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Show Mi HEIIBERS HAVE HOI THE Ancient Odd Follows Hare a Grand Banquet at the Emery-Holmes. Washington's birthday saw no jollier party in Salt Lake than that of the twenty-five members of tho Odd Fellows' Veteran Vet-eran association, who met for their annual an-nual dinner Inst night at the Emery-Holmes. Emery-Holmes. Tho members of this body are all well past middle life, but tho festive board was as merry as though a college fraternity were holding high Jinks. Only those who have kept a continuous continu-ous membership for twenty-live years in the Odd Fellows can belong to the veteran veter-an association, and among the honored guests of the evening was the Hon. E. D. Hoge, past grand master, who last year received the diamond Jewel that marks a llfty years' continuous membership. member-ship. An elaborate menu was heartily onjoyed by the guests, nnd a great deal of Interesting reminiscence of the early history of the order and the city al90 wns recounted by tho men who from the late sixties had part In the struggle to establish civil nnd fraternal orders In Salt Lnke. One of tho men. referring to the time when the- lodge met In the second story of a llvory barn, said that It wns thou for the first time placed on a stable foundation. Representing, as they do. a membership member-ship of 3000 in tho State of Utah, and one million, six hundred and fifty thousand on the continent, many expressions were hoard indicative of the power and Influence Influ-ence of the fraternity Chief Votorati Pant Grand Master Alexander Alex-ander Rogers presided as the toastmaster. toastmas-ter. nnd a number of capital speeches were made, formal response being given bv tho following gentlemen: "Recollections of Fifty Years" Hon. E. D. Hop. "The Veteran Association" Chief Veteran Vet-eran A. Rogers. "The Veteran at Work" P. G. M. E. O. Pcorce. "The Old Boys" P- A. Slrnpkln. Brief addresses were mnde by Ichel Walter. Louis Swnsburg. Geo. Arbojart. H. F. Evans, W. J. Moore. After singing "Auld Lang Syne." the meeting was closed. The following were present: Past Grand Masters Alexander Rogers, Enos D. Hop. Martiit Stockman, W. P. Rowe. Harrv F. Evans. Ed. Pcarco, Geo. ArbojaBt, and Past Grands T. C Wal-tensplel. Wal-tensplel. Ichel Walters. Rudolph A Iff, B. Berryman. H. L. Stein. Geo. Olson. Albert. Al-bert. Fisher. Bernard Rick, W. H. Slahl. C. P. Hutchinson, John H. Kldd. Loul-i Stntsburg, W. T. Harris. Wm. D. Gaby, Chas. E. Street. B. D. Blackmnn, Grand Scribe William J. Moore, Grand Secretary Secre-tary P. A. SImpkin. |
