Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-16
FRATERNlTIES GROW
Year Just Coming to a Close Has
Been Successful One For Orders.
new LODGES HAVE been ORGANIZED

Records of All Fraternities--York
County Has Lodges of Many Varied
Organizations all of Which Are in
Thriving Condition.
That fraternalism has made great
progress in various York county COM
munities during the year just coming
TO a close both from q standpoint OF
increased membership and in general
interest in those principles for which
all regulated orders stand is the opin-
ion OF a number of the leaders in fra
ternal circles. Inquiry among the Ma
sons, Odd Fellows, Red Men, Moose,
Juniors, w. o. w. and other fraterni-
ties indicates that the ending of the
year shows a decided membership in
crease. Masonic lodges which are To-
Gated in Hoodtown, Yorkvillc, Rock
Hill, Fort Mill and Glover have had an
unusually good year from standpoint
of increased membership, although in
most Instances attendance upon lodge
meetings has not been as regular as
| IldNt
In addition to taking in new men,
bers several Of The York county lodges
have furnished candidates for degrees
higher than what is known as the
blue Lodge" degrees. Tie majority
of those candidates have elected to go
the York route although there have
been quite a number to take the Scot
tish Rite in Masonry.
Rock Hill Masonic lodge recently
held o banquet in the Chamber OF
Commerce hall in that city at which
there were a number Of invited guests
members of the craft who are thor
oughly familiar with the teachings Of
Masonry. The meeting was describ-
ed as one fraught with great inspir-
alton and valuable lessons for Ma5ons
md at least one Mason who attended
described the meeting as being "the
most beneficial and olevating meeting
ef the kind that | ever attended"
PhiIanthropic Lodge.
Philanthropic Lodge No 80, A. 7. NJ.
of Yorkville is the second largest Ma
sonic lodge in the county. Like The
other Masonic lodges Of the county l.
has increased it's membership consid-
erably during the year and is going
into another year expecting to continue
us progressive policy. Glover and
Fort MIL lodges are about eaual IN
membership and each lodge Las had
most successful year. Hoodtown, the
smallest lodge in the county in point
Of membership is no s!ouch In the
matter of general interest and good
attendance upon regular meetings. In
fact, it would not be surprising If
Hoodtown's attendance on lodge meet
ings is not larger than that of any
| other lodge in the county in proportion
to the membership.
Other Fraternities Grow.
But while the Masons have grown
and prospercd during the good year
1921, other fratcrnities have done like
wise. There are two lodges Of Odd
Fellows in the county-one in York
Vile and the other in Rock HILL They
have gone forward to n remarkable
degree. especially the lodge in York
vile which has its headquarters in the
fraternal hall in the Cannon Mill VII
lagc. Tho lodge has a fire degree
team and the majority OF its members
are men who try to sec TO it that moth
| ing prevents their attendance upon
every regular meeting.
New Lodges for County Seat
Two new fraternities have broken
into" the county seat field during the
year just coming to q close. They are
the Loyal Order of the Moose which
was organized in September and which
low has a membership of more than
! 100 and the Junior Order United
! American Mechanics organized only
few weeks ago Gnd which already has
a membership around forty with every
indication OF rapid growth and pro-
gress during next year. While 1t Is not
generally known, the JUNIOR Order is
one of the strongest fraternities in
York county. 1t ranks right along
with the Masons if it is not ahead in
membership. One of the largest coun-
| ellis of the order in the entire state OF
South CAROLINA is located at Clover
while Rock Hill also has n Junior
| lodge with a large membership.
Growth of the Loyal Order of Moose
! in Yorkville is considered really re-
markable Organized at Il time when
money began to get real tight II
was predicted then that it would be
( impossible to organize q large lodge
here. However when the principles OF
| the order were explained TO men OF
! the town and community they began
to show immediate interest with the
result that each succeeding meeting
! has seen new candidates initiated and
/ the indications are that this growth is
| going TO continue during 1922. At the
head of the fraternity are number OF
men who arc devoting much time and
| thought TO the fraternity and who have
pledged themselves TO do even more in
/ the future.
The Moose lodge in Rock Hill which