Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-06-09
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LODGE NEWS

On May 25th the Initiatory De,
gree Staff conferred the Initiatory
! Degree upon DIR. Wells. The person
ell of this staff has been almost en-
tirely changed in the last thirty
days.
We are unable to see that the
work has suffered any from the
changes, on the contrary. the
changes have aronsed new interest,
and the staff members are on tip,
oe to do the work a little better
than they ever did before.
The desire to excel is growing
with each meeting.
Il is rumored that Brother s. \.
tonehocker is soon to be with US
again. he has been, for the past
year. at Hudson, Colorado. We
extend you cordial welcome
Brother, to return to us.
Brother Cole, recently from near
Chicago, has bought an apple ranch
near Payette, nd has now become
one of our beloved citizens
Brother Freehafer from Council
has been an interested visito lately
Brother A. NJ Harland is now the
Noble Grand elect.
Brother Ben TomIin the Vice
Grand elect.
The new term begins July 1st
next.
All other officers hold over until
next January save the appointive
officers who change with the Noble
and Yice-Grand.
The order is looking for good men
with ggod morals. The order can
build a superstructive of character
| integrity and ability hat will be
/ live, vital asset to modern civiliza.
ton. Oddfellowship mixes a man
better citizen, a better husband,
better father, a better neighbor.
| Oddfellowship is big enough
broad enough, and deep enough for
any man, no matter what his calling
or station in life.
Rutherford B. Hayes fter serving
his term as President of the United
States, wen back to Ohio and served
his lodge, as Noble Grand with
honor and distinction. This was not
only -acredit to Brother Hayes, but
distinct honor to the order Schuy-
Ter Colfax demonstrated very clearly
that he was loyal to the highest prin-
ciples of OddfelIowship and the most
sacred sentiments of Friendship
Love and Truth, when he wrote the
/ Rebekah ritual A ritual unurpas-
sed for sacredness of sentiment
beauty of diction, and fo-cefullness
of appeal.
! Among the foremost men of the
State and Nation oou will find many
Oddfellows; Senator Borah, Senator
| Gooding, Governor Davis, as Yeh
as several Judges and Ex-Judges of
the order 1t detraCts not from the
work of the Church, but, on the
contrary reinforces the Church ef>
fort. as it deals with non-sectarian
moral problems. 1t reinforces and
advances the cause of humanity by
caring for its aged. INDECENT, sick
and dependent members, rearing
homes and orphanages, and paying
millions annually for the relief or
distress.
To the Idaho Oddfellow Home
Board let me say, don't build fence
around our Home that will permit
the rank and file of Oddfellowship
from ever crossing its portals.
I Is he Home to be used for the
benefit of Idho Oddfellows or are
the Oddfellows of Idaho to be used
for the benefit of the Home? To the
extent that you drop the sacred sem
timents of humanity from your reg.
ulations, to just that extent do you
impair its usefulness.
/ When you say to a Brother, COM
ing to Idaho from another jurrisdic-
tiou, who is past As years of age.
you are forever barred from the
Home, of course you will incorpor,
ate into your regulations clause
exempting him from paying Home
Tax, otherwise it would be taxa.
ton without representation little
things like these have led to war.
On June 1st the Plymouth Lodge
No. SS, led by District Deputy Grand
Master, Walter Burke, and half
dozen live wires from that lodge,
visited Payette bringing with hem
a candidate for the first degree.
This is truly a Royal Degree, and
was conferred in royal manner by
Brother E. w. Pease and his First
Degree Staff.
These New Plymouth brothers
,baya demonstrated several times in