Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-05-02
They Celebrate Their SeY.nty.
Seventh Anniversary.
The Parade and Entertainment High.
ly Credltable.
LOCAL irIns

ing u showing which emphasized the
pOpulsl't! aud strength ~ Odd Fellow
ship In the community The recently or.
ganiLed Canton made IT, iifst public ap-
peaiance la uniform on this occasion, aud
elected favorable notice Tor IL handsome
reealia aud perfect movements iu drill.
After the parade had been dismissed.
the menbers II the order, with their fau
lilies aud friends, met at the hall on SEC.
ond street where n substantial ami rle-
gan, supper hGt becu provided. Here
g"d fellowship aud genuine fraternity
prevailed until tim" Ia prepare tor the
crnwning feature " the days celebration.
which VIA the entertainment nj Grant.
opera house.
The hall was tillrd With members and
triends ~ the order who manifested their
appreciation u the llent program
which VIA prsAenissi The addresses on
odd Fellowship u the World at Large"
by Col u. u. Tilton. Odd Fellowship In
New Mexico, by y. H. stevens. and Fra.
t-rniiy," b, Rev. A. ". Atkinson. were
each replete With gUd things and are
worthy Of more extended mention than
our space permits.
The literary and musical numbers
were. without exception. u high order
OF merit, and made the evenings enter
tAinmeni a genuine treat "a all who were
ih attendance.
odd Fellowship Is strongly initenchcd
among us, and saturday celebration viii
serve a. increase it, popularity aud
strength ~ well as ~ enhance the frpu
tstlun of IT, members iv princrh enter.
tanners.
TnL CITIZEN Is indebted Ia Captain ".
;. Lowe Tor the following Interesting
Resume
"ktNb Kt-lHt.
odd Fellowship consist. " tour di,l.
4ion-
The Subordinate Lodge la, four lie.
grerS.
The Encampurut ha- three drgt,r-.
The RrGekal- have one drgrrr tut one
W NV H'''NN ''dNNllbl ~ AU' 'lU'I b, NNltll .
Is official rud Whose business Is IN the
hands ~ the ailr.
The Canton rlrlafch- Militant the
uniform drer"rI, has onl, one drgts".
Nll 81 which ~" represented IN this city
ant are IL a health, AMI PROSPEROUS con.
dlllon
AIhuqn"rqn" Iodgr W.. ! ln- nnout
eighty INr members.
Harmony Iodgr w.. / : la, ahurl ninrt, .
mrnhrr-
Alhuqurrlu" Encampmrnt has alout
eighty members
Miriam R"heknh nrgr"~ Lodge W.. 3
has about seventy members
Triple Ink Rrmkah lIrgr~ luige No.
~ new, instituted March 81 $50 has
about forty members.
II costs t25 IL h-come II mrnl.r u
either II the subordinate lodges. which
c"-t includes oil thr four degrees.
The annual dues IN both -l.hurdinat.
lodges are az per annrm. payable quar-.
terly In advance.
The subordinate lodgr- pay 60 per
week benefits for sickness OF disability.
and So funeral benefits.
II cnsts ~ " become member Of the
Encampment, which includes all the
three degrees
The annual dues In the Encampment
ARE ti per annum, payable quarterly In
advance.
The Encampu"nt pays u per week ben.
eiits for sickness or disability, and 80
funeral benefits.
II costs - Ia become u iIebekah Drgree
IN the Rebekah Lodges.
The dues In the Rrb-ksh IAriges ARE g.
per annum.
II costs fis a. become member NJ the
canton Patriarchs Militant. which In.
rludes n beautiful uniform.
The Rebekah aud canton branches do
not pay any sick benefits; they are largely
social degrees. but II In the command of !
hid Fellowship from the first step u the
last to visit the sick. relieve the distressed
bury the dead. educate the orphan and !
protect the widow,
The Rel@kAh branch are alwa,s on y
land a. fulfill the first two commands,
md the Canton, being u chiyalrous de- l
,ree, never fail 10 protect the women, and !
special, the widows. d
The I1rtals ~ odd Fellowship are nj. '
says open Ia every worthy applicant, no :
natter what II " has hern HIS religious '
,elief; II makes no distinction between
'arty or sect, learned or unframed.
The Reb-kah branch admits all ibid !
fellows who have attained the third de a
Itce Ia the Suh0TiinAt" lodgr. aud their \
Sivea, and any unmarried, respectable !
shlte laiy over the age ~ ~ years, wheth. u
Z they have any NAL" relative an odd
fellow ~ not
Anyone In the city, having formed a
a'0rable opinion. who II entitled Ia al. -
mission aud wishing IA become d mem. !,
er ~ any II the abNr branches, can get -,
and constitution aud bylaws ~
rom any ~ the members ~ the order, l.
Cnne with IL, W. will do you good n
r
4 little III. then little pill The III Ia
one, the pill has won. Dew it's Little
Early Ris.rs the little pills that cure II
reat lila. Pillshury X Walton,
fouhd with siaI.n Ooods. "