Odd Fellows Dumaguete

07/06/2021

17/05/2021

DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS IN HISTORY WHEN ASIANS WERE ADMITTED INTO THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS:
Prior to 1853 - several Mongolians and descendants of similar races were admitted as members of the IOOF in the United States on the decision of the Grand Lodge of the United States (Sovereign Grand Lodge).

1870 - A Chinese, brother Maa Mon Chinn, was initiated in an IOOF lodge in Tasmania, Australia.

1885 - Quong Tart (Mei Guangda) was admitted in an IOOF lodge in Sydney, Australia.

1902 - A Japanese named "Brother Shimidzu" was initiated by Dexter Lodge of the IOOF in New York.

1944 - several people of "Malayan race" joined the IOOF and became "members of outstanding quality".

1962 - persons of pure Polynesian and Oriental ancestry were initiated as members in Hawaii.

1964 - the Rebekah Assembly President in Switzerland was half-Indonesian.

1966 - a woman of Malayan ancestry became the President of the Rebekah Assembly in The Netherlands.

2007 - brother Richard Kim became the first member of Asian-Polynesian ancestry to be elected as Sovereign Grand Master of The Sovereign Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F.

Many of these incidents happened way before the Civil Rights' Movement and at a time when many Western countries imposed and passed racial segregation laws in schools, churches, lodges, restaurants, public transportation, toilets and even drinking fountains.

In Friendship, Love and Truth ❤
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References:
1. Journal of Proceedings of The Sovereign Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F.
2. Louie Blake Saile Sarmiento - author page, Odd Fellows: Rediscovering More Than 200 Years of History, Traditions and Community Service (2019)

14/05/2021

The Order of Odd Fellows is one of the oldest fraternities to reach the Philippine Islands. Early Philippine history books and surviving letters to the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the IOOF prove that a number of self-instituted Odd Fellows clubs, military lodges and associations existed in Manila, Cebu, Leyte and Zamboanga at least between the years 1872-1902. When the Spanish-American war ended, the Odd Fellows Association of Manila (founded sometime in 1898) was officially chartered as Manila Lodge No.1 on June 29, 1902 by the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the IOOF. Luzon Lodge No.2 followed in 1915. Between 1905-1939, the Odd Fellows owned at least two (2) Odd Fellows buildings located at Cabildo Street in Intramuros and Plaza Goiti (now Plaza Lacson) in Santa Cruz, respectively, and a cemetery plot for their deceased members. Shown is a circa 1905-1913 photo of the Odd Fellows Hall in Manila while still under construction. This building was owned by Manila Lodge No.1 of the IOOF and was also leased to other fraternal orders such as Manila Lodge No.342 (chartered in 1901) of the Free and Accepted Masons under the Grand Lodge of California (now known as Manila-Mt.Lebanon Lodge No.1 under The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Philippines of Freemasonry) and William McKinley Lodge No.1 of the Knights of Pythias (chartered in 1907). This building was destroyed due to the bombing of Manila during World War II.

Photo source: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1810/281583/PhotoID_736.jpg?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

14/05/2021

The Odd Fellows Hall in Manila was officially dedicated on July 29, 1913. This building owned by the I.O.O.F. served as meeting place of Manila Lodge No.1 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The same was also leased to Manila Lodge No.342 of the Free and Accepted Masons under the Grand Lodge of California (now known as Manila-Mt. Lebanon Lodge No.1 of The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Philippines of Freemasonry) and William McKinley Lodge No.1 of the Knights of Pythias (defunct). The Odd Fellows building and all documents inside were destroyed during World War II.

27/01/2021

Brothers and sisters, you are all invited this SATURDAY! The Formal Ceremony of Installation starts at 5pm onwards.

In Friendship, Love and Truth!

03/11/2019

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22/02/2019

House Rules For The Odd Fellows Hall

18/07/2018

18/07/2018

We just finished the complete and final Financial Reports for the Odd Fellows Building Project in Dumaguete City, Philippines. Thank you to all donors and supporters. In Friendship, Love and Truth. 🤝

16/07/2018