Daily Republican., 1880-12-28
WITH a BINNER.
The Gift OF Ladies' 10 the Uniform
ElBattaIiOn, I. o. y. r., Whining.
ton PatrfaFchs- Tho Addresses
and Iho BANQUET.

Il
The lady friends of the Uniform BIT
talon of.WilmingtOn Patriarchs, |. 0.
0. f., presented the corps with beau
tiful banner last evening, in Odd Eel.
lows Hail, in the presence of public
audience. A large number Of ladies
we're present.
The battalion having gone into ses-
sior, Prof. W. II. Reynolds was intro
d1csd as the ons who was present as
the representative Of the ladies'. He
said the duty assigned TO him was e
| pleasant one. He was here as a
representative of the ladies and friend
Of Odd Fellowship. He proceeded TO
consider these matters pertinent to the
occasion, tho frs. Of which was woman,
the giver. According TO Milton, woman
ia 'tthe last best gilt of God TO man."
Woman is tho preserver Of our child
hood. Every man who becomes great
aud good in this world draws tha,from
his mother. II We have better mothers
In the future the men in the future
will 10 that much battsr. May Coo
oiess ths women Of the future in this
land OF ours thst we may bring up trus
men ready 10 do noble things and lay
down their lives if necessary upon the
battle field
Odd Fellowship Is worthy recipient
O! such a gift from such q giver. II
goes into Inc SICK room and among .he
beEsaysd aud afflicted to sympssA!Zs
with and comfort. IL is really 10 isaI
o helping hand and sympatAiz1 with
the orphan and widow. O.d Fellow
ship Is the exempii6cation OF that sym.
p&thy 80 characteristic Of womsn'g
love.
Theae t6o thiEga-woman AMI Oid
Fellowship-Ere typical oil waat il
puror than all. Nan looks up5a all
sIaes and soes great rlings, wAaya ar5
simply The putting into expression Of
the love of him VINO ia ths Diver
Of every good and perfect gift. The
man HLo Aas once been born again sees
IN al these things praises to Him who
sa7e them. Woaan and ODD Fe low
ship aIe haDd-na deEs Of Him who
gives 80 abunGantiy to al
The speaker said it gave him pleasure
10 preSolt Gu part o! ths ladies this
banner. Il gave hin pleasure - act
a5 their Representative. The gilG was
an emblem Of their love. A banner,
no said, was an emblem for FL army; TO
be csrrs81 il the thiCkest of tho fEh'.
TLe ladies expected their friends TO
carry the token in the van on the
bait 9. field Of lif3. We are hernsa in
the srIte; they recognize US, said ne,
and they expect Us to carry the banner
ia the lead. Here are purple and gold,
smble4n5 Of royal power and gicry; in
the red is recognized the emblem Of
love; and there is the tent. significant
in that it reminds those for whom the
banner is intended, are but sojOurners. |
Mr.. J. J. McAullen received the ban |
ner on behalf Of the battalion. 1t sf- |
furded him grea: pleasure, he said, tol
receive the bsnner for the battalion |
from their friends, the ladies. Wei
have heard tonight OF tie Influence |
and power Of woman in references to |
Odd Fellowship; Of the fact that every |
good and perfect gift comes from above. |
This banner carries us back to the days
Of the PGtriarohs, when Abraham sat
at his back door, and when one came
along he TOOK him in ana cared for him,
He taught the universal brotherhood |
)l man just as We Patriarohs are try
ug to leach now. They had no &bid
ng place here and so it Is With Us and
vs are ts2ohipg that lesson aI9o fhsy
aught the Lesson Of the golden rale
md so do We to-day, aud charity and
eve TO man.
Ladies', IN the praseGos of this ban
lsr, We will try never to bring discredit
lor disgrace upon it, and We will ever
~ to carry out the lesson, we try TO ,
each, of love and charity. Our work !
. to relieve distress, and in this work
Te are taHght to look to the Giver Of l
very good and perfect gift. K
This banner will stimulate rs 10
reateT action, and 1t shows us tia. :
he ladies have sympathy for US. Why -
10 they give the banner 1t makes
10 think there is benefit in Old
's'lowship that has caused it 10 b8 i
The token has to be carl
led in the van OF the tight. We are =
Dn army, said he, but, brsthern, our c
rns are not cArnal. We have an
RAY to contend against, an army OF y
upsrs'ition, ignorance and viCe. We
ar against these. IL Is moral war 0
Irs IN which we are TO support TIE =,
ght. 1--we carry his banner in The o
an we shall. / know, besuccessfal. =
At the conclusion of the addresses q G
oto OF thanks was extended To the
died for ths handsome Present. :,
After aa Instrumental and vocal solo u
= Miss Florence HIrst, called "Never q
Ike the horseshoe from ths door, - @
1889 present proceeded t" the resi-.
,nce Of Mr.. J. II. Seal, No. 500 Marke! CT
rect, where banquet had 6ean PIE. 81 y.
Irsd. About sixty persons sat down Il
ths well-Hlled tables. The toast re
opposed were; "the Battali0u," BY L.
Morrow, and "ths Ladies'" by Prot. n
,ynolds. h
J. J. McMuilsn presented, on bahal'
The battalion, to Alorzo r. Fell, th
ndsome gold pom, SIS reward for ~
he having been the ouly ia
'retary the organization has had silo- CO
! birth.
The happy gathering dispersed "a
oat midnight, the whole affair having 81
Sn VsEy pleasant Que. lei
Nal Quarrel Between Brothera, %
Henry 0strsnder, aged %, shot aud III
led his brother, George Lsyman o. b
'nder, aged ", ut their homs near .,
mG9n, N. y, on Sunday. Henry NH
3 jsaI0us hsaauSs his little sist2s wss (
..s. ttg, Il ia h.,ptho- and hn spIf O.. f.,