Telegram-herald., 1890-11-11

and admired sosereiEs u E4f0pe, Aaa,
as En4pEess kuge1ls ruled tae 0<zrls
u tAe people ~ fF&aee. hsf sh0l7
sx-steocs ~As theA oas o. pSrpeta4l
s4Dsai1e, nO~ tneFe as n1ne So poor
g. % her reverence. lt as s4l1 ol bsF
to2i TIE nos sora 2n1 seaTy countess
cL F.efreIoDcs s4s U8rscosu l1ed -
those even w10 na1 once shouted
themselves bC4rsS a. the sznt Ot ner
lar tace. DstnrOned, exiisd. ~lth only
the graves ol ner husband and her son
- Femlnd her Og tie days of hsr m
per4i pcseFs the waves of bitterness
must have swept over neg proud sui
when sn~ stood without the gates Of TIE
palace where she once Feigned, the bSst
loved ENPress IA al the world. And
the pathway Of history = followed vita
wrecks OF former greatness. AL honor
- yOu. Aas0us OF Michigan, Who. true
60 the Instincts and traditions OF y0lr
noble order. have undertaken Snd "lli
carry fOrsard 70 completeness TINS
great work which shall bring lov anu
comfort aud rest 10 many brother
weary and fOOt-soFe. during your h'es
and for generations yet 10 come
And now may q success more aOund-
ant than can be conceived by the most
sangulns attend upon and crown your
work. Nav the home you sre building
ever De the abode OF contentment, OF
harmony. and of fraternsl love. May
all things WORK together TO Us eternal
good.
W Whatsoeyer things are honest.
Whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things
ar- pure.
WHAT'S ever things are lovely, whatsoever
things arc OF good report.
There may these all abide tlll time
shall Dc no longer.
Hon. john 5. Cross then responded
with an able address. Ia the course
OF his remarks he said: There are
now Masonic Home enterprises IN
twelve OF our grand Jurisdictions, and
four OF the homes are completed and
IN successful operation. Your pres
ence here tonight indicates that the
charitable spirit of Masonry Is alive
within your breasts, and that the little
spark kndled by Brother John ID.
Jennings hve years ago has burst into
4 mighty flame.
alt is 10 woman that we owe the idea
of public fairs for charitable pur-
poses; the great work performed
during the late war by the Womans
AID Society. taught Us Lesson that
will never be forgotten. A celebrated
writer has said, show me great
man and / will show you the
character of his wife, and | will
say further Show me a great Mason,
and | will show you the character OF
his wife While We do not admit her
into the lodge, we acknowledge her
supremacy in our hearts, and we are
compelled to own that no great work
charity can be carried to successful
end without her aid. THIS great con-
course of people assembled here 10 lis
ten TO the miustrelsy of many voices,
while they contribute toward our noble
enterprise, Is an evidence that the cry
for help that has gone throughout the
State VIII be responded to as 1t de-
serves.
81 now proclaim this, the first of
series OF fairs for the benefit OF the
Michigan Masonic Home, to be duly
opened"
Then the band played, not "Annie
Laurie" but the grand overture from
William Tell, and the buzzing OF thOus-
ands of voices, the call of the salesmen
and the rustic of dainty gowns, made
the great hall seem like a gigantic bee
hive. Loud above all, the mellow
tones OF Lucky Hall could be heard,
sounding ike a gang OF buzZ-saws
going through shag-bark hickory log.
Every known device for wOOing IN
suspicious dollars from deep, contract
Ell pocket, MAS brought INTO play, and
the chuk, chink, OF the silver CON
heard al around, WAS All evidence that
the devices were successful.
50 strong IS the spirit of charity
among the people, that many who won
prizes at th, games of chance, carried
the good alrk further by turning their
gains overt1 tue OWashtsnOng club to
be dis,r 1uted among the poor on
ThauksLlv Day. the AWny sons of
Islam, cad IN the picturesque cos
TUNES OF the Orient, marched through
the hail 10 q sanctuary near the en-
trance OF tire hall, and ali who desired
10 witness the awful mysteries of the
Mystic Shrine were allowed 20 10 SO at
10 cents A d ad.
The chic. attractive feature of the
evening va, tne singing Of the OratOriO
S0cIety, Crowned with the Tempest,
''By Baby ms Wave" and the Hal
lelulah Chorus, from the Messiah, are
always grand and sOUl-stirrlng, and
taey were sung by the society last even
ing with tn, highest degree OF excel
lence. Two other numbers were rem
dered in add son to those mentioned, f,
esprit Immortal" and seXtette from
LUCIA was sung Dy Mesdames Yale aud
Aldworth and MesSrs. Cotton, BenakeT
Eddy and LOOMS, accompanied by the
full chorus.
Many new donations we're received ,
among them q large quantity of fancy
articles from Charles Fox. The Gum
Folding Bed Company did not withdraw
their donation after all.
Nelson Bros. q Co, two pieces Of
ststusry.
Jas. Pyle & sons, New York, fve box
es of pesrine.
HuyIer IS Co., New York, 100 pounds
ot candy.
Grand Rapids Storage Co., ten bssk-
cts oi Ma ga grapes.
J. L. Ssre.itzky, $50 cigars.
Mrs. F. Rowe. pastel
Brown, aSli & Co., one swell bottom
cutter.
Vossen Bros. fine wrap valued At
$40.
Alaska Refrigerator Company. Of
Michigan city. refrigerator.
Rev. ". D. Engie, set * Eastern star
Jewels.
oroie Cabinet Company, 500 solid
mahogany cabinet
BAH. Bsrnhsrt 4 Putnam Co, zoo CT
gsfs and Cigarettes
W. II Petit & o., willow rocker
A pony. cart ead harness. from three
unknown friends
Hastings Chapter. Wicswirs Chapter
art Llr-.r-raL L--sr.c- ~ l-n Ea.tarl