Show P 4 ODI fellowship I 1 it h 18 I 1 low C T b THE exercises of provo lodge no 14 assisted by heubi N cihi and payson lodges the of the instituting in of odd fellowship was waa celebrated on wednesday by provo lodge no 14 assisted by members of nephi lodge no 16 payson lodge no na 19 and deborah rebekah lodge no 6 at the I 1 0 0 F hall in this city the first on ane gramme pro was wall the knife and fork exercise which the old fellows went through ia a ma masterly 1 aberly manner at the conclusion of the re past toasts were given and speeches were made I A procession was formed at 2 by brother D T dark clark marshal of the day first came the military abandand Ban dand following them were the brothers of the order in regalia A mild rort oat led by one of the brothers created considerable sid sit erable interest and merriment the ii line no ot ol barcli was on center street to E street and return down J street and return to the hall ball at the ball the meeting was called to order by AE ford N G of provo lodge no 14 prayer was offered by the lain the anniversary proclamation was road read by secretary felix bechman bachman the regular exercises of the lodge were gone through with Q W orich N G of payson lodge no 19 delivered the oration he spoke of the order explained what it was and its objects in florid language fellowship was compa compared to a good strong wagon the hub of the first wheel represented rp religion ligion and the 8 pokes the various denominations existing amanz men and the tire was the fraternity of odd fellowship bindi binding 9 all ail together it in one com common m on brother n hood the second wheel CO contained the political hub with spokes of various political opinions of men all held firmly together be the tire of brotherly love the social relations of man the tha hub of the third wheel with spokes of rich and poor high and low all united by the tire of friendship mans diversified interests in life was tho the fourth hub with spokes of all the varied occupations of mankind by which they obtain their daily broad bread held firmly together by the great tire of truth and so said the tha orator the wagon might bl be completed in its entirety in c conclusion n cl mr rich sang sane the beautiful hymn scatter seeds ot kindness the audience joining in the chous choua E A wilson in a neat speech explained more in detail the objects of odd D T dark clark P G gave gava a brief hi historical sketch of the provo lodge lodea fra from om its organization Decem december bei alth until the present time tife it has haa now a membership of 76 he had listened with pleasure to the speakers but they had bad omitted ona one thing and that wag waa ref reference ference to iba aborah rebakah lodge no 16 and the wives of the odd fellows who bad rendered valuably abla assistance to the lodge in caring for the tha sick and needy etc had it not been for the lunch prepared by these ladie a and partaken partaker par taken of before the march from jerusalem to jericho many would fainted by bv the wayside on motion a vote of thanks was wan tendered to the ladies referred to by brother clark chark for the food prepared by their hands and the b all hating baring beon been set rolling tho the occasion was made one of general thanksgiving brother rich was thanked brother wils was thanked and the brothers of the nephi and payson lodges were thanked in the evening the odd fellows and invited guests made merry in the dance |