The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-10
1. O. o. f.

| The event of the past week among
the Odd Fellows was the institution OF
! Friendship lodge, No 81. at the corner
of Ninth East and Twelfth South
streets. The proceedings connected
with the instituting took place during
the afternoon of Wednesday, August
8, nearly all the officers OF the Grand
lodge being present. In the evening
the admission OF members occurred, a
great many members of the order
from the several city lodges being
present. Thu floor work was by the
talented degree staff OF Mystic lodge,
No %, in charge of Captain F. A.
Rowe.
On Tuesday last Oquirrh encamp-
ment, No. l, had a very lengthy ses-
sion, admitting to full membership
Brother Bartlett Burton of Temple City
| lodge, Mercur. The installation of Off
| Gals for the current term was also an
order of the evening, the new officers
OF the encampment being:
c. P, J. P. Gardner; S. W., l. J.
Strayer; scribe, B. w. E. Jennens;
treasurer, j. j. Thomas, P. G. P;
guide, w. H. Butcher, P. G. P; first
W., S. w. Darke, P. c. P; second w,
L. L. Baumgarten, P. c. p third W.,
w. j. Moore, G. S.; fourth w, c. O..
Farnsworth, P. C. P; 1. S. W., C. j.
Higson.
The installation ceremonies were I'M
der charge of the district deputy
grand patriarch, William Watrous, he
being ably assisted by W. H Butcher,
G. H. P; S. W. Darke, G. S. W; L. l..
Baumgarten, grand treasurer, and c..
o. Farnsworth, G. ]. W.
Mystic lodge has advanced to the
third degree Brothers F. A. Meacham,
E. G.. Rognon, Thomas Marioneaux, S.
L. Ensign, jr., w. E. Hubert, W. F.
Earls, c. L. knight, John P. Gaitland
and W. H. Scott. No. % is making a
fine record and the principal workers
for her prosperity are well satisfied
with the progress of the body.
A good attendance at Naomi Rebekah
lodge on Saturday was reported. There
was no work in the degree, so the
lodge took into consideration the mat
ter of an entertainment on the fifth
Saturday of this month, the lodge hall
being vacant. The question of visiting
the Rebekah lodge at Ogden on that
evening was also considered, and a
committee appointed consisting of
Sisters Watkins and Campbell and
Brother Owen. Sister Eva Darke was
absent, rusticating in the canyon, and
Sister Matilda, M. Jennens presided.
THE ANNUAL EXCURSION.
The fourth annual excursion of the
whole order will take place on next
Thursday, the 18th. Odd Fellows from
all over the state will gather at Saltair
for their annual outing, which this
year is entitled 'tthe first annual state
excursion for the benefit of the fund
of the Odd Fellows home" A large
amount of hard work has been and
is being done by. the many committees,
and much enthusiasm is displayed all
over the jurisdiction to make the af-
fair a success. Park City, Ogden,
Bingham and Eureka seem de-
terv1lined to eclipse all previous
records and will come to town
with loaded trains, while Sanpete and
Sewer county Odd Fellows are making
every exertion to bring the entire pop
ulation of their cities with them.
The lodges of Salt Lake have large
and competent committee at work,
their final meeting being called for this
evening. The order has the best
evening in the week, and the attrac-
tions at Saltair on that day will be
immense, for it has so happened that
besides their own long celebrated en-
tertainment, the Carnival of Madrid,
with all its fine features, will be pre-
sented, with an extra attraction in the
shape of set pieces of fireworks for the
benefit of the Odd Fellows.