The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-15

Ihe Order did this without ostentatjon
without claiming credit, but from q no.
Die sense OF duty from man to man
He recited other instances of tha
practice of this principle, and presented
them ID way that fairly thrilled the
audience and caused them TO break into
| applause time and again.
tie illustrated the practice and tenets
OF the fraternitysas showing how greatly
could exist the principle of disinter-
ested friendship and how qaicklv and
spontaneously that friendship burst
forth IN practical way when it found
| 1t was needed
hight here the speaker became so in
tenseiy interesting that the attention of
all the reporters became wholly centred
on the personnel and brilliant wit.and
eloquence of the speaker to such an ex-
tent that they forgot to take note for
several minutes.
further on he explained that there
| was neither politics nor religion in the
Order, but that it could not abuse re
ilgion Every man admitted to mem
| bership must be believer, and must be
| moral; S'and by the eternal powers" "
SAID the speaker, ''if you stay in that
| order You must be moral; the Order
| would see that you are moral"
During the address point after point.
fact after fact, illustration after illustra-
ton, followed each other in rapid sue
| cesslon, and they were of such pith and
eloquence as to keep the attention of
the listeners riveted to an intense de
gree, and everything was illustrative OF
|
which the Order is noted.
He spoke of q branch Of the Order
known as the Daughters Of Rebekah,
the members of which, of course. are
women They were allowed to run
their boat pretty much as they pleased
This privilege HAD to be accorded them.
This branch of the Order had about
fifty thousand members
He said said the Order demanded that
its members should show their wives
the same consideration and respect at
all times as they would show ANYBODY
from whom they were seeking some
thing or hoped to gain something. 1t
was against the principles OF the Order
for member to go out liz public and
talk and act pleasantly toward people,
and then go home where his wife
was and set down and throw his feet
over the table when his wife is on the
other side trying to darn stocking for the
baby and otherwise acting ugly. ''Now, ;;
said the speaker, ''all of you who are
willing to do SO, and will promise that
, you Will go home and act as pleasantly
in your home as you do toward people
outside, hold up your hands / mean
. that you shall put your best foot fore
most in your family as we'll as outsid,
Z. among men whose favor or votes yol
!. are seeking to gain; hold up your hands
. About two hundred hands went u;
). with applause.
), In his concluding remarks, Genera
: Underwood paid glowing tribute t
/, woman, because, he said, s'she is q nat
|. ural God Fellow" She does q goo
,, deed for the pure sake of the good ther
is in it; not because she wants praise G
II eclat; but she does it generously. spo1
d taneously and naturally. and that is TIA
l. chief principle of Odd Fellowship.
!. At the conclusion of his remarks,
n number of handsome bouquets wel
:. sent forward to the stage, for whic
3. General Underwood gracefully bowe
), acknowledgements.
L NC duuioiCc, WHICH Nno-G.ID OF I'll
|, best ever seen in Raleigh and complet.
|. ly filled the hall, was dismissed by Re,
s. J. II. Gordon.
= Reception at the Marlboro.
= After the address at the hall, Gener
Underwood, with Governor Fowle. a
:; sisted by Misses Helen Fowle and Ma
= gle Busbee, held a reception at th
Yarboro House, where half thousan
y callers paid their respects.
OF A string band discoursed music In Il
IN large hallway while the reception VI
Ut being held, and a handsome collatio
nt was spread in the spacious dining room
O. the tables being uniquely arranged ini
ne the shape OF an Odd Fellows symbol
IS a.