Show ANTEROOM EOHOESI i I SUCCESSFUL MEETING OF TIE MA SONIC GRAND LODGE A New Departure In the I O O F Order The Knights of Pytliias Ball Sons of St George Etc The fraternal orders have all been busy during the week The 5dd Fel r lows have introduced a new feature in their lodge meetings that is the discussion I I dis-cussion of subjects of an educational and patriotic nature which is attracting attract-ing a good deal of interest and drawing draw-ing large audiences I is desired by I the members of this order to call attention at-tention to the fact that no man is de barred from becoming a Odd Fellow I on account of his regilious belief All that is required in a candidate is thatv he be an honest and upright citizen 1I 1 I of good report and good moral character charac-ter I Myrtle Lodge No 1 K of P will give a ball at Youngers hall next Friday I I Fri-day evening which is looked forwardw I I i to with a great deal of interest The meeting of the Grand Maonic Lodge at Provo was the chief event of the week in that order Full reports of I the meeting were published in The Herald Herld I Memorial Day was fittingly celebrated celebrat-ed by the A O U W order last Thursday evening I Masonic The Grand Lodge meeting at Provo occupied two days Tuesday and Wednesday I Wed-nesday and was attended by about I fiftyfive representatives and members The brethren were handsomely entertained enter-tained by the Provo people and had i a very pleasant meeting The business incidental to the jurisdiction was tran sancted and the reports showed the order or-der to be in a flourishing condition I There was not very much doing in the city last week Utah Chapter met on Wednesday and worked in the mark degree Mount Moriah Lodge had a special meeting on Thursday evening for work in the fellow craft degree and this Monday night will work in the Master Mas-ter Mason degree Argenta will work in the Master Mason degree on Tuesday and in the I I entered apprentice degree on Wednesday Wednes-day I There was quite a large number of applications on hand from parties wishing to join and the prospects are that work will be quite lively for sometime some-time to come IOOF Reports of active work in the way of degree staff work are meagre No 15 alone reporting advancing a mem bit and that lodge will also have i work next Wednesday All the lodges during the week have had unusually good attendance and a number of the brothers evidently have put on their thinking caps for the members are found listening to discourses upon themes educational instructive and patriotic The grand master evidently struck a keynote on installation night when he advised what he did viz that while times were dull and the evenings long was the season to dis cuss any subjects that would benefit the order Jordan lodge Monday Enterprise and Ridgely lodges Wednesday and fidelity on Friday were each in their turn what might be called debating clubs Jordan going as far a to make certain matters points of order at heir next session and Utah lodge also making an appointment for Thursday next So during the next few weeks we expect the lodges will be lecture halls which will be of untold benefit to the members generally Much inquiry is being made at present pres-ent from many sources relative to the order of Odd Fellows its principles and aims the methods of entrance and its scope as a fraternal and benevolent benev-olent association In short metre i can be stated that its doors are always al-ways open to the admission of white males twentyone years of age of good moral character and who believe in a Supreme Being and are exempt from certain infirmities and upon the paj < ment of certain fees and dues which are used for principally the care of the sick the relief of members in distress the expenses of burial and the care of the widow and the educa ton of the orphan The fundamental principles of the order embrace all that is good and are founded upon the best examples in Holy Writ They eliminate all that Is vicious of whatever name and nature and are designed for the better education edu-cation and the advancement of the human race A thorough Odd Fellow Felow has been practically taught all that tends to enoble a man No interference interfer-ence in any manner is allowed in the rights religious political or social of members Financially the lodges throughout the territory work on a uniform basis The fees dues and benefits being al most identical The entrance fees are moderate and monthly dues but nom inal while the benefits derived during sickness are the highest that can be paid consistent with good government and the success of the lodges The ex penses of the lodges are closely watched and the order closely wise and conservative laws Any member of the order will gladly ad vise with any enquirer and furnish all Information one may desire al The relief committee report thev have met with good success with their subscription lists and are now assist ing in such cases as they are advised of Members are requested to report to them all cases where help is needed The RebekasMiriam lodge had a delightful meeting last night A large i number were out and a few applica tions received applca Canton Colfax No1 P 11 held its is monthly meeting meetng on Tuesday with a fairly good turnout and elected the i following to fill vacancies until the next regular election Commandant Chevalier L L Baumgarten Lieuten ant Chevalier C 1 Brown Ensign Chevalier P L Johnson Ensig The Utah Odd Fellow the official organ of the order in this ofcial out for the month and contains a large amount of useful and interesting mat ter relative to the interestng I Knights of Pytltins During the past week the meetings have been well attended Two applicants cants were initiated and the sunlight sun-light of fraternal love ha warmed the hearts of Pythians and new life is being be-ing infused into the army of workers under the banner of friendship charity and benevolence Calanthe lodge No 5 held Its convention con-vention on Monday evening with wih avery a-very fair attendance Bro N J Bent Icy who was received by card was in troduced and a social pleasant time was enjoyed by all Myrtle lodge No1 convened on Tues day evening The new officers took hold of the work in splendid style Sheriff Sherif William McQueen was instructed in the mysteries of the rank of page A grand Pythian ball will be given under the auspices of No1 next Friday evening at Youngers hall All the lodges in the city are working hard to make it a splendid success for they realize the misfortunes and hard work Myrtle has had during the past two years Monitor lodge No 1 met on Wednes day evening and besides routine work initiated Newman Spencer Into the rank of pageR page-R kY Mountan lodge No 3 had a well attended meeting on Thursday evening Bro Robert Harrison who has been ill for several weeks past was at his post again and received congratulations and a hearty welcome from the blather knights Through the resignation of L Taufer Bro Wil lam T Green was unanimously elected master at arms Jtvjv ma The writer received during the week a let r from P G C Edward W Duncan j of Dubuque Iowa informing 1C him 1 that he will be here by the first of February to reside amongst us and that in the near future his wife and the rest of the loved ones will follow and that Salt Lake city will be for time to come their home The Knights of Utah extend a hearty welcome and sincerely hope that the sun off happiness happi-ness and prosperity may shed its f genial rays over Brother Duncan and his rlo loved ones in their new home Sons of St George The Sons of St George held their business meeting on Wednesday January Jan-uary 17 at the Temple of Honor hall the next social will be held on Wednes day February 7 at the same place when it is expected all sir knights will be present and lend their assistance towards < the success of the loge After the liberal offer made by the officers to cancel all back dues pro vi ding the members will come forward and pay their monthly subscriptions all sir knights who have the good and welfare pf the lodge at heart will assuredly not go back on the oath they have taken but come forward like true born Britons and show to the word at large that they have the true blood of Englishmen flowing in their veins Talk is cheap but it takes money to keep any society going and hose who will not come forward towards to-wards the support of the lodge will have to be dealt with The labor question being one of the aramount and most important ques tons of the day ought to come under tic 1 I consideration before anything else The reason for the banishment of politics from the lodge room of labor mions may be found in the fact that he majority of working men are so I fi irmly wedded t their party affilla I tons which stand in the way of united action on much needed labor egislation but labor measures should b e lifted above partisan politics and if politics cannot be taken into the unions the unions can be taken to politics or in other words the splendid nachinery of the unions can be used outside of the lodge room to carry measures that will deal out evenhanded even-handed justice to the masses of the people peo-ple and further the cause of the labor movement The time has arrived for working men to take up this question as our socalled statesmen have been f ooling with the people long enough in i fact this struggle between labor and capital is about to become the allab sorbing question that will haVe to be settled before this century passes away |