The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-11
( THE FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
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The officers of the grand lodge, Free
and Accepted Masons of Utah, have
arranged to make an official visit to
Uintah lodge No. at Park City on
Wednesday. Invitations have been ex-
tended to members of the order to &C
company the grand officers.
There being no hall at Park City in
which Uintah lodge can convene. the
brethren will hold their first meeting
after the great fire. in the open air and
on the highest hill near their city,
agreeable to the custom of their
ancient brethren.
The meeting will be one of the
grandest gatherings of Masons ever
held in Utah, and one that will be re-
membered as long as life lasts Fail
not to attend. Your presence will en-
courage the noble and always true
members of Uintah lodge to continue
in the good work of Masonry
Train will leave Rio Grande Western
depot, Salt Lake City, at 4:3O o'clock
meeting of lodge I o'clock p. M; re-
turn to Salt Lake City at 1870 p m
Fare, round trip, $1.50.
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Odd Fellows-In 1870 at the annual
session of the sovereign grand lodge
1. Q. o. F., military branch was pro-
vided for known as uniformed patri-
archs Of the Patriarchal Degree or
Encampment. After several years it
was found advisable to make many
changes and abolish some features
which had proved Objectionable. In
1885 at session presided over by Grand
Sire Henry F. Carey, new law was
enacted bringing into being the
Patriarchs Militant. The unit of the
organization was to be cantons to con-
sist of at least Is members, who are
designated chevaliers. The cantons to
be organized into an army with it's
various gradations of corps, having
appropriate STATS and suitable of
ficers commanding. The cantons to be
organized into battalions, regiments,
brigades, divisions and an army. The
grand sire to be commander in chief
a captain general, major. brigadier
colonels, lieutenant colonies, majors
captains and other necessary officers
Colors, purple, white and scarlet Uni
forms black.
In Utah there are four cantons as
follows: Canton Colfax No. l, Salt
Lake, Canton Ogden No. 2, Ogden
Canton Thomas No. 8, Bingham, Can
ton Ontario No. 4, Park City L. L.
Baumgarten, major commanding de-
partment of Utah, residence Salt Lake
VINO received the grand decoration or
chevalier on the 29th of January last
Major Baumgarten made an extended
visit to Seattle in the spring. For the
last two months he has been down in
the Uinta county in southeastern Utah.
He arrived in town last Friday and
gave a good account of himself during
his absence. He visited Vernal lodge
No. "a, last Tuesday and gave the of
ficers and members some very neces-
sary instructions, which were appre-
ciated by all. They have not had a
visit from a grand lodge officer since
the institution OF the lodge and an eff
fort is to be made to get the present
grand master, Judge Breeze, down
there this summer.
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In short time a monster excursion
is to be given at all the resorts near
Salt Lake by all the secret orders COM
bined to raise funds for the Park City
sufferers. All the railroads will take
part and bring people from every di-
rection on that special day. The Odd
Fellows will be there en- masse, and will