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 IOOF - Jefferson Lodge # 38 - Jefferson, North Carolina Posted by:  macleod1
N 36° 25.241 W 081° 28.235
17S E 457813 N 4030712
The Ashe County chapter of the international charitable organization, the Odd Fellows, was founded in 1906. Currently, Lodge #38 is located upstairs, above the Old Clock Shop on Main Street in Jefferson. The Odd Fellows of Ashe meet twice a month at 7:30 in their Lodge. Before coming to a meeting, an active membership needs to be in place. Originally a men’s fraternity, a few years ago their sister counterparts, called Rebekahs, were instituted into the constitutional bylaws of the Odd Fellows,
Waymark Code: WM5Z66
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2009
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The purpose of the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows, or the I.O.O.F. is to give aid to those in need and to benefit mankind.
The I.O.O.F. is a tax-exempt organization and has no church affiliation. They pride themselves by saying they have members from every denomination known to man. Each district of the fellowship in the United States chooses their own charity.
Worldwide, the I.O.O.F. began as a fraternity of brothers and was founded in England by James Wildey. To add to their lengthy history, the first lodge of brothers in the United States was founded in Baltimore, Md. in 1819. The Odd Fellows logo and doctrines are based on the three-link principles F.L.T. or Friendship, Love and Truth. According to the doctrine, the three links, “symbolize the chain that binds our members together and illustrates that a fraternity is strongest when joined together.” A flag with the three-link F.L.T stands in the Ashe lodge near the podium.
To read the full article:http://www.mountaintimes.com/mtweekly/2005/1020/oddfellows.php3
Location Details:
The Ashe County chapter of the international charitable organization, the Odd Fellows, was founded in 1906. Currently, Lodge #38 is located upstairs, above the Old Clock Shop on Main Street in Jefferson.
The Ashe Lodge is a room filled with memorabilia and history.
The common goal of this fraternity, Odd Fellowship, is to form a united front in the field of improving education, social, economic and human health issues in Ashe County.
Date of construction: 1906
location website: [Web Link]
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