The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-09
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bers of a minimum figure expires in
few weeks, and already the question of
petitioning the next Grand lodge to
continue the privilege, is being talked
of. Election notes are scarcer this
week, but it is only the 1un before the
breeze. Nominations closed last
Thursday. and it now remains for
those named to accept or decline before
next Sunday, when the voters will
learn from Grand Master Luty those
from whom to express their choice of
officers. There is no question but that
several of the officers will be voted
for as an expression of opinion upon
future legislation and rotation in Of
flee.
AMONG THE LODGES.-Utah lodge
No. / had lively meeting on Thurs
evening ensuring another of like in
terest this week. One member was
advanced to the first degree.
Salt Lake lodge No. 2 continues to
let its light shine and the degree staff
is in constant work. On Friday even
ing two candidates were initiated and
one application submitted to a COM
mittee. The weekly sick benefits still
continue, which keeps its faithful sec
rotary, Brother McGillivray, busy in
seeing the evenings receipts keep UP
with the disbursements.
Jordan lodge No. on Thursday night
failed to record any item of excite
ment and adjourned early, visited No
l and assisted that lodge in degree
work
Ridgely lodge No. 9 on Wednesday
evening made its usual report of
good meeting, with some visitors. The
lodge as a body bears the. reputation
of a band of brothers working to the
best interests of its members.
Enterprise lodge No. IS at it's session
on Wednesday night was busy in a
labyrinth of plenty Of sound money
and valuations of securities. Consid-
cradle fun was heard about city limits
and an announcement made of work in
the initiatory at the next meeting.
Fidelity lodge No. II had an extra
good session on Friday night Many
good words were spoken and true har-
mony was the prevailing sentiment.
On Tuesday night the session of
OqUirrh encampment was one of much
interest. It is quite the regular thing
now to have a full attendance with
work of advancing brothers to the
higher degrees of Odd Fellowship. At
that meeting one applicant for mem
bership was admitted and patriarch
exalted to the r. P. degree. other
applications were also announced,
which exhibits a future steady in
crease.
Mystic lodge No. % is the model
lodge of the city in its work of adding
to it's membership At it's. Heeting
last Monday four applications for
membership were received, Two can
didates elected and two members adj
vanced to the second degree, and notice
given that tonight several members
elect would be initiated. The commit
tee on the lodges first anniversary
celebration, which comes off next Mon
day night, reported progress, and it
has since been announced that the en-
tertainment will be an invitation af-
fair Tickets will be issued and will
not be transferable. Since Monday
the committee has handed in the fol-
lowing programme:
Prelude The Lodge Orchestra
Address, Welcome. :. DR. g. V. Silver
Selection Male Quartette
Professor A. S. Martin
Mrs. John Green
Address, Love" 80. Prof. T. D. Keller
Solo, Song. Observation-Disclosures. Master Pike
Address, Truth" Observation-Disclosures.
........ Professor Byron Cummings
Contralto Solo. Miss A. Berkhoel
Address, Good of the Order" -.
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Piano Solo Mrs. E. T. Darlington
Selection. Mandolin Club
Interlude. ...... The Lodge Orchestra
COLLATION. and Social.
REBEKAH ODD-FELLOWSHIP.
The sentiment among many of the
ladies of the Rebekah lodges in OPP
posing the institution of an assembly
in Utah at this time, is a noteworthy
To- CJTr16 n VIC JTyQ G
published an interview with Mrs. Cady
Stanton. in which 'she admitted that
she sometimes felt discouraged, owing
to the fact that women themselves
were the chief obstacles in the way of
their own success" The main him
drance to the success of the movement
for an assembly is apparently fear
of increased expenses, while no at
tention is given to the fact that there
will be a correspondingly increased
revenue. the fact remaining that the
ladies are not thoroughly advised on
both sides of the question. 1t is to be
hoped that next Saturday night
number of the best advised Odd Eel
lows will be present at Naomi Rebekah
lodge and thoroughly ventilate the
subject.
shin have chung together through
MANY decades, not selfishly, but with
the thought that in the future a day
would come when the work they were
accommodating would receive worthy
recognition from those for whom they
toiled
Miriam Rebekah lodge No. at it's
Saturday nights meeting was well at
tended and transacted a great deal OF
business.
Mrs. Bergman was appointed L. g.,
and installed; Mrs. Annie Elliott, Mrs
Carrie Virdin and Mrs. Fisher were ap-
nointed a. committee on 18th anniversa-
sv. and Miss Musette Young elected
organist. Three applications were re-
ceived for membership, and after con-
siderable discussion the lodge voted
that they did not approve the forming
of a Rebekah assembly. :.
Esther .Rebekah lodge No. holds its
regular session tomorrow night. All
members of the degree will be cordially
welcomed.
NOTES.
LET brotherly love continue. He
brews kill.
Initiation of candidates in Mystic
lodge No. p, tonight.
Regular monthly meeting OF library
committee tomorrow night.
Initiation of candidates in Enterprise
lodge No Is, on Wednesday night.
The twenty-f1fth lodge of Utah Odd
Fellows will, in all probability be at
Mercur, and if so, will be instituted at
an early date.
Brother J. w. Clark of Salt Lake
lodge No 2, is still a great sufferer
since the loss of his hand. and it is
feared that he must eventually lose a
portion of the arm.
Brother George D. Layton of Golden
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