Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-12-23
A Pleasant Surprise.


A Pleasant Surprise.
HALL OF VALET LODGE, No. 1870, x. Of II.
December 18th. 1850.
Immediately after the closing Of our Lodge
this evening, we were taken by surprise BY
the wives and . sters of our members entering
into our Lodge room; and, IN IN incredibly
short space OF time. they rigged out tive
large tables with al the paraphernalia Of :
banquet, and which were soon loaded with .
bountiful supply of all the s.go0d things"
needed for IN elegant repast.
The Iront0n Cornet Band then put in an ap-
pearance and discours ed some excellent music,
after which the members, accompanied with
their wives, together with tho band. were
seated At the tables and did ample Justice to
the elegant repAst set before thenl. After
which, the assembly being called to order,
Qadies being inclu led for this once,)
Tue following address Of welcome was de-
livered by our worthy Dictator, Bro. q. r.
Peck. In behalf Of tue Lodge:
LADIEs:-On behalf of Valley Lodge vel
come you to seat IN our Lodge room.
This seems to be q new departure from the
ordinary course of things. 1t ts the fret time
during my connection with the various lodges
for the last twenty-five years when the ladies
nave taken sufficient Interest IN our Work TO
pay us \ visit; aud have no doubt % long as
you feel this interest, aud we have your en-
prosper.
You, ladies, are far more Immediately inter-
perp .tui.1 Of tue order than We your nus.
bands ana brothers; 1t ID more particular. y
for your benefit that the Knights OF Honor is
organized.
One OF the objects OF our order q 10 assist
each other to obtain 9mDlOvmAnt. IN H6t8 We
can AID each other IN various wsys--zna II, 10
hravest n.r,anc.s moments III daaennr me-
and svmnsthy o fram hro,her in.nsss.a re-.
newed hope And d-terminsti TO accomplish
@'n.t they aye seeking. ana thus the brother
nuhoss 81 q nuAa suscess. :.
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and pubsa d.ath hanef;t for tho viio1
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no labor ,.har.,s or hrothers - neuIsct
and most Re. . small assessments, tsus
49, J. PloME aud dep.iving you o. tne
and improyed.+ CONTAINED interest ~,
bAp TO c0ntintsit has iseen pleasant
eeFteinls OF evas been > pleasant one
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1cted thSs Ma asr ~ a,trnrfsa * can mn lon .-er
0e sail that the ladies cannot keep secret.
AItnongn you nave not gone tArougn the
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Continued encouragement.
Followed BY Bro. WIN. ii. Byers IN the
reading Of thu following original poem. en-
titled
I'D. n. A."
In beautiful valley shut in BY hills
OF iron and silver, whore mnrmurin9 rills
CT water go dancing thro, pebble and rock,
K3sefny the sunlight lis shadows would mock,
The wf1ow and orphan 70 protect forever
BY making fund, withOnt any ilisplay.
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