The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-31

Lodge, giving list of officers and some
valuable historical data copy of Mayor
Halllday's inaugural address, copy OF Mr.
Obcrly's address to-day and the opening
programme of the Cairo Opera House.
At the close of these impressive cere-
monies, the orator of the day, Mr.. John H
Oberly, now of Bloomington, formerly of
Cairo, and warm personal friend OF Mr.
Stafford, was introduced and gave the fol
lowing, mastery, brilliant and touching
address:
Members of the Independent Order of Odd Eel.
lows-Lades and .ntlemen-Od Friends
of Cairo:
1t may be true that partial tongue will
speak here to-day of the character of the
man IN whose memory is to be erected the
Memorial Building OF which the corner
stone has at this time been laid with appro-
pirate ceremonies; for that man was to him
who is to address you on this occasion, as
he was to how many others all indeed
who came within the circle OF his kindly
impulses-a friend and most wise counse-
lor, But even partial tongue could speak
little to the credit Of the lamented dead
which could be put down and marked as
unmerited praise; for it is known to all
who knew him, that modesty and unspot-
ted faith, the sister of justice and unadorn-
ed truth, has not, IN this world, often found
the equal Of the genial, good-hearted and
open-handed Alfred B. Stafford, whose eyes
are sealed in endless sleep.
Alfred B. Stafford WAS born at Morristown,
in the State OF Vermont, on the 22nd day
of January, 1922. During twenty years
he was an honored citizen of CAIRO, occupy
ing a private station; doing good in the
modcsty of liberal heart; setting a good
example by an upright character and pure
walk and truthful conversation. He died
at Burlington, in the State of Vermont on
the Goth day July, 1877. This is the
short and simple story of his unostenta-
tious life.
He left behind him to lament his loss and
honor his memory, his widow, Mrs. Anna
Candee Stafford, who, in token of her love
for him and of her veneration of his memo
ry, is now erecting IN bis honor this Mem
orisl Building, the corner stone of which
has been LAID by the l. o. 0. F., of which
society he was a devoted member.
Livius, Latin writer Of 1900 years ago,
has said that elegance of appearance, orna-
ments and dress these are women's badges
OF distinction; in these they delight and
glory; these our ancestors called the wom-
ems world 1t is true now as it was then,
that elegance of appearance, ornaments and
dress are, in some measure, women's badges
Of distinction, and of many women
they are still the glory and delight. But
these are not now the wOman's world,
which has brOadened in modern days until
1t has become the world of our common
humanity. At about the time Livius wrote,
a woman lived who, under the name of the
Virgin Mother, has become the female ideal
of Christendom; has indeed become the
worlds supreme female ideal; and, as has
been said, has, by nothing but her gentle.
ness and her sorrow, exercised a magnetic
power upon the world incOmparably greater
than was ever exercised by the most majestic
female patriots of Pagsnism. Operating
with benehcent Influence upon the church,
the church IN turn soon afforded field of
ennobling labor for woman who early in the
Christian era began to found great institu-
tlons oil charity and to enjoy the fruits of
her own hands; until, to-day, the distaff
taken from her, and the needle superceded.
woman is taking her place with man in the
great charities of the days stretching out
her hand to the poor yea, reaching out her
hand to the needyis becoming the teacher
of our youth; and, in not few instance 8,
has taken herlplace side by side with man
in the great business enterprises of the day.
She is becoming the arbiter of her own des.
tiny. She is gaining mental breadth and is
not failing in childward care-is not losing