The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-26
FoREsTERs MEET.
Court Canoes Celebrate Its Fourth
Anniversary.

Hall last Saturday evening, whon
the members OF Court Canoes No.
S110, A. o. f., celebrated the fourth
anniversary Of the establishment Of
their order.
The following program was car
ried out during the evening:
l. Overturs-by National Quintet
Club.
2. Singing of the A. o. F. Opening
Ode.
3 Address-by j. f. Eckardt, Per.
4. Club Swinging-by b. l.. Finney.
5. Address OF A. V. Peters, Per,
read by A. H. r. Vieirs, PC r.
6. Guitar Trio--by Messrs. Garcia,
Gather and two sons.
z. Address-by III. A. Gonsalve,, S.
CIR lin Portuguese).
g Introduction of Mr.. Billy Goat.
District Deputy High Chief Ran
ger j. f. Eckardt addressed the as.
sembly as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen We have
assembled here this evening to cele-
brate the fourth anniversary OF
Court Canoes, aud ON behalf Of my
brother Foresters and myself, | ex-
tend to you all sincere Welcome.
Four years ago, Bro. Lindsay OF
Court Lunalilo instituted Court
Canoes with % members, and to day
our number has grown to 81, and of
that humber 33 have joined the
Endowment Fund.
Our order WAS founded more than
$50 years ago, aud from the small
number who formed the first Court
Of Foresters, our ranks have svelled
until We are almost 100000 strong,
and there is scarcely country under
Gods sun, where you can not find a
true Ancient Forester
In Honolulu, Forestry has been in
existence many years, and the form.
alton OF Court Camoss has stimu-
lated the good work, so that to-day
we are not far behind any order in
point OF numbers, while the teach.
ings OF our order are not eIcellod
by any one.
Our motto is: Unity, Bsnevolenco
and Concord, and our obligation is
such, that il rightly understood and
observed, it must make an better
husbands, better fathers and better
citizens.
We help our members whom in
need with financial and medical as.
sstsnce, we visit the sick, we bury
tho dead and we give member the
opportunity to provide for his family
after death.
For nominal fee and at actual
cost OF insurance, member can join
our Endowment Fund, and when it
becomes necessary the insurance ia
paid promptly.
Among our number are men in
the highest stations of life, as we'll
az the humblest laborers, but in our
Court we all meet upon the Same
level, there is no distinction among
US, we are all Foresters.
la looking back with pride, upon
the work accomplished by Court
Canoes, during the four years of its
existence, and knowing the good the
order does, | invite all our young
friends whether present here this
evening or not, to join US in the
practice for fraternity by becoming
members OF the Ancient Order Of
Forestsrs.
A. III. r. Vieira, on behalf Of A. v.
Peters, absent on the other islands,
delivered the following interesting
address:
Ladies' and Gentlemen and Brother
ForeSterS:-We are gathered here to-
night to celebrate the fourth ami
versary of Court Canoes No. Sll0,
aud also to consectrate ourselves to
the broad principles laid down by
that great body, which is known as
the ancient Order OF Foresters," of
which we, on these beautiful shores
OF Hawaii, form a part. We also
come to receive new courage and in
spiration, which will help US to carry
forward the great work of promot-
ing the general welfare Of our noble
order; also, to cement still hrmer
the bonds OF friendship which bind
us one to another, and to lift on
high that unspotted bsnner-of uni
versal brotherhood, which is the aim
of Forestry.
There never was benevolent or
gSnization whose platform and aims
are MS broad, liberal and friendly as
the Ancient Order of Foresters. Its
historical origin is traced back to
200 years, and farther back the orr
gin is lost in the shadows of the
middle ages. And to-day there is
no organization among the English
speaking people that can claim to
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