The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-05-02
ODD FELLOWS HAVE
99TH ANNIVERSARY
Willow Lodge No. GO Observe Occa.
sion With Appropriate Pro-
gram-Delegates Will
Attend Grand Lodge
Session.

Willow Lodge No. Sc, Independent
Order of odd Fellows observed the
35tn anniversary or the founding OF
the order, with appropriate ceremon-
les in their hall on Friday evening
April 9th.
The program consisted Of sing
ing and recitations and an address
by DR.. Ambrose H. Johnson of Port
land. A piano selection by Miss
Lois Hall was followed by a vocal
duet by Miss Neva Chidsey and Del
bert Clabough.
DR.. Johnson spoke on the early his
tory of the organization and subse.
quent development of Odd Fellow
ship In Baltimore, Maryland, wher.
the order was founded. The first
meeting resulted In not bringing out
men enough to constitute a quorum
and it was necessary to advertise in
the paper. This brought out five
the organization was effected and in
the next two weeks IS new mem
bers were initiated. From that
time forward, the Odd Fellows
lodge has steadily progressed, hav-
ing given last year the sum of S.
$4,000 to charity. There are one
or two Odd Fellow homes for the
Aged in every state in the Union.
AT the conclusion of his address
DR.. johnson touched on the situation
in Germany, having Travelled through
that country himself, several years
ago.
Speaking of German atrocities DR..
johnson related the following which
happened to family of three in
Northern France: The Huns were
being driven back in that section and
came upon this family in their little
home. On one pretext or another,
the husband was taken outside and
bayoneted to the door, crucifled, but
not killed outright. The mother
tainted at this sight and In the near
time her son was taken away by Ger
man, soldiers. Upon gaining con-
ciousness, she asked for her boy and
was told that she would find him a
short distance down the road. She
hastened down the road and soon
came upon her son with a number
of other youngsters, hanging from a
tree Frantically the mother tore
her son from the Germanmade scat
fold and gradually brought him back
to life by blowing her breath in his
face. A German sentry standing near
saw what she was doing. He went
and brought some gasoline, poured
it over the boys clothes and set fire
to it; the boy burning to death be-
fore the eyes of his mother. This
sort of thing has driven more than
one woman to the mad house in
Belgium and Northern France.
At the conclusion of DR.. John
sons address, an excellent supper was
served by the Rebekahs, who are al
ways on the scene when anything in
the eat line is needed.
After this there was an informal
intercourse among members, visit
ing members and guests, after which
they began to leave for their homes,
some having to go as far as Morgan,
Hardman and lone.
During the evening, F. N. Frye en-
tertained the audience with a cam
outage solo. This Is something en-
tirely new in the singing line and
brought forth a round of applause.
About 100 people participated In
the observance of the 99th anniver-
sary of the order at Willow Lodge
No. 66.
A large number of Morrow county
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will go
to Seaside on May 20 to attend the
sessions of the grand lodge. Willow
lodge will be represented by George
McDuffee, w. E. Mikesell and Han
son Hughes. Henry Clark and Ed
Miller will go from lone, George Mil
Ter from Morgan, Harvey McAllister
from Lexington and Hardman will
also send delegate. The local Re-
bekah lodge will be represented by
Mrs. F. N. Frye and Mrs. Bert Hall.