The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-18

The grand lodge. I. o. o. F., held
its twenty-sixth annual meeting in Odd
Fellows temple yesterday. Repre-
sentatives of the order from the diff
ferent lodges over the state were pres
ent, and much benefit was obtained
from the various talks on lodge sub
jects.
Quite number of the old guard were
also present, and they participated in
the work with the same enthusiasm
as the younger members. The follow
ing past grand masters were in attend
ance: z. d. Hoge, George Arbogast,
n. c Wardleigh, Edwin Pierce, H. T.
Evans, John T. Buckle, Ed P. Lofty,
w. o. Carter, j. NJ. Breeze, w. P.
Rowe, a. L. Simondi.
The various lodges from over the
state We're represented as follows:
Rudolph Alff, ]. II. Lofty, Utah No. 1:
Charles W. Tyler, r. B. Wells, Salt
Lake No. 2; Thomas Watkins, Charles
w. Higson, Jordan No. 3; w. E. Had
ley, H. A. Bancroft, Corinne No. 4; w.
5. Lockhart, W. E. Crompton, Park
City No. Z; w. r. White, Peiga Cock,
ogden No. 3; w. j. Riseren, W. H. Har-
ris, Olive branch No. s; H. S. Scott, H.
e. Carthey, Ridgely No. 8; H. Z.
Straup, A w. Herman, Bingham No.
10; George Murrfn, James Law, Sandy
No. IL; E. Bowen, John Morley, Eureka
No. u; w. H. Brereton. E. L. Jones,
Provo No. il; H. B. NickersOn, VIII
liam NJ. Elliott, Enterprise No. Is; B.
Young, ]. H. Jackson, Nephi No. 16;
f. Tracy, ]. r. Boes, Fidelity No. II;
Caleb Horne, Jacob Snyder, PaysOn No.
10; Martin Wright, A. B. Waldemar,
Mt. Pleasant No. 20; Frank Hicks. Os-
car Holten, Highland No. q; c. A.
Walker, Byron Cummings, Mystic No.
p; w. ]. Hosford. E. ]. Hosford,. Tenn
pie City No. %; Frank z. Smith, R. w.
Watt, Mercur No. 25; J. Donaldson, J.
HARDWOOD, Lehi No. 26; G. A. Stain, J.
n. Spaulding. Friendship No. q; John
l.. Boyden, l. Z. Eldredge, COalVille
No. Is; Gideon Snyder, A. ]. Moore,
Richfield No. 20; Eph Watson, Joseph
]. Watson, Tintic No. so; ]. B. Rob
erts, H. G. Lidgerman, Robinson No. 81;
Robert Menyies, Joseph P. Curtin. SEQ
field No. 50; Isaac Hardy, ]. r. Drink
water, Murray No. 80; Robert Williams,
Castle Gate No. "a.
The morning session Of the conven-
ton was not held out of respect to the
death of Mrs. Emma Clark. The men,
bers instead adjourned to the place Of
the funeral. The remains of Mrs. Clark
which she was a member. and the SER
vices were impressive and solemn.
Reports of Officers.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion the grand masters report was
read. It was an ably prepared docu-
ment, showing the growth of the mem
bership and the increase of harmony
and good will among the various lodges.
The present membership was given at
1,e44.
The grand secretary's report showed
the Rebekah branch to have at pres
emit a membership of $50, and to be in
a fiourishing condition. The grand
treasurer reported that the funds o. the
order were on the increase, and that
everything in his department was in
the best of condition. The report of
the executive committee was also
adopted.
The usual preparations for a good
time at the lake this summer were
talked of, and the grand master will
today appoint a committee TO arrange
for an excursion the coming summer,
when the Odd Fellows from all over
the state will gather in a grand re-
union.
In the evening the women Of the Re-
bekah branch gave a sumptuOus BAN
quet in honor of the grand lodge, its
officers and representatives Covers
were laid for 100. and after the feast
ing had passed its height. Toastmaster
w. r. Rowe called the guests 10 order,
and in a neat little speech presented
Grand Master Hubbard as the first
speaker of the evening. The grand
master addressed his talk TO the wO
men present, and paid them several
neat little compliments. He then spoke
of the great cares and responsibilities
attached TO the office he had held dur
ing the past year, and announced that
it was in a spirit of rejoicing that he
surrendered it to the incoming grand
master, a. T. Mccain of Nephi.
That gentleman replied to the re-
marks of the grand master in a happy
speech, abiding to the fraternalism
Of the order in enthusiastic terms.
Other talks were made by the past
grand masters present and by several
of the members.