Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-20
SECRET LODGE
DIFFICULTIES.
Eight Prominent Odd Fellows to be
Tried for MisapprOpriatiou,
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Accused Members win Defend Them-
selves TO the Last what the spec
Tic Charges In the Case Are.

Inc tuufget iu tue INV NJ"
Utah lodge No. ! Of odd Fellows has
been designated by the grand lodge az
the one to Try the cases Of the eight
men charged with embezzlemeDt, and
II II finds them guilty they will be ex-
PEELED from the order. They insist that
they had a perfect right to the money
as they had paid It into the treasury
and it was theirs for any use they
wanted to make OF it. But now comes
the grand lodge with their side. Last
night they issued the following state
ment.
"The laws Of odd Fellowship look
upon the funds and property Of lodge
as a sacred trust. TO be handled with
Jealous care. and dlsbursed only for the
the current expenses of the lodge and
in the caring Tor sick brothers, the re-
lief of the destitute, the burylng OF the
dead and In the education and mainten-
ance Of the orphan. Any expenditure
or appropriation Of money outside OF
these objects is Illegal and Is not per-
mltted By our laws.
et,cpFTs on THE ORDER.
"The public viii understand that ac-
cording 10 the customs OF our order
matters such as are now being spoken
of are not made public, they are re-
garded in the same relation as are the
secrets VI ldnniy, o,, l'' p,,t aco,tles-
hoNllhs liVN' Guy "'. ~, s',,,o,ai IN
cenee W US i@Ms a'u aorrStng ort The
port ol tle NpiN , w. tn this
purposes vl ouu r"T a., r'blch Irtah
lis ~, 'lo, w -, -, tnov, ali
Ouu relloNsh'p eA,a' ~, - ,,,i,,sttoo hoe
lhe lacts' anu SeV t"a' Nv ii'yV,' ~,
Deeh Hohe THESE eisnt n'1 ,e.,, MIN
following laGts ure igsitVg' , ,oe.s
WIZ appear III o ~, ~ nv ttii.,, ,gies,.
Upon ouy :" w ~ , ,,nanI r,aster
OF no calleu upoH snt e .a''u "iot,t
WIN hiorula.'om ',a' sna 80
ihehlpers hau Vaneu ~ a' ,h u,u
mao ul,lueu u w ",,Uue 5 ,o,',S az
ana asked lhat 'ne sa"nu ',''a'v' a.
company nm W ~ 'na, nhe
ana examine INTO me lhat,el' , ~.
grand master went tnele anu tlie i .,,
OF the VISIT Is SHOWN IN the pioeeeu'nss
that folloWeu' Aller eAai'illhb tn0
record DOCKS July H. lhe orueI pl su-
perYlsion was issued ana tne borrowing
charges llled III the once Oh the slaiu
secretary
CHARGES ANN SPECIFICATIONS.
Salt Lake City. Utah, July H. 1901.
10 the Grand Lodge of Utah,I. o. O. f.;
The undersigned d member OF the
grand lodge of Utah. |. o. o. f., does
hereby charge Ridgelv lodge No. 8. |. O.
q r. with conduct lnbecomng a lodge
~ odd Felln,ys and The grounds OF this
charge are more particularly set forth
in the following specifications, to-wlI;
pidpely lodge No o / q. O. r.. in vio-
| Iotion ~ tbe laws Of the order. did. on
mr. about tho 18th day of Nav A. ID.
1901 unlawfully appropriate and pay
| from the funds and moneys belonging
g.. tho iodee The sum Of $50 IN each 81
| 10 f,llovIng members az their lodge.
.n.n.,,,
or,,Stv dollars % p q At A 7. 81.
,,an5i. SS0 49, e. ~ Iohn Nagginnetu
ten 80 u q w & EUing. SS0 10 p q
n prisacber. IA IN p n y q Carthy
ga a. n q Trethewav. ga IN
- - 81 < scott. SSO 40 p q Y /
Wmiams moklng a total M $40 60 an
,,l',r,atod ana noid and Tho pnder.
iisnn,l ,,a,yts moi sticb annronriations
ga navweSts ~ tho money ana fund,
os otoresaid was illegal and wrongfu
and mai earh NJ said persons well
L b." az tho time said Observation-Disclosures
ana noyrrcnts core made maj tg.
go ,,as nioe,l and wropgfui ana
10, oarh 40 tbem Weli know at IN.
,i ,1 No. bo v'as taking nart and ehors
H., on ulagai dls,ribntion NJ The fnnd,
~ he indge i'm Violation of his obllga.
tons as an odd Fellow.
ANOTHER APPROPRIATION.
srocifcotion second-The ahov.
ra,,od Btdgci,, ,odge Nn a n n In
,'iniotion NJ he laws of Inc order did
on o,' ahout Ne istb day of nne A ~
idot wninwfuilv annronriate and naN
fy,n, ,he fnnds and moneys belonging
., a.. lodge H., memhers of their lodge
ee foiioOg, ga IN q 4 a. Trethe.
WV. Slg0 ia p q ~ y TTIne. S50 IA
~ - John Noggirra,t. ga ~ y "a
n Rrisarhsr, S50 top q +. q. Carthy,
"a 30 - ~ n Wuliams. ga IN - -
| Scott aud NlN ia II a. NJ \ /.
S,p,,,di mating "a total of 5000 Ga an.
,,rnnriato5 and naid and he under.
ipis1sd cberres ,ba, said AUGMENTATION,
a,,5 saif ,.s,,,,snte ~ ne money ana
",nas ,1,s nlsgni and wrongful am
No.. .ar5 ~ sai1 norsn,s Won know a,
w. W. .i,,,o ,,i5 ap,ronrietione AMI nav.
,,,,ts ,r.re ,osdo tbat The same wer.
m e AMI y,rnncfni ana mai zach ot
~, ,,.'ii pno,,,' ~, ,ba tin,e tbot M, ,go,
,ok,rr ra,t ana share i'm an Illegal ~
,r1',,'ion - tbe fnpde ~ the t5sre ar
violation OF his obligation as an ode
-.
NOTES CANCELLED.
e,o,iGc,tior, rbi,3 Tho above ,a,n.,
piic,fy iodgc 30 al a n II In N,io
iStien q, tbe laws of The ordcr Ala or
~, nan, tho 99pd 5av ~ Nav A ID
t9ni mn .,,f,,liv orarr MAJ I'M nntls al
,,,,,,h.r' ~ tbc sai5 pi5gclv ln1ge \,
9t1 a II be,d Inv an m nossess'on nj
tha nustn,s should he capcol.d an,
liz nudrreigbe1 charges that This oc
G,, ~, Inc mar, ~ tbo l6dpe vas iliaqa
w. y" - .. A. - - 80