The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-08 00:00:00

The Foresters' High Court Meeting
at Weymouth.

Apis, niter the loPse of sine years, we are celled
=r welcome to the fashionable watering place of
o the representetives of • great friendly misty
from all parts of the world, and the weloome is heartily
o° to the largest friendly society, although not
the
• same as on the last °maim of such • visit. In
IFT3 we uttered words of welcome to the Independent
Order of Oddfellows, Manatm Unity, at that time
the greeters in existeoces, and now that the years have
passed, and the Ancient Order of F resters visitc us.
It is as having passed its gallant kindred Society in
the mos for numbers. At that dim the lodependeet
Order of Oddfellows wire feeling the MINA" of • rely
brave determination on the pert of its governing man,
that they would have the Order value I with reference
to its assets and its liabilities. That was done honeAly,
fattatboroughly, and in the light of day, and •
n deficiency was declared to be found. But the
Oddfellows at once rectified the danger by adjusting
their rates of pay to their contributions, and have
I Effie pa in the Path of progress. The Ancient Order of
Feresters have taken amain, and in agradoal manner
I have eel down Weir foot and decided that safe and
practical scales shall be adopted, and this has been
circled out, even at the cast of suspending some
members. Our welcome!, quite as hearty
_to-day to
our brother Foresters as it was to the abed society.
Nine years have brought wonierful change", yet
through MI the benefits of the friendly societies here
, bees going on ; thousands upon thousands have been
mimed in the laborious and difficult work of Court
Secreterr, the Woodward' or Wardens have visited
thouseeds and thousands of sick brethren and dis-
pensed to them not the elms of their Gourte, but that
relief to which they were entitled f torn bevies paid
for it, large numbers hays pared away to the majority,
and their wives or legatees have been aided
by their districts with the tune, al slimness, end
sommthin" over t comfort and relieve the sorrowing.
Members wives have some, and Omar husbands have
been able to bury them with decent rite.; and
members who oould not find rest in warts have been
adopted, under regolationa by the High Conn, and
the latter has held together and guided the Order as •
whole at • minute individual expose". And all this
has beat dose without cum* to public, or private
charity; the funds were provided by working men
themselves, nmeaged by them, husbanded, and
dispensed by them—inatencee of prudence, provi-
dence, and good arrangement that always excite
She admiration of those who reflect And there-
fore we utter but the thoushts of oar fellow.
townsmen in biddies them heartily end sincerely
welorpois to our town, oar public ballade's, our sands,
our hills and GUIs, our bay, our steamers, and on,
neighbourhood. May they all have • bright and
happy tines I Arriving In the height of the season, we
may be preened • little more than is compatible with
leisure to give them so authorial and practical • welcome
aa we might had their arrival been miller. But nose
the less ie our greeting genuine. May they get easily
to our town, arrive without accidect, enjoy themselves
without chock I May their business prosper I May
trivialities be suppressed, and the virtue of sal-
ristralgt be practised, so tbat business may be quickly
got through at first, and leisure found for holiday
towards the and,

TSUI DI2IOIIIRILTION OQIIIIITTIM

Coedit of the Um:Eve Council and the District
Ofileers, and Isere we will give their mom
William 0. T. Hounesli, H.0.E., sad H.P., A.O.
Shepherds: Mr. William Purchase, ILS.C.E., sad
11.0. P. ; Mr. John Moors, H.C.T„ sad
Mr. George B. Symonds, H. 0.5., sad U.SI. ; Mr.
Richard hashley, H.0.5.W., and H.S.P.A. ; Mr.
lenderiek J. Stooktisg, H.C.J.W., sad H.S.S.A. ;
Mr. Witham R. Symonds, H. 0.5.8., mid H.S. ELK ;
Mr. Swami A. Cogsb, H.0.J.8. sad 11.8.J.E., the
seemad titles being those of lb. Ancdent Order of
Shepherds, the Sewed Degree. Bros. James Hobbs,
D. 8., sad John D. Mow4cn, D.T., sad the other
dieta;ot Akers, Bro. Pitooktlon being also D.5.0.R.,
us engaged in the work of arrangers's', sad as wish
thoix geode all mom.

111.11 AIIIIVAL.

Early on Saturday afternoon the inhabitants began
to "bang out their banners on the °tom walls." the
lamps on the Esplanade were adorned each with coloured
bannereta, the publichowies, speolally near the railway
station, mounted their best bunting. and Unions,
trioolars, and Sir E. Jobust mes lags, blue and
chocolate, *head all round. There had been arrivals
of the ordinary excuraionlets ,• but the interest oentrel
In the foresters, for whom the Reception Committee
had previously taken lodgings, forms being left at all
likely places inviting offers. It wee rather against the
fore dere that a very lon sprinkling of excursionists and
other visitors had preceded them, and in one instance
we beard of • parent who had agreed to takelromaters
"catching the ball at the first hop," and letting the
premised rooms to others, so that when the Foreseer
came, his lodKing bed been ;we hope, the
High Chief Reeve feelingly wish' I in his address,
that all the deWiates were esmfortably lodged.
Fortunetely, it was • gloriously line time, so that the
miseries of room-bunting on a wet night were not
endured. The Sheffield party left on Friday, and some
arrived at Weymouth about half-past onion Saturday,
while other " broke the journey" at Southampton.
They continued to arrive, and by four there were 70
in the town; by are o'clock • party of Loadoners and
Scotsmen turned up, and by 6.30 the numbers were
about 160, the Scotsmen proceeding to Mr. Bursh's Sk
Thomas-street. The Manchester men Intended to be
here about 6.15; but their train falling behind, it was
anticipated by others, and they did not get in
till
after seven. AA the Queen's Hotel the Executive
Ocouneil sit in the coffee room, and received the
ds'egetes, acquainted them with the programme, and
where necessary despatchel memengers with them to
their lodgings. Their labours were onerous, for they
had to sit far into the night, and it wee said that •
late train loitered so much on the road that she
couldn't get in till the "smells" of Sunday morning.
The E.O. and their militants worked at it cheerily,
and we have no doubt the visitors were cheered up
after their long journeys. Mr. Little and Id/ assistants
were all alive with the supplies called for, and the
outer men wee refreshed, so that many could enjoy
the beautiful Bay and Esplanade, where they *Add
listen to the band, and watch the boat' skimming the
blue. emu of the delesetes did not get in till 3 a.m.