The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-06-28
(From Mondays Advertiser)

For the last time the odd Fellows
of Honolulu met yesterday in old Har-
mony Hall for the memorial service
for the brothers who have departed
this life during the past year. 1t was
a service which will be long remember
ed, not only by reason of the number
of participants of the Odd Fellows and
Rebekah Lodges, but from the beauti-
full floral decorations and the excellent
addresses.
The memorial service was set for 2
o'clock and at that hour the lodge hall
was filed. b. F. Boyden, Noble Grand,
presided, and the other officers, with
Rebekah officers in similar positions,
occupied the various stations about the
hall.
The service opened with a vocal solo
by Mr.. Chambers. followed by the au-
dience singing MY Country IT'S of
Thee" Noble Grand Boyden made
brief reference to the reason why odd
Fellows met annually for Memorial
Services in honor of departed brothers.
Secretary +. II. Hendry read the roll
call of the dead. on which We're the
names of L. Way, p. C. Martin. Mr..
Adamsthwaite. j. f. Scott and d. L.
Bailey.
Following a vocal solo. eXcellently
rendered by Mrs. C. S. Crane, Brother
II. T. Moore spoke feelingly with refer
ence to L. Way, p. c. Martin and Mr..
Adamsthwaite. Brother ]. Lightfoot
made a long and excellent address on
brothers j. +. Scott and d. L. Bailey.
The address of the day was made by
Mrs. +. A. Smith, Past Grand of Paci-
fic Rebekah Lodge, No. l. The address
was a beautiful tribute to odd Fellow
ship and to the principles of brothery
love and friendship which are the prim-
al essentials of the order. Mrs. Smith
said, in part:
Brothers and Ssters When one of
your committee called on me and ask
Ell me to contribute something to our
services today, l felt 1 must refuse ard
leave it to others more qualified In
oratory than myself, but on second
thought l said, if a sister is amoag
the very first to be called upon to rend-
er all those little wants and comforts
to the sick and afflicted, oftentimes
the last to close the lips of the de-
parted one, why then is she not worthy
of some little share in the ceremonies
we are this day to commemorate over
those departed ones, besides simply
decorating their graves with a few
flowers. This then is my apology for
before you and usurping, as
it were, the right and honor usually ac-
corded a brother, but 1 won't go into
many data or statistics concerning Odd
Fellowship for there are too many
brothers here who have all those things
at their fingers ends, and you have
heard them over and over, but what
is there new l can say? Nothing, but
the old story of Friendship, Love and
Truth, though the old is ever new and
well worth repetition. So I'll simply
take that for my subject.
1 might, however, go back and say
that the origin of Odd Fellowship is
really unknown, some dating it back
as far as Adam who is said to have
laid the cornerstone, others say it
existed among the Jewish priests; still
others, among the known soldiers I'M
der Caesar A. d. 80, but be that as it
may, we know Odd Fellowship has no
authentic history back of the year 1900,
and we know it has been so transform
ed and altered that as it now is in
the United States it is purely of Amer
lean growl., and wherever on earth
you find it, it owes it's existence to- and
has been planted and nurtured by the
Grand Lodge of the United States.
odd Fellowship consists, / may say,
of two kinds-Lodges and Encamp-
ments, with their numerous degrees
and sub-degrees, the Royal Purple de-
gree of the Encampment being the
highest and last attained of all. and
a side or honorary degree of Rebekah,
founded in 1851 or 2 by Schuyler ColfaX
of Indiana, and l feel rather proud of
the fact, that Scotchman and name
sake of my father, Alex. Fraser, was
the first to obtain a legal charter for
Honolulu.
And now a few words about the
Instructions received from Odd Fell
lowship. When a man crosses
the threshold of Odd Fellow
ship, it's a very important period
of his life, The lessons he learns,
and the duties assigned him through
IL he be true To his nature to his
moral and intellectual development.
He must therefore prepare his mind
for the duties he Is about 10 under
take and the instructions he receives,
lie viii find In them the voice OF Wis
dom and virtue, ana he VIII learn that
listens Ia that voice ana obeys
IL viii hnd the way 20 eonienlment and
happiness, the greatest wealth d man
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