The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-01
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SOCIETIES.

SOCIETIES.
The past weeks work in the subor-
dinate lodges continues normal, other
interests during that time being more
attractive among the members.
Grand encampment visitations, the ex-
cursion to Provo and the preparations
for the due observance of Memorial
day requiring the time and attention of
many of the active workers in Odd Eel
lowship. The attendance at the ses-
sions of the various lodges, however,
has been good and fair amount of
Enterprise lodge No. 10, which found
the city of Provo more of an attraction
than the temple; consequently "a
quorum not present. was the record.
Among the Rebekahs neither of the
lodges had sessions, Saturday being
the fifth in the month, consequently
an off night. The ladies Of the degree,
however had other duties instead, and
their work deserves praise in each in
stance. On Tuesday bevy of them,
with a desire to show regard for the
visit of Grand Patriarch Hubbard, pro-
vided a sumptuous banquet. On We'd
nesday a large delegation sought the
shady streets of Provo and renewed
acquaintance with the members of
Deborah lodge No. 6, and on Friday
and Saturday others of their number
were actively engaged in arranging for
Memorial day services, which took
place on Saturday night.
This is election week, all lodges
choosing their officers for the term
commencing in July, and according to
an old adage, every one goes to lodge
the night of election if at no other time,
SO that the meetings will be we'll at
tended, and general interchange of
views for the benefit of the order will
be the interesting "Morceaux" under
good of the order
IN PROVO.
The largest gathering of Odd Fellows
generally for several months was on
Wednesday evening at Provo, when it
is estimated about 800 brothers and sis
tiers from this city visited Provo lodge
No. Il, and incidentally the members
Of Deborah Rebekah lodge No. s. a
company of nearly a hundred left
town in the afternoon and after a
pleasant ride to the Garden City, found
themselves in the position of a surprise
PAL ", SUCH d pdil lIOI DSllS lOOhCu
for until the evening. ''Old Glory,
| however, was seen from the depot
floating over the Odd Fellows hall,
and the pleasant walk to that place
was quickly made when the folks soon
took possession of the first, the o. f.
hall which was open, second the post
office entrance and, third, the soda
water fountains and then hunted up
old acquaintance who quickly had
rir nf o11 riT,r; fn1. hn Of
the visitors in looking over the beau
ties of the town. Seven o'clock brought
the main delegation of the Salt Lake
folks into town when as fine process
sion as Provo generally witnesses was
formed and a march made to the hall,
Springville brass band in the van,
making some excellent music. When
the building was reached it must have
been cheering to the members of Mys-
| tic lodge No. %, who had the affair in
charge, to view the scene of so many
of the fraternity that turned out on
their invitation on brotherly love in
tent, as eXemplified in social visit of
members in one city to those in anoth-
er. Mystic lodge had along with them
their excellent degree staff, with COM
plete paraphernaHa-eXce the goat
and their orchestra of six instruments.
Provo found candidate electing the
and from what was noticed after the
ceremonies were concluded, it would
be hazardous to state that he will ever
forget his Introduction into the myS-
terieS of the order. The Provo opera
house had been thrown open, a dane
ing floor had been placed over the
parquette and a good band engaged,
and the free for all dance was much
enjoyed by those who could not partic-
ipate in the lodge doings. At quarter
to II the return journey was COM
menced, and by shortly after II o'clock
all good Odd Fellows were enjoying
the comforts of home.
Past Grands Eph Homer and Ben
Bachman were the busy bees of Provo
lodge, in seeing that all was in readi-
ness for the evenings work.
Sister Jones, of the Rebekah lodge,
as soon as she learned of the arrival
of so many visitors, did all in her pow
er to render the visit a pleasure.
The busiest man in Provo on We'd
nesday afternoon was Brother d.
Fleiner. The reason for it being he
keeps the best restaurant there, and
everybody was hungry.
The welcoming speech by Brother
Eggertson was made from the holcony
of the o. F. hall It was good one,
pithy and to the point with just enough
of Odd Fellowship in it to give it good
tone. Mony brothers on the homeward
journey commented on the good words.
SERVICES ON MEMORIAL DAY.
While the rains of Saturday interfer-
ed with a general turn out of the Odd
Fellows to appropriately visit and deco
rate the graves of their departed, the
committee consisting Of representatives
from each lodge were actively engaged
Ill
utes, cultivated and wild flowers, by
the basketful, forming them into bou-
quets, and then journeying to the
city of the dead and distributing them
on the grassy mounds that mark the
last homes of their once active and
loved co-workers in the order.
In the afternoon a committee from
the Rebekah lodges took possession of
the large hall in Odd Fellows temple
and in a short time had converted it
into a chamber where the memories
of those who would meet it later on
would be drawn back to the times
when they whom death had claimed
to go before had been active partners
with them in the works of fraternal
brotherhood and sisterhood. When the
members of the order with their
! friends assembled in the evening, the
hall presented scene of mournful
beauty. Flowers formed into emblems
and wreaths, flowers everywhere with
flags and notices bore evidence of the
duties OF the hour.
About $50 p. m. Sister A. E. Hawkes.,
presiding noble grand, signaled for 81
lence, and the following ode was sung:
Air-"America."
We sing our honored dead,
And on their tranquil bed
Proud tribute fling;
Here let our song arise