The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-11
The FRATERNHL SOCIETIES
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THE only way to perpetuate the for-
der or to increase its membership in
the long years to come, is to maintain
its high standard of life, profession and
work. Fidelity in these particulars on
the part of those composing this great
fraternal organization, will secure to
it not only an Immortality of fame.
but an immortality of existence and
usefulness
Odd Fellowship might we'll be termed
organized unselfishness. 1t is contin-
ually asking the question, IF any one
knows of sick brother in distress %
Its whole business is to help one an
other. Every one of it's principles and
precepts breathes the spirit of philan-
thropy and tenderness and it never
forgets for a moment the bond
of union that unites the divine and the
human together 1t is daily and hourly
exemplifying the wonderful friendship
of David ard Jonathan. and has made
the story of the good Samaritan a liv-
ing fact. in intelligent organization.
The several local lodges have been
busy during The week Just closed, al
though not in every instance was de-
gree work given, but matters of neces-
sity caused the usual amount of argu-
ment and discussion which simmered
lodge interested.
Mystic lodge gave two degrees a
week ago and had a fairly good num-
Der present to witness the floor work
of the staff. The grand master grand
secretary and grand representatives
are busy making out their annual re-
ports TO hand 10 the printer at as early
a date as possible. so that when the
grand lodge assemblies there may be no
delay in laying the several reports be-
fore that lodge. The session promises
to be an interesting one for more than
one reason.
Rebekahs.-Rebekah Odd Fellowship
continues to grow and demand the at
tention of those who are earnestly in
terested in the advance and develop
ment of the principles of the order.
The sisters Will never again take a
back seat and allow the brothers to run
the whole order as suits their own
IDEAS Woman demands the recogni-
tiOnsto which she is entitled by intelli-
gence, good judgment and affability.
She recognizes the fact that the time
has come to assert her rights, not such
rights as are demanded by a bold and
masculine woman, but such as should
be accorded to 4 true, loving, gentle
creature who possesses a finer suscepti-
bility than the male gender. There is
no question but that the time is rapid
ly arriving when the Rebekah branch
of the order will no longer be known
as a side issue, but the prime mover in
all good acts and deeds which shall
place woman in the van of progress
Naomi lodge No. 1 gave most en-
joyable social on Friday last, which
attracted a very large assemblage of
Odd Fellows, their wives, daughters
and friends All entered into the spirit
of the occasion and had a most salts
factory evenings pleasure. On Satur-
day night a good meeting was held,
with many present.
Miriam lodge No. 3 meets on Satur-
day next. The degree staff will meet
for drill on Wednesday at o'clock.
Esther lodge held its semi-monthly
meeting last Tuesday, with large
number of members and visitors pres
ent. Word was received that the vice
grand who has been so seriously i'll for
some weeks, is improving. She has
been greatly missed by the members
generally, for her true value to the
lodge is appreciated now that she is
absent, and the universal wish is that
she may speedily recover and be with
them once again. Past Noble Grand
Sister Ripple was present, after an
absence of two months. on account of
q dangerous illness. She was most
cordially received by all. A committee
was appointed to arrange for ball,
to be given on Thursday next, the 18th,
in Odd Fellows temple. Come. all we
young and old, lovers of a dance. and
have a good time, for this. the last
occasion of the kind until another win
ter.
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Evergreen lodge No. Isl, Fraternal
Union of America, held an interesting
session last Monday night. The men,
bers took an active interest in all mat
tiers pertaining to the welfare of the
lodge and in consequence the meeting
was a profitable one for those who at
tended.
Two candidates were initiated by the