The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-04-30
ODD FELLOWS JUBILEE
They Celebrate III Grand Stlye Last
Monday Evening.
SEVENTY SEVEN YEARS OF AGE
Gable Lodge No. 8, T. 0. O. F., OBJ
serves the Anniversary of the Insti-
tuition of Odd Fellowship in
America-The Ceremonies.

Gable Lodge No. 8, l. O. O. F., cell
ebrated the seventy seventh anniversary
Of the institution Of that order in
America last Monday night at their
hall Oh Sansome street. The cere-
monies throughout were impressive and
interesting, and were listened to with
rapt attention by a large number of |
Odd Fellows and their ladies. One
thing in particular that was noticeable
on the occasion was the sincerity with !
which the ceremonies were carried |
ON, every person on the programme
showing that his heart was in his
work, and that it was no idle boast
that he was ali Odd Fellow. but rather
a pride and an honor to be numbered
among the noble band of men who
joined together by the three links, have
done SO much to relieve the members
of the order in the hour of need and
distress; have aided in every possible
manner the widow when bereft of q
provider and thrown upon the cold
world; educated and cared for the
orphan, and in hundreds Of ways has
done so much to uplift humanity aud
make the world better and its people
more cOnsiderate for the welfare and
happiness of al.
The ceremonies began with the regu-
lar prescribed form for opening, read
ing the proclamation from the grand
sire, etc, after which G. II. Eshbaugh
delivered the Grafton Of the evening,
which was just long enough for the
occasion, and highly entertaining and
instructive. Mr.. Eshbaugh dwelt upon
the wonderful growth of the order in
the world and the multifarous deeds of
charity which are matter of history
Below will be found syoposis of the
discourse of Mr.. Eshbaugh:
lit is with pleasure that respond 70
the subject, as [ had understood il for
the good of the order
"This is the night we celebrate
Seventy y-seven years ago, i'll the city of
Baltimore, was organized the first Odd
Fellows lodge on American soil. 1t
has proven good ground, which has
produced not forty, sixty or an hundred
fold but nearly million fold. From
that once small beginning has grown
our present grand and beloved order,
until tonight reaching out with it's
motto, Friendship. Truth and Love,
we embrace all lands.
k"The chain formed of these three
links form a chain which binds men
into close brotherhood and holds them
firmer than the strongest cable chain of
a majestic Atlantic liner. The welcome
our order receives in new and foreign
lands is beautiful thought.
We have today one sovereign grand
lodge supreme tribunal to which all
law of the order is submitted all dis
putes and policies settled and its de-
cision is final, and by which we all
abide.
Last year Sweden was separated
from Denmark and granted separate
grand lodge. The lodge was introduced
into Italy, and the welcome it received
by gentlemen who organized and Off
cered it is beautiful in the extreme.
We have lodges IN all the states, Can
ada Sandwich Islands, the most of
Europe, Peru, and distant Japan. No
matter where an Odd Fellow travels
and lets himself be known, he has
friends and such assistance as he needs.
"We claim no divine right of kings,
no patriarchal or priestly lienage, but
acting upon the principles others pro-
fess we put in practice the most hu-
man principles Of mankind.
"We have homes in many of the
states of the union for widows and Or
) phans of brother Odd Fellows. Penn
sylvan1a and New York head the list
with four each, and our sister state,
Idaho, sets sets off al example we can
well emulate with a house worth $50,
900. I wish I could go into detail of
the pleasant homes where, in comfort
and agreeable surroundings, widows
and orphans of Odd Fellows are kept
and educated in many cases with more
that is pleasant than in their lives be-
fore.
"In the seventy-seven years of ou1
orders history 2,012, SSS have been in
itiated 1902, 562 have had relief in
some form 216 178 widowed families
have been relieved; 1874, 1914 have died,
and the enormous sum Of $67, S2S, 800. A
has been given in direct relief. And
all this without noise or ostentatiOn-
! but quietly placing the relief in the
! hands Of those who need. Last yeal
! nearly tnTee mllllOn was extended III
direct relief
with an army of nearly million
, members, mostly heads of families, the
I influence of Friendship, Truth and
Love- can not be estimated. We make
no show of what we do. Only upon
/ such occasions as this are we allowed
to tell the world Of our kindly deeds
} and beneyolence to our fellow man.
\ Odd FalloxvS are eynected tO stand truf
} to one another; not boasting of what
} they will do, but quietly doing the
! kindly deed or relieving the one in
: worthy need. Our highest aim is tc
4 uplift mankind. 1t is not proper tC
compare with other orders or institu
tions, but few can show better record
for benevolence and charity than oll
own.
! "In some sections during these hare