
bers to be present and we'll filled lodge
rooms have been the result. Among
the many who entered into the spirit
of the matters brought forward in Jor-
dan lodge on Monday were P. G.s j. T.
Buckle, H. F. Evans, A Isom, and ].
Il. Eastman, of the lodge, and also
p. G.s j. j. Thomas, William M. Elliott,
u. G. BuddS, and other visiting brothers
and as in No. 8, so in No. Is on Wednes-
day, and the other subordinate lodges
during the week, generous, manly, and
fraternal disputations upon subjects
looking more to the benefit of the whole
rather than that of the few
Fidelity lodge No. II and Salt Lake
lodge No. 2, on Fridey evening had
well attended meetings and added to
the interest of their rooms by the drill
ing of their degree staffs under charge
of P. G.s L. P. Robinson and c. o.
Farnsworth respectively.
Naomi Rebekah lodge No. on Satur-
ton of a candidate being the incentive
which, combined with a desire for
brotherly and sisterly consideration of
any matters that always come to
the front on such occasions, being the
principal cause for the gathering. Con-
siderable regular business was trans
acted and two applications for mem
bership We're referred to committees.
A resolution adopted at the last ses-
ION, re I.a Il 1o5 crh,- 40. tao or
upon by the grand master. 1t had
then become apparent that many
changes were needed in the constitution
and by laws of the Rebekah lodges,
and the grand master was authorized
to appoint a committee to give the mat
ter attention and report to the next
grand lodge This committee has now
been appointed and it is trusted the
move will be conducive of good for the
purpose for which it is appointed.
The members of the relief corps, G.
A. r., and the Daughters of Rebekah,
have evidently been fraternizing, for,
combined, they made a raid upon Fort
No SIT South East street. on Tuesday
night last and captured, without much
loss, the whole of the garrison, includ-
ing it's gallant defender, Sister Elvina
Campbell. The invading force was
evidently prepared for long siege, be-
ing we'll supplied with all kinds of
ammunition and rations. They, how
ever, soon learned they had been at
lacking a friend instead of a foe and
came to amicable terms, when about
sixty sat down to the festive board
and after the usual toasts, wound up
in a general jollification, withdraw
ing in good shape in the early hours
of Wednesday morning.
Our friend of the K. of P. does not
give us ''all' the news of his order
SO we clip the following to show who
was the first, last, and only, ''Pythian
sister ever advanced to the distinction
of becoming knight"
"a woman in Bay City, Mich, dis
guSed herself as a man and clerked
in a store for a year, and then ap-
piled for membership in the K. of P.
and was initiated. During the work
of the third rank her sex was dis
covered. 1t seems that in the third
they have an india rubber rat and
celuloid snake which are run by clock
work, and are very natural. The idea
is to run them at the candidate and
see if he will finch. When the snake
ran at the girl she kept her nerve all
right, but when the rat tried to run
up her trouser legs she grabbed i'm
aginary skirts in both hands and
jumped into a refrigerator that was
standing near (Which is used in the
work of the fourth ranI) and screamed
bloody murder. The girl is a member
of the lodge and there is no help for
it. They now test applicants by ex-
aiming their feet, if the feet are cold
enough to freeze ice cream they are
b1ack-balled.''