The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-14

1y getting down TO work after the sum-
mer dullness and inaction. The lodge
rooms are now well filed again at the
stated meetings and things generally
are assuming a business air
The Masons will begin their regular
meetings again next week.
1. O. @. Il,
The odd Fellows were fairly busy
and have reason to be satisfied with
the result of their labors. All the sub
ordinate lodges met, with very talr
attendances. and transacted good
deal of routine and special business.
The members of the order were out III
force last Monday attending the Iuner-
al of their late brother, FREDERICK ii.
Auerbach, or Utah lodge No l, under
whose auspices the funeral was held.
A full description of this has already
appeared in The Herald. Brother Auer-
bach remembered the order IN his last
will and testament and beQueathed 10
the library fund the sum of 5000 he
was a good odd Fellow in his l1etlme,
and that means that he was gooa
man, and his name and MS memory
will ever be revered by the brethren.
His bequest 10 the library fund is
timely and much needed and is thor-
oughiy appreciated by those interested
in the library and by the order gener-
ally.
odd Fellowship in its onward march
throughout the world has taken root
in the Hawaiian islands. The follow
ing letter. addressed to the editor OF
the Utah Odd Fellow, from Honolulu,
is interesting reading to those who re-
joice in the spread of the order:
We have two subordinate lOdges-EX-
celsior. instituted in 1916, the Oldest
lodge this side the Rocky mountains
fact Of which we feel quite proud. In
December of this year she will cele-
brate her fiftieth anniversary. Bar-
mony lodge, which sprang from Excel
sior Polynesia encampment and Pa
cific Rebekan lodge. / hold a charter
and books for a new lodge TO be insti-
tuted in Hilo. a small city on the island
of Hawai-, the largest island OF the
group.
Some of US are a long way from
home but if you were to drop in among
US sometime, 1 think you would soon
find lots Of boys, who got their educa-
ton, what little they have, in New
England.
1 joined the order in Boston in 1879;
have been in this country thirteen
years; have been secretary of Excelsior
lodge here for eight years and am on
my ninth; scribe Of encampmeEt five
years and cm on my sixth: American
adjutant of G. A, r. post, and hold
membership III two more organiza-
tiOns; the first week in each month
have five meeting nights out Of six.
Am pleased with tn picture of the
fine new temple in Philadelphia, and
wish to say that 1 had a card Of invi-
taIion to the dedication Of that build
ing. Have a friend in that town, an
w H. m a
United States warship. And so it is,
they are scattered all over the world,
but there are some frauds. What
would you think of a young man tell
ing me he had visited Odd Fellows
lodges all the way from Butte, Mont,
10 the Pacific coast on the Semi-annual
password in Butte. Mont? Laughable.
indeed.
See in your pae n an advertisement
for the labor-saving minute book.
Think such a thing would help me, for
1 have all The writing for three differ
ent organizations, besides a few private
letters occasionally.
Guess 1 had better pull up on this
now or you may taink [ am crank
and then that might lead me TO ask,
Did you ever know an old soldier who
was not crank? Or did it ever occur
10 you that this world is full of cranks :?
And it begins to look to me that by
the way things are shaping up, that
all Americans, whether cranks or not,
he'd better be UP and doing.
AS / have said before, we are but a
few down here, but we are in touch
with our American friends and broth
ers in the United States. Believe me,
sir, shall be highly pleased to hear
from you at your convenience, either
as brother or friend.
Asking your indulgence for my pratt
tie, and again thanking you for your
valuable little paper, beg to remain
yours in f. L. and T.,
L. L. LAPIERRE,
D. D. G. Sire, l. o. Q. F.