The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-21
INSTALLATION ADDRESS.
DeIivs red by DR.. Morse. or Lawrence.
State Medical Examiner OF this !
Knights OF Honor, at Bancroft
Hall ON Wednesday Even.

OOUY anu Soul, III tue spirit can al any |
time give him so much of happiness, |
that he shall say TO the passing moment,
sob still delay, thou art SO fair
he is placed in scenes of revelry, pleas
ure, power, and glory. but the supreme
moment comes not, until at last, after
spending years in retaining q waste
country, and making it the home of
thousands of contented and prosperous
people, in the joy at seeing so much OF
happiness as the result of his labOrS, he
makes the fatal exclamation, " Vsrseise
dOch, dH 6ist 40 seh0sn."
Not unlike this fuIlnesS OF joy may be
the feeling of the founders of our noble
oryier-as they contemplate the comfort
and happiness which has come to so
many sorrowing ones throughout the
land through their instrmentality. The
good they have accomplished is vast, al
most unreasonable, yet it is but 1.-THE,
an emblem merely, of that which shall
yet be performed as the years roll by.
1t is singular fact, but none the less
true, that so successful an order was not
born in Ohio. 1t is not even an Ohio
idea, nor were its orlginators, presidents.
The order of Knights OF Honor was
founded by its founders in foundry
suppose, in Louisville, Kentucky, June,
1873. Remembering the maxim OF
poor Richard, - Take care of the wild
| ows, for the wives can take care of them
| selves" and desiring TO remedy some Ot
| the defects of other orders aud at the
4 same time give stated reliet
Ia the families Of deceased mem.
| beers, they established this as a secret be-
neyolent order. At first but little pro-
| gress was made, and that in but few
| states, and il seemed almost az II this Or
/ der would be found dead IN the very
| sight of its founders. But it was no part
of their plan that this scheme should die
early, but dilate into grand and beneh-
cent institution, which should be bless
| ing to countless thousands. Under their
| renewed exertiOns in 1915, il made rap
id progress and now numbers 81 grand
lodges. 1880 subordinate lodges and
about 10000 members. 1t extends
from the pine-clad hills OF Maine
to the broad plains through which
the Rio Grande murmurs to the sea
from the everglades of Florida to
where "rolls the Oregon, and hears
no sound save its own dashings."
II can be found in all prominent
places in the land that are hsbitable,
and in some that are uninhahitabie, for a
lodge has recently been established far
up among the clouds, even in the city OF
Leadville, too far up from the earth to
be convenient and not near enough to
heaven to be handy. The highest pow.
er is vested in the supreme lodge, which
is composed of representatives from the
grand lodges and holds Its sessions once
a year. This body has general over
sight of the interests OF the order
makes all laws for grand and subordi
nate lodges. has exclusive control
J death benefits orders, new assess
ments and furnishes supplies and
apparatus for grand lodges, and sub
ordinate lodges IN states where no CRANE
lodge exists. 1t charters all new lodge:
and furnishes benefit certificates TO each
, new member.
The grand lodges are composed of rep
: resentatives from the subordinate anC
, have charge of the interests of the orde1
and of the lodges in their RESPECTIVE
: states.
You are all aware of the steps neces
sary in admitting new members 1t j
the intention to admit none who are no
acceptable to the members of the lodg
: in order that peace and harmony may b
4 preserved 10 admit none but sound, able
A bodied men, such as would be acceptable
by any life insurance company ant
u every means are now taken To secure thi
result Every officer who is intruste
with money or property is required I
i give bonds for double the amount liabl
s to come into his hands, and thus ever
n temptation and opportunity for dishor
- esty is removed.
u | may be pardoned if digress a MT
&c ment to offer tribute of respect an
y honor to the memory of our late Suprem
% Treasurer, Il. A. Ossner, of jamestown
n. For years his name has been
D. synonym OF honor, integrity and faitl
N fulness in IL order, and he has left tn;
= name untarnished, without spot or blen
'e ish. Millions of dollars have passe
"a through his hands, and not one remain
" ed or was diverted from ITS proper US
Of No lodge, no single member has bee
wronged by him. Faithful in the leas
= faithful in the greatest, faithful to Il
o. end.
Of "Ah, never yet, with ritual pomp and sple
In the long heretofore,
>, heart more honest, warm and true and tie
:, Has natures turf closed DER ~
In In the organization of new lodge
:; and when new members join, the
- each pay into the treasury of lodge 81
I'd as a benefit fund. When less than 81
as is in the supreme treasury this fund
III called in from all the lodges, and the
va are notifield TO make new assessme
y on their members. The supreme trea
.. urer pays out this fund for death beneti
ed until is exhausted, when he calls for Il
| ft,pH5 tho ln1naa and tn
-, in turn make q new assessment. a 81
gle assessment now pays for 90 death
ne On an average from l2 to Is assessment
are made per year. In 1877, there we
IL; 1873, IA; 1879, the year of yellO
at fever, 10; 1880. Is. 1t has cost mel
he Der under 40, since the organization 81
ae. or about 81 per year. Add to this 81
for initiation fee and 81 per year +
lodge expenses, and relief of sick an
te- destitute members aud 1t has cost lie
n than SIT per year, for this which eaI
IN member has had an insurance of $40
on his life, and the advantages
Ut fraternal union, social enjoyments al
er- assistance in case of sickness. Can al
" order show q better record:
IN Since It's commencement the order
NJ paid about $50 death benefits, maki
in the aggregate about 100000.
iP' this amount $40, 900, were paid on
I'm deaths by yellow fever, and in additi
ar. the order contributed $25. 900 in aid
mt the sufferers. We may safely say that
least 10000 persons have been direct
benefited and many more than that
.ir directly. And will any one reckon
the amount of good this has done, I
US want and suffering which has been pl
all vented, and the comfort which has be
ell given to sorrowing hearts in their no
re of greatest need. Possibly some w
a. have not been in Strengthened circu
III stances, but the majority have, and it
ch no small satisfaction to know as we p
ed in our assessments that every cent go
he to save some brolher's family from d
= tress and want, to clothe, nourish al
"a educate his children, and not to help p
Dr. exhorbltant salaries, or to accumula
Ia reserves in companies, who in turn ra
"a discount and depreciste their policies.
L. The objects of the order are brief
~ stated as follows: LIST. Fraternal unto
Ia End. Mutual improvement; 3rd. Be
en- etits for families of deceased member
4th. Aid to the sick and destitute.
Ofthese objects the 3rd, that of dea
benefits, is provided for, regulated al
y, managed by the supreme lodge, we ha
k, simply to pay our assessments. T
~ others come within the scope and pro
ince Ofeach subordinate lodge and It's j
no dlvidual members. And are TIT
in not noble objectsi What nobl
Ter and better could We have: Brother
an love, improvement charity! We a
To be united rs brothers in sympath
pc kindness and love. Everything that c.
he conddce to peace. harmony and go
ed will, is to be carefully sought and re
- uusly guarded, and whatsoever tends
discord, dissention and jealousy, is 10
es banished away. With this state of fe