Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-13

In nleWhrrs- The judge then fofuaiis
pr~seotsd - che Gcilisu1.th soSse la be
haif of Hss- Goldsmith tbs beautiful
siik hsnner. which she asked II ~ aeospt
a. tsken Il her appreciation AID 81
TEEN Tor the hodge which had been
named Ia honor ~ her deceased bus
land
Gsofge Tonsllnscn. master workman
n Goldsmith lodge accepted the banter
Ia behalf Il his brethren. lie paid a
psetty tflbute te the msGess 1t Mr..
toidsmlfh. and considered that the lo-ige
had been hanosed IN being azmed after
such man. HE extended the thanks u
the members a the lodge b. Mrs. Gold.
saith for the banner and Tor the sp.rst
shieh had prompted IL presentation
Miss y. NAuds Hughes charmed the
audiences by harp solo. The audience
refused ~ be satisfied until she had re
spondsd "a an encore.
Mr.. Hustled speaks
The Rev. John +. Hustled began an
eloquent address by referring 10 the IN
tenrsty u the weather and the bresity
q his Grafton Being preacher be took
q text TO give equal protection o.
each of lis members. 20 improve the
mental. moral and social condition. and
"a inspire them with full appreciation
of tho realities aud responsibilities II
iife"-takcn from the manual u the
order. He gave brief synopsis of the
objects and ambitions II the. order. and
the benefits which il confers upon its
membefa Mr.. Husteds address was
flied with bright thoughts. and was re
peatediy applauded.
Mrs. Minnie Nichols sang -Who
kno~s." What Matter just Now
was given for an encore.
Grand Master Workman W +. Parish
was introduced and among other things
said: The A. q. L. W. Is today the
grandese and best fraternal organization
IN the country. Ii IL stauneh and reli-
able and has ever had the confidence
and esteem Of It's members Ii has
aimed 10 elevate mans character and to
stand as safeguard between his family
and want Twenty tive years is but "A
short time. yet Il has produced wonder
fui works IN the growth and development
Of the order. The order is the first open
90 the poor man. who, with a slight ex-
penditure, may provide for his family in
the future. The 5000 death benefit
comes a God-send 10 the widowed wife
and orphaned children. Ii will keep
the wolf from the door for many months.
There are 400 lodges. with 2ii.liS
members in the United states and Can.
ada. There are iG6 lodges in Michigan.
with membership Of over II. 600. Ii is
the duty ~ every man To provide for
those dependent upon him. No man
should procrastinate. His duty Ia To
protect his little ones. The man who
delays Is endangering the future of his
family
Mr.. Wilson's speech
At the close Of Mr.. Parishs address
Lena Belle Bridgeman recited The
Jiuer.- after which Mr.. Warne Wilson
u Detroit. grand recorder Of the order.
was introduced to the audience lie
called attention Ia the magnificent rec
ord Of the 4. q. L. W. during its ex.
istence. lts death claims have always
been paid with a promptness character
istic Of no other order. The society had
been called a pass-the hat organization;
but this is not true. When a member
dies every one 81 the brethren contrib
ufes dollar to the support 81 his fam
iiy.- A PAST the hat society has no
funds. The A. q. ". w. always has
$4,000 IN its treasury. There Is no
similar organization in the world that
can say 10 u member. Your assessments
for the year shall not amount
70 moro than err But the fra
ternal part II the association is by no
means its weakest feature. Wherever
a member goes In the bond - fraternity
he can find friends and brothers. Here
is the strength ~ the order. Show me
the lodge that IN enthusiastic aud Ill
show you the growing lodge. Show me
the society that - enthusiastic and Ill
show you the society that ~ sound anu
safe. Enthusiasm always wins. The
A. %. L. W. is grand cooperative so
ciety You and should be- willing 10
have hand in the grand work. An as
sessmeni is not dollar out of pocket.
III il bread east upon the waters to re-
turn Ia you and yours after many DAYS.
To-Day the ~ q. l.. w stands the best
and strongest fraternal Organization in
the world"
Maurice Shanahan's Tribute.
Mrs. Dr.. H0sken then sang Star OF
My Life In response Ia an encore.
-fof You and Me" was rendered.
Maurice Shanahan, past master work
man Of Harmony lodge. was intro
duced. Tie said he could not hope 10
add single word 81 interest 10 the elo-
qurnt speeches ~ the evening. Every
institution that has for it's object the en-
corragement - saving among the
masses aud for the protection Of the
widows aud orphans should receive the
encouragrmento every well wishing cit
izen. The priucipleof mutual protection
has been approved 10y the best minds
during the last quarter of a century.
fiafernai life insurance will not cease
Ia develop in the future. Let Va never
forget the solemnity a the duty in
trusted to our hands. Our men has
met It's obligations in the past. and II we
IA members shall be faithful Ia our obi
cations and our trust IL cannot fail 10 do
- in the future.'
The Weher quartetsang another song;
The Closing Ode was sung 10y the
entire audience. and the meeting was
dismissed.
D