Williams news., 1907-05-04
l.O.O.F.HOL REGENERATION

n Pi ~, icO' es' CON SA'O VI v A'N' in this city in a most noble and enjoyable manner. there being eighty eight members of the order present, and odd and peculiar as it may seem. 1t was the eighty eighth anniversary.
 The Rebekahs and both subordi- nate and encampment mem bers were in full regalia; and presented a fine appearance. The Rebekahs, numerlng twenty-nine, attired in their beautiful regalia, representing purity, love and virtue. was a scene long to be remembered. Purity, love and virtue goes hand in hand with friendship, love and truth. and as Gods greatest gift to man is a pure and loving woman, so is the Rebekahs-God's greatest gift to our order.
 Promptly at nine o'clock. P. NJ. Shafer, past grand, sounded the gavel, and a few we'll chosen words, announced that this was the eighty eighth anniversary, and calling up the mem bers, all joined in singing the opening ode, accompa nied by piano music. At the conclusion of the song, the K. of P. band played several beautiful pieces, which was followed by piano selections by Miss Florence Nellis.
 Patriarch Shafer then intro, duced Patriarch J. E. Jones, past grand, of Flagstaff, who delivered one of the most brilliant discourses on Odd Fellowship ever heard in this city. Orator Jones said:
 "Grand Chief Scribe of the En-
 campment, ladies and gentlemen
 q cannot express to you my great gratitude for the high com pliment you have paid me by ask ing me to address you upon this occasion. It always affords me great pleasure to speak to a Will jams audience, and the pleasure this evening is greatly augmented owing to the presence of so many Rebekahs and Odd Fellows.
 "If has been a custom for almost a century to honor our beloved order by celebrating each anniver- sary of Its birth. It is in accord ance with this hallowed custom, and also by request from our Grand Master of this territory that we meet in this hall tonight and pay tribute to the memory of our departed brothers and celebrate also the eighty eighth anniversary of one of the greatest and grandesL orders on Gods foot stool.
 "We fully realize that nothing we may say will add one laurel to the good name and noble deeds of Odd Fellowship. But we can meet in unity and praise the noble work of those who have established an organization in which over one and three quarters of million of Gods noblemen are members, to say nothing of the grand and great hosts of sister Rebekahs, who are the cap stone of Odd Fellowship.
 Let us pause ard ask the question What is Odd Fellowship, and for what does 1t stand; what is its purpose, and what good has it accomplished?"
 We can say it is the greatest, grandest and most potent fraternal order the world has ever known, and which God ever implanted in the human breast-that of friend ship, love and truth.
 This order has existed in America since 1919. It's purpose is to alleviate the sufferings of human ity, to visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead, educate the orphans and care for the aged and indigent. Every true Odd Fellow is exI ected to serve as a priest at the sacred alter of the order. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is known throughous ] the world .as a henefactnr nf tho