The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-04

| Past drapds.
| Members Grand Lodge
Grand knchmpment.
| OnlGera OF Grand Lodge.
| Mayor aud City Council,
The spacious hall was soon filled 10 III
utmost capacity, there being about eight hun
drcd persons present. a number of ladies
were in attendance
Judge Good introduced the speakers as
they came In order.
MAYOR THuRMoND's ADDRESS.
Onlocrs Members Friends of tho state Grand
| Lodge OF Odd Fellows, and Ladies' ana Gen
| tleinen'
That the teaching, objects and influences
of Odd Fellowship has assumed the dignity OF
u grand enterprise involving the most vital
Interests of society, no one can doubt To
trace its origin, exemplify its principles, re-
view It's history and enumerate its wonderful
achievements for good, is entrusted TO ADLER
and worthier advocates than myself.
Having served in various public positions,
! can truthfully state that never knew m
Odd Fellow in good standing to enter
the Threshold of poor-housc, nor
his widow or orphans begging aims.
| can conceive of no higher oulogy upon your
order than thati most comprehensive de-
sign and purpose is to make men with it what
they ought to be without it, truly humane
and generous, noble and grand.
| Gentlemen, have tho distinguished honor
and the grea. pleasure to welcome you with
in the gates of this lovely city. This august
assemblage, comprising 80 much intellect,
dignity and refinement, are lit representatives
OF your order and the appropriate representa-
| NJ m ANAL IN Ia
say that there is but ono such empire in the
universe and no such people as Texans any
where. Brave, chivalric noble and refined.
Some of our misguided friends at dis
lance, viewing us Mt II long range,
through an inverted telescope, have misun-
derstood and misreprescnted us, but this
is attributable to partisan bias, sectiona
feeling, or, perhaps, being dazzled by the
grandeur of our achievements and the
brilliancy of our record as people, they have
been unable to learn us Alright
1t seems to me that nature exhausted her.
self in the most extravagant prodigality
upon the fertile praries of Texas, her luxu-
RANT pastures, inexhaustble forests, beaut-
full lakes and rivers, the poetry of her scenery
and the wealth of her climate-an empire of
unbounded natural resources, in all that
makes n country great and prosperous.
Gentleman, in behalf of this City Council
and all classes of our citizens, WELCOME you.
| see before me the honored representatives
Of every city, hamlet village and neighbor-
hood In this broad State.
In every locality from which you hail the
church spires are pointing your children to y
higher destiny than earth. The school-bell
| QIlmp1Apa tho nf tho .uaolthx, and ha
ragged urchin on the street, to study side by
side tie lessons of wisdom, patriotism and
craftsmanship. Our statesmen, merchants,
artisans and farmers stand in the front rank
with our mother States, We number our
charitable institutions by the hundred.
Railroads and electric wires like cob-webs
span our entire domain. Our prosperity and
advancement is the wonder and admiration
of the world. The representatives of such a
State and such a people should receive the
highest consideration and appreciation of any
city under the sun.
Gentlemen, the people of Dallas are cosmo-
| politan. The City Council sitting before me
are true representatives of our population.
One of whom is from the land Of Bismarck
another DESCENDANT Of classic Israel, another
| from cultured New England, and another
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from the cities of the great North, and an
other from the bleak plains of the Northwest,
and another from the sunny shades of our
own beloved South, and yet another true
representative of the glorious republic Of
Texas. Such is our Council and such are
our people. Liberal, brave, enterprsing and
generous.
Dallas the center Of the great grain grow
ing region Of North Texas. The metropolis
of railroads. the metropolis of COM
merce, of progress. of refinement and
of education. Why not, by your wise coun-
ellis, make her the metropolis of Odd Eel
lowship, that from this grand center of
Northern Texas may radiate the blessings of
your order 10 the remotest part of the State?
Establish this as the permanent headquarters
of your grand organization; then will the an.
i;'a ~ ,",ar, auNe.s Vi eacl uAy, laIiing
crested wavs of frienship love and truth 10
either ocean the nlf appS ' .he i anu run VI
"l ihe giorioas achievements OF your order,
the true nndnoble sons of Texas.
should be false to myself did fail to in.
form You that the ladies of Dallas Tor num-
Der OF them had requested me to state
that they desired to encourage YOU on inyour