Show x ooJoo I if fmRN l80mmf8 Odd Fellows A spirit of competition frequently causes a lodge to take in members at a low fee thus cheapening cheapen-ing an order which is one of the best in existence I is wrong from a financial standpoint and will prove disastrous dis-astrous if persisted in I is an injustice injus-tice to other lodges and will never win the confidence ot the public I each and every lodge will adopt a high standard the best class of citizens the lodge zens will be drawn into Every lodge which has admitted under special dispensation u large number or members a nominal fee has in time seen the folly of such action it eventually resulting in lossto the lodge and discredit on the good name of the order on account of many being admitted ad-mitted who should never be entitled to the name of Odd Fellow Men do not appreciate what they get for almost nothing but thatfor whichthey pay j I a good price for is held onto I < When taken away from your own I lodge report yourself to the nearest I lodge without delay as this whir ensure en-sure you care and avoid contention and delay about benefits The Christian Chris-tian world need have no fear of an I order that feeds the hungry clothes the naked visits the sick buries the dead cares for the widow and educates the orphan I A good man does not need to join an organization in order to let the I world know it but through organization I organiza-tion the world may be made to much more fully appreciate and feel the Influence I in-fluence of his goodness < v > Mercur lodge Xo 25 was visited on I last Wednesday and found prospering satisfactorily The membership increases in-creases from montli month and the boys are ever active and taken interest in the proceedings of each meeting The degree staff under the leadership of Brother George A Lewis is constantly improving and will after a little more training compare favorably with those JI of older lodges throughout the jurisdiction juris-diction Past Grand Hitter is off fighting fight-ing the Spaniards Several are away on their vacations some have gone to other parts of the country but the interest never flags The district deputy grandmaster grand-master Brother Griffith is a conscientious conscien-tious official to all and fills the bill satisfactorily 0 6 a Rachel Rebekah lodge No 0 have splendid meetings each Friday and the I members are drawn thither in large numbers The parties given by this II tntftrf are the best given in the camp I I As the time draws nigh for the annual an-nual session of the sovereign grand lodge this year to be held in the modern mod-ern Athens Boston the thought arises what will be done this year in the way of new legislation that will materially benefit Odd Fellowship In CPppr L Among other topics for discussion and which will cause more or less animated ani-mated debate are the following The ISthyearoId amendment The juvenile branch lodge Biennial sessions of sovereign grand The encampment branch of the order Whether the sovereign grand lodge will tolerate an insurance or endowment endow-ment branch Giving the Rebekahs more powers than they now possess > Grand Representative W H Bucher lIs on the committee on patriarchal branch of the order I Grand Representative J J Thomas is on committee on appeals I Grand Representative T W Whitely is on committee state of the order r < Fraternal Union of AmericaAs the trees in the beautiful springtime bud and blossom because of the power I within which has quickened and awakened awak-ened into new life by the gentle rains I and warm sunshine so with the principles prin-ciples of fraternity They contain a power which under the warm rays of I our fraternity develop into affection and expand make the wilderness of I mens hearts to blossom as the flower drawing mankind into closer bonds or I mutual love and protection Evergreen i lodge No 151 Ms doing itsfull share of good by inducing men and women to unite with our order which gives absolute ab-solute protection to the loved ones in I I time of need Tonight there will be 1 eight applications handed in for membership j mem-bership secured by the deputy supreme I i I president during the past week The first annual excursion given by No 151 i on the 10th was all that could be desired j I I de-sired There were over 2000 people at I the resort attracted thither by the popularity i pop-ularity of the Fraternal Union Nearly onehalf pf that number took advan tage of the superior bathing facilities i or Saltair There were lunching parties J galore The music furnished by Pro I I Yessor Johnson was of unusual excel lence and appreciated by ail The orchestra music was all that I could b desired and a large number I danced afternoon and evening To sum I up the affair was ably managed and twill t-will bring success to No 151 in more ways than one < I |