Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-01-14
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
The A, o. L. Entertainment Attend
ed by a Large and Intelligent Au-
dience-Dr. Yineil's Address
Well Received.

The entertainment at the Ferris
Grand Opera House last night CIV
en- under the auspices of the A. y
L. w. lodge Of this city was en-
joyed by a large and one OF the
most intelligent audiences ever
assembled in the Ferris Grand
Opera House. In addition to the
members of the order who were
present, a large number of citizens
attended to learn what they could
in reference to this organization.
All who attended well and
favorably impressed. Prof. IRE
loar's classic orchestra furnished
the music. This orchestra is COM
posed of splendid musicians. As
q whole, the music rendered by
this orchestra cannot be surpassed
in any interior town in the west.
Prof. Treioar and his orchestra
assisted much in making the en-
terlainment a success. Mrs. G. M.
Best, one of the best teachers OF
elocution that We know of any
where, and a lady who can prac-
tlce to perfection what she teaches,
recited '.Woman's Rights by Ia
bitha Primrose to the queens
taste. She was frequently in
terrupted by applause and the au-
dience was delighted. The in
troductory remarks by J. G. Trim
BILE we're appropriate to the occa-
sion. Mr.. Trimble referred in a
bri eff but feeling manner to the
good accomplished by this order
right here at home. He mention
ed briefly the names of those who
had died in this city and whose
families had been bene6ciaries.
Fifteen members Of the Mexico
Lodge have died within the last 10
or II years, $4,000 being paid oul
during 1891 to the families of four
members, who died within thst
year. The address of the evening
was by DR.. John D. FIncil, of st.
Louis who spoke in an eloquent
and able manner for an hour re.
viewing the objects and aims Of
this grand order. DR.. FinciI
thoroughly understands the prin-
cipals under lying all the benetic.
larry orders in the country and nc
one is better qualified to explain
the principals OF this order than he,
He spoke n a feeling manner o
the widows and orphans, which
were cared for by this order who
would otherwise have gone to the
poor house. Children we're edu'
Gated, widows we're kept from be.
ing homeless, sons and daughters
were kept from going to the bad
and much SORROW was prevented
and much Joy was the result from
the small amounts of money con
tributed monthly by the members
OF the organization. We are sorry
that we canno, give DR.. Vincil'.
address IN full. We wish tina
every man, woman and child il
Audrain county could have listen
ed to 1t. L. would make then
think more of humanity and les,
OF living simply for money and fol-
fame and honor. Mr.. J. " Viii
liams, County Clerk of Audrair
county, was on the programme fol
an address, but as the hour was
getting late he made a few appro.
pirate extemporaneous remarks
BY his permission We publish tn,
speech, which he had prepared fol
this occasion. It 10 well worth ,
close reading.
Mr.. WILLIAMS ADDRESS.
The time was In the early histor,
of mankind, when his relations tt
his fellow man and his obligation.
to him, were confined to the limit
ed range of his own vision or the
immediate touch of his own hand
and whether he was buoyant with
Hope Or crushed with defeat his ell.
tire sympathy and encouragement
came from this contracted circle o
his immediate associates.
But scarcely had humanity cross
ed the Threshold of life ere th,
evil spirit of unnoly ambition free
and fed by a nature as depraved a.
centuries OF sin could have made it
slnned grossly, even though it wa,
in the baby-hood of existence. Fol
there and then We find that befor,
the children of men were numerou,
enough to comply with what th,
legal demands of the Nineteenth
century require in making and EN-
paneillng u jury, that one of tn,
limited number had shed hi
Brothers blood and the long death
roll was headed and began by
demonstration of mans destructiv,
and degraded nature. There wa
no lite Insurance then to cover will
its shield of protection the unfortu
nate survivors, or no, fraternity t,
heal the heart wounds Of the wife
or give food and clothing to the or
phans.
Centuries upon centuries rollet
away before man seemed to hav
realized that his fellow mortals wer
more TO him than the beasts of nre,
that prowled the earth, or the mon
sters that swan Ill the a Blu
God III his goodness finally raise,
up leaders and law-givers whose wis
dom classified aud organized soeIet
and gradually christolized combina
tons tor his protection, adopted t,
his primitive and undeveloped COP
dition. But III all the evolution
and dayaIopp,aufS Of E,. . f.