The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-01

three numbers on the programme as
follows:
Solo. Gates Ajar'' Miss Clara Watrous
Duet, Whispering Hope" $4,000
....- Mrs. Schulz and Mrs. Murray
Duet, 81 Alone the Cross Must
Bear ..........
Mrs. Watrous and Mrs. q. Schulz
PATRIARCHAL ODD FELLOWSHIP.
The Grand Patriarch L. E. Hubbard,
of Park City. has been making the
customary official visits to the Several
encampments. In his pilgrimages he
has been accompanied by the grand
scribe, w. ]. Moore, Grand Junior
Warden T. w. Whitley, P G. P, j.
j. Thomas, Grand Representative Elect
W. H. Butcher and Grand Marshal W.
S. Flewelling, and filling in the several
| offices not represented by local APP
pointmentS.
Tuesday night the grand body was in
Salt Lake and made a visitation to
Unity Emcampment, Nd. 2, that body
being visited by Oquirrh Encampment
No l, thus making the affair joint
one quite a number of the patriarchS
were out and the evening was spent in
fraternal speeches and discussions that
at times brought forth earnest talk.
A number of the ladies of the order
had prepared a fine banquet which, at
the close OF the joint meeting, was
highly relished by the wearers Of the
purple. Sister Voiden then took charge
OF matters and with a little persuasion
from her, there was soon aroused
flow of good words, after the feast OF
good Things. 1t was late when final
adjournment came and the usual fare
wells given.
NOTES IN GENERAL.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the rapid
travelling to and from Provo on We'd
nesday. The Rio Grande Western rail-
way received many compliments. The
Rebekahs almost persuaded Travelling
Passenger Agent w. J. Ridd to become
an Odd Fellow.
An initiation may be looked for in
Salt Lake lodge, No. 2. this week. The
applicant for membership being elected
at their last meeting.
The Odd Fellows of Council Bluffs,
Iowa. are erecting a very fine temple.
Il will be five stories high with a base
ment and will cost $4,000. There are
in the city four subordinate lodges,
one encampment, one canton and two
Rebekah lodges.
Mystic lodge No. %, at their session
on Monday last conferred the second
and third degrees on eleven or twelve
members. This evening will be devoted
to elections and clearing the secretary's
desk of plenty of unfinished business.
Hon. A. G. Cable of Covington,
Ohio grand representative, is another
prominent candidate for the office of
deputy grand sire. Many eastern Odd
Fellows journals are very favorable
to him.
The new Digest will cost $3.50. Every
body of Odd Fellows should own a
copy. Grand Secretary Moore is now
in a position to receive orders.
Fidelity lodge No. II conferred the
first degree on a., brother last Friday
night.
On Thursday afternoon next at 2:30
p. m. the degree staff Of Moriam Re
bellah lodge, No. 5, will meet for prac-
tice.
1t is expected that there will be work
in the degrees in Utah lodge No 1 next
Thursday.
Brothers w. H. Campbell, Thomas
Watkins, J. G. Souther and others who
worked so earnestly in looking after
flowers and decorations for the graves
in Mount Olivet cemetery are deserv-
ing of many thanks.
Excelsior encampment No. 4, at
Bingham, expected a visitation from
Grand encampment officers last Friday.
G. P, Hubbard, Grand Scribe Moore
and Grand Representa- tive-Elect Racher
started there by carriage in the after
noon, but were compelled to return
owing to the storm after crossing the
Jordan river about mile.
Past Noble Grand Sister Joanna
Melton, prior to making her address at
the memorial ceremonies on Saturday
night, told a very touching anecdote
in connection with the founding of the
national holiday, Decoration day, how
the northern mother and the southern
mother, unbeknown to one another,
placed flowers ON the grave of a soldier
son in the cemetery at New Orleans.
The northern mother for years finding
the flowers there, while the southern
mother was unconsciously and earlier
in the day, decorating, through error,