The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-25 00:00:00

ODDFELLOWS" ANNIVERSARY.

The anniversary dinner of the Loyal " Elope Ever.
more "frnige of Oddf•Howe we, held in the Corn
Exchange on Tuesday evenlog last. The Hon.
Humphry Strut presided, and amongst the cmpany
we noticed Mr. H. R. Farquharson, Dr. Rowe, the
Rev. F.. I). Pierce (of Tarrant Illooktoo), Rev. R.
Cleal (of Willa borne), M.•ore. t 7. W. Pstkinson,T. B. D.
Rawlins. S. Parkinoon. Bust, W. &milts% A.
Bretle C. F. Burgess, J. Burg..., .J. O. Fowler, It.
E cock, T. Joyce, Soepnerd, R. NT -Pete, G. B.or, H.
M e.re, U. Hair J Fla chart, W. Stickland,
H. Bay •mock, C. uockton, W Tepper J. Firms,
W. Cotton, W. Muncluon, H. Wareham, F. Harvey,
T. Lang, S. Mouckton, C. Frampton, sad W.
Lowman.

—T-h—e
-roots— was prettily adorned, arid Sir. Mile', of
tbe Crowe, provided a capital repast There were
ab ,ot 150 preeent.

The CHAIRMAN first proposed ""'he Health of
the Q seen. (Applause.)—lhe Wimborue t 'we baud
played the Netional Anthem.
la giving as the next toast "The Prince and
Princess .1 Wales and the rest of the Royal Family,'
the CHAIRMAN said on more than one or two occaeions
the inhabitants of the town of Wimborne had had the
opportuulty of oh .win g their loyalty, and he must say
they did so most heartily, even as in ich es any town
In England. The Prince of Wales wee very popular,
and there was a question which had enraged the
istmfitiott of map/ P.,1)16 to which he might allude--
namely, the houses of the poor, and he did so because
the Prince of Wales had not only been chasm on the
Commission to enquire Into the matter, but he had
aleo yiais„ad some of the worst places in London in
order to become thoroughly acquainted with their
condition. He considered this stowed what • deep
Interest he Vick in the welfare of the people. Other
members of the Royal Family also showed their
Interest in the welfare of the people, (Hear, heard
The CHAIRMAN next gave "The Army, Navy, and
Reserve Forces." With the toast ho coupled the
names of Sergeuit-Msjor Stride, Qttartermaater-
Sergeant blunckton. an I Lieutenant Rewline.
Recitation by Mr. Corms : "Tbo Battle of Inkier.
man." _

Sergeant STILIDI said the dards of the army spoke
for themselves, and he under.t thouih leso wee not
is favour of the short servioe, that the greater part of
the men serving under Gmeral Graham were of only
one and • half or two years' servioe. It h.l been said
by thou who di 1 not understud the matter that
cavalry were of little use in warfare at the present day,
but the charge at Tekel-Kebir ant 111•Teb proved the
contrary, and showed cavalry were most useful sod
could not be dispeneed with.
Quartermaster illogcsa on said he felt mull honoured
in hiving his name connect, I with the toast of the
yeomanry as one of the Wimborne troop of which
their respected chairman was lieutenact. The
yeomanry of Dorset had beaten all other regiment' in
oompetition, and the Winoborne troop beat the reel.
He hoped their worthy chairman would ItiVe them
the opportunity again to compd., and he believed
their troop with their chairman at its head would
beat any regiment in England. (I.tu4hior)-
Lieut. RAWLINS said he c onsidered he hai Cadge to
be proud in bel menu to the D .reel bettali on. Toey
bad done well in cum an i at Aldershot.. Though
It might seem somewhat evacuee, he should be m
balmy to receive the name. f any recruit, who
sviehed to j dot the Wirabaorne e rtos on tne let of
April--(lughter)—as that was the .I.y ; NVlmborne
wee to be again the bead quarters of a company.
(Cheers.)
Mr. 11. MOM, proposed "Th. Biehop and ()leggy
of the Doe.., and If misters of other Desominetioni."
With the tout he couplivol the luau of the Hu. I).
Peirce and the li.v 1 Crisal, Mg. 0. W, raIiSMOJI

