The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-12

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Eagle Gate Lodge No. 10 had quite
an interesting meeting Wedues1av
evening last While the attendance
was not large, yet q. good feeling pre-
/ vailed, and the spirit of true fraternity
| was made manifest, and all who were,
| present separated feeling better for
the time spent together. The attrac-
ton at the theatre the same evening"
had something to do with the absence
OF SIX Of the officers and three-fourths
| of the members.
The two candidates for the junior
degree failed to put in an appearance,
so there was no degree work.
There were two applications baIloted
for and the result was favorable. so
next Wednesday there will be four
candidates for the junior degree. There
was one application for membership.
After the business was disposed OF
addresses were made by half-a-dozen
visiting brothers, who spoke Of the
good work being done by the order at
| large, and the brotherly spirit mani
tested by lodges in Salt Lake City,
Eagle Gate Lodge No. 10 in particular,
Brother Essing was present and
looked frst-rate. considering the spell
of typhoid fever he has just passed
through.
Temple lodge No 10 held quite an
interesting meeting last Monday night
Several visiting brothers were present
and nearly all had something to offer
for the good of the order Three
brothers took both degrees and several
applications are in for tonight and
there will be work in both degrees.
Brother Geddes, of No. 10, made an
interesting talk and for the benefit of
those who did not have the pleasure
of hearing him. the correspondent
caught part of it on the fly for publi-
cation He said: L believe there is
something about the order to make a.
man better; there is something to give
a spirit of interest and love; to make
a man take an interest in helping to
relieve sickness and distress. I think
it a grand thing for sick brother on
his death bed to know that brothers
will visit him, attend to his wants,
close his eyes in death and follow him
to his last resting place, and last, but
not least, provide for his widow and
orphans. / consider it makes him a
better and more perfect man. z will
tell you how I became a member of the
order. On one Of my rounds looking
after the DOOR, I found man on his
death bed. 1 also found some gentle
men visiting and looking after him.
When the man died [ found the same
gentlemen at the house and wondered
what they were doing there. On en-
quiring / found they were members of
the Ancient Order of United Work
men attending to the wants of
brother I concluded that was the
order ] wanted to be a member of and
Immediately handed in my application
and am proud to be a member of SUCH
an order and hope to see it grow and
extend it's good work for the benefit
of mankind"
Brother Judge Ritchie. who halls
from the Kansas jurisdiction, Brother
Smithen and others. made pleasant
talks. Brothers Will take notice that
lodge viii convene promptly at 1880
from now on.
The following figures show the condi-
ton of the order on August 1. 1896:
Members in good standing. August /,
1896. 362, 26S.
Net gain in membership for past
twelve months. 1908.
Net loss in membership in July, 1896.
21s.
Amount Of beneficiary fund paid out
in July. 1896, s631. 177O4
Total beneficiary fund disbursed in
1895 TO January 1, 1896 as shown by the
annual reports, 1913, S39.41.
Grand total beneficiary fund dis
bursed by the order from organization
TO August 1. 1895. $40 O49 4S0.45
New members admitted in July, o.
SOS.
Members reinstated in July. 3.437.
Members suspended in July, 5.SO5.
Members died in July. 277.
Members withdrawn, etc. from the
order in July, 49,
Total relief fund received to Septen-
Der l. 1886. on call No. TO- including
on hand January J, 1896. S519.-
2626 5; amount disbursed $519, IL. 81:
balance on hand September L, 1896.
5000
Massachusetts leads in gains with 231.
followed by Indiana with 107. The ball
ance making gains fall below 100.