Show Highest Officers Assure Fraternal Convention That Odd in in Orders Order's Name Is Misnomer I Members of the Independent Order Order Order Or Or- der of Odd Fellows may have been od odd in 1819 but the name today is a misnomer Utah's Ufah's members were told Monday as they convened convened con con- in Salt Lake City for their annual three-day three convention at the I O 0 F hall 41 Post Office place Speaking to approximately members of the grand encampment encampment encampment encamp encamp- ment John E. E Fry Bountiful grand patriarch said Odd Fellows were so called because when they organized in 1819 they met in ale ale- houses Today not only do we not meet in alehouses but we arc are strictly prohibitionist in character and ale- ale housekeepers can not even join our ranks Mr Fry said A. A R. R Hamilton Beaver grand grandI grandmaster grandmaster master of the grand lodge said Odd Fellows once were odd because they gave to charity at neglect of themselves During 1940 he noted members contributed in home and individual relief but still retained surpluses in each chapter We were called odd because we b believed in the universal fellowship i of man and If this idea is odd to today today today to- to day then we too are odd because we still cherish that ideal idea The Rebekah assembly auxiliary unit of or the I IO 10 O 0 O F held opening p ing sessions at 1 p. p m. m with a school of instruction in F ritual Following this session Mrs May E. E West president conducted the c con con- m- m ferring of assembly degrees on 35 Rebekah candidates A banquet at p p. p m. m with Governor Herbert B. B Maw as principal principal prin prin- cipal lp r sp speaker K r conclude Mon l. l Mondays n days day's session Business m meetings of the grand lodge and the Rebekah assembly will continue Tuesday and Wednesday |