ODDFELLOWSHIP.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 854, 18 June 1910, Page 3

ODDFELLOWSHIP.

In the course of an address to Oddfellows, at Carterton, (the Wairarapa Daily News reports), Bro. Loasby said a scheme had now been devised whereby it would be possible in the future to be able to say “ once an Oddfellow always an Oddfellow, and everywhere.” The centralisation of the funds would be the cause of making the whole ot the orders come upon an equal footing. When the valuation of the lodges was gone into, and the surplusses now held by various lodges were allocated, then there would be no chance of one lodge being rich and another poor; all would be placed on a pro rata footing. Regarding increased funeral benefits, a scheme has also been devised, and assented to by the Government Actuary, which would be brought into force very shortly, whereby the members of the Manchester Unity would be entitled to an extra at death, or a less sum if the member so desires. The whole would be worked on an actuarial basis. Another good move carried into effect was that a new member on joining the order would, after paying in one quarter’s contributions, be entitled to full funeral benefits. likewise, a member removing from one township to another could become a member of another lodge at the same rate of contributions he had been paying the lodge which he joined in the first instance, and receive the same benefits.