I.O.O.F.

Evening Star, Issue 17032, 1 May 1919, Page 7

1.0.0. F.

CENTENARY CELEBRATION. The OkiL'O branches of tho 1.0.0. F. celebrated the ce-ntenarv nf the Order in the Early Sett'ei'*' Ual'l last evening. The society k ot the humblts'L origin, starting' away' hack in 1819 with, a few zealous nwnibe.vs. Al the present time the 1.0.0. E. has sprc-va-d all oi'er the world, with its mombors- forming a fa.ir jiroportion of the ton^r js and e-feeds of all civilised nations. The latest monibcr.s-hip and financial figures are as follows:—j-hibordinato loci ires, 17,689 ; lodge members—mate 1,694,090. Rebekah " 771,895 total 2.230,231; total relief paid in 1917, £1.302,000; total tunds, £14,601.531. _■ A vert' congenial evening was tpont, the "Mayor (Mi- J. J. Clark, 0.8. E.) presiding. The following contributed "Items to an excellent programme :—Son rs--Mksw A. Barns, A. L. Milk. O. Aeliu. A. Shore. Messrs J. D. Camsron, S. Angoll. TT. Pawiiiifon, and J. Itaiij ; recitations, Mi.?;Todd and Mr IT. Russell ; dance-, Miss W. Robinson. Miss Coriie Aslm aeted as accompanist. .The Chairman, in bis opening address said one could not help ivontkring at tho fore-sight of tire ftmndors of sueti socioties as the T.0.0.F, He explained how th-e jsociety helped ite mcffllnt's in t-he hour of iis-ed. He admired 4he sta-t* of independence the society fostered, and now the war "was over he hoped to set' tlie time when all men became as brothers. Such t-oeiotie; cis the 1.0.0. F. woukl li.ave a big part to play in bringing thk about. Acklrepses on the hisiorv and aiovvth ot the wocietv were ofven by D.G.M. C. J. Tiilhol:. E.G. Sire William Reid, and (}. Tiva.surer L. D. Ritchie- (presiilent of the ErieneUr Societies' Council). After impper. tho hall iva* cleared, ami dancing was indulged in until a late hour.