The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-31
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.

necessarily grows rapidly. Three-quar-
ters of a century ago institutions of
whatever kind progressed slowly. Insti-
tutions lacking in the essentials of the
present time soon fall into decay. Odd
! Fellowship, on the other hand, has
/ stood every test that has been made,
and today outranks in numbers any
| similar organization on the earth. Some
! people are not fit to unite with any be-
I nevolent society; they are bigotted, ig-
! norant and prejudiced, and viliify,
sheer at or ridicule everything which
! is good. Others are of such a selfish
/ disposition that they make themselves
/ offensive to those who are trying to
! upbuild the order. Those who can ap-
| preciate the good which Odd Fellow
! ship is so eminently adapted to achieve,
and will stand firm, never for a mo-
ment faltering from the true line of
! duty, are ever made welcome as work
ers in the ranks of the order. The order
| has followed close in the march of ci-
vilization over the world. and go where
/ you Will, you Will find its disciples
proclaiming the principles of friendship,
love and truth.
Many there are at the present day
/ who do not seem to properly appre-
ciate this institution that betters man
kind in every way-morally, mentally
J
/ rested and elevation of character is
produced, and incidentally, mutual aid
/ and benefit is given its members. Its
/ general influence for good cannot be
oVerestimated; as, for instance, it tends
! to aSsimilate man more closely to his
1 creator, to impress more forcibly upon
his mind his duties and obligations as
a human being.
! Odd Fellowship happily tightens the
cords of affection among men, and the
more members there are the more these
moral precepts are taught and the in
fiuence for good spread upon a wider
field. 1t is a further benefactor in that
it spreads the blessings of temperance
among the people, requiring its mem
bers to exemplify in their daily lives
the virtue of temperance and cherish
all the virtues.
There was one candidate who receiv-
/ ed two degrees on last Tuesday evening
at the session of Oquirrh encamoment
, No. l, and the representatives then
] elected have already been announced.
Canton COlfaX No. l, PatriarchS Mill
! tant, viii hold a cantonment on Tues
day, Nov. l, when it is expected there
win be two petitions for membership
/ presented.
The Chevaliers will remember this
meeting and attend, that they may as
sist the officers in properly comforting
the degree.
Ester Rebekah Lodge No. will, on
tomorrow evening. give one of its
choice entertainments-card and re-
freshments. The members are ever
alive to the necessities of the hour and
now announce the following commit
tees to arrange for winter evening en-
tot
Mrs. Lena Trethewey, the Misses Kate
Marshall and Sara Hepworth and
Messrs. Loder and Hirschvogel They
will be heard from later.
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Home FOrum.-Salt Lake Forum No.
COS, H. f. b. O., held quite an interest
ing and enthusiastic session on Tues
day evening last. A lady candidate
was initiated a member of the forum.
The attendance was more than double
the average and a, very fraternal feel
ing was manifest all through the pro-
ceedings.
The addition to the bylaws providing
immediate relief for the families of de-
ceased members, was carried by a large
majority. Those who spoke in favor of
the proposition were: Companions
Judge a. n. Cherry. Past President A.
y. Sheckel, w. r. Green, A. Wallace.
w. H. Culver and Companion Schultz.
Especially impressive and fraternal
We're the remarks of Judge Cherry,
who, in effect, said that no companion
knows when the cold hand of death
may lay him low, and it was such
measures of relief as the one now I'M
der consideration that would be a
great help to the families of the de-
ceased whom death might overtake in
an hour of financial distress. There
fore, he was decidedly in favor of the
amendment, because it was a step in
the interest of fraternity. These eX-
presions found an echo in the heart of
every member present.
The forum is evidently in a healthy
condition, physically. No report was
made Of any one being sick The Wis
iting committee will. therefore. be idle
for the next two weeks, sInless other
wise notified.
Companions should have before them
continually the necessity Of attending
every meeting when at all possible, to
help along The good work and encour-
age the officers of the forum by their
presence. AS the time is rapidly ap-
preaching when the present officers
must step down and others be elected
in their places, it should not be for
gotten that members who are faithful
in attending meetings make more eff
cient and intelligent officers than those
who attend systematically. The former
are the logical material for responsible
positions in the forum. while the latter
are Indifferent as to whether fraternity
exists in the lodge room or not
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Fraternal Union of America--Ever-
green Lodge No. Isl held a most enjoy
able meeting a week ago. Many men,
bers were present who. one and all,
took an active interest in the business
of the evening. There has been a
marked improvement in the floor work
and manner of comforting the fraternai
degree. The staff are alive to the stu
alton and know their parts, and con-
vince the candidates that they have
come into an order which is equal to
any of the many represented in this
city. Good news comes from Ogden
y candidates ready for admission in
Sego Lodge No. 13S, all secured by the
efforts of Deputy Supreme President
T. J. Shandal, who is back in Utah
once more to build up the Ogden lodge.
He has been remarkably successful.
having organized large lodges in Ana