The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-03-04

joyable Unions of Odd Fellows
Ever Held in this County.
The institution Of the new Odd Fol
to be known as Reliance, No 217, drew
together members of the order from
all parts of the county, and the pleas
ant event was one that neither the ac-
tive participants, nor the residents of
Riverside, will soon forget, for on the
one hand men imbued with the prin-
ground in the performance of con-
genial duty, and on the other the com
munity enjoyed the presence of large
body of representative citizens from
various parts of the county, and the
most orderly, and at the same time
good natured, crowd that has ever as
stituting in the afternoon, under the
direction of District Deputy Grand
Master s. j. Sincock. of Loomis lodge,
with seven charter members, and the
initiation of % new members in the
evening, held the close attention of all
visiting brethren from o'clock Fri
day afternoon until o'clock Saturday
morning, when the last of the search
ers after knowledge had ridden the
goat, and Reliance lodge was on its
feet, duly authorized to go on doing
good according to the light of Odd
Fellowship, which light is founded on
the high Christian principles of friend
ship, love and truth.
There were old and we'll posted mem
bers in attendance from Oroville, Okla
hogan, Loomis, Conconully and Brew
ster, and they were happy of the op-
portunity to start out new branch
possessing such earnest and enthusi-
astic material. 1t was expected and
so understood that the four degrees
would be put on by teams from the
four lodges at Oroville, Loomis, Oka-
hogan and Brewster but through some
misunderstanding a team did not at
tend from Loomis. This required a
slight change in the program. Brew
ster took charge of the initiatory, Okla
Il.
and a combination of the several teams
put on the third degree. The floor
work was handsomely executed, and
the charges delivered with accuracy
and excellent effect, by those taking
part. The ceremonies were very i'm
pressive, especially to the novtiates.
The charter members of the lodge
are VIM. DAZZLING, Atwood w. Camp
bell, Hugh Gibbons, Martin Peterson,
Frank l.. Kane, John r. Gilchrist and
Robert A. Duckett. The following
new members were initiated: H. ID.
| Tomlinson, G. w. Rice, l.. V. Coch-
ran, r. j. Jones, G. w. Packwood, G.
L. Eastman, N. L. Carpenter, G. NJ.
Hicks, c. f. Blackwell, B. F. Carpen-
ter, Lon c. Huntley H. T. Jones' John
S. White, A. j. Tugaw, p. H. Dokken
f. A. Friermood, Geo. Bailey, E. A
Peterson, A. Lund, J. NJ. Malone, Johr
II. Larson, and NJ. +. Wright. The
following are the names of the officer.
elected, appointed and installed: N. G..
VIM. DAZZLING; V. g., Atwood w
Campbell Fin. Sec, Hugh Gibbons
p. G. and Treas, Martin Peterson
Rec. Sec, Frank l.. Kane Ward, f
A. Peterson ; Con-, f. A. Friermood
Chap, N. E. Carpenter r. S, N. G.
John 7. Gilchrist L. S. N. G., Rob
ert A. Duckett 4; r.. S. V. G., II. ID
Tomlinson L. S. V. c., II. 7. Jones
r. S. s., Geo. Bailey: L. S. S., G. NJ
Hicks L. g., G. w. backward O. G..
p. p. Dokken.
Reliance lodge, No. 277, starts ou
with a membership of 30, and severa
who had expressed a desire to join, ant
were prevented from being present
will unite at later date. 1t is for
tuitous beginning and in time bids fai
to become one of the strongest ant
most hourishing lodges in the county
1t certainly was given a good start il
the right direction, and the youngste
has the best wishes of every affiliated
Odd Fellow in the county.
NOTES.
A feature of the occasion that ap
pealed to the home people about a
strongly as to the visitors, and keenl
appreciated by everybody, was an ele
CANT spread served at midnight in tn