Show YA 1Hf FRTR O1ET1F8 j JA ffiJ81 HAT is Odd Fellowship Fellow-ship This question ba no doubt presented pre-sented itself to V many who knowS k nothinfr of the order S or-der except from common report or the suggestions oft prejudice hence of-t i often condemned character demned as an organization ized as its name would seem to imply rather is levity and amusement than for fidelity to the noble object at which i professes to aim In the confidence of conscious merit 1 courts scrtitinv into its principles and practices with it princples pub the assurance that an enlightened public te lie opinion will render an impartial judgment on the standard of excellence that the order claims The motto of Odd Fellowship Is Friendship Love anti Truth Friendship Trth Is truly a noble sentiment and one that well deserves the exalted assigns to rank which Odd Fellowship ass ens I it In the time of prosperity It is easy tme i to assume a friendly demeanor even professions of love and esteem may coexist proesions exist with the most hollow and superficial super-ficial sentiment But in the season of adversity the professed friend is called adversiy show the denth of his attachment at-tachment to abandon easeto part with a portion of his goods or even porton to risk his life Genuine friendshin will endure this test and when all I advantageous circumstances are removed re-moved I will abide the gathering storm and shine brightest in the darkest dark-est hour Love By frequently meeting together to-gether in friendly association the members mem-bers of our fraternity become mutually interested in the welfare of each other A kindly sentiment is thus enkindled in the breasts of all which expanding into a genuine sympathy is ever ready to help a brother when oppressed by affliction We wish to impress upon mankind the great principle of universal uni-versal love which goes behind the distinctions dis-tinctions of sect party and nation recognizes all men as brothers and bids us do unto others as we would they should do unto us Truth Truth follows close after love and has an intimate connection with it It is the result of i I spontaneous reul genuine gen-uine and constant love I you are faithful to its behests truth will appear ap-pear in all you say and do as an intrinsic in-trinsic ornament of character I love is the fundamental element of all morality truth is the imperial virtue To speak the truth in love is the cardinal car-dinal distinction of a good Odd Fellow Religious Aspect Odd Fellowship is a moral not a religious organization organiza-tion The religious world is divided into many sects each intent upon the promotion of Its peculiar plans and interests in-terests and in consequence is wanting in that unity of action so essential in every secular institution to the secure ment of those great results which illustrate lustrate the triumph of berevolence and charity This want is ha good degree met by the employment of an agency not subject to such a disability and in which men of many sects and creeds may cordially cooperate and labor la-bor upon common ground for the relief re-lief of human suffering Such an institution in-stitution is Odd Felowship Local Lodges Mystic Lodge Noon 22 No-on Monday night had an interesting I t session The brothers took time to discuss dis-cuss several matters that came un for action and showed by their votes that they were interested in lodge affairs The committee appointed to make commitee arrangements ar-rangements for the joint social of No 22 and Ester Rebekah lodge on the 17th reported progress Tonight the degree staff will drill in the initiatory degree and in a week or two three anpHcants uill be initiated allcants Ridgely No 9 met as usual on Wednesday night and had an informal discussion of some proposed amendments amend-ments to the bylaws of the lodge Enterprise Lodge No 15 had a num Ver of the members present on fdnesday who appeared to enjoy the session Utah No 1 met Thursday and transacted trans-acted considerable business This lodge never neglects to look after the widows and orphans of deceased members they see that they do not suffer for necessary supplies or that the children lack for educational opportunities I Jordan No 3 assembled together on Thursday and had an average number present There was no special business before the lodge but the brothers had a pleasant time talking on various sub jects of interest that related to the progress of the lodge and the order in general Salt Lake lodge No 2 gathered in her members on Friday and did not lack for business Judge E D Hoge was requested to deliver his address which he gave before No 27 a short time ago to the city brothers He will give it next Friday night and all the members of city lodges and sojourning