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Independent Order of Odd Fellows is benevolent and social society. It originate in England in the 1700s; some say as an offshoot of Free Masonry. It came to America in the early 1800s and on 26 April 1819 at Baltimore, Maryland Washington Lodge No. 1 was founded.
The most seen I.O.O.F. gravemaker symbol or emblem is the Chain With Three Links, meaning Friendship, Love, and Truth. Odd Fellows are also known as “The Three Link Fraternity.”
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The hand holding a heart is a symbol used by the I.O.O.F (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) and Masons, both fraternal organizations. It symbolizes charity.
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The all-seeing eye, also called the Eye of Providence or Eye of God, has origins dating back to the Eye of Horus in Egyptian mythology. It has been adopted as part of the Great Seal of the United States, which shows the all-seeing eye floating on top of a pyramid.
In cemeteries the all-seeing eye symbol is usually found associated with Freemasonry or the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The letters F, L and T inside the chain links stand for Friendship, Love, and Truth.
The name Oddfellows refers to a number of friendly societies operating in the United Kingdom. It also refers to a number of Lodges with histories dating back to the 18th century. These various organisations were set up to protect and care for their members and communities at a time when there was no welfare state, trade unions or National Health Service. The aim was (and still is) to provide help to members when they need it. The friendly societies are non-profit mutual organisations owned by their members. All income is passed back to the members in the form of services and benefits.
By the 13th century, tradesmen's guilds had become established and prosperous. During the 14th Century, with the growth of trade, the guild masters moved to protect their power (and wealth) by restricting access to the guilds. In response, the less experienced (and less wealthy) "Fellows" set up their own rival Guilds. In smaller towns and villages, there were too few Fellows from the same trade to set up a local Guild, so Fellows from a number of trades banded together to form a local Guild of Fellows from an odd assortment of trades. Hence, Guilds of Odd Fellows.
The Oddfellows had spread to America, and several unofficial lodges existed in New York City, but American Odd Fellowship is regarded as being founded in Baltimore in 1819, by Thomas Wildey.
The Arts Council of Australia
November 1960
Souvenir Programme
Programme courtesy of Mrs R. Sharkey
Pages 5 and 6
According to the policy of the Arts Council “to bring to the country towns the best possible entertainment in all branches of the theatre”, “Odd Man In” was part of a large-scale country tour in which this comedy was performed in over 50 towns.
“Odd Man In” is an adaptation of a French comedy written by Robin Maugham and was first performed in London in 1957.
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Willam Bettison, a Hull newspaper owner, lived in a large house on this site and demanded his dinner was served as soon as he arrived home from work. In the 1800's it was a lengthy process to prepare a meal so his solution was to build a large tower in the gardens of Newbegin House; Bettison’s home in the centre of Hornsea, so his servents could spot his carriage on the horizon, giving the cook enough time to prepare his food. This tower, known as Bettison's Folly, stands as testament to the fact that nothing can come between a man and his food!
It incorporates a cranked up flagpole, initially installed to convey private messages. During WWII the tower was an air raid look-out point and siren (Hull was the most heavily bombed UK city after London). The siren was still in use in the late 1950s when a new siren was erected on the new firestation on Southgate.
Newbegin House was demolished in 1966 but the folly survived.
The Folly is decorated with locally made "treacle" bricks, highly fired for durability and subject to misshaping. It is unique in having the UK’s only full length extending flagpole. It is believed to have been constructed by a local builder. The interior has ladders which give access to the castellated roof. As a nod to William Bettison’s brewing business, glass beer bottles have been embedded as windows.
Nowadays, Bettison's Folly is a Grade II listed building and stands in the middle of a new housing estate off Newbegin, the main street. It is rarely open to the public.
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Originally taken and posted for the GWUK group.
From their vivid orange/red breasts, I would think these are 2 male Robins that were "hanging out" together in my little backyard. But then again, I might be dead wrong. It appears to be mating season for many birds around me and it's surprising that 2 males would be in such close proximity for quite awhile -- especially because they obviously weren't hunting for food on the still frozen ground.
So maybe it was a shy couple just getting to know each other. Either way, I was delighted to have the opportunity to observe and photograph them so up close and personal. Robins have been much like the Cardinals for me --- very illusive when it comes to getting pictures, but often gracing me with their glorious singing very near by --- especially these days in my new home.
Wishing everyone a very special Sunday!
BANGUINGUI, SULU, PHILIPPINES - In line with the general purposes of Odd Fellowship to spread Friendship, Love and Truth, five volunteers of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) helped with the "All-in-One Mission" organized by the Philippine Marines MBLT-1 and the Mindanao Humanitarian Volunteers for Peace On June 21-24, 2018. The mission consisted of several philanthropic activities aimed at providing services to the residents of Banguingui, Sulu: Football for Peace, Feeding Program, Medical Mission, School Supplies Donation, Dancing and Singing, Magic Tricks and Jokes with the Children.
