The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-08

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Odd fellowship in this city is having
a genuine boom There is nothing
transitory in it; it commends itself to
the thinking, Intelligent masses and re-
quires no urging on the part of mem
bers to convince men of integrity that
it is a good thing and worthy of their
support.
Jordan Lodge No. on Monday had
one application from good citizen to
enter its doors as an initiate. The
meeting was of interest to all present.
Ridgley Lodge No. 9 Wednesday en-
tertained some visiting brethren ana
made them feel at home in the lodge
room. 1t has added three members
within a short time, by reinstatement,
who could not afford to remain out
side the fold.
Enterprise Lodge No. 10, on. same
date, had a delightful gathering of
members and a few visitors. who ex-
pressed themselves strongly on the
good time they always have in No.
Fifteen's hall. Several additions will
be made to the roll within the next
thirty days.
Utah Lodge No. ON Thursday had
an unusually pleasant time, with their
own brothers and several from the
other lodges.
Mystic Lodge No %. on the same
night, had an increased attendance
and conferred the degrees of 'fbrotherly
love- and truth" on f1fty-five men,
bers. The degree work was up to the
standard of the week previous, and
consequently could not have been bet
ter. The applications for membership
flow in so fast that the lodge has
more than it can attend to in inveSti-
eating would-be members. No appli-
cation is favorably reported until the
applicant is thoroughly investigated.
No haste is shown, and no one bal
loted on until his character is sifted
to the satisfaction of the lodge inves-
tigating committee. 1t is a foregone
conclusion that once admitted to
membership no one will backslide, so
the material must be of the best; not
as to financial standing, but as to
general good character. The officers
of No. % are thorough going Odd Fell
lows and take special pride in the
honors conferred upon them.
Salt Lake Lodge No. on Friday
done, for they conferred the second
and third degrees on about fifteen for
No. %, and they did well, with a COM
potent and enthusiasts staff. The meet
ing was otherwise full of interest, for
many had words of cheer for the good
work going on in this city.
Fidelity Lodge, on the same night,
did their work UP in good time and
then took part in the degree work in
the other lodge and assisted materially
in making 1T a success. Fidelity has
good prospect of enlarging her Dor
ders this spring and summer by add
ing several new members to her roll.
Miriam Rebekah Lodge No. 3 met on
Saturday and initiated five. The hall
was we'll filled by sisters and brothers,
who find dt a very happy way of
spending an evening. Pleasant faces
and cheerful workers add greatly to
the work of the lodge and sociability
prevails at all times. The sisters ap-
precfate the advantages Of the Re-
bekah adjunct to Odd Fellowship and
do a great deal to upbuild the order
everywhere.
At the encampmenits, on Tuesday
night, a gala time was experienced in
the encampment room. The grand pa
triarchs, with the officers of the grand
encampnlent, were present to install
the officers Of Oquirrh No. 1 and
Unity No. 2. The occasion brought
out the full strength of the patri-
archs in this city, and after installing
the respective officers of each encamp-
ment, the grand patriarch led off with
a, speech on the patriarchal branch
that was unusually interesting and
instructive. He also exempEfied the
secret work for those present and was
by Grand Scribe Moore and
others, who had primed themselves for
the occasion. Let it be known that
some of the grandest truths of Odd
Fellowship are contained in the en-
branch.
A new encampment branch will be
in the near future in this
city and it will start with not less
than one hundred members. 1t will
take second rank with the other en-
campqnents as regards of numbers and
will prove a veritaIble boom for the /
branch of the order in /
this jurisdiction.
The cantons of the Patriarchs Mill
tant of Utah hold their elections for |
officers this week The cantons are
thriving and getting more patriarchs /
each month. A new canton for Salt /
Lake is among the probabilities this [
summer.
We never regret having refrained /
from saying an unkind thing or re-
pent having done a good action.
Occasionally a deputy gets too big |
for his position.
Poverty is no disgrace. Every man /
cannot be rich.
Odd Fellowship is adding every year
to its great army at least $4,000 new