Benefits of Oddfellowship.
As an illustration of the benefits of Odd Fellowship, we may chronicle the following : — The afternoon train from the Waikato, on Saturday, May 9, brought down a poor sufferer named Mr J. McLeod, a settler near Oamaru, who had been unable to find relief at the Rotorua Springs. He was unable to find accommodation m Newmarket, where he left the train, and was taken by Mr H. Phillips, of Swanson-street, who happened to be passing, to tha Hospital, and very kindly admitted by Dr Bond, who on his realising the utter f riendlessness of the sick man made room for him. Mr McLeod lingered till the 12th when he succumbed to his disease — rheumatic fever. The deceased being without friends and unknown, Mr Philips knowing that he was an Oddfellow, applied to Mr W. G-. Connolly, one of the district officers, who immediately telegraphed to Tapanui, Otago, where the deceased formerly lived, and to which lodge he belonged. Mr Conolly received directions to bury their deceased brother forthwith at their cost, which was done yesterday afternoon m the Scotch cemetery. This is an excellent illustration of the benefits of Oddf fellowship and kindred societies. — N.Z. Herald,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 15, 16 June 1885, Page 2
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