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

Although the year 1895 reports were
circulated that lodges of Odd Fellows
would be instituted in many cities
throughout Utah, it now appears that
the only error that was made was in
the year, or that the Odd Fellows had
arranged that the year of the birth
of statehood should likewise be the
year of the birth of many lodges of
the order.
Vernal evidently will be the city in
which No. % will be located, and the
present month will probably witness
it's institution, petitions for the same
having been received by the Grand
lodge. The next numbered lodge will
be located in a southern city, but a
very little necessary preliminary bust
ness being needful, preceding it's in
stitution
All the lodges have held their usual
weekly meetings and their proceedings
have been of much interest to their
members. The reports of the fruits of
the six months work of each body are
closely scanned, and comparisons be-
tween each afford food for many re-
| Elections. One of the number-Salt
Lake lodge No. 2-had a. term in which
more than the regular dues were called
for in liquidation of sick and funeral
benefits, causing drafts to be made
upon the reserve with which to even
up the expense account. The lodge,
however, being one of the wealthiest.
did not feel the burden as a less
favored one would have done.
Enterprise lodge No Is, styled by
some members as The Herald names
itself, the Giant of the Rockies, so
rapidly drawing to the head of the
list as regardes wealth, made an ex-
cellent showing, and has at the same
time paid out a large amount for re-
lief On Wednesday night next they
will install their officers in public at
their hall in the temple. The Grand
lodge officers will off1ciate. while to add
to the interest of the occasion, a fit
ting programme of literary, musical
and oratorical exercises has been pro-
vided. Among the numbers, the COM
mittee state will be heard a duet by
Sisters Clara l. Moore and Carrie Vir-
den, a song by Miss Berkhoel a reci-
tation by Miss Elliott, and an ad-
dress pertinent to Rebekah Odd Eel
loWShip by the P N. G. of Naomi Re-
bekah lodge, Sister Higson. Inter
mixed with these will be a few re-
marks on the order generally by G. r..
y. y. 4hOmdS, ana + SIS., w lillian II.
Culmer and j. NJ. Breeze, music by
Brother Birkhoel, recitation by Mas
ter Lorenzo Blackmarr and other
sources of entertainment
! Mystic lodge No. % had but little to
report from last Mondays meeting
Tonight they will have, after approx
ing the reports of their officers, degree
staff drill and announce the renewal
of work in the degrees next week.
Utah lodge No. 1, at it's session on
Thursday, had busy time with some
discussion on financial methods. After
closing their lodge they, with theri
visitors, who were many, visited Jor-
dan lodge to listen to what was of
much interest in that body.
Jordan lodge commenced the year
by having one of the longest sessions
and one of the most notable gather
ingS at any regular lodge meeting for
long while, and the proceedings of
the evening have been the subject of
conversation among the fraternity dur
ing the past few days. The grand
secretary had an excellent text for the
ground work Of discussion, which
was participated in by many of the
prominent Odd Fellows present
Grand Warden w. o. Carbis made a
few excellent remarks that were timely
and appropriate to the early days of
the year and invited all present to
visit what he termed the opposite of
the giant lodge, one of the smallest
his oWn-Highrland No. q, at Bingham.
1t was early morning before Jordan S