Local chapter of international fraternity was established in 1890s and provided many Saultites with wheelchairs, walkers and even an organ for events at original Memorial Gardens; Sault Museum to hold exhibit of items from now-closed lodge
The Sault Ste. Marie branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows now belongs to the history books due to declining membership.
The funding will go towards the acquisition of three state-of-the-art medical and surgical beds at SAH. However, the Odd Fellows are best known around the world and locally for buying devices such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, crutches and walkers and loaning them to those who need them in hospitals, long term care homes or private homes.
‘Bittersweet’ is probably the best way to describe the sale of the Odd Fellows Temple building on Dennis Street, Pitcher said. The local Odd Fellows lodge helped raise funds for many medical needs over the years, including optical equipment, renal dialysis equipment and a CT scanner. In the late 1920s the Arthur Lodge had more than 1,000 members but by 1991 there were only 70 members. Very few younger men joined as the years went by - a problem now faced by many service clubs.
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