The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-02

was a great treat to the audience, who
would have liked more.
| Grand Master Luty has been indie
fatigable in his work to advance the
Rehekah cause during the week. He
semblv would have been adopted on
| Saturday. but after consideration al
| lowed the business to go over for a
Miriam Rebekah lodge on Tuesday
a,ening failed to elect delegates, while
Ester lodge elected Sisters Ewing and
| Klipple and Brother Dr.. S. Ewing to
REPRESENT them. The G. NJ. called a
meeting of past noble grands for Fri
| day afternoon. when ne explained mat
! +ers 10 them for their guidance.
The above proceedings show what
! . mower the women of Odd Fellowship
! are getting to he in the Utah frater-
nifty. ,7onEs
! Ecclesiastes tx: 10, IL, IL
The second degree at Mystic lodge
No. % tonight
Nit natriarchs elect to their tents to-
morrow night.
BROTHERS Boes and Strayer are ready
helners in times when needed and are
much appreciated by the sisters Tor the
good services they render.
Canton Colfax No. 1, P. M, will
49, a snecfal muster tomorrow night.
they have adopted new rules and adj
-,,.+ chevaEers at a nominal fee and
have abolished monthly dues
The meeting of past noble grands on
u,,.;dev afternoon would have been
much more largely attended had they
ali been properly notified. Many la
dies were much disappointed.
The winners of prizes at Naomi's
social were Mrs. Keyes, a pair OF nya-
cfnth vases; Mrs. Reese, a handsome
CUSHION; MRS. Gray SIX nanuhet-
chief and Mr.. Day, a pair of suspen-
ders.
The Kansas Rebekahs two years
since Maid 81 400 for mileage and per
diem and $3.50 for salaries They num-
bered 1900 and paid per capita tax
sister Watkins of Naomi Rebekah
lodge is the right kind of a noble
grand. She goes out of her way to
learn if the press has complete reports.
Thanks for the courtesy.
Brothers Blackmarr and Owen were
aNe aides to the ladies on Saturday
night.
Connecticut reported a year ago 1863
Rebekahs. EXPENSES of the assembly,
S256. SO. No mileage or per diem.
The grand lodge paid official visits
to Sandy and Eureka during the past
week.
Grand lodge nominations close on
Wednesday night. Acceptances must
be made within the next ten days:
Pennsylvania claims a Rebekah
membership of 5000; paid for relief,
SO, 500; per capita tax, cents; expenses
of assembly, S10O.
Miss White was immense in the
Tuesday 1t is good for the young
lady it is leap year, the young men
might be afraid Of losing too much
sleep.
VernaI lodge No. "a will be instituted
next week. Grand Secretary Moore
and D. G. NJ. John T. Rucklin leave
for that point in few days.
In talking with Grand Representa-
tive Conway of Illinois a subject in
which all Utah Odd Fellows are inter-
ested was preached, and as the mat
ter has more or less reference as re-
CARDS the welfare of this jurisdiction in
the sovereign grand lodge, the remarks
of the G.. r. will not be out of place.
Utah and Nevada, he stated. had as
much weight as several of the most
important Jurisdictions in the Union,
and it came from the fact that the rep
resentatives she sent were continuous.
That they were able men and valued,
and occupied positions on the most i'm
portant committees, and which can
not be reached in few years of ser
vice. That it would be a wonder if
any representative got more than in
troduced at his first session, let alone
making any Roadway. Illinois, he sta
Tod hod CT cd in n1
that the Office of grand representative
was merely an honorary one, and con-
Stantly sending new men. His state
was third in numerical strength, and
first in geographical position. but
scarcely any of it's representatives had
brought honors to the district. The
lesson had, however, been learned, and
now when capable men are found they
are reelected unanimously in grand
lodge whose membership last year was
over 1900 They now feel that they
are on the road for honors to the state.
A large eastern state is in the same po-
sition, they constantly send new men
and while their weight in Odd Fellow
ship is felt at home, their term of
Office is SO short that they fail to learn
their lessons before they are recalled.
Past Grand ]. c. Smith of No. IL was
noble grand acting at the initiation in
No. % last Monday.
The anniversary of Mystic lodge on
March 16 is a pleasure eagerly looked
forward to.
The vice grand of Miriam lodge No.
5, Sister Elliott, understands how to
tell stories with an analogy
Past grands' meetings seem to have
been a failure. The blanket nomina-
ton is now in vogue.
The ladies sprung movement at
Fridays ball to only vote for those
aspirants to grand lodge offices who
were present.
Miss O'Donnen, of No g, is a first
rate pianiste in a band Of dance music.
A detachment of gentlemen from the
cycle show came III late to- the ball
with their gorgeous decorations, and
We're soon gobbled up by the ladies,
who would not let them rest till the
music ceased.
The Patriarch Militant may order
the decoration of chivalry conferred on
any lady, a member of a Rebeckah
lodge in good standing.
knights of Pythias.