The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-10
j. o. o. Il.

1t was ladies' week among the Odd
Fellows of this city and Ogden. Ester
Rebeckah Lodge No. s, of Salt Lake,
was instituted on Tuesday and these
proceedings have so crowded this
column that much other interesting
matter is left out. With the noble body
Of the men and women of Utah Odd
Fellowship it is work. work. with a
m0iety Of pleasure occasionally ''larded
in" to help them in their labor for
humanity and their warfare against
vice. Benevolent actions both in and
out Of the lodge rooms, have had their
place for several weeks since. for they.
like other organizations, have their
afflicted TO care for and the needy to
succor.
Lodge matters have moved along
smoothly. The principal events of eacn
body is in the following report:
On Monday Mystic lodge held its
regular session and had considerable
business The members had their de-
gree Staff in training for work tonieht.
but as their captain is determined their
work shall rank second to none the
first degree viii not be conferred till
next week. a committee on their an
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up an entertainment that will be
strictly gorgeous"
So many of the members of Ridgely
lodge No. 8 tired themselves out at the
institution of Ester lodge and the
storm OF Wednesday night was such
good excuse, that the lodge had only
a. short session.
Enterprise lodge No 10. on Wednes-
day had, Notwithstanding the rain. a
ans s1xr 4 ],
kept the interest up till a late hour
Secretary Elliott made some of his
hearers think and his voice heard, and
with past grandS Culmer and JennenS,
the Salt Lake press was not forgotten
and The Herald came in for its share
in the discussion. Where was Brother
Watts Benevolence was a word fire.
quently heard and Brother Grimsdell,
of No. g. spoke to the point in his re-
mark on caring for the family of an
afflicted brother 1t was good meet
ing and more would have profted had
they been present
Thursday night is always a good
night at the Temple And whyo Utah
lodge No. I and Jordan lodge No. 3
meet that night. and they are Old
tried and true partners, in good times
and bad times. For over a fifth of a
century they have stood shoulder to
shoulder, through veal and woe, and
are still working together. Old Utah
mas lately been doing a little better
than Old Jordan and on Thursday
night admitted one Of Salt Lakes lead
ing bankers to membership. That S
all right Jordan has one United
States senator and may soon have an
y other and a governor. The two lodges
are now at work organizing a degree
staff for Jordan's use in initiating
them.
On Friday night Fidelity lodge No. II
had tieir usual well attended meeting,
but their official reporter could only
state that the members paid a fra
ternal visit to Salt Lake lodge No. .
where one of the latter's members was
advanced to the first degree. The ses-
sion of No. was a busy one; besides
degree work one application was
acted upon, the candidate for member
ship being elected.
REBEKAH ODD FELLOWSHIP.
The meeting of Naomi Rebekah lodge
No. 1. on Saturday evening, was a very
pleasant one and we'll attended. One
applicant for initiation was elected
and Captain Budds was demonstrating
the ability Of his corps OF ladies' to
make good Odd Fellow Of the lady at
the next meeting of the lodge. Active
preparations for a social in behalf of
the relief fund. to be held on the even
ing Of February %, were inaugurated
by the appointment of q committee
consisting of Sisters James Culmer,
HiEscn, Jennens and Phillips with
q Brothers Blackmarr. Owen and Wat
kins and the Noble Grand Sister Wat
kins as chairman ex-officio.
ester Rebekah Lodge-When a third
Rebe,.ah lodge in Salt Lake City was
fYst spoken OF. the advisabiiity of the
undertaking was questioned by many,