The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-14

n QuleI week Is lGpOIleu DIT lIle Oiu
Fellows temple. Drums flies and po-
lftical pot-pourri summoned the brethren
elsewhere.
Mystic lodge No. q on Monday had a
short session and laid over considerable
business TO come up tonight and besides
which the time for initiating other candl-
dates and comforting degrees will be ar
ranged for.
Ridgely lodge no. 9 OH Wednesday had
a fair meeting with routine work only.
Thursday night Utah lodge No. 1 in
dulged in opening aid closing ceremonies
only and passed their initiation work till
this week.
Jordan lodge No. j had fair attend
ance, but there was 4 desire to cut it
short and so an early fitting was the
result.
Fidelity lodge No II has lost its prin-
cipal officers, and are in a quandary what
TO do. The members do not want to see
them lose the honors Of their Offices as
the cause of their absence is we'll known,
at the same time lodge business has TO
be attended to. They had a good meet
ing, however, and will decide what course
to pursue at their next session.
Salt Lake lodge no. 2 is progressing
favorably with their bylaws but do not
pass any OF moment without a thorough
discussion
Encampment Branch-Grand Sire Steb
bins in his last report, iii speaking OF the
military and encampment branches. ad-
monishes The patriarohs to he jealous In
their lodges il labor ing for the welfare
of both. He says that the higher branches
of the order are only ore-fourtn OIL what
their proportionate strength should be,
and by little effort on the part of eacn,
the proper equilibrium between the sew
eral branches of the order could soon pe
reached and The highest prosperity attain :
ed. This matter VIII doubtless be brought
forward at the session of Oquirrh Ell
campment No. l tomorrow night as their
members at tie present time are working
to accomplish what the Grand Sire rec
ommends. Tuesday evenings session VIII
be without question large enc, as 1t IS
election night. when the new election
laws Will first come into operation.
Representatives TO the grand encamp-
mcnt's eighth annual session TO be held
here the fourth Tuesday In November,
will be elected and those qualified will
vote for officers OF the grand encamp-
ment. The center of interest throughout
the Jurisdiction is in the next grand rep
resentative to the sovereign grand lolge
several very worthy Odd FelloWS oelhg
nominated fer the position, and they are
all so equally fitted for the position that
many patrlarchs ind it hard to make a
choice.
night found the hall Glled with lady Odd
Fellows with few of the sterner sex
watching the trend of affairs. Some OIL the
sisters are quietly working in matters
pertaining to relief committee work, and
purse for future need. A series of winter
parties has teen. spoken of and if placed
in the hands of wide awake energetic
Young Odd Fellows, working OH proper
lines. would doubtless he successful in
many ways They would cement friend
ships, bring together those who now are
but casual lodge acquaintances, fill many
that they - we're at The same time doing
something for those who are disconsoolate
and weary, and doing that something
while adding to the interest oil loase
The session of the lodge was spent in
regular business matters and an eXhl-
bit:on drill of the staff and the iadlcs
so freely expressed.
The current number of the Utah. Odd
Fellow is to hand. Tie feature OF the
issue is the proceedings of the seventy
first annual session Of the sovereign
grand lodge, which will be found exceed
ingly interesting to all odd Fellows.