The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-04
4. @. z. of A.

Court Palantic No. $40, Of this city,
had an unusual number of members
and visitors present at their meeting
Tuesday night. Court True Blue visited
ZEN masse,' and conferred the degree
work on four candidates for Palantic.
They have a happy faculty OF doing
we'll everything they undertake and
! their work this evening was no eXcep-
tion. Brother Heffner not only fur
ni,shed THE music for the degree work.
but later in the evening rendered some
fine selections for the amusement and
entertainment of those present. CHIEF
Ranger ]. s. Sharp, ON behalf of Pa
lantic Court, in IA few we'll chosen
words, thanked True Blue and it's in
comparable team for the services SO
kindly rendered. Brother Bell, of the
visiting team, is a host in himself. Three
applications for membership were re-
ceived, and five who had previously
made application were elected
Court Temple on Friday initiated
eleven members and was greatly
assisted by True Blue staff.
and called on for remarks re-
sponded i'm a way THAT shows the good
feeiling and brOtherly love which exists
among THE Foresters.
The Companions of THE Forest which
has a local "circle" in Salt Lake, l1e.d
a special meeting Wednesday and con-
ferred the degrees on about fifteen who
| were DESTROYS of extending ttheir knowl-
edge of Forestry, and joining the
social features of THE order.
! Court Fremont No. S542 was irsti-
tuted ait NIand on Thursday last by the
! members of THE grand court, who went
down to Manti for the purpose.
Thomas Loughney, the grand organizer,
! has met with remarkable success in
southern Utah and will shortly organ
| ize another court in Mount Pleasant,
without doubt.
| The Foresters of Utah Will, in a. few
weeks, have a journal published in their
/ interests, to be issued once "a month. 1t
wild fba devoted to the spreading of the
! truth, the principles of The 0. o. r. of
A, and bringing the brothers into closer
frateTnal relations It's mission IS a
just one and conmendS itself TO the
good VIII and support of every member.
! Without THAT support 1t CANNOT exist.
| Let us all unite Jun working for the
order as we have never done before,
and make a grand showing for the
/ year.
The Investigating committee on an ap-
plication for nlebership has a more I'M
portant duty than lis usually considered
and should be appointed with care.
They should also discharge their duties
with discretion, without fear or favor,
and for the good of the order.
The A. Q. F. of A. endowment fund
is One of the earliest of its kind in this
Country 1t was established seventeen
years ago.
In New York City, Brooklyn, Roches-
ter and Buffalo the membership is IN
creasing steadily, which is largely due
to the close personal attention Of the
officers in the executive council and
grand court.
Forestry is i'm a very prosperous con.
dition through the country. Consider.
ing the restrictions HlIalt environ 1t, this
results achieved are highly satisfactory
I Court Salt Lake No. S,423, held IT:
regular meeting ON Thursday evening
The attendance was unusually large
There being in addition to tha regular
members, several representatives from
the sister courts of the city. Besides
the regular routine work, one appli.
can't, John McMultree, was INITIATED
into the order and John P. Meakin was
received by card from Court Zion.
Two applicants tor membership were
received and filed. H. A Yelling was
installed financial secretary for the en-.
suing term. After some preliminary ar.
lrangenents for the Foresters graalc
ball to be given Feb. II, court ad
journed.