The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-05
THREE HUNDRED IN
SALT LAKE NEST
Many Good Fellows Join the
Order of Owls, a Secret
Organization.
SUPREME LECTURER
ATTENDS CEREMONY
Set of Officers Is Elected and
Several Addresses
Made.

Three hundred of the good fel,ors a,
Salt Lake City celebrated the nations
birthday Sunday by joining the order 80
Owls. They were taken into Salt r,t.
nest No. 1l12, the first nest OF the or5s-
nal order to be established In Utah
Addresses were delivered by sunrap,a
Lecturer II. W, Mitchell OF South Ror6
Ind, who spoke on the purposes OF the
order. and Past President Axe, II. Steele
who made a patriotic and fraternal
speech.
After the young Owls had been made
wise old birds, and were initiated into
the mysteries Of the order the annual
election of officers was held, the follow
ing being chosen FOR the coming year.
! c. L. Osterloh, president: Charles Den-
halter. vice-president: { j. Cochran, in
Frank Wenzel. treasurer; Ira F. Walden
warden; w. II. Marcroft. sentinel; n, H.
Marcroft picket; Or. II. W, Light. nest
physician. Tic newly elected officers
were Installed with impressive ceremonies
unde: the supervision OF Supreme Lee
turer II. w, Mitchell.
II was announced that on Wednesday
night. July II. public initiation will
be held on the streets OF Salt Lake This
ceremony is burlcsque stunt. and oc-
ours only once in every city where z
new nest is built il is intended to add
to the gaiety OF nations, and tighten the
cares. OF the weary laden, who enjoy a
bit OF pure fun.
on the night Of July IA the Salt Lake
the order and this will make il one Of
the strongest lodges in the West in point
OF membership.
Object Of the Order.
In addressing the new members Sun
day, supreme Lecturer H. W. Mitchell
said In part: THE order OF Owls Is a
collection OF human beings gathered to-
! gcther for benevolent and cheerful pur-
poses. II is a secret society OF good
! fellows who believe in love, laughter and
! the kingdom Of heaven on Garth They
| help the sick. bury The dead brighten
dark moments and light up the gloomy
places Some are not saints. None is in
potters' field. county shrouds or poor
houses. None is hungry They do good.
speak kindly, shake hands warmly, and
respect the honor of their women.
The motto OF the Owls. printed UNDER
meath three wise looking birds, reads as
! follows;
There's so much bad in the best OF us,
And so much good in the worst of us,
| 1t hardly bchooVes any OF us
To speak III OF the rest OF us
THAT ls. OF course. merely an orig
| inal and not quite complete way OF re-
peating the old command, Love one an
other
Undoubtedly, this old world would be
much improved FOR all of us. If we could
live that Owl motto as smoothly as we
recite il.
"If human beings could forget their
own excellence. realize their own small
ness, realize how little they are, what
| good excuses there are for the weak
nesses OF others, and how much good
| there is In the most unfortunate of crea-
| tures. the brotherhood OF men would be
advanced considerably: we should need
| fewer jails and poor houses"
Founded by Talbot.
The order OF Owls was founded by John
| W. Talbot, noted Wit, lecturer and law
yer; George Beroth, whose ears have
a knack of turning TO fellows in trouble:
| j. Lott Losey and Frank Dunbar, who
| said Good fellows always die Dunbar
proved this assertion. for he is now dead.
| ]. w. Uill, celebrated as physician and
philosopher Joined the famous company.
They formed the nucleus.
The creed of the Owls is beautiful. and
every man ought to cut it out and stick
| IL in his hat band. Ii reads as follows;
II will take time TO love my friends
today Any flower L have 70 give, / will
give today. Costly blooms land upon
casket bring no fragrance 10 the dead
| If l have any suffering friend, VIII VISIT
him today, lest before ! see him death
| lay its quiet hand upon his longing heart
and still forever its fret ana pain and
power OF glad response, ] pass through
| this world but once. Any good, there
fore. I can do. or any kindness l can
show. l Will do now
Branches Of the order of Owls are es-
tablished in all the states, as We'll as III
the British Isles, Philippine Islands, In
dia, China, Cuba and South Africa,