The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-23
SERET
SOCIETIES.

future. A good average increase in
lodge membership is general through
out the jurisdiction, with an increase
Of three lodges in the state since New
Years The grand secretary, Brother
W. J. Moore, is now at Vernal institut-
ing lodge there and as quickly as he
returns will with others organize one
at Mercur.
For a week, commencing with We'd
nesday, the election of grand lodge Of
ficers will be the theme of interest and
all the lodges will be scenes of fra
ternal voting for friend and brother.
1t is reported that several of the cleo
lions may be thrown into the grand
body consequent upon there being sew
eral nominees for each position.
The order is keeping up its record
for entertaining and amusing its mem
bers in many ways. The ladies have
several movements under way for adj
vancing social intercourse and at the
same time advancing worthy objects
that come within their province.
AMONG THE LODGES.
terning after the youngest, Mystic No.
%, in building up the order. At the
session on Thursday night, acting sec
rotary, 2. G. NJ, j. J. Thomas, was
happy in reporting a further increase
to his lodges membership of four. 1t
is we'll,
Salt Lake lodge No. on Friday
evening had large force of members
and visitors present. 1t was degree
night the second being conferred.
The members of Jordan lodge No. 5
were mostly to be found at the new
| Masonic temple on Thursday night,
hobnobbing with Mystic Shriners and
knights Templar. Some of Jordan's
best members are Masons of high de-
gree, and fraternal feelings prompted
the visit to the magnificent new
quarters of Masonry. No held it's
regular meeting, which was principally
business.
On Wednesday evening Ridgely No.
8 and Enterprise No Is lodges had
well-attended meetings. There was
but little to report, degree staff exer-
else and short remarks from several
visitors occupying a few pleasant
hours.
Fidelity lodge No. II was busy in
keeping the work of the order pro-
crossing, two applicants for member
ship in the order filing their petitions
In speaking with a prominent Odd
Fellow a couple of days since it was
pleasing to hear him state his cOnvic-
ton that No. II was composed of as
congenial and happy lot of brothers
as could be found anywhere.
MYSTIC NO. 22's ANNIVERSARY.
The first thing that guest at the
anniversary of Mystic lodge No. %
saw when he entered the portals of
the lodge room last Monday night was
their celebrated goat, which raised a
smile and sundry jokes. 1t was the
second birthday of the lodge, and as
the chairman DR.. e. V. Silver, stated
in his address of welcome, while they
were passing from babyhood, they
had. during their first year of life,
proved themselves a lusty youngster
among the lodges of Odd Fellows, IN
deed 'Tenfant terrible" Listening to
the cordial greetings from the doctor
was an audience of about $50, COM
posed of the members of the lodges,
their relatives and friends, together
with several representative Odd Eel
lows of the city.
The lodge had placed the affair in
the hands of a committee, consisting
of Messrs. L. S. Besley, n. d. Estes,
Frank Clifton, H. E. Green and F. A.
Rowe, and the programme they had
arranged amply testified to their ability
in entertaining and caring for what
in reality was crush Of well-wisherS
for the future success of No. %. There
were about fifteen numbers on the
card of admission, and it speaks well
for all those Who took part to state
that all were carried through without
a hitch of any moment and each was
the peer of the other. The programme
has been printed in this column and it
is not necessary to repeat it.
The remarks on the degrees of
friendship love and truth by Profess
sors Martin, Keller andsCummings re-
ceived the earnest attention of Odd
Fellows and guests alike, for there
were sentiments expressed in them
that were clear and to the point, while
the Rev. A. Hudson, in speaking to
the Good of the Order" gave to his
hearers many thoughts that were
points for consideration while they
partook of the excellent collation. that
closed the evening of an anniversary
that has never been excelled in the
Odd Fellows temple.
Without doubt the event that called
out the most enthusiasm, and which
did not appear in the list of good
things, was the presentation to Past
Grand Fred A. Rowe of an elegant
past grands collar. Since the forma-
ton of the lodge the worthy brother
has been constant and assiduous in
his labor of love in making No. %
what is today one of the best bodies
of Odd Fellows in the state, and in his
address to the. recipient of the we'll
earned compliment, Brother Charles
Short made No mistakes in euIooiz-
ing Brother Rowe in the excellent
words he used.
A few words must be said for the
corps of ladies from Ester Rebekah
lodge who had charge of the banquet
hall. They had a very arduous task
before them in attending to the wants
of so many guests, but it can be truth
fully said the last corners We're as
gracefully served as the first, and
there was plenty for all. They were
Sisters Sarah and Eta Hepworth,
Anna and Lizzie ODonnell, May
Smith, Cora Bithell, Emma Hodges.
Lottie Wahlstrom, Lisle Mathews and
Carrie Clayton.
REBEKAH ODD FELLOWSHIP.
These are busy times with the ladies
of the order and the Rebekah lodges
are constantly filed with sisters anx-
iouSly enquiring what is wanted to
be done, or what is being done in the
interests of their lodges. Saturday
night was no exception to the rule, and
the hall of Miriam lodge No was full
of earnest workers. The degree staff
was busy on the work of initiation.
and other applications for membership
were being received. Recording sec
rotary, Sister Carrie Virden, was issu-