The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-13
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Is d Wlue diversity OF OPINION, and 1t
will be matter for much discussion
in the grand body. Another matter
that is being earnestly discussed by a
large number of past grands is the
present representation law From
some points of view it is eminently
correct, while others feel that it is
not sufficiently liberal to the larger
bodies-that is, not democratic enough
for the body of Utah's Odd Fellows
Whether the matter crystalizes into a
movement for returning to a member
ship representation, is now a subject
that is receiving a great deal of quiet
questioning.
BY the way, an error crept into this
column a week ago, and for the pur-
pose of correcting the same-according
to the latest unofficial returns of Of
ficers-elect of the Grand lodge-those
elected are: Grand master, John T.
Buckle; deputy grand master, W. o.
Carols; grand warden, John NJ. Breeze;
grand representative, Theodore W.
Whiteley
AMONG THE LODGES.
Utah lodge No. 1 on Thursday even
ing had but a small attendance and
adjourned early. AT their session this
week there will be work in the degrees,
for.
Salt Lake lodge No. 2 on Friday
evening transacted a large amount of
routine work and then joined with No.
II in the initiation of candidates.
Jordan lodge No. on Friday night
had their usual good attendance and
with it a capital session. Discussions
on financial matters was the order of
the evening.
1odn No hoJ =
tended meeting on Wednesday night,
but adjourned early for the purpose
Of assisting No. Is in the work of ini-
tiation of members.
Enterprise lodge No. Is on Wednes-
day evening received into membership
two candidates by initiation. Two
other applications for membership
were received and very social time
was had under the head of Good of
the Order" Several visitors from
other states were present and added
much to the interest of the meeting.
Fidelity lodge No. II was busy
body of Odd Fellows on Friday night,
and there was a large number of
members present to receive two newly
elected members into the ranks. For
this purpose an adjournment was had
to the hall of No. 2, when both bodies
OBLIGATED in the ceremony of initiation
The degree staff of the two lodges con-
ferred the degree, Sidney W. Darke
being junior P. g.; Judge Hoge, N. G.;
and J. G. Souther, V. G. Another can
didate for Initiation was elected.
Mystic lodge No. % will tonight con-
fer the second degree on a number of
members. At their meeting last Mon
day night the first degree was con-
and a visiting brother from Vernal
Three applicants were elected to
membership and three more appfica-
tons recsived and referred.
Naomi Rebekah lodge No. was the
lodge par excellence of the week. The
event was the celebration of it's eighth
and Saturday night was
a noted one with them. The business
of the evening was soon disposed of,
one candidate being elected to mem
bership. The committee had provided
a well arranged programme, in which
Miss Fisher, Mrs. Wyatt, Miss Scholze,
Master Earl Worrell, Miss Watkins,
Miss Mabel Geary and others took
part, in music, singing and declama-
ton. Following this came mock trial
in which the lady was sued for breach
Of promise and a fabulous sum was
awarded by the indignant jury for
heart-break. The characters were in
the hands of competent actors and
were well portrayed, causing any
of hilarity and joking among
the large audience. Brother Strayer
took the character of the injured man
while the accused lady was represented
by young brother, Joseph Darke
The jury who mulcted damages was
representative of the new order of
things and composed of three males
and three females.
An excellent supper wound up the
which had been the means
Of entertaining over two hundred mem
bers Of the order.
The degree staff of Miriam Rebekah
lodge No. will meet on Thursday
afternoon at 2:3O p. m.
Ester Rebekah lodge No. 8, at their
regular session on Tuesday night, had
4 large attendance of members and
visitors. They elected three to mem
oership and received five applications.
A very pleasant recess was had, sew
eral of the members entertaining the
odge with music and song.
No. s now announces a grand ball |
% take place on next Thursday week |
he 23rd. Invitations are now being |
distributed and the following commit |
ees are announced, of which Brother
Cd w. Loder is chairman:
Executive Committee-A j. McIn-
yre, I. M. Higley, ]. F. Boes.
Reception Commttee-Mrs Maud
Andrews, Mrs. Ida Ewing, Mrs. Han
Ia Hanchet, Mrs. Kate Loring, Mrs.
lizzie Ripple, Miss Sara Hepworth,
Miss May Smith.
iigley, K. A. Andrews, J. F. Boes. DR..
J. Ewing.
Committee on Tickets-Mrs. Lottie
iigley, Mrs. Mary E. Boes, Mrs. Lena
VI. Trethewey, Miss Annie O'DonneII
Mss Cora Bithell
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORDER.
Two weeks from today the order will
CELEBRATE the seventy-seventh anniver-
airy of American Odd Fellowship 1t
vas on the 2eth of April, 1891 that the
rst lodge of the I. o. o. F. was insti-
uted in Baltimore, and since then that
ay has been set apart by the order
throughout the world as day of re-
oicing and pleasure. The date falling
n Sunday this year, Monday the 9th
as been selected for the celebration
the event and the committee are now
ctlvely at work formulating a pro-
of entertainment for the even
1g of that day, full particulars of
7hioh will appear next week
I. o. o. F. AND FREE COINAGE.
The Souvenir, Missouri journal de-
oted to .he interests of Odd Fellow
hip, has the following about Odd Eel
'wship and Free Coinage:
The crime of 1873 is mere shadow.
S compared to the crime of 1893, by the
national bank presidents of
Few York. 1t looks as if the New York
ational banks had been playing foot
all with the people of the west and
outh.