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Show Breeze, A. Pendleton, J. E. Farmer, J. A. Williams. Officers Grand Lodge G. M., W. Rowe; D. G. M.. H. t, Evans; G. S., J. J. Thomas; G. T., W. H. Turner; G. V., F. A. Parker. THE ODD FELLOWS' HALL. I'i.e New Temple on Market street Dedicated Dedica-ted Last Night With nil the Solemn Ceremonial of she Order. With solemn ceremonial the new O ld Fellows' Fel-lows' hall on Market street was dedicated last night in the presence of an audience that filled the big hall. ORdcn, Provo, 1'ark City. Uingham and Sandy were repr- nted. Alex Rogers, 1', G. M., called to meeting to order, and the grand master, W. P. Row, entered, accompanied by the Grand lodge officer, under the escort of Canton Colfax No. 1 past masters clad in their Imposing regalia. re-galia. (Irani! Master Howe gave the history of the building, when the opening ode .as sunjri Prayer by Grand Chaplain Goodwin followed. The patriarchs militant, commanded by Grand Marshal W. II. Bother, were stationed sta-tioned as follows: Herald of the north, .1. C. Hudds: of the south, Tom Cane; of tin cast, i Mr. Whitelev; of the west, Mr. Isom. Grand Marsha Kucher.thcu repeated the ! beautiful ritual of dedication and builded the I altar of the temple, consisting of blocks psinted to represent stones. The herald of the north brought forth and placed before the grand router the white stone, the emblem em-blem of purity; the herald of the south the pink stone, the emblem of friendship: the herald of the east the blue stone, the em-blcui em-blcui of love; the herald of the west tee rosy and crimson stone,, the emblem of truth. Then the heralds brought forth the emblem-atie emblem-atie stones of faith, hope and charity to crown the building, and the royal temple of charity was the last stone to Complete the editice, and the heralds retired amidst loud applause. Grand Secretary Thomas in an appropriate appropri-ate speech presented the keys to the 'g-and master. Grand Hosier Kowc responded briefly. The grand chaplain then offer, d up another short prayer, which was foil ,.,, i i,y music. Then the grand master crvini "Hear' hear!" solemnly dedicated the hall to truth, friendship, love, hope, faith and chrity, to the practice of Odd Fellowship in I'tab. Bach herald in turn then rep ited the command of the grand master ;one sprinkled sprin-kled the waters of truth, another lit the tiro of love, kindled in the hearts ot ail Odd Fellows and to endure forever; one sowed broadcast grains of wheat to spring in, an hundred-fold, and one In the name of faith, hope an I charily strewed bcaut.ful fl iv r-arouud r-arouud the alter. Then the grand herald proclaimed that the edict had gone forth that Odd Fellowship has here an abiding place. Addresses were then made by W. C. Reillcv. Grand Secretary J. J. Thomas at d Kcv. li. F. Clay. The past grand masters present were F. D. I Huge. Henry Colin, George Arbogast, Alex I Rogers, Louis Hyams, also grand patriarch, i I. W. Grcenuian, and grand scribe, T. W. Whilcly. The offleera were : President, J. J. Thomas, P. E. M.; vice president, William Elliott, I. i (i.; secretary, 0.0. Farnsworth. I'. G. ; tress- ! urcr. W. II. "Roy, P. G B ard of Directors W. V. Rowe, V. jr. Bucher, A. C Ewing," A. II, J'arsons, .1 c I Harvey, J. T. Buckle, W. C. RalUey, J. V. j |