The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-19
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SOCIETIES.

DUUlE | LID.
The past week has been somewhat
dull in Odd Fellow circles, the chief
item of interest being the ladies
night of Mystic lodge No. o. which,
like their former attempts in this line,
was a pronounced success. The pro-
gramme given consisted of music by
No. 22's fine orchestra. a violin solo
by Ole Berkhad. an address by Brother
John T. Axton. n. c.; songs by
Miss Mulyev and addresses by Pro-
fessor Cummings and Mrs. Nelson, all
of which were excellently rendered and
well received. The Rebekahs then took
charge of the company and gave a de-
lightful basket social, full of fun and
enjoyment. The banquet hall was
beautifully decorated with palms, pot
ted plants and autumn leaves, while
the table was q marvel of beauty and
fairly groaned with the weight of good
things for the inner man. These socials
are growing very popular as means
of promoting sociability and good feel
ing, and it is proposed to make them
a permanent feature of No. 22's work.
Tonight they will confer the initiatory
tette, and all visiting brothers are as
sured of a hearty welcome.
Enterprise and Ridgely lodges held
good meetings on Wednesday. Utah No.
l and Jordan No. 3 on Thursday night
conferred the second degree on
brother of No. 8. The joint
degree staff of the two lodges
ere doing excellent work on
Friday Salt Lake No. 2 transacted
am fi-E 40 H.
teresting remarks from two visitors.
No. feels quite proud of the fact that
member of their lodge was appointed
grand guardian of the sovereign gran
lodge for two years to come. We
refer to Hon. Enos d. H0ge, one OF
the stalwart Odd Fellows of Utah, and
| eX-sovereign representative. His Sc
| lection was a wise one on the part of
| the grand sire. Brother Hoge is a
prominent lawyer of this city, and
knows the ms and outs of all laws of
the order, which he so ably represents.
THE ENGAGEMENTS.
The grand encampment officers
| visited Wasatch encampment No. at
| Park City on Friday night. They ex-
empIified the secret work, and told the
| patriarchs what legislation had been
| enacted at Dallas for their benefit.
| The visit was a pleasant one for all
concerned.
| The grand encampment of Utah con-
venes in this city on the third We'd
nesday of November.
REBEKAHS.
| The Rebekabs are very much in evil
| dence everywhere. They add greatly
| to the interest of Odd Fellowship
| throughout this county, and had a phe-
nomenal growth last year.
| Miriam lodge No. 5 assembled on
Saturday night in the temple. with a
| good audience. Several visitors from
| Naomi and Ester received cordial
reception, and the evening passed off
very pleasantly for all. The ball given
! on last Wednesday by No. 5 was
| greatly enjoyed by the 100 couples pres
! ent. The committee of ladies made it
| their business to see that people were
| properly introduced to each other, and
| the consequence was there were no
wall flowers. All had good time,
and the friends of Miriam are greatly
| enlarged
| Ester lodge No. meets tomorrow
| night at the usual place. and all mem
| bers and members of Nos. l and are
| cordially invited to be present. These
| meetings are conducive of great good,
and the sisters make it pleasant for
all who attend. They are faithful
| workers.
| SYMPATHY AND CHARITY.
| These two essential elements of.
| human kindness should go hand in
| hand, for they must spring from pro-
found love for and the comprehen-
| sion of humanity, with all its neces-
| sities weaknesses and failings, and the
desire to help. uplift and strengthen
| it at all its points of need; in fact
| sympathy and charity can never be
very far apart if true and generous
| good is to be done. Our order teaches
| charity in the lodge and cultivates
| sympathy in the sick chamber and in
| the house of mourning; for a ready
comprehension of the need of others,
and quick response to them by kindly
| words, tender glances, or warm pres
sure of the hand will often do more
| to comfort aching hearts than more
elaborate expressions of open avowals
that which is mere lip service.
Hearts that have been hardened by
| misfortune or burdened by sorrow are
quick to distinguish between the true
and the false: and while they will
grow softer and warmer for the true,
| hey will close more tightly and grow
harder when the false is offered.
! II is ALWAYS a pleasing task TO aid
i. in the elevation of humanity, and it is
- y noDie one 10 be able to up
I'LL anu SlTeIS llicH tuOSS WHO are OPP
pressed or distressed. The heart of the
most reserved may be often touched
and opened by the quiet and unob-
trusive sympathy which makes itself
| known and understood, sometimes by
a single sentence, the interested
glance, a clasp of the hand and then
comes that instant response which
makes both the. sympathizer and the
| oppressed one better and nobler Com
munion is thus established between,
two hearts that will often last through
life, and will draw each nearer and
nearer to the great heart of the uni
| verse. This is the foundation of
fraternity-a human sympathy in the
family of man.
Women are fitted by nature and
| training to be the truest sympathizers
and should by all means exercise this
loveliest of Christian graces. Who so
quick and so well as the mother can
understand the ailments and wants of
the infant who is helpless to make
| them known? By the very tenderness
and sincerity of woman nature they
are made the most earnest and ardent
of sympathizers with humanity's
woes.
Women may and do exert a wonder
full influence for good on those about
them. by .cultivating the grace of
| sympathy and extending it to all who.
are in need of such gentle ministra-
tons; for sympathy, like mercy, is not
strained, but drops like the gentle dew
of heaven to freshen weary hearts