Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-03-01

least IN ked Lodg &c. cOrraled all of the
best people on earth.
10 be a true Elk, exemplifving the
principles of our order, means man to
be numbered among the best people on
earth, as its foundation and groundwork
is to do unto Others as we would they
should do unto us. The four cardinal
principles are charity, Justice brotherly
love and fidelity charity without osten-
tation. not only towards our brother
lslks. but to all the world: Justice, which
defined. is virtue which inpcls us To give
every person what is his due; brotherly
love, as typiticd by our motto, The faults
OF our brothers we write upon the sands,
their virtues upon the tablets of love
and memory. Our object is to promote
friendship and sociability, patriotism and
virtue, SO no man is asked to do any
thing that will conflict with his duty to
himself or family or with his religious
OF political opinions. We aim to bring
together men OF intelligence Of worth, Of
honor: men whose presence in the world
makes il brighter and better; men who
respect virtue and love wife and home
and friends. Honest hearts and manly
records are the principal credentials re-
uuired of candidates for admission. We
welcome those who look for the silver
lining to the darkest clouds that hang
over them, for such will always find con
genial company in the lodge room. There
il where congenial spirits thrive and din
cords arc forgotten and consigned To .lc
rubbish heap. W. Took after The wel-
fare, comfort ana pleasure of our broth
erS il health nurse them with patience
and Kindness when sick, and ii it 50 be
that the dread messenger cannot be
wardcd off we watch faithfully around
his pillow to cheer his last moments with
the halo of friendship and brotherly love
and smooth the path to the grave. And
even in death an Elk does not drift be-
yond the guardianship Of his brethren,
as in I'LL the large cemeteries q special
tract y devoted to the grave of our dead.
| have yet to hear Of the Elk who was
not proud Of the day that saw his name
enrolled on the list of this, the most re-
markablc fratcrnal order the world has
ever known.
DO you not then agree with me that
those who live up to these grand princi
plcs arc pretty good people? OF course,
being but human, most of ms. yea, all Of
us, fall far short, but we have made
progressive step in the direction Of all
that is good and true, for it Is impossible
to live up to the obligations we have
taken without such d result.
The first toast was TO Our Editors,
with the sentiment, "1s IL "a fact that
many papers require no thought from
those who read them for a very simple
rcason,- they make no such demand on
those who edit them?' Mr.. Mushbach
called on Walter Anderson to respond.
Mr.. Anderson vowed that this was a put
up job. Editors us a rule do not appear
in full dress. They arc not knockers
md therefore do not wear CLAW hammers.
lie followed Il humorous strain in the
Of his toast concerning a pro-
fession in which there is always the
devil to pay He avcrred that the old
type of the country editor has disappear
cd together with the tramp printer for
the ever revolving cycle of years has
wrought out Il wonderful revolution in
the newspaper business. Every right
minded editor il the friend Of humanity.
Contrary to the general belief the aver
agc editor is not 4 scandal tnnnger by
my means.
The exalted ruler now began to hold
court IN the most summary fashion.
Robert Fitzsinlmons" and Terry Me
Govern were the burly policemen who
carried his edicts into effect Roger
Fleming and Fred Alden represented
these two parts topcrfection and handled
the stuffed clubs with professional
alacrity and unfaiiny accuracy. The
irst batch of culprits included Mcssrs.
Wright, Deegan, Dalton, Spratt, Lyle,
a. il. Davis, Lewis Rydbcrg, Smethurst,
Doty and Butler. They were
'oundly lectured on the sin Of remaining
n a state Of single blcssedness, and, hav-
ng no good excuse to give therefor they
we're fined s5apiecc, which they promptly
,aid.
l.. O. Caswell was then called to
'espond to the toast, Our Lawyers
The sentiment was "A rancher between
,wo lawyers meets with the same fate
Is /; fish between two cats" Mr.. Cas-
veil rose to the fullness Of the occa-
'ion,o declaring that he was sure that
sentiment had arisen in the mind Of
ome iniquitous layman. He distin-
,uished this difference: Cats fight after
he fish is eaten, but never since the
oundation of the world have lawyers
'een known to keep on fighting after