The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-15 00:00:00

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UNION, SION, AND OLD ABE BENEFIT SOCIETY. I
A frond dentonstnitioti and public dinner woo held anise
the petunsca of the Hava.tone breech of the above '
▪ ft... Toesdey, M.y fith, at Twin. t Kers tAne. I
geld, kindly let for the °erosion be Mr. I H Pike. At '
hal f.peet ten the Winshni ae Town B oort, in their attractive
uniform, arrived at the "Cross.' where • prommum was
formed. headed by • hsaut.fol /semi of flowers and .to
staff.hewers, followed It, the hand, after which a henna ,
with "8 mown to Arch and the 1310 m" and on the
✓evere. side " Real, h an 4 Pr e cavity," foil wed by menthe?'
of he !reach, after which tooth-, butter with " •lw,
is Stor gth, on •be reverse eirle Sums. to •he N.A.9.11
Benefit S olety." On leavine the voilace of lc en
the procendoc weeded it. tir•y to the village to, Rushton
After poying • omit to the horn, of •he clergyus.n .n.
other friend.. they returne4 to the et:aline point They
• pr..rwoded down the street of the village se far
Oh. evert*, returnins from thence to the 644. On ...H..
int 'bores grand salute was grad from the &evil. that
Ant been already poopwal for that purple* and which
gam quite a military idea to those emanablwi. The
member. and friends that repaired to the re. 4. gym.
The dinner was emitelly arr awed by Mr. and Mt
Fib., who 1•010 kingly whited by their iris It. and the
tables were ailed (rot end to earl, and we. very such
enjoyed by all. Mr. & PAL the Metric* Secretsre, wa.
Ile the chew, an 4 wee supported oc his right by Kr.
I lee, the Local 9 oretery, and en his left by Mr. K. Hoot,
At the *acclaim of the repeat, the Clialimilan
addressei the friends present, and la so doing orracr.t.t.
listed them on their present emodltien and loin, pros.
pests, otter which the local meretert very willingly sad
stet, hamght forward many statement, of a mtlf notary
Deism, geeing which thaw present fi 'quietly enders d
the seedimenta Three rheers were then given for the
secretary's speech. The Onancial statement which was of
a moot encouroring nat, rk garn only•risi
and arse as followe:—Ifor the 11C•inatene Branch of the
N. A faU. during the last two years 1951.111, total Income,
AM I • total outgoing, ,177 4.. 4d.: leaning • f•v .tteehhe
Wanes of £46 le. 64 In the treasurer's heels. Uo to the
presets& time there are 11 Melt and benefit and 15 trade
union membere, a total of 13 one death Amine toe pa.t
Yee,: the Oakum's ham been very slight, only gig members.
At the conclusion of the 'Peaking, the party I...sired to
the geld for dancing and mime other amusements, which
were most freely iniulged in. Had the weather heist more
Nowa! le. there would be,ebeena mai:blamer Ite,ing,
as it WO there was a large assemblage, the gild being
smolt' filled.
At 630 p m Mr. 8. PIKS eSTO ex Odeon. In eo doing
e.-4 that many young labourers bye been eceble.l to
Po 1.0. 0 Idlsilosis and other socittie* which they could
lnegee hoot done had they not Joined th Union, with Its
aiy•ateces. After fully expla,ning the men, wlventegel
to be derived from the society, he concialed with at
appeal to *eye preeent to Join, and they would sore to be
tvorfittad In • variety of ways, such as higher wages. who
the ace smealty (which Is not ally applied in
other moieties), where mat have so much per weak. alter
bath., in the patoty a certain number of yearn, and
Sr. uanhie to work for their maintenanoe.
ft wan booed by some that there noull bays been Divine
..er•irLe..o this ecessioa, bold either at 'Wastage or Itualv
ton Church. which would have added Moollifo the spiritual
es walls. the moral elevatioo of W. society. One thins
at the dinner and elsorts w" veilnoticeable, sad that
WI.
the absence of them whet hays it in their power (. ut not
in their minds) to help on this muse, other wi,h their
tame or presence. Let that he emit may, this N. A.L.U. is„
we believe, conducted on mach prissiples ag are subeteutti.
Oh sound, sad will bear ineneelMes. er floMPerken with
glingeed societies, and fully shows that the mettle/ elms
we in • position to look after their own intermit The
day's teceeedince freeelbertualeg to and were of the wet,
'-'utoorigeble nature, a thin,' of a dimgmeable or dime.
Petahlekind baying occurred. The Iteynetoree people ere ,
to he emerstatated on the OWNS of the day.
Alter antes of Outing had been accorded to Mr. Pike for
the ittni lota for the dal of his workshops and field, also
t. thee. who WO helped in a variety of ways, the bead
mentne4 their botfectimishis for dancing, and we moot say
woe wont in tfiely favour they did their duty willingly
end cowlit•bly the whole of klne dey, and area credit to
the lowa to which they belong.
As the shades of evening heron to close l it wee
eeiient the worts man be rellsetniebei, and lit nine
o'clock the bend played the National Autism's. Although
S few showers of este passed over. ~Mono egfulld that •
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