The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-30
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SOCIETIES.


will be Brother John 7. Buckle of No.
3. Work in the interest of legislation
looking to the relief of aged veteran
members of the order whose lodges be-
come extinct is still being pressed for
ward by those who have the matter in
charge. The committee from the
sovereign grand lodge consists of
Stern of New York, Thomas of Utah
and LOOMS of Nebraska. New York
has a body of Odd Fellows working to
the same end, styled the Associated
Lodges of New York and Kings coun-
ties of which Charles H. Moses of
Brooklyn is president and Francis A.
LeHuntte is secretary. Both the COM
mittee and the lodges" are now &C
lively at work and will have some
good plans devised to submit to the
S. g. L. at Dallas, Texas, next fall
THE DELEGATES.
Following is a list of the delegates
and alternates elected to the next
Grand lodge, SO far as heard from.
They are all past graDds:
Utah Lodge, No. Wv. II. Butcher, j.
H. Latey, T. c. Walstenspiel, l.. l..
Baumgarten.
Salt Lake Lodge, No. 2-Sidney W.
Darke, w. McGillioray, w. M. Owen,
j. +. GdrQner.
Jordan Lodge, No. 3-Charles j. Hig-
son, H. j. Meyers, Thomas Watkins,
S. G. Brinton.
Olive Branch Lodge, No. S-Thomas
Cupit, o. c. Lockhart, c. S. Vercoe, S.
l.. Radon.
Ridgely Lodge, No 9-James Kelly,
j. c. Trethewhy, j. A. Williams, A. J.
Mcintyre.
Sandy Lodge, No. lie, H. Cushing,
Martin Pearson, j. r. Drinkwater,
William Halstead.
Eureka Lodge, No. 12-J. f. Herr,
John Morley, L. A. Schofield, 1. H.
Springs.
Provo Ladge, No. IA. E. Ford, C.
F. Watkins, Ben Bachman, E. L.
Jones.
Enterprise Lodge, No. 15-William
NJ. Elliott, William Watrous.
Fidelity Lodge, No. 17-Rev B. F.
Clay, j. C. Smith, ]. c.. Rudd, c. w.
Burris.
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. &c.
McGougan, a. B. Williams, c. Crane.
A. s. Nilsson
Mystic lodge No. % had an excellent
meeting last Monday night, and several
applications for membership were re-
ceived. Tonight there Will be work in
the degrees and elections.
Enterprise lodge No. Is was another
lodge where applications were received
for admission by initiation, two being
referred, while Others were promised.
The lodge is progressing finely and it's
sick list is clear.
Ridgely lodge No. had a large lot
of members out it being election night.
There was but little other material
business transacted.
UGaih lodge No. l had a very large
i
grands' collars were everywhere in at
tendance. Besides the elections of
grand lodge officers, there was a pre-
sentation of a veterans Jewel to Broth
er E. w. Duncan, an Odd Fellow with
a record of more than a quarter of a
century's service. P. G. NJ. j. ]. Thorn
as had THE felicity of doing the hon
ors, and in his speech drew attention
to the honor an Odd Fellow received
when invested with the emblem of
veterancy in the order. During a
splendid session many items of lodge
interest were taken up. On Thursday
next three candidates will be initiated.
Jordan lodge No. was busy paral-
Icing its sister lodge No. l in the way
of doing honor to its first veteran,
Past Grand S. G. Brinton, who, having
passed the twenty-five year mark of
continuous membership, received this
'boken of recognition from his lodge,
and which was presented by D. G.. NJ.
john T. Buckle, who made an excellent
talk on the subject. The election kept
tie large meeting busy during the re-
mainder of the evening.
Salt Lake lodge No. 2 had a very
long session on Friday night, for be-
sides the elections they conferred the
two final degrees on mem berS.
Fidelity lodge No. H. from reports,
had a very fine meeting on Friday
night and elected two candidates The
election and assisting No. 2 in degree
staff work completed their report.
REBEKAH ODD FELLOWSHIP.
The ladies' lodges of odd Fellows
have during the week had two meet
ings and have been Interested in a
ball. This week there will be two dime
soclals and work by a special commit
tee from Naomi lodge in behalf of the
eighth anniversary, which will come off
week from next Saturday.
Ester Rebekaih lodge No. had a fine
session last Tuesday night, and had
plenty of good things with which to
entertain their many guests. A social
time was had, in which some fine reel
tations and excellent singing was
heard. Then the degree staff had their
photographs taken by flash light, and
of course the usual scream of aston
ishment was made. Their social to-
morrow night is for the benefit of the
lodge, and good time is looked for.
On Saturday night Naomi Reibekah
lodge No. l held it's regular session and
was busy in receiving applications,
electing candidates and admitting them
by limitation The degree staff placed
the ceremony on THE floor in a most
creditable manner. The committee on
anniversary reported progress, and a
few short speeches were INDUCED in.
The social of Miriam Rebekah lodge
TO. 5 takes place in their hall, and is
already an assured success. There will
be a nice collation.. high five and a
short but interesting programme.
INSTITUTION AT VERNAL.
1t is long, hard ride to Vernal. but
Grand Secretary w. j. Moore made it
all right, and returned to to vn on We'd
neSday last. He spent several DAYS at
Vernal in company with Brother F. j.
Herman of No. 8, and instituted and
set in motion the twenty-fourth lodge
of Odd Fellows in the state The new
lodge starts out with a good member
ship, comprising some of the wealthy
sheep men of Ashley valley, leading
merchants of Vernal and others. One
incident is mentioned as a peculiar one.
The lodge had no past grand among
the organizers.
The first officers of No. "a are: N. G..
H T. Vincelette. V G. he Hammond :.