The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-04-23
A GALA DAY FOR PLEASANT CORNER.

building Auspiciousiy.
5si There was no more aui
"A ~ picious event i'm the loci
MN history Of Pleasant Corne
f/5gJ{i and the community know
as the Mahoning Vale
than that of Easter Nor
day. when Oak Grove Council, 357, Jr
%. U. A. NJ, placed in position the col
ner stone of their new hall and dedi
Gated the building to the service an
perpetuation of the principles, aim
and objects of the Junior Order o
United American Mechanics. Tn
building was erected by L. u. Nothsteil
of this city. aud is located about ON
hundred yards from the Eagle Hotel
Il is built substantially of framoand il
dimensions is 2lXi0 feet, two storie
high. The first floor is for puhli
meetings. entertainments aud loca
amusemeut- and the second floor j
used for Council purposes. The hal
is coy and comfortable aud when i'm
provement- contemplated are perfected
it will be equal to any hall in the coun
ty. Oak Grove has some lively, earnes
workers m Josiah Miller. i. f. Nc
Daniel Joseph Gaumer and Ale'
Seidle. who are indcfatigable ia theii
efforts TO advance the interests of tn,
Council The success Of Monday after
Moons event is due to them. At tive
o'clock on that day headed by the Jr
o. o. 4 NJ. drum corps between ff'y
and 100 Juniors from Oak Grove
Lahigh and Champion Councils fell in
line and, marshalled 10y Joseph Guu
mer. a member Of the Order and d
veteran of the late war. paraded
Pleasant Corner Returning to the
hall the exercises we're opened by
Chairman Seilel with singing followed
with music bY the drum corps, aftGi
which George W. Mortimer. of thi,
town, was introduced aud spoke for a
short half hour Among other thing,
that he said was,
Fellow citizens and Brothers: An
occasion such as this is always one of
more or loss significance The dcdica
tiou of building, the laying of cor
ner stone. it is the beginning, the
starting out period which Is To control
the after actions of ones life. Cluster
ed around and about this uuspicious
event viii ever linger pleasant recol
lcctions, and as this organization grows
in strength aud Vigor. so will the mem
ories Of the past revive, aud thoughts OF
infancy and early struggles come back
to us. If our house is built on found.
alton Of truth. honor, justice. virtue
purity, patriotism, and love of God. ii
will stand vigorous in ITSELF but if the
foundation be without those principles
of truth and justice, the mansion, nc
matter how grand and stately. will
crumble TO dust and soon become a
thing of the past II is the foundation
the corner stone that keeps up the
structure and ia this You will have
nothing to fear for with such princi
pies as those which bind us together in
the common brotherhood of man this
structure will stand forever glorious in
its own light. Long after you and
have passed away and are crumbled to
thedust. the principles here represented
Will live aud flourish. Others win take
our places and push on the good work
we have begun. for as time passes on
our members will increase until they
will be legion. Ii Is only natural that
it should be so. only right to expect
that the young men born in this land
of light and freedom should cluster
around an organization with principles
as broad. as our own. 1t is human to
be a patriot, natural to desire liberty
of thought, action and principle, and
thus it Is not to be wondered at that
from the beginning of time-in all
ages and in all countries, there al.
ways was restless spirit of turbulency
caused by despotism and the rule OF
tyrants. IL was this restlessness under
the yoke of tyrant's rule that gave
to us a blessed liberty, IL was this
natural, inherent, Cody right of every
man to be q king over himself that
filed the hearts and souls Of the Revo
utionary patriots with the fire of lib
erty, and which to-day makes MS free
citizens of the grandest nation on the
face of Gods earth. / do not wonder
why our forefathers were willing tC
sacrifice their lives, their fortunes and
their honor in fearful warfare when
review the history of monarchia
countries
Is there a man here to-day who look
ing on the grand old colors, would moi
cry out as did Patrick Henry,-" Civ,
me Liberty or give me death, ' and YET
those patriots had not tasted of thi,
Cody blessing, but they felt it, they
realized it, and from the workshops
firesides and business houses, they
rushe 10 arms, leaving wife. mother
ana children, many never to return
dying in the marshes and swamps fal
away from friends and loved ones, to
day filling unknown and unmarked
graves. The thousands who fell in
battles thus are the grandest heroes th,
world has ever produced No monu
ment marks their graves, and yet al
incense of glory ever hovers over tht
mound, grander than any monument
ever chiselled by human hands.
One cardinal object of the Jr. O. U
A. NJ. is the upholding and upbuildinl
of our public schools--from the top o
every Que flag should ever float Thl
public schools are the bedrock upoI
which our liberties are founded auC
upon which our national super-struc
ture, honored and respected by al
nations, has been built and are thu
bulwarks of their defense, hence wha
could be a more appropriate insignia
or sight more beautiful to behold THAI
the flag of our country proudly hoatinl
over the fortresses of our free insti
tutions. IL viii be a valuable assistau
to the teachers, the dear, old starr,
banner for though it hangs silentl,
before the children on the walls of thei
respective rooms, yet there will eve
tlOw from it a pure, deep under.cuIren
of conscious tuition. which shall con
tinue TO flow on, through their soul
and lives and actions, long after man,
Of the teachers lessons have fadet
away into fOrgetfulness. / also wish 4
impress the Importance of teaching tn
+ principles of Civil Government IN gu
schools, One of the dangerous enemie
TO which our republican form O
Government is exposed, is the election
to Office of trust and responsible
/ ty, men whose only qualification
for official favor are, determination I
10 get an office and their willingness I
be used boy designing politicians {
enhance selfish purposes. Teacher
should teach the duties aud respons
bilities of official position, as well a
the dangers arising from the prostitu
tion Of public trust, to the service @
mere political demagogues, in orde
that honesty and intelligence rathe
than intrigue and ayarice, may be th
standard of qualifications for office q,
manded low the oeople
NOTES BY THE WAY.
The members of the Junior Drui
Corps are Amandes Cochran. III. 4
Mosser, William Muthard, David Mutl
ard. William Horn and c. n. Seidl
Thoy have only been i'm practice
short time but they are getting ther
s EN district Deputy c. A. Wagne
I Lehigh l0l, Lehlghton, Mayor b.
Kutz and II. A. Deifendenfer wei