Show J ODD nuowsHiT IN MimcA Sixty ovpi > c in ago this ili through the earnest pflbrts 01 Thomas Wildey and t four lIevotell colnllorers the founding of t0t tho 11011 great Independent Order of Odd < l Fellows was commented In America by f tho orginlition of A lodge in Italtltnoio l Maryland From this modest beginning undo In tho midst of nuiili ignorant opposition qt op-position and the existence of reit prejudice Lc preju-dice HIMmt till establishment of secret Ii11 Hocioties the Order has grown nnd Increased ilf In-creased in niimbeix until it h is become 3 itir on institution known uiul recognized for 1 i good lluoughout tbti whole Livlllrcd I world < with jurisdiction today over 11000 1 BUbordinnlo organ itlons and n membership ti mem-bership of over hll a million During I tho Hixtjsovcn years of its exist i lift etc upwards of IL0000000 have been t 8 paid into the subordinate treasuries and 1 P over fnOQfl000 expended for nick and < l I distressed brethren and their families Fc Over 1200000 members hue boon relieved i re-lieved over 145000 widowed < l families assisted nnd 100000 members buried by 11 their brothers I These figurpa speak eloquently of the beneficent character of the organization tI with which HO many of the men of our country are identified AH nn institution lIt I l-It seeks not only to relievo tho pressing wants of financially distressed members mil their families to bury the dead nit ni-t ci to educate the orphan but to improve c the character of the man to elevate him x toti4 in tho scale of society to imbue him with tt1 n proper conception of his capabilities J ji for good to enlighten his mind and to 1 enlarge tho sphere of his affections and < l I e no man can become nn Odd Follow inspirit t in-spirit aid in truth who is not grateful to I j his Creator faithful to his country and I f fraternal to his fellowman II In Utah the membership rolls of tho I b lodges < show a numerical strength of 500 and < l in this city this evening nt their I ii magnificently appointed hall tho brethren I breth-ren will in n becoming manner celebrate the founding of the institution which all I I ore so proud of being identified with |