Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-14
SILVER ANNIVERSARY
OF TOTEM LODGE
Charter Members and Veteran
Workers in Odd Fellowship
Review History

iti NpullStl DltNdlltu III ldNDT bI a large
rollcall of the full membership. About
htty members came to the hall AZ
Twen' y-siXth street and Columbia ave-
nue.. and each member as his name was
called gave such expression of .senti-
ment and experience az the occasion
might inspire.
., Rrothcr William s. .Gonley, q worthy son
first noble grand of this lodge, as he was
Of tn" improved Ordor Of Rcd Mon. gave an
Interesting account. Of the formation Of No.
Sat,"ns. OF IN. succ"sstv" line OF able officers
dotcs Brother A.. IL. Jeffers referred red to the
pioneers Of the odg" and related the circum-
tlon as the rcpresentativ" to the grand lodge,
which has been maintained ever since,
u,I', Brother Gggssc lIG.1crs2n the present
s2rHe n"nH tEr1nd;, Chnrl"s p.iningEr and VII.
present. gave good telks Of y rr'r"surcti.,'
nature. Amos ". Walton cxynlalncd that he
iust after f. Institution, sesrStary P"; Pora
In The iodES rerod o in which n" order
Fellow and Of the hirh honors he he Had en-, en-
Joyssd at the hands Of his comrades, and
which make the real true odd Fellow. not
being vast difference between the two.
-. Brother. Gull, secretary Of tho Earnest
Workers" preached the gospel of conversion
Anci,cr backed him up and nd pressed @ an i inVi.
tation to visit 3 pig session Of calTdoniaa
Deputy Ferry W OF % american star star Lodge .'' and nd
tended their CONGRATULATIONS.
These brothers answered rollcall in per-
son: W 4. neale. Nathan BerkhoT, Charles
nowd.en;, william nrennSr. G, p. callawaX.
ResMoF ESS. FSGs KobeT, M RGh rs5. ErGGl FIs
i. Heliws! >, GeeTEc Henderson, Fred i.
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II. T. ,Musseil,r W. r. oldham, $. il. Pope,
S,IiS. M T. 5 II Tgsllai < < 5. waiGH' % John 'S WSF;
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The officers officers. e Totem Lodse are: Noble
r. Tustn; financial secretary, Samuel II.
Pope; recording secretary. John c. Haley.
The boosters committee of the first three
districts Is certainly cNerting tho strongest
energy to Keep the order in high place among
the fraternal societies. II was the general
. Calcdonian Lodge on Friday night was the
banner meeting for crowd and success hc!d
workers as p q. Ancl"r and Secretary Gull.
IL Is no wonder that taledOnian IL In the
Piresident Frank Shuman. Brother Ancker
was called to the chair and was later com
plimentcd for the arrangement and conduct
OF the session.
Chairman Joseph NJ Walker. OF the pub,
licity committee, congratulated Imperial
Lodge on the large representation at the
f,,.R iprg hpir ai M ire
to help In the work OF the committee. He
thanked the brothers for the interest they
only attend their own lodges, but also to
visit other lodges to give ENCOURAGEMENT and
can be accomplished for the order. He con-
graduated Caledonian Lodge for swelling the
ranks with new members To take the place
Of the forty-one serving their country.
Acting Noble Grand Copeland. of Imperial
Lodge, assured the brothers that he was
proud to be on a mission Of humanity with
such large delegation from his lodge and,
although young in the ortlpr, he had been
elevated to the highest station in his lodge
bundle Of sticks to Chairman Ancker, with
the assurance that the full friendship; love
Caedonian Lodges had been welded together
more firmly than ever before.
District Deputy Henderson said that the
efforts OF the district deputies were only
the boosters committee, which hc realized
had taken hold Of the work with zeal
voting his time and energy to build up Odd
Fellowship; that IL was the aim not only to
give instruction in the unwrtten ritual work
in order that there may be efficiency in
p. g. Riddell. of Californian Lodge. voiced
his hearty approval Of thc committees
Lodge, extended congra tulations and thanks
to the degree stan Of Temple Encampmcnt
initiatDry degree the candidates of his
District Deputy wonderly. Of the tenth
district, said that II was great pleasure to
see the work that No 700 was doing. as he
] considered Caledonian one OF the best
n c. William Buck and V. G. Charles p
Storer accepted the praises of the visiting
deputy and extended an invitation TO him to
be present at all meetings OF Caledonian.
d. D. q. NJ. j. Gordon Beaver. of Rox-
borough Lodge. was satisfied that Caledonian n
! Lodge will boom and tried to compare II
/ with his lodge, which Is seYenty-seven years
old. has membership Of about'400. eighteen
of whom are serving the coiors, and has a
while the national emblem occupies a place
/ in the lodge room. He urged the brothers
! the boys at the front are missed at the
meetings to MI their places faithfully 80
that the duties which they performed will
p. q. John A. Jackson, of Imperial Lodge,
Inspired by the thought that Odd Fellowship
was not only a beneficial society. but a true
| fraternal organization. linking hands and
hearts In the embrace Of friendship. love and
/ truth, inseparable by any human power.
| p q. William +. Reeder drew from the
conditions OF the present time lessons for
| deep thought and patriotic duty, as well as
| prepare tions for the future after the end
| OF the war. lie hoped these meetings would
| be instrumental in making members more
| social. fraternal and determined In good
| deeds for the uplift Of mankind.
| Secretary Stebbins. OF Imperial. con.
| GRADUATED Caledonian on tho possession OF
such a genuine fraternalist as Secretary
/ Gull, who has always been faithful In every
I line OF work at hand. He said his lodge had
| a membership OF about 800. one-third of
whom had been called to arms. but the
! iodgc was active and progressing
| Grand Patriarch George II. Banes aroused
deep interest In his earnest statement OF the
| fact that enough eonside eratiop had not been
given to the pstrierchal branch OF the order
| and appealed to all third-desree members Ia
make application for membership IN the en-
campment In order TO secure ~ tho teach