The Dickinson press., 1906-04-28
Dickinson Odd Fellows
Dedicate Their $4,000
Home. Fitting Service
For 87th Anniversary Of
The Order.

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Thursday night, April 26, was the
most important and joyous event in the
history Of Frontier Lodge No. II, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. 1t
marked the 87th annive rsary of the or
der in America, and was AN especially
fitting date for the dedication Of the local
orders new $4,000 home in His city.
In the PRESS of January ~ was a iu]l
description of the Odd Fellows hand
some two. story brick building on Barnes
street. The property is valued at $4,000
and affords the members of Frontier
Lodge one Of the finest fraternal halls in
thesstate. Thesnewquarters while occu
pied sincs Januafy had hot heenaf for
mallySdedicated. IS
PasrGrand% Master Rowell eau1ee out
from Casselton to take chargeaof the
impressive. ceremony. a. 8 O'Clock the
grand lodge officers &entered#the5h hall in
tive seats, tine following bearing these
honors:
Grand Master, H. J. Rowell; Grand
Marshal, Wel,on Mcdonald; Grand
Herald, J. r. Stewart; Herald Of the
North, Ache Granteer; Herald Of the
South, Aft White; Herald of the East,
A. A. Dinsdale; Herald of the West, F.
S Cunningham; Grand Chaplin, ]. P.
Tingle; Grand Warden; John Leask;
Outside Guardian. Arthur Davis; Inside
Guardian, Jerry Hayes; Acting Noble
Grand, J. G. Campbell.
The opening ode was followed BY
prayer after which occurred the impress
sive ceremony of building an altar which
should represent the cardinal teachings
of the order: The base ''purity" sur
mounted by friendship, dove, 'truth",
faith, "hope" and ".charity."
The keys were then presented to the
Grand Master, who with due ceremony
declared the hall formally dedicated
and directed the heralds of the north,
south, east and west to proclaim the
fact, which was done by sprinkling the
altar with pure, fresh water in the name
of Friendship; by lighting the fire on
the altar to represent the perpetual fire
of Love in the hearts: by scattering upon
the altar grains of wheat-the seeds of
Truth; and last by placing upon the al.
tar flowers, symbolic of the graces
of Faith. Hope and Charity.
The Grand Master then returned the
keys to the Noble Grand, which con-
cluded the ceremony.
Grand Master Rowell then de-
livered a very interesting address, in
structive alike to the three link frater-
nifty and their friends.
Music was furnished for the dedica-
ton exercises by the choir Of the Metho-
dist church. At o:3o the company re-
paired to the opera house, where dane
ing to the music OF Davis orchestra was
enjoyed by a large number. At II
O'Clock the banquet was served in the
St. Charles cafe, which was very pretty
with vases of long stemmed carnations
in various colors on all the tables. The
menu and service left nothing to be de-
sired. After supper, dancing was again
the order for a large part of the com.
pany until 2 a. M.
ODD FELLOWSHIP.
The "Independent Order oil; Odd Eel.
lows" is the legal title of the term Odd
Fellowship; in general use. The origin
of the so~siety5and the. source of its pc.
culiar name cannot now be historically
traced. e
ThomasW ildey,awho came from Eng.
land nsI8I8, isrecoknized as the founder
of American OddsFetlowship: On$Apri.
E26, 18Io,M Mr.. Wildey%a and four associates
In the city OF Baltimore,,s formed Wash
ingtonlodge No.SI ;s &
There have lew events in The
history of the United States which have
been franght with5greater significance
~Today,Washington lodge is the paren'
of I4,345 lodges, $3.50 Rebekah lodges
E3;I72 Encampments and 571 Cantons
The subordinate lodges alone now hav.
a membership of l,217,145,. while the
lady members of the Rebekah branch
increase this membership to 1,52o,621.
The amount expended for the relic
of distress has been s~Io5,424,77S. Tit