, 1881-04-30
And his Reception and Ora
tion at Dayton te the
/. O. O. F.
OUR EXECUTIVE SURPRISED.
Enterprise Lodge I'm this City En-
tertained His Excellcncy and
Party Last Evening in the
Odd Fellows Temple.
He Views the VALLEY Of Water from the
Ra.e Of the Rlae Nsaniains-.nls D.
partur~ and Promise tn Visit rs
Again.

Pursuant 10 tsieSrapuic uNitatiou W
Governor VIM. A. Newell, from the Odd
Fellows at Dayton to address them the a6th
inst-the anniversary OF their foundation IN
the United States, the Governor arrived
in this city on Tuesday morning al : A. N.
immediately after despateiing hasty
breakfast, His ExcelIeney, accompanied by
the City Editor OF the STATESMAN, bid adieu
TO Walla Walla started for the quiet little
town on the Touehet. No incident OF note
occurred during our journey excepting
an uncessing Oregon mist" until We reach
ell
Throughout the whole trip the Governor
expressed wonderment a. the vast agricultu-
raj resources possessed by our people On
our arrival at DAYTON the Governor was re-
ceived by committee Of Odd Fellows,
while the Dayton Grey's band played
Hail to the Chief" On account of the in
clemency of the weather, the out door ex
ercises and basket picnic was given up. The
Universahst church Was procured, and there
Gov. Wm A. Newell addressed his tirst
Eastern Washington audience, which was by
no, beans small or inattentive one. Gov.
Newell on being introduced said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
Before proceed, / wish to inform you, my
kind friends, that l am not public speaker.
1t has performed no part Of my life. have
pursued the humble avocation OF 4 doctor
during the greater part of my years. But
when cne views the vast resources OF your
Territory; its majestic and awe-inspiring
scenery, the Mighty Oregon" as she rolls
and thun6ers her undaunted and irreprcss-
ibIe way to the mother ocean, cannot help
but give vent to the 0ut-pHurings OF my soul.
As have before stated, am glad to meet
my not full pledged citizens OF the
UNITED STATES
1t is to my sorrow that so many citizens are
disfranchised. lApplause) 1t is an imPro-
per and unholy thing to those who deprived
at least 40, 600 voters Of that American pre-
rosative for which our forefathers laid down
th,ir lives at Bunker Hill, Valley Forge and
many other revolutionary battle fields. l
would not stand it, tapp!ause) and do no:
think you viii have to- feel compliment
ed on beng the Chief Executive Of such a
grand country as Washington Territory.
1t is beyond the power OF a mere human
my small brain cannot comprehend the vast
ness, greatness and richness Of your domain.
Your timber, coal, iron. gold, marble, gran
ite, and your vast gram producing fields,
with
CLIMATE AND HEALTH,
Your water and God given scenery points to
a future unspeakable prosperity. The great
minds of the over-populated countries are
pointed to Washington Territory. In cer-
tain sense it pains me to see civilization in
its granl onward march mar some Of the
primitive beauties of nature, bnt thtn it Is
grand satisfaction to know that they can't
mar Rainier, Puget Sound, the Columbia,
Cascades, or our 50, 600, 600 Of surface. Eel
low citizens You have everything here but
brass, and that you can import from New
Jersey As socn as the great northern iron
band spans
Thousands will escape from hanger thirst,
food and hurricane for this Elysium,
last and farthest place a man can 90 as a
free and untramme!ed condition. But-Ihave
transgressed on your good nature. l came
here at the solicitation OF Patti Lodge No.
lO-to celebrate the 63d anniversary of Odd
Fellowship in America. When | joined the
Odd Fellows in 1912 there were bat lodges
in my State-New Jersey-and have lived
to see the order IN the State number 200
lodges with membership Of 1900 souls,
and that In 4 State that could be thrice sunk
In
PUGET SOUND
Without seriously affecting the safety Of
navigation in those waters. | am far from
home, and still every day | meet brothers
with a common secret and common desire
in the Improvement of the human race
Wherever the Odd Fellows have been estab-
lished, civil. and religious liberty prevails,
and where it is not found, the links will be
found missing The order now consists of
| 20 Grand Lodges, 1000 Subordinate Lodges,
| 40 Grand Encampments and 1000 SubOrdin-
ate EneampmentS. Supreme Lodges with
a total membership of 800, 600 souls, this
in turn governed by the
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE
This grand order is fortunate in having no
Gorernor-being headed by Grand Sire
mere igulhead. The Grand Lodge meets
and transacts business for this gigantic or.
| sanization in one week-that beats Congress
The members don't get paid suppose is the
reason"
The Governor then reviewed the history
of the Odd Fellows from the time of their
first meeting on the evening Of the 26th OF
April 1919 to tho present day. Reviewing
the trials and hardships that so often beset
the course of organizations moving in the
| SPACE OF TINE
| In fixed course He then swent to sneak
of the Amount of good done by the order
''Does any one know Of sick brother Or
brothers in distress, Visit the sick, re.
lieve the distressed bury the Dead and
educate the orphan Probably many Of