Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-14
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! AT meeting Of Ottumwa Lodge
No. l6. A, +. & A. NJ, held at their
Lodge Room last night. our old and
esteemed friend WI. Ross, who Ii
about to move away from this city,
was presented with an elegant watch.
The presentation speech was made
by r. L. Tilton, Esq, asd responded
to By Mr.. Ross
Mr.. Tilton's presentation speech was
as follows: 1sf
MIR. TIL7oS's SPEECH.
Mr.. Ross, Brother and Compoaton::
knowing that we are soon to lose
You as citizen, that you are about to
make tor yourself home in another
state, and understanding that for the
present, at least, this ia to be your last
meeting with the Masons of Ottumwa.
l am delegated by them through our
Worthy Master TO address You 4 word
Of farewell,
1t is no pleasing Or easy task 10 give
expression to words appropriate to
friendly parting. But since the duty
10 mine, it gives me sincere pleasure
to say that on no like occasion, under
no similar circumstances, could the
word OF regret be more fitly or Justly
spoken. In Your new home we know
that yon win readily acquire many
friends. and merit snd receive their
respect and esteem. We know that
your rectitude Of life will gain their
appreciation. leaving no necessity for
Recommendation or testimonial from
MS, as individuals or collectively as a
Lodge; yet TO one who has met with
rs SO often and 80 regularly, serving
with freedom, fervency. zeal, with an
nntiring interest for our prosperity 40
a lodge, for the welfare OF Masonry in
our city aad jurisdiction, and for the
general good Of the Order, we would
give expression Of cheer aud ccmmen.
dstiol. a
We hope for Your joyous and pecun-
iary prosperity and happiness in wait.
ing. And yet, however successful in
business, however bright and abundant
the smiles Of fortune, however happy
and entertaining the social relation to
which Won may attain, VIC. believe and
feel, we hope and "a retrOspection is
inevitable, we know, that you will
often turn the miud's eye hitherward
to OttuMwa, to friends and associa-
tons here. AS you do SO, lei this tes-
fimoniAl add somewhat to the pleas
ure Of Remembrance. Let this guard
be enblematical Of that band, which
strengthened by the tenet Of our pro-
fession--"B rotherly Love, Relief and
| Truth, and made strong by "Tem.
perance, F0rtitUde and Justice" the
cardinal virtues of our institution,
/ shall bind and hold as in one common
bond Of brotherhood. meeting upon
the Level, acting upon the Plumb, and
parting upon the Square. And this
| Watch, az yet nntried, we hope will
prove as trne as that friendship which
prompts the gift, May each day that
itnlarks, add to your happy experience,
wealth Of happiness and material pros.
pert. may each day that it numbers
mark a further remove from all that
tends to impovcrish our better ma
lures, retard our progress. or ansr our
higher culture. And If at any time
with any there has been a feeling of
animosity, a single ripple On the wave
OF oar social intercourse, which vet
vibrates IN the hearts Of any, let each
turning Of The hand upon this dial
symbolize revolution in the wheel Of
time towards its obliteration and ut
ter torgetfulneas. May each hour that
1t denotes, each turning of the hand
indicate step nearer, an approach to
the acquisition of those higher quail
ties Of mind, which, when the white
winter Of mans age shall come with
Its demand for transition, will entitle
you and all good Masons to a welcome
with strains of sweet and solemn mn
sic TO the Grand Lodge above.
{ Within. in this case, is this iuscrip.
ton: ID Testimonial Of Esteem. from
tic Masonic Fraternity Of Ottxn,aca.1 |
1Ae.esssasy sessA|~ &sr'fake II for -sss
representative merit. Accept il, not |
for its intrinsic worth or value, but as
a memorial testimonial Of our re.
spect1for you as a fellow citizen, of our
fraternal feeling and kind considera-
ton for you as a Mason and brother,
and not less our regard aud esteem for
you az ii man" 35
Mn. ROSS RESPONSE: /
/ Ny brethren If OttuD,too Lodge:
II was my desire, in coming here to- |
night. that as this was the last meeting
&c tl,sa alon skax should - nh1o Il