CO-OPERATION URGED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16705, 24 July 1928, Page 8

CO-OPERATION URGED

TJ.S. AND MANCHESTER ODDTELLOWS DOUGLAS, May 31. At the annual movable conference of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows' Fyiendly Society at Douglas to day, proposals " ftiv mutual agreement for reciprocal lelalions between Hie Kiiglish and American Oddfellows wore discussed. "The American order seceded more than eight years ago because the English Oddfeliows were dropping the full ritual ~;' the order. With a revival of the. ritual in tjngland there has again been a rapprochement, and the directors reported thai an invitation had been given hy the \ineri. in order to the Unity In send a deputation In the animal eonvoiv tion ai Montreal in September to consider lhe re establishing of reciprocal relations between the two orders, Mr. !•:. Heather, Orancl Master elect, said a reciprocal agreement and co-op-eration between the tun orders would have the greatest moral effect upon the peoples of lite British-speaking world. Mr ( hale, South Africa, said the Oddfellows in Soulh Africa welcomed any proposals for strengthening the bonds of brotherhood with I lie order in the homeland. Mr. (ieorge Hook, Woolwich, in opposing, said the British Rmpire was nol big enough for the directors, who wished the searchlight of their vision to sweep all over the universe, (Laughter). The discussion was adojuvned.