The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-19
Observation-Disclosures
/ THE FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
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The grand lodge of Utah. l. o. Q. F..
will assemble in 23rd annual session
on the Goth in Odd Fellows temple on
Market street, this city. In addition
to the regular officers of this grand
body, there will be 53 representatives
from the subordinate lodges, which
number %. with two representatives
from each lodge. except the one last
instituted. which sends only ore. Sew
eral past grand masters are entitled to
sit in the grand lodge and also the
representatives 10 the sovereign grand
lodge The Representatives are as fol-
| lows:
Utah lodge No. IF. NJ. Ulmer. w.
I II. Bucher
Salt Lake lodge No. 2--T. W. sugden.
S. w. Darke.
Jordan lodge No. S-A. ]. Myer, c. J.
| Higson.
Ccrinne lodge No. 4-w. P. Church,
James Coil.
ogden lodge No. sc. ]. HUMPHREYS.
A. J. Anderson.
Park City lodge No. w. ]. Snyder,
W. S. Lockhart.
Olive Branch lodge No. so. c. Lock-
hart, Thomas CuDit.
Ridgely lodge No 9-F. G. Carthy,
James Kelly.
Bingham lodge No 1O-Dan Clays.
| George Z. Lee.
Sandy lodge No. 11-R. Graves.
Charles Cushing
Eureka lodge No. 12-L H. Spriggs,
| John f. Herr.
Provo lodge No. IA. w. McAdam,
A. e. Ford.
Enterprise lodge No 15-T. D. Black
MARI w. NJ. Elliott.
Nephi lodge No. 16-John Cooper. R.
T. Beagley.
Fidelity lodge No. III. G. souther,
B. F. Clay.
Progress lodge No. 1S-Charles Jay.
F. r. Christensen.
Payson lodge No. 19-J. E. Belts. H.
S. McCanne.
Mount Pleasant lodge No. 2O-G. W.
Brand, Charles McGougan.
Highland lodge No. 21-Louis Schnei-
der, w. A. Hicks.
Mystic lodge No. 22-John T. Axton,
Fred a. Rowe.
Temple City lodge No. &C. ].
| Fisher, w. J. Hosford.
| Vernal lodge No. 24-H. ]. Vincellette,
A c Hammond.
Mercur lodge No. Sc. c. Higgins,
| w. 7. Flowers.
Lehi lodge No. 26-Fred Meakin, John
Beverage.
Friendship lodge No. 27-Henry Car
rigan, w. D. Ermey.
CoaIville lodge No. 2S-(Failed to get
names OF representatives..
Richfeld lodge No. 29-H. E. Schock.
The reports of grand officers have
been received, and show a most salts
factory state of affairs. Grand Mas
| ter Buckles report covers 80 pages,
and makes interesting reading. In his
communication to the grand body the
grand master refers to his appreciation
of the honor bestowed upon him by
electing him a year ago to the Office
he has since held, the duties he has
performed for the order. the loss the
order has sustained in the death last
| September of the first grand master.
Fred H. Auerbach. and says: Let us
emulate the noble life he lived; imi-
tate the loving deeds he did, and we
shall approach nearer TO the sphere of
a true Odd Fellow" He further says:
The state of the order, as shown by
the returns made by the grand secre-
tary. tells of continued prosperity of the
order in the state. A net increase dur
ing the year of 17S. making at the end
of 1886 q membership of ,456, gives sat
isfactory evidence of solid growth.
While some of the older lodges Rave,
during the year, lost few members.
yet their financial reports speak of their
healthy condition and ability to carry
OGI Tic PtlASlEttS VI tic oAQEA- Il OAA
subordinate lodges were instituted dur
ing the year. Judged by the standard
of work, Odd Fellowship has not failed.
And we point with qualification to the
work accomplished by, our order. as it
has faithfully and Loyalty obeyed the
commands of its laws, to visit the sick
relieve the distressed, bury the dead
and educate the orphan, evidences
shown not only in its steadily growing
volume of relief outlay, but in the less
obtrusive. Yet more extended influence
of it's principles of friendship, love and
truth, taught in our lodges, eXemplified
by our members and permeating every
community where our order has a
home, and sending its benign influences
broadcast over this cur fair state,
showing to the world that Odd Eel
lowship teaches true, lofty and holy
motives" He made 16 official vista
tions TO lodges under his Jurisdiction.
granted 81 dispensations, rendered &c
decisions in cases submitted to him,
and instituted the following subordi-
nate lodges: Lehi lodge No. 26 on July
IS, Friendship lodge No. q at Sugar
House ward on August 5. Coalville
lodge No. IS on September r. Richfield
lodge No. % on January p. 1897
The grand master takes strong
grounds in favor of a Rebekah assem-
bly, for Utah, and gives forcible rea-
sons for such contemplated action. The
grand master recommends that the
grand master. grand secretary and
grand treasurer be eX-officio officers
of the Odd Fellows home excursion
committee.
Deputy Grand Master Carbis rlade an
able report on the institution of No. 20.
The reports of the district deputies
are we'll written and occupy IA pages.
The reports of the Rebekah deputies
show the condition of the Rebekah
lodges, and prove that this branch of
the order in Utah is flourishing.
Sister Georgiana Higson. the district
deputy for Salt Lake. made a splendid
report. and installed the respective Off
GERS of Nos. l, and in July and
January. Her zeal for the cause is to
be commended and we hope her sue
cessor viii accomplish as much in
building uD the Rebekah branch.
Grand Secretary Moore has compiled
a most exhaustive report that VIII meet
with the approval of the members
generally. His opening remarks breathe
the true spirit OF fraternity in the fol-
lowing language: 4 trust we have
come TO this our annual session with
hearts overlooking with love and kindly
regard for each other. and every
branch OF our great fraternity, but
more especially TO counsel together
and advance such measures and enact
such laws as will be for the best in
terest and the building up of our order.
May all our actions be free from envy,
strife and prejudice, thereby example,
flying the high and ennobling principles
of our great fraternity. May the bonds
of friendship and brotherly love, formed
in the past, be strengthened by our