THE ORDER OF ODDWOMEN.
A benefit society, with the curious name of " The Reformed Order of Oddwomen," tame before the Wolverhampton County Court, in a case tried a few months a_;o. According to the rules, the primary objects of the society were "the cultivation of friendship, the pleasures of good company, and the improvement of the morals." Rule 2 of this society runs as follows : —" Any sister swearing, or singing an indecent song, or giving an indecent toast or sentiment, or disobeying the N.Gr. or any other officer when called to order, shall be fined 3d." The sth rule " Any. sister entering the lodge room in a state of intoxication shall be fined Is.;, and every visiting sister shall pay sd. for ale, to be drunk by the lodge the same night. Any sister refusing to do so shall be fined Is. to our own lodge fund, or be expelled." Part of rule 6 says—"Any sister divulging the secrets of our own or any other lodge shall be fined for each offence 2s. 6d." Any sister refusing to do so shall be fined Is. to our own lodge fund* or beexpelled.
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 127, 4 August 1871, Page 5
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191THE ORDER OF ODDWOMEN. Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 127, 4 August 1871, Page 5
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