The Odd Fellows distributed 200 packs of school supplies and 100 snacks for the children. One Odd Fellow nurse assisted in the medical mission. Others performed magic tricks and jokes which brought smiles to children. The overall goal of the outreach program is to help remove the stigma towards Sulu and to help promote peace in the area especially between Christians and Muslims. The project coincide with the goal of Odd Fellows to help make the world a better place to live by aiding each other in times of need and by volunteering in or organizing charitable activities and projects that would benefit the less fortunate, the children, the youth, the elderly, the community and the environment in every way possible guided by our ancient command: “to visit the sick, relieve the distress, bury the dead and educate the orphan”. And to promote goodwill and understanding among people and nations through the principle of universal fraternity, holding the belief that all men and women regardless of race, nationality, religion, social status, gender, rank and station are brothers and sisters.
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Buffalo Nut, Oil Nut - Pyrularia pubera (male plant)
An odd, dioecious, hemiparasitic shrub. According to Radford:
"Staminate flowers have a nonfunctional pistil, and the pistillate, nonfunctional stames. Pistallate flowers on short spikes 1-3 cm long, the staminate spikes to 7 cm long."
Reading the description, and looking at Will Cook's photos (Carolina Nature), who seems to have photos of both male and female flowers, this is, perhaps, a male plant. (Comments appreciated.) Will also notes that the fruit is poisonous. Aha! Perhaps this plant is an ecological anachronism, where the fruit disperser is no longer present. Perhaps.
References
-Carolina Nature: www.carolinanature.com/trees/pypu.html (photo of inflorescence)
-Flora of North America: www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=2...
-Foote and Jones, Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Timber Press, 1989), p. 58, plate 10 (photo of inflorescence)
-In Defense of Plants: www.indefenseofplants.com/blog/2016/6/14/buffalonut-a-par...
-Radford et al., Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (UNC Press, 1968), pp. 396-7
-Swanson, A Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Southern Appalachians (Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1994) p. 165, fig. 44.
-Virginia Tech Dendrology: dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=960
Photography - Aydine
Edit - Me
Hat & T-shirt: Zipper Amsterdam
Cardigan: Zara
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The face is largely due to the parade of bin men (you can see one behind me) that arrived at 06:00 am on the beach.
Format: Fotopositiv
Dato / Date: Mars / April 1940
Fotograf / Photographer: Ukjent, mulig Johan Eggen
Sted / Place: NTH, Trondheim
Eier / Owner Institution: Trondheim byarkiv, The Municipal Archives of Trondheim
Arkivreferanse / Archive reference: Tor.H42.B58.F4207
Merknad: Fra Johan Eggens privatarkiv. Johan Eggens notat til bildet: "N.S.B. brukont., "konstruksjons" Entrepr. Kristiansund"
Indahl, Odd, f. 3. 7. 1917 i Oslo, sønn av lærer, cand. philol. Marinus I. og Olaug Olsen. B.ing. 1940.
Ingeniør NSB's brokontor, Oslo 1940-42, A/S Nybygg / A/S Konstruktion, Kr.sund N. 1943-49 hos Ingeniør Holm Lühr, Oslo 1950-51, siden 1951 leder for Ingeniør F. Selmer A/S's anlegg i Østfold (avd.kontor i Sarpsborg).
Bassøe, Bjarne: Ingeniørmatrikkelen Norske Sivilingeniører 1901-55 med tillegg (Oslo 1961)
On this picture the sun has already gone down but because of special conditions you can see the sun reflecting in the clods fare behind. This photo was taken from Hovseter towards Røa in Oslo from my apartment in the 7th floor.
What makes this an odd house? Well, just look at the photo and I'm sure you will notice something a little strange soon enough. As to why they have that.. dunno—maybe artists live there. But it's not all weird and strange. Note the coffee mug suspended by a string in front of the sliding door. That's one way to assure never forgetting your mug when you go to Starbucks!
If interested in more---my photoblog JapanDave.com
Africa Day took place on May 26th 2013 at Farmleigh House in The Phoenix Park. Over 100,000 people attended the family event hosted by Irish Aid.
Dublin Bus provided a free shuttle to and from the event, linking Farmleigh with Parkgate Street, close to Heuston Station, Luas and various bus services.
The shuttle ran with a 20 minute frequency with two buses, GT27 and GT28, providing the transport from nearby Conyngham Road depot.
GT27 is pictured on Odd Lamp Road in the Phoenix Park operating the shuttle.
Catarina Pascual Jimenez visits families in her neighborhood asking for odd jobs such as washing clothes and menial labor in order to earn a few Quatzales (Guatemalen currency). She is the mother of four. She and the children were abandoned by her husband which left her and the children without income. She manages to feed her children through small rations provided by a USAID program designed to help mothers and children.