The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-08-07
GRAND COUNCIL LEGION OF HONOR
ADDRESS OF Welcome and Response by
Orator TooIe.

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BY request of the members of
the order in Dawson, the News
publishes the following addresses
delivered at the recent meeting of
the Grand Council Legion fHon.
or in Rome. The address of wel>
come was delivered at follows by
Past Commander Jno. c. Printup:
COMPANIONS: It gives me much
pleasure to meet you here to-day
and extend to you a cordial wei.
come to our Getty of Hills CONS
ing here as you do from all parts
OF our old grand empire state of
Georgia, representing an organiza-
ton and society that has fer its
object and purpose the promotion
of charity and charitable benefits.
1t is with pride that we extend
to you our cordial greetings, and
sincerely hope that your stay will
be pleasant and great material BEN
eft to the order which you have
the distinguished honor Of repre-
senting.
1t is matter Of sincere congrat<
ulation to be able TO announce
that the American Legion of Hon.
or are -tanding on a solid prosper,
ity seldom ifever equaled by any
other order or society. There is
no greater or grander object that
can enlist your noblest ambition
than that of devoting yourselves to
the relief ard care of the unfortu-
nate widows and orphahs OF your
brother man. 1t comes like the
dews of heavenly mamma, sustain
ing and replenishing those that re-
ceive and blessing those that give,
cheering the fainting and dying
and raising up the be rtbroken and
fallen, you have our highest re,
spect and best wishes for your sues
cess.
We therefore hail you compan-
ions, welcome you to our homes
and fresides.
The placid waters of our beauti.
full streams greet you with their
sunny smiles. Our mountains.
clothed with their rich foliage, look
down upon you benignIy, and our
lard blooms with beautiful flowers
to strew your pathway, all these to
re.echo our welcome and invite
you to come among US and abide
with us.
And now with our earnest hope
chat you may be blessed with un-
bounded success in the good work
which you have so faithfully begun
ard ere now carrying out, we
welcome you to Rome and her hos
pitable greeting.
Orator J. Z. Toole, of la
Grange,st responded in behalf
OF the GRIND Council in the follow.
ing eloquent words:
The only paradox in the
Gran! Council Of Georgia is in
tie election of a grand orator who
is no orator.
1t was unnecessary for Compan-
ion Printup to offer us the hospi,
talities OF Rome, for her hospitality
is as wide known as her eter-
nal hills.
"Her sons are as brave as ever
entered list, and her daughters as
beautiful as ever graced bans
quet.
We c)me to you representing
ore Of tn grand9st benevolent or.
CARNATIONS Of the age. The dogs
Of war had scarcely ceased to growl
when the American legion was Or
ganized and has distri buted MILL
ions of dollars for the relief of the
widows and orphans OF our deceas
cd companion.
When the fell destroyer thrust
in his sythe as far north as Mas
saehuseds, it strikes the heart and
purses OF our ordesr as far south as
Georgia.
That you may know what the
order is doing, through Que coun.
Gil i'll Georgia there has been paid
to the benefici4ries of its deceased
members $4,000. In behalf of
the Grand Council l thank you for
your most hearty welcome 10 your
beautiful and most progressive
city, its hospitable homes and
warm hearts.