The Odd Fellows in
America suffered from difficulties associated with the political
landscape,these being the War of 1812 and poor attendance from members in the New York
Lodge.
The roots for the organization as it exists today are from the lodge founded in Baltimore in 1819.
The Odd Fellows were one
of the largest fraternal organizations in the nation during
the golden age of fraternities. The golden age being the latter end of
the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries.
The Odd Fellows compared to the other fraternities examined had the least influence on Moorhead and Clay County.
•Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
–Emil
Pehrson, 3rd Ward Councilmen
–H.P.
Strate, County Treasurer
–P.
Van Vlissinger, City Commissioner
