The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-24
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1t was a great occasion for Odd Fell
lows last night. Almost every seat in
the large hall was occupied, a goodly
number of out of town members being
present. All the elective and most of
the appointive Grand lodge officers
were present
The consolidation exercises were pre-
coded by the comforting Of the third
degree on five candidates by picked
degree staff, of which l.. j. Reeder was
the captain. Following were the mem
bers of the degree staff with their
respective positions:
A. J. Anderson n. G.; Henry Kissel,
V. G.; c. j. Humphries, R. V. N. G.;
z A. Harrison, L. S. n. G.; Joseph Carl
son, R. s. V. G.; R. A. Edwards, L. S.
V. c.; w L. s.. T. LewellinS, @. G.; L.
B. Gordon L c.; j. H. Carter, w;
Nelson, ]. B. Murray and L. A. Winter,
banner bearers; Fred Varney, organ
list.
After the degree was conferred the
Grand lodge officers took formal charge
of the charters and funds of Union
lodge No. 6, and Crescent lodge No. 13,
and turned them over to Ogden lodge
No. 5, declaring its lodge merged into
one. After the closing Of the lodge
banquet was served by Ogden lodge
No. which is now the largest lodge in
the jurisdiction.
w. B. Wedell acted as toast master.
Past Grand Master H. c. Wardleigh
responded to the toast Consolidation"
in a happy vein and his remarks were
a key mote for other toasts.
consolidation, he said, "began
when the world began. 1t was by the
consolidation of atoms that the world
solfdif1ed and finally became habitable.
Consolidation was the means by which
the great steps in progress have been
achieved. Armies by consolidating
have conquered nations, statesmen by
Joining forces have resisted oppression
and withstopd might. Consolidation
was one of the greatest forces of
civilization. By It the desert of Utah
was changed from a desert to a gar
den
consolidation of lodges he thought
great good would come of this
move and that the order in
Ogden would never lose but would gain
much by the sacrifice of two charters.
love and truth.
There was, he said. a good deal of
sentiment about an Odd Fellows
charter, and it panied him deeply to
see one made imperative. Still, he did
not question the wisdom Of the move
and he felt sure that Ogden lodge No.
! would rise to meet the new response
| bilities devolving on it as the largest
lodge in the jurisdiction.
J. T. Buckle, deputy grand master,
responded in a happy vein to the toast,
"Our Order"
| G. O. Carbis In responding to the
toast "Odd Fellowship in Utah." paid
a tribute to E. D. Hoge, who has at
tanned all the honors within the gift
| of Odd Fellowship in Utah.
E. D. Hoge. in replying to the toast
veteran Odd Fellows" told of some
of the incidents of Odd Fellowship in
the early days, he having been an &C
tive member for thirty-nine years.
Grand Secretary w. J. Moore told of
Initiation in a speech in which sol
emnity and fun were happily blended
L. E. Hubbard spoke for the en-
campment and J. NJ. Breeze did JUS
tice to the subject 1.-The Ladies'" if il
is possible that justice can be done tc
that subject.
Before adjourning to the banquet
room the members visiting as we'll as
those of Ogden passed vote of SYM
pathy for William H. Turner, who, or
account of illness, could not be pres.
ent.
About $50 sat down to the banquet.
SAMUEL j. BURT.
Samuel J. Burt is dead, and in con
sequence a large number of Ogden cit
liens are in deep sorrow. He has beer
afflicted with typhoid fever but his
case was not considered critical unit
Friday, when he took a turn for the
worse He was born in Weber county