r••• 1 • let'er front the Rev. F. J. Huyebe regretting
In COW.UtSO•B of a parigh engagement be was nosh!'
to attaot as he bad folly int-nded, and expressive of
hie Minters wishes foe the welfare of Lb' society.—S 'ag
by Mr. lIATTIS.
The Rev. O. Pintos and the Rev. R. Ctist also
remanded 10th. toast
Mr. Boar proposed the toast of "The Manchester
Unity." /
Song : Mr. T. JOYCE.
P.0.‘1. :gricktairte, in reply, Bali their vociety
nombere I 370,000 mentherA, in I, as to the g m 1 it was
doing. In 1882 they ozpended in sick pay £131,127,
and £116247 in fun-rola. Let them take 1b.,.
amount* ioio coosiieration. awl they would have some
I lea of the iminenee amount of relief wroth "roe given
'to the afflicted and to the widow In her distress. It
was an average of 61.749 17s. 6J. per day, and the
expenses of m-diosl attendance, medicine, fro., were
not incindei in that stun, COIN quently it might be
reckoned L'2,0120 was epeot every day. They weft
annually Increasing their capital, 'kith amounted at
the end of 1882 to 25.501 781. This noble stun was
raimi by working men. Taking the Wet nine years
no
less a sum lbws 124,332,000 had he*. spent In sick
DIM AIM Matron ; and yet this was • time when, Sc.
cording to. pamphlet meetly publisheel by • society
of which • nobleman living in the neighbourhood was
one of the principal supporter., had It record° I that
the chief Bios o the working claws wore impro-
vidence, pauperism, and intemperance. The rotaries
from the various Deeetit so:Otte showed there was
the sum of thirteen millions belonging to registered
friendly societiee ; about two millions might be con.
'tiered as belonging to maregiatered s cieties an
thou) societies which hal not mad, any return.
Tnirty-nioe millions the.. hunired and seventy
thousand pound. were deposited in Poitoifflos
Banks, and they k ew it was the poorer CI•11114‘ who
anyeatoi their money in such banks. ite the Heti took
care to invest their" where they bad higher interim,
Illid thirty-four millions were invested in other easing,'
books, making • total of eigfity-six millions Weenie'.
How could ULM be said to be improvidence ! He
maintained as a class the working me. were bottom-
ing more and more provident It was friendly societies
which relieved the rate", and the 0,141641°w" wore in
Lb. van to have their liabilities weaned. It was
foiled tome of the lodges were behmd, but it was the
older which were formed when the subject of vital
statietios was not on lerstool, smith" man at 40 paid
at the same rate no the young man of 18 or 20. The
Manchester Unity Wee the first to alter this. Hen m-
istimed than next aim should be to farm • Buperannus.
Lion Fund, so that when • man arrived at the age of 63
heshould havess, per week in •Alitioa to what be earns,
Mr. Sticklaad oonelnded by remarking the lodges of the
society wen eduestionel, • d the lemon. learnt in them
w-re obedience and welf-oontrol. •re• present Graiad
Mater, who was the chief oftoor of the Caty of Chao.
tor, saki he had meet to titanic the Oildlell iws' to Its
for the position be held. They could not all be (Laud
Madders, but they amid all. by carryiag out the prin-
ciples inculcated io Ilditellowehip, do soros good, and
then whim they pained away it would nt be said of
than so of tbe oil turnpike gates—they were mimed
but not wanted. (lieer, hear, and laughter.)
"Th. health of the Medical Officers' wao proposed
by Mr. T. D. B. ii•WLINS.
Song by Mr. A. Romer.
Mr. C. W. PAM:Mon responded, and thank* I the
members for the kinitrentineat be bad retired from
them slime he became their medical Aker, and also
other societies who engaged him.
Mr. MorrowitzT, of Kingston, also responded.
The OttAlltgae next prepaid "Success to the L /al
• Hope Evermore 'Lodge, and the Poole Dietriot." Al-
though, he said, this was as important a toast as any
proposed that eeetilug, be regretted he knew so little
about the society that he oould not say much about it.
On almost all subject' they would find some who &taut
agree with them, but be biassed all in teat room would
agree in this—that n t only were such societies
beneficial, but worthy of eupp alt. From toe statement
which hwt been banded to him, the hawses-sheet up
to December 31. e, 1883, he found that m to the sick
fond the balance I. band at the b zincing 0,1 the year
was £1,493 its. 8)1., aged by subscriptions and other
sums pal i 1..t0 the lodge during the year, stmountiog
to 1.161 16a. 3 1., the total wag 21.822 Os. 11 Toe sot
pay was El 7 • 18.. 61., and the balance in favour of the
society wea61.601 7.. 20. Oct the management fund
the bales°, ens 11 17. d 1., eici the tota.l 'aloe of the
lodge was £1,603 4.. 5(1.; 6107 9..91 being saved in
M.. year. Tlld DUILIb .r of euuscribiog m Ambers was
210. There might be some who Lb ught the stun eared
was not so much as it ought to have been or that the
number of members was not au large as they could
wish, but they c 'Laid drink Gummi t a the society, an
etrivs to kimonos its funds and members.