brethren are cordially invited to attend and listen to an able discourse Brother Hoge is grand guardian of the sovereign sover-eign grand lodge an able speaker and earnest exponent of the principles which Odd Fellowship teaches Fidelity No 1 had their regular weekly meeting on Friday A large number was present and several matters mat-ters of business were looked after Past Commander W S Flewelling and A A Sumner were down from Og den on Saturday terviewing the resort re-sort people to nikrtA arrangements for a rand time in the near future at either Saltair or Garfield I is intended intend-ed to have a competitive drill on this occasion between the patriarchs militant tant I O O F the uniform rank K of P and A O U W r which will be of a specially attractive nature with a valuable prize for the winners The grand master and grand secretary secre-tary visited Lehi lodge No 26 on Saturday Sat-urday night and received a most cor mos dial welcome 00 < S > Rebekahs Naomi lodge No 1 had avery a-very enjoyable meeting on Saturday last The large number of sisters and brothers who were present had a splendid I splen-did social time Time did not drag in the least for everybody a there to J do tlleir share or the work and have something good to say On next Thursday Thurs-day the 13th this lodge will give asocial a-social A large audience is assured for what the sisters attempt they inevitably in-evitably make a success and make PV eryone feel at home We acknowledge complimentariesL1 for this social Ester No 8 met on Tuesday last and the large number present showed that none of the members have lost interest In the meetings Considerable business was transacted after which a recess was had to give all present an opportunity oppor-tunity to enjoy the social features of a Rebecka lodge Sister Lizzie Neal of k Silver Leaf lodge of Park City was present and was made welcome by the f r members After recess the beautified 4t rank was conferred on three young ladies and one member of No 2 2 Brother Greenep The degree staff composed entirely of sisters did the work in a most pleasing manner nd received recognition for their earn ic ness and norfcct floor work The de grte tat captain Sister Klipple Is one of the best in this jurisdiction The following committee was appointed t arrange for a June picnic at the Li goon Brothers Marshal Higl I y Greenep Nielsen and Loder I 5s j proposed pro-posed to have several of these outiri > xs during the season when all the members mem-bers and their friends can have god II social time and become better acquainted ac-quainted No S does not priH sa to have any apathetic members but all to voik for the good of the lodge and advancement of the order Sister Sarah I Hepvortb of this lodge leaves tonight for an extensive eastern trip visiting I all the largest dUes ad some of the summer resorfs Balloting Xeltlier the noble graiyl Jior thef vjdugrand has a rightto tel how many black 1 ballots were used Nt against candidate The noble grand should destroy the ballot immediately en announcing the result The ballot should be secret and no member has aright was a-right blackballed to tell anyone that a candidate The grand lodge of Arizona has been asked to organize a Rebekah assembly The Rebekah assembly of Indiana holds its annual session at Indianapolis on May 17 A Good Suggestion Sister Eunice Milville editor of the National Re bekah suggests that the sisters be admitted ad-mitted as patriarchs of the encampment encamp-ment branch of Odd Fellowship She gays Open the floors of the camp to the ladies they bring new activity and unbounded energy Into any work they undertake We refer her to Major L L Baumgarten who is thoroughly nested on what is best for the ladies The Rebekah assembly of Massachusetts Massachu-setts assembles at Boston May 12 Ohio ha 23911 members of her Re bekah lodges North Dakota Rebekah assembly convenes con-venes at Grafton June 1 The general lives of women arc made < up of little things and as it i = the I little trials of life that are so harrowing I harrow-ing so dreadfully trying so Wo say that any woman who can conquer all I these in the daily routine of life anl I still look on the bright side of things I ran keen herself attractive can make j I home pleasant and cheerful always having a bright word and smile for her husband who is battling with the outer world is a woman to be admired a I woman to be looked up to as 3 genuine bit of pure gold made so by the hottest fIres of lifes furnace I A > < A One of the largest assemblages of Knights that has met for some time was present at the convention of Zion lodge Nd 12 Knights of Pythias last Friday evening to witness the conferring con-ferring of the knights rank on Esquire Duncan son of Past Grand Chancellor