Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

Tuesday, j GRA XD LODGE OF ILLINOIS, I. O. O. F. 2J
Nov. 18. 1913. f
A CHARACTER BUILDER.
This Order is a builder of character. It abhors deception and
cherishes the truth. Its influence is1 felt everywhere and always on the
side of good citizenship, honesty as between man and man and obed-
ience to law and order.
Any man of good moral character, in good bodily health and a
believer in a Supreme Being, willing to subscribe to our laws based
upon the foregoing general principles, may seek membership, and, if
accepted, be afforded opportunity to participate in the work of our
Order where more is accomplished with little money than can possibly
be hoped for if expended as an individual. Five, six or seven dollars
a year, as the case may be, maintains a membership in this great Order,
and, added to a like amount from one hundred thousand other members
in Illinois, produces the fund out of which our work is financed.
NOT ADMITTED.
It does not admit saloon-keepers, bartenders or professional
gamblers to membership.
COST.
The expense of all of the degrees in a Subordinate Lodge is from
fourteen ($14.00) to twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, according to the fees
charged by the Lodge in which you make application. The dues average
from four ($4.00) to eight ($8.00) dollars per year, payable
quarterly.
INVITATION.
Would you like to identify yourself with this great fraternal and
beneficial organization—The Independent Order of Odd Fellows?
FRIENDSHIP.
'"Tis friendship that ties men together as brothers,
When one shares success with the failure of others,
And Heaven will bless them who cheerfully give
Their time and their talent in helping men live.
What virtue this friendship has gathered in store,
Will rest in the bosom of love evermore,
And these with the emblem of truth will adorn,
The life that plants roses where once was a thorn."