_
Bong by Mr. BARTLETT.
Bro. CARS. the secr.tary, in responding, game
statistic, of the Poole District, whim, have &Ire* ly
been publogied. and ezpramed Us regret Cid. in Gus-
caution with the lodge they had no surplus fund, but
he hoped in coneection w.th the district toe suggestion
of the P.G.M. would be carried out, and that the
matt w would have full dm-marlin at the next &Ennui
movable westing.
Mr. G. aiOR propose I as the next toast "Success
to Kindred Socistim," end spoke in the highest terms
of the importancl of such rod-tics. Lie o died upon
Mr. Baker to reap isd foi Lb, Brue•otont " L .dge ..1
Uddlellows, Mr. lirmaton for the United Patriots,
and Mr. Miller for the Foresters.
BARER, Mr. Ramos, and Mr. Muzza
responded. . . . .

fir. Rows proposed "ml health of the Chairman."
(Loud cheers.) He could not .peak s. highly of him
ea he wishrel, becauae he was present and be knew
be was • baehlul young man. (Leughter.) Bit tie
might refer • little to hi. father—L .rd Aleigton. it.
used not, however, dilate on his genie' and kindly
character, as that wee known to all. and it was an
honour to • county to hare ench • man living among
them in the lor• mad eeteeto of all Win. knew Wm. The
;Mailman had referred to the Prince of Wales ad the
past he had taken with respect to the homed of the
poor. But he woul I ask them to go through the
village of Whitchatopton and the crichels and they
would see cottages almost like little palaces. (Rear,
hoer.)
. . . .

