The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
W. E. PRINCE.
Aide-de-camp and Acting Assistan
Adjutant General.
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.

Odd Fellowship.-At the recent ses-
sion of the grand lodge of Iowa, the
grand master, IN his report, says:
Seventy new subordinate and "a new
Rebekah lodges for the year. Nearly
all of the lodges are stronger hnahclai-
" than a year ago. The past year
has been characterized by steady,
healthy growth My brothers, go on in
the good work of Odd Fellowship; let
there be no cessation in your labors
until the coming of that glorious time
to which hope looks forward with ar
dent joy So long as there snail be
human suffering to alleviate, and hu--
man intersections to make good, so
long will there be work for Odd Eel
lows to do along the great lines OF our
fraternity.
"Odd Fellowship is today a gorgeous
rainbow of friendship, love and truth,
which stands over a heritage of free
men, raising it's left arch over cities
and hamlets, whose inhabitants
breathe the Atlantic's air, while with
it's other span it covers men who toll IN
the rivers and mountains of states
whose sands are gold. Its history is
beautiful eulogy upon effective frater-
nity and kindness; it's works a glorious
foundation of imperishable fame. Truth
is our watchword, one link in the
chain which binds our hearts together.
Hope, the anchor to which we cling,
and it will steady our bark, as we sail
Ger the ocean of life. Charity, that
suffereth long and is kind-binding all
hearts together, the golden chain that
reaches from earth to heaven.
Ever since the disastrous fire at
Park City last summer, doubts have
been expressed as to the ability of the
brothers to recover what they have
lost Losing, as they did, their fine
two-story building, with its entire con-
tents, the brethren in other parts of
the Jurisdiction have awaited the out
come We want to inform the brothers
throughout this state that the lodges
of Park City We're never more active
than at the present time. There will
soon arise on the ashes of the former
hall building superior in every sense
to the old one. The brothers of Park
City lodge, No. Z; Olive branch, No. 8;
the brothers and sisters of Silver Leaf
Rebekah lodge, No. 3, and patriarchs
of Wasatch encampment, No. 3, are
united as one being to go ahead and
retrieve what they have lost, and show
to the entire jurisdiction the stuff they
are made of. May they succeed be-
yond their fondest expectations, and,
within a year, have home which is
equal to any in the state.
The Rebekah lodges are all doing re-
markably well, adding, as they do,
many members at almost every session.
They are outdoing the brothers in
pushing ahead and achieving greatness
for themselves.
Ester lodge gave social last Tues
day which was largely attended by the
friends of the lodge. Noble Grand Hep
worth was everywhere looking after the
comfort of her guests: and she was
ably assisted by Sisters Leslie. Elmer
son, Gardner, Tretheway and others.
Miriam No. had a good session on
Saturday night. which was pleasing to
all present.
Oquirrh Encampment No. meets to-
morrow. Some Of the past chief pa
triarchs who have bees buzzing in
their bonnets as the time draws nigh
for the grand encampment session (the
15th) and consequent election of officers
which takes place at that time We
hope to see two of the outside -encamp-
ments recognized when it comes to
election of grand officers. They deserve
some honors at the hands of the grand
encampment. The grand officers re-
ports are in the hands of the printer.
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Fraternal Union of America-This
order, though young. comparatively
speaking. has the right idea of what
fraternity means. The order believes
that true fraternity is only found in
the hearts of its members, and that no
order or lodge has the exclusive right to
same. IL confined simply to the lodge
room, it is deceptive, but when a mem
Der carries it home with him and about
with him the next day in his secular
business pursuits, he gives evidence of
a right conception of what fraternity
means in this selfish. hard world. Fra
ternity is good for all men, the rich, the
poor, the great, the humble, and all
are made welcome If they possess a