The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-17
Oddfellews' T.inple
Dedication Ap ii D.

WysHdotte lodge Of Odd gtows will
dedicate their new home st e34 Elm
street on Saturday, April *, Commit
tees are being appointed an !. elaborate
plans are being made
The executive committee asists OF
George Balm, general chairI !, rnom-
as Altman, Jr., George Murray.
William X. Schultz, Eva Ga. ell, Mar.
garet Altman, William r. 8 TX. com
Dittee secretary, and b Svert A.
Thompson, representing taf grand
lodge
The lodge dates back to- when Wy
andotte was vely small vlD;ee.
| OddfeHowship was instiJte in WV
andOtte, Friday, Novembe & 1871.
On this date George Bess Henry
Bessey, Fred N. Hibbais Michael
Weatherwax. Fletcher Dunts and Al
fred Piumm drove into Deti In the
afternoon and had the pss $ grand's
degree conferred on them ia lodge
hau at the corner, of Fort I'd CLARK
streets. Following the ceren my they
returned to WyandOtte and S.tarted q
lodge on Poplar street, just or Biddle
avenue, over a Store. Tho ssdome of
Frank WEIGH now stands on che pro-
perty. The charter members wtse those
that received the past grand degree
Inc grand master was Esaa. Sides,
who OBLIGATED and granted Hla charter
for the lodge. He was ass sted by +.
ID. Foster, who was at the II &c grand
secretary.
George Bessey was the fisYt noble
gzand Of Wyandotte OddteI ews. He
was the father of Z. III. Is. sey. who
Is also a past grand and asrzsnber OF
the Wyandotte lodge. The rev lodge
NET on Poplar street for sSi3ut eight
months, then they. moved Il: the lOca-
tiGn known as the 'MayfiOw4. block al
the corner OF Oak street g.st Biddle
avenue, over the Anspach. Pulver-
macher store. About the yes. of 1881
they We're burned out ane Sst most
everything they possessed. + Fey then
met over the John Bennett Gag store
at the corner Of Eureka All Biddle
avenues The lodge met thas short
while and was burned out &si n.
The next move was to sy build
ing on the corner Of Elm. eet and
Biddle avenue. now known Al The Fed
-.
years of meeting in this see they
moved to the E. N. Clark 1.stlding in
1889, known as the Lyncs - Ginzel
building. Following this, = Oddfel-
lows bought building froH The Con-
gregatiOnal church on Ches.s st street,
which had been known ~ the old
brown school house. After sf5rt time
the lodge sold this building ani built
hall on the property Several = 4ars fol-
lowing they put largefa1fIitiOn on
this hall, including a large s3a itOrium.
In January, 1888, the lodge aoved to
L building on Second streeS fear Oak
One year of meetings in th9 FACE, the
lodge then moved to their Bf3. home al
ga Elm street, to be know as the
"Ginzel Memorial Home"
WyandOtte lodge has bet,ft making
rapid strides in the line of CkdfellOw-
snip. One Of the features Il their
work has been hospitality committee
which Clell Hymer, one "A r ago in
trOduced and has been folIf tsed up by
each noble grand since
While the lodge has it's Jemn du-
ties, the members also ento a. lot Of
good times. Zach summer ftey sponsor
"a golf tournament, which.is followed
by a banquet and prizes ava I'd They
have several picnics duriti he sum-
mer that take in all the NJ ,aoers and
their families.
Moving pictures are tai of most
of the events and during ne winter
are shown at convenient Iate The
pictures taken last sunrar were
shown when Past Grand Arrald Deck
er served a venison supper Is members
of the lodge, which was .:p9 Jared by
Mrs. Arnold Decker and + ~ Thomas
Altman. Jr Orlin Huns a.ey, past
grand. showed the pictures