The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-27
E|GHTY-F|VE YEARS
OF ODDFELLOWSH|P
Honolulu /. O. O. r. Organizations Unite in
Celebrating the Anniversary Of the
Order in F.. l. 6 /.

lodges for the benefit of Odd Fellows
and their families for purposes not au-
by the laws of the Order in the
of Lodge funds.
Though Odd Fellowship has witness
ed the emancipation of the slave. the I
partial emancipation of woman, and +
many other reforms, we must not rest /
content The great evil of in
temperance still stalks abroad in the |
land like a hydra headed monster. Who |
hath woe; who hath sorrow; who hath |
contentious; who hath babblings; who |
hath wounds without cause; who hath |
redness of eyes? They that tarry long |
at the wine. They that go to seek wine. |
Look not upon the wine when it is red !; |
when it giveth its color in the cup; |
when it moveth itself Alright. At last
it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth
like an adder These words are as true
today as when they were uttered thous-
ands of years ago, and yet the curse OF
the use of alcoholic liquors appears
to be as great as ever. All efforts to
put It down seem TO be in vain. The
agonizing cries and groans of outraged
women and helpless children are filling
the heavens with their protest against It.
The complete emancipation of woman
is contamination worthy of the great
est efforts of our Order. Our fore
fathers of American independence
fought against taxation without repre-
sentation. Every woman who owns
property today is taxed without repre-
senfation The only reason that woman
has not direct voice in her OWN gov
eminent is that a great many of her
sex do not desire it. and what has been
accomplished so far has been forced
upon her against their vigorous pro-
test
Then finally LET us as brothers and
sisters of the fraternity of the lndepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows pledge our
selves anew to the principles of Friend
ship, Love and Truth. Let us put on,
our ar1nor and dedicate ourselves to the
continuance of the great moral battle
in which the civilization of the world is
now engaged to final victory. Let us
strive to the end that it may be said of
each as the last sad tribute of respect IS
paid us:
sHe added to the sum of human Joy,
and were every one to whom he did
some loving service to bring blossom
to his grave he would sleep tonight be-
meath wilderness of flowers.
Mr.. BANSLEY's ADDRESS.
{ Bro. w. J, Bansley delivered an adj
dress on Foreign Oddfdlowship, both
instructive and eloquent, which was
heartily applauded.
Since that day exactly IS years ago,
when Thomas Wiley and four compan-
ions instituted the order at Baltimore,
Odd Fellowship had grown until the
latest records showed $4,000 subordinate
T - L. 1y.1r
and cantons, with an aggregate merit
,bersbip of I.3so 600 1t was safe to say
that today the order contains 100000
| members. The great mass of this num-
! Der was confined to the continent OF
North America.
There were six independent jurisdic-
lions. Australia had 2S8 subordinate
lodges with 10000 members. Germany
| had OF lodges with $500. Sweden had
| a6 lodges and 2zoo members, and Den
mark 40 with a membership of 5000.
The Netherlands and Switzerland to-
/ eether had 500. Some diversity exist
ed in the method of conducting lodges
in those foreign jurisdictions, due to
different habits of thought among the
peoples as compared with Americans.
| The Sovereign Grand Lodge allowed
| foreign lodges a certain amount or lat
| itude. In Australia and Germany the
| bushes of lodges was conducted IN the
lowest or irifiatory degree, while IN
| America it was conducted IN the highest
degree
| Great stress was laid on the beneficial
feature of the order in Australia,
| feature that he regretted on his visit 10
that country. 1t must not be assumed,
! however. that all of the wisdom in Odd
ad m United
! States and Canada Although the ODD
! Fellows of foreign Jurisdictions differ
ed from the American fraternity IN
| some respects, they were just as faithful
! 10 the principles of Friendship, Love and
| Truth New Zealand was taking steps
| ~ establish an Odd Fellows home
/ Danish Odd Fellows had erected hos
nital for lepers in Iceland and present.
| ed If to the Government of Denmark
/ for all time. In Copenhagen their
/ Fraternity had purchased the Schln1mel-
mann Palace of Music, formerly the
palace of Prince Frederick, at cost OF
/ ST 100 600 and transformed it into an ODD
/ Fellows Home. The Swedish Odd rel
i lows had bought for similar purpose
a building at a cost approxlmat1ng 9l,-
/ 100000. ,aft
Mr.. BausIey spoke of the great benent
of the order to young ileh Aiohi 49,
and proceeded TO speak of poor success
/ in endeavoring to establish the oroei =.
south American countries 1t had died
80 ;n chilli and Peru and was evidently
j ~, IT'S last legs in Argentina
From 1880 to the present time SlopVoo'-
ooo has been expended by Odd Fellows
for the relief of the sick, burial OF the
i dead and care of widows and orphans
vet the expenditures on lodge RECORDS
we're far from telling the tale OF beneV-
lolence.
The speaker told of the orphanags
TODAY sheltering 100 orphans estaoiish-
ed. maintained and managed at Gliroy
i cal. by the Rebekahs From TINS ht
concluded by saying that oesFes
S,o{er,,t vet be created with more impress
siva ceremonies and gorgeous regalls
man that of Rebekah. but none but ths
=, -,oin, eva cf God would ever be aoi'