Date Original
1914 November
Description
This collection contains one copy of “The Sovereign Odd Fellow” from November 1914 with an article about editor A.C. Veach's charges of spreading dissension and inciting “subordinate bodies of our Order to insubordination” within the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal order founded in 1819 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Odd Fellows encourage Judeo-Christian ideas of reciprocity and charity. They see it as their duty to visit the sick, educate orphans, care for widows, and to bury the dead. They were the first national fraternity to accept both men and women into their order in 1851 by forming the Daughters of Rebekah. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows began its work in Little Rock, Arkansas, through William Morrison on August 12, 1839. A.C. Veach was the owner and editor of the “The Sovereign Odd Fellow” newspaper that was published out of Gravette, Arkansas. In 1914, the Grand Master, Fred Hanyen, from Pennsylvanian charged Veach with spreading dissension and inciting “subordinate bodies of our Order to insubordination” through the “The Sovereign Odd Fellow” articles.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.177.012
Resource Type
Text
Collection
"The Sovereign Odd Fellow," Independent Order of Odd Fellowsnewspaper, SMC.177.012
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
"The Sovereign Odd Fellow," Independent Order of Odd Fellows newspaper, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
