Excerpt from The Grand Master's Treasure IN giving to the public this volume, which I am led to believe is the first work of fiction dealing with the principles and members of the Inde pendent Order Of Odd Fellows, I trust that it will be received in the same spirit in which it was written. The good of the Order has been the underlying thought, and my chief desire has been to so bring before the uninitiated something of the spirit of our beloved Order that the world at large may recognize its advantages and uplift ing influence, and seek admission. There cannot be too many Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. On April 30, 1894, I became a Rebekah, and on the same occasion was installed as the first Noble Grand of Riverview Rebekah Lodge, No. 49, I. O. O. F., of Bucksport, Maine; and in the year 1897 I was retired from the Office of President of the Rebekah State Assembly. Owing to change of residence, I have been unable to visit the home lodge for several years, but I have ever kept in close touch with it. During this period I have vis ited many lodges nearer my dwelling place and have been most cordially welcomed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.