The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-30
Rebekah odd Fellowship.

L
urday night, was a pleasant, social
affair." The sisters were at their ease.
and if they could only enjoy the vel
vet chairs and tete-a-tete settees, as
provided in the new temple at Phila-
delphia, in place of those antiquated,
hard wood seats, they might have still
more easy minds. There was no work,
and none in sight. SO a long fraternal
recess was in order and discussions
the rule.
The vacant Office of chaplain was
filled, Mrs. Vinegar receiving the ap-
pointment for the balance of the term.
Brother Baumgarten was there, and
went home to bed in a. comfortable
frame of mind, as his good advice had
been taken, and there was some talk
about Keys" that were 0idden being
found that caused a ripple of fun, and
a smothered smile on the faces CT
those who knew more than they cared
to acknowledge. If Grand Sire Steb-
bins had been there, the smile might
have turned to tears. The lodge
should buy a digest, and have the
chaplain read a chapter at each ses-
sion. 1t might be dry work at first,
but it gets mighty interesting before
the appendices are reached.
Henry j. Thomas.
The sunamoning of Grand Represen-
tative Thomas to the bedside of his
diving father the day prior to the ad-
tournment of the S. G. L. naturally
demanded that Grand Representatives
Hoge and Rogers should accompany
him on his sad journey westward, but
with all the speed they could make
Brother Thomas was not able to reach
his home in season to grasp the hand
of his beloved parent in final adieu
Brother Thomas father had lived be-
yond the scriptural allotted thine By
nearly a decade and the venerable gen
tleman was we'll prepared to lay aside
the earthly tabernacle for a brighter
future. for he had the satisfaction of
knowing that a long life had been we'll
spent, and his fellow mortals mad been
better for his living. Like himself the
sons he left behind had won the con-
fidence of their brother citizens and i1f
their position in life had won the dis
tinotion of occupying the highest of
fees within the gift of their constitu-
ents. Although the death of their par
ent was but natural. Past Grand
Master John J. and Ex-Governor
Arthur L. Thomas have the satiSfac-
tion of knowing that they, together
with their aged mother and sisters and
immediate families, have the sympathy
Of thousands of Utah's people.
Henry J. Thomas was an Odd Fellow
of long standing and at his death a
member of a Ptttsburg, Pa, lodge. A
Welshman by birth. He came to this
continent at an early age and, by in
dustry and sterling manliness, had
carved for himself a niche in, that tenn
pie for which so many crave-dhe re-
spect, esteem and confidence of fellow
man. A man of many parts. in
strength of body and mind, the peer
of any He was selected by the citi-
zens of Pittsburg ITO fill many honor
able positions and, by his great know
ledge of Welsh literature was.for many
years, considered an authority on mat
tiers pertaining to his native land.
The funeral was from the residence
of his son, John j., at Lincoln Park,
and was largely attended by the
friends of the family, the interment be-
ing at Mount Olivet, the Odd Fellows
Of Utah lodge No. L closing the cere-
monies according to the rites of the
order
The Reverends J. McLain and Clar-
ence T. Brown officiated in their calling
at the home, and Mr.. G.. G. Bywater
made an appropriate address on the
life and character of the departed one.
The Presbyterian church supplied a
competent choir and a profusion of
flowers were received from sympathfz-
ing friends as tokens of affection and
esteem.
Our Odd Fellows column lacks space
sufficient to admit of a further chapter
of the orders early history this week.