Edward W Duncan The ceremonies were well conducted and reflect credit o the lodge I was intended to have Calanthe lodge No 5 confer the same rank on Esquire Smith but owing to pressing business he was unable to be present so it was unanimously unani-mously agreed that Zion lodge attend agee the convention of Calanthe lodge this evening In a body and have the latter confer the knights rank on Esquire Smith I is the desire to have a good number of the knights attend The folio wi ng representatives and attendants attend-ants were elected to attend the next session of the Grand lodge to be held at Park City next month W E Evans Ev-ans W W Wiscomb and H W Conly C H McCoy W W Hall and J SWitcher S-Witcher After the closing of the lodge the brothers partook of refreshments generously furnished by Brothers Edward Ed-ward W Duncan and C C Slade < > 00 Eagle Gate lodge No 10 A O U AY had a grave question under consideration consider-ation at gve it meeting on Wednesday evening Under the good of the order or-der the representative to the grand for information lodge S W R Brown arose formation in regard to the sentiment of the lodge as to the threatened graded assessment and requested Brother S W Darke to explain his position with reference thereto Representative Rep-resentative Darke said that he was certainly in favor of the local assessment assess-ment as now in operation in this jurisdiction ju-risdiction and therefore his action in the grand lodge would be in that direction di-rection Brother Silas T Smith expressed ex-pressed himself eloquently and quoted Shakespeare He was also against the new plan Brother Alexander Brown M W of Temple lodge No 15 emphatically stated to the brothers his undeviating opposition to the graded assessment and that he would fight it to the bitter end o words to that effect Brother James T Kelly also placed himself on record a being against the new plan In fact Eagle Gate lodge stands solid for the present system of assessment and would like to see i perpetuated Next Wednesday evening the Degree of Honor will give an entertainment in Eagle Gate lodge room in honor of the grand lodge officers of the D of Hand H-and a splendid1 time is anticipated No 10 kindly tendered the use of their hall for that purpose The ladies of the D of H have always willingly assisted all in their power whenever No 10 has had an entertainment and Eagle Gate feels like reciprocating every time an opportunity offers Temple lodge A O TI W met on Monday evening in regular session The application of W S Parsons for membership was presented and referred re-ferred to the proper committee Temple Tem-ple lodge is forging ahead and increasing increas-ing its membership at a gratifying rate rateThe The protection this order offers to the families of its members appeals to all no better proof of which is needed than the fact of its regularly increasing membership Matters of importance will be up for discussion at the next meeting and a full attendance is ful expected ex-pected Some concerted and tireless work will be done at the grand lodge meeting meet-ing this month and Temples representatives repre-sentatives are preparing for the fray No better representatives could have been selected than George Teasdale Jolin Farrlngton and J M Bowman Graded assessments will fare badly at their hands This order has been singularly free from high salaries and lavish expenditures expend-itures and the representatives will continue to hew to the line and endeavor en-deavor to make it even more so than I in the past Watch the chips fall < < S > < 5 > The regular meeting of Mclvean post G A R this evening will be important impor-tant to the comrades for the arrangements arrange-ments now being prepared for Memorial Memor-ial Sunday and Memorial day will be reported upon The tickets for the benefit given at the Salt iqke theater by the Grand Opera House company on Wednesday evening have been placed on sale at the stores of R Alff Z C M 1 drug house Fred Wilson Joslin Park J OConnor drug house Fred Hill Drug company E M Freidman E A Hart enstein L Waters and F M Bishop Maxwel post will meet on Wednesday Wednes-day evening McKean W R C holds a egular meeting on Wednesday at 2 1 m and a full attendance of the members is expected < < When Silver Forum sets out to give I a social everyone expects a good time consequently everyone who attended the last one was well repaid for going I The address by Rev Lockwood on Books was appreciated by all Mr J C Woodwards song was very artistically ar-tistically rendered and Companion W A Wright gave a rousing speech for the good of the order Excellent recitations reci-tations and completed the tatons songs pro gramme and refreshments followed a short social time enjoyed by all |