,
(The toast was received with muaicsl honour...)
h. ehalllll.oll said be twudi not eutficieutly thank
lb* oompsuy fur the kind way hie health had been
propowd and reosiverl. It bad 11110 g,Vila him much
pleasure to be present and to beer their eociety was in
, • flourishing state sad be &leo sincerely hoped the motto
at the other end of the room would be ful filled —uscuely,
" May the House of Cricket dad the tows of Wimborue
ever be united." (Applauds.) It would be hi. ear.
, Beet endeavour that it should he no. (Renewed cheers.)
Mr. IL it. KtiodUlaltMOS said the next toast had osert
entrueted 10 aim It wip, The Coen sad Tie le if
: Wimborne" (Cheers.) He considered the toe.t wea eit•
era...dangly appropriate on tin Omit list.. Odillalows*
prior:inks Wore mutual .upp it, and the trade 01 the two
of Wimborne depended on lAu principle being act d
upon, sad in very many mammas the very altiotenn
of a loon dapen led on the support of the neigh/war
There was e time when these principles were act .1 uoon
In this oonntry —class with claw action together. iglish•
men with Zogliehmes stood atoulder to shoulder 'ad sup-
ported each other. Io those days the trade of Wituburne
d ourished, because tev principles of mutual asiostanoe,
int* fellowship. of tlddlellowehip, of pauiotieni ho,r•
sated on. Bit times had changed. Gsrtnin principle. •1
blinded to be between empire and empsre had been
woducel into the every-day 11t, of map) X igliehusen ;
into the count y life of gu.iishowm, sod to nitt-y towns
'offered. Weal were this. principled t Buy cheap, and lei
agriculture, manure-A...Laud working-in,tets:ye. H
eve r beneficial them principles might be amongst empirei
they wore harmful autooget indie.duele, because thvy
were °premed to the greet principla wh.ch they were
there to •hpport that avaarnit—h•triOtiam, mutual map-
pat and assistance, sad 0 idiellowsnip And how did
the town and trod, of Wimborne soda from these pan-
diet«, which were onPO•ed to ha.. of 0 oifollowahlo
He believed it did not happen with Wivaborne that its
neighbours, thinking thsy could buy cd.apit
witodr•er their custom, but let them look at the result ei
the., principles on the chief CY,t.ith,rd Of it, lowa. Were
not tall landowners. the proleriohiti meth the farmer,
and the l•bourers their moot imported. chatotpata, 1141
did not the landowner; tabourer*, and professions! men
alke draw their money from the former. t Their custom,
their trade, depended os the llamas. of the farmers, and on
the quantity o the trade depended tae employment or the
working men. Be bellowed tit. prosperity of trh• yea.
of the loon was the reed pal. of the °poetry. What did
the prolparoua trad• of Wiluborne mesa I It ta,aat that
th I I al. went W-r. loth/R.1,41% and that, thefahr•,,annOr.l.,
labourers, and all hut money to spend Into, loon, esti t
meant ttpy were consequently able to give larib r crier.
ti th Maculae:or .fa eel b tt r employment It., com•
lad ap.ll. If toe trete of Wiluborhe dolt 'shed the cunt)
we. ',roan •rur, but the bad/ ~1 Wituborna c ul ..4.1
donde'. ii e:ricutiure Itrurihed, and is believed th
priticiples of Oldfalluirrattip war. Use only Prisc.pl a I
under which aa r Icahn. could do Irish, sad therefore their ,
trate could dourisk. They modt depend upon it their
prouirrity, hie prosperity, and the c ...red prosperity
we... much depludent on the success of agriculture, us
the bounty of the e.tr de se that of the ,•1,11, themee!...
A rubtoue fall in the price., of the products of wicultura,
• deficient harv.sts and a devitstiog collie disease were
not only fatal to the (sneer, they were fatal to the ,
country sod to trade. It was for this reason, feeling as
be did their proeyerity meant pr aperity to all, nod
mutual eupport and patriotism, that he eulanitted Irim
his beut • Proeperity to the town end trade of Wnn'
born..' (Applause.)
Mr. T. Ledge sod Mr. R. Etcock reap aided to the
West

TOn CHAIILMAN Digit proposed " Bacers. to Arriculture.'
Mr. Fovrtie and Mr. BURGESS reap 'wiled.
Vuutors," " The Cwaisnat so," and " The L.dis,'
followed. . -

A esfY Pleasant •TOOilli eras spent.

BLLND7OBI).
Traumas-US Swim r. —A. public un ler the
auspices of the lilsuddad Temperanoe Sealed'', was
held in the Wesleyan Chapel on Tusedvy
under the preeidency of tbei Hey. J. Dutnie, resident
minister, when Mr. J•ale. Rae, of Reading, delivered
• capital widrese to a fairly good audience.
RRPOSITORT SALE.—At Mr. Raises repwitory sale,
ia the Crown Meadow on Wednesday, there IWAR •
moderite supply and • goof &Mandan°, of dealerv.
The p rasloisi we°, moans, to late rates.
Tim itamsum., TROOPS of variety artistes, eight in
number. gave tw., safest slam fats in the TqWS Hall
on Tuesday and Wsdoesdey eveniag. to fairly good
attendances