The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1901-02-21

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The speaker touched strongly upon
the "Benevolence" of the order
That the great hand OF charity was
always extended, not in the spirit oi
erroneous Benevolent Assimila-
tion;" the forcing OF our charity
down the throats of others, but In
the kindly spirit Of love and tender
sympathy for the oppressed and dis.
tressed,
AT the conclusion Of the Colonel's
response he was soundly applauded.
Mr.. John Monahan of Corning,
then favored the banquetters with a
very pleasing song, "Coon, Coon,
Coon"
"The Ladies'" was the response
assigned to Judge o. w. Fl. Wright. !.
The toastmaster said none was more
fitted to respond to this toast than
the handsomest and most eloquent
Elk of the herd.
Judge Wright, In prefacing his re-
sponse, asked that he be permitted
TO treat the subject seriously. That
his subject, "The Ladies'" was too
sacred, too devine to be treated
jocularly; too beautiful to distort
with jest. He said that it is written,
imam was created little lower than
the angels and as lovely woman
Is higher than man, she must be an
an angel. In the providence Of God,
the Creator had delegated to wo-
man His devine power of creation.
That He might have, throughout
eternity, as in the beginning, breath
ed into model of clay, the breath
of life and man would have walked
forth upon the earth a living, hu-
man being. But such in His marvel
GUS Devinity was not to be. Such
plan of creation would have elimi-
mated the most beautiful phase OF
human existence. The sweet name
of mother, and the joys of her sooth-
ing song and caress the charms of
home and wife, the sweetness of
sister and love of daughter; all of
which was designed in the Provi-
dence of God to elevate mankind, to
arrest man from the plane of the
beasts of the field, to human attrl-
butes, yea even to the devine.
The speaker said that it was with
regret on the part of the high plane
OF. thinking people that woman,
though seldom, (let it be said to her
credit) forgot the high plane of her
creation, the modest sweetness of |
her flreside, The Hearer and Answer
er Of her humble prayers, and DON
ned the armOr of coarse mai, and |
''waded through seas OF blood, arm
ed like an outlaw, and FLOATING
over her masculineness, to the
chargrin AID humiliation of the
modest majority of her sex.
Judge Wright received round after
FOUND of applause from the ladies
present, and closed his response with
4 glowing tribute to the beauty of
The ladies there assembled, and how
It was the most sacred principle of
to defend and protect the
aides.
At the close of Judge Wright's re-
'ponse the ever popular "Jimmy"
of Lancaster, was unani-
nously requested to favor the as
emblage with a song. He had no
piano score with him, bnt like an
'bedient Elk, he rendered "Holy
Jity" without an accompaniment.
The toastmaster presented the re-
.rets of Hon. Irwin Mcdowell Smith,
# Hillsboro. who was to respond to
'Elkdom." Senator Miller was
alled upon and very pleasingly and
'loquently talked of the great work
# Elkdom and concluded his I'M
'omptu remarks with very happy
Glk-famed toast to the Red-headed
5irl."
Toastmaster White then moved
unanimous vote Of appreciation to ]
Bro. H F. Ambrose for the elegant |
upper and service, and then the
Ilks' second anniversary banquet
vas atan end, and to say that it was
me of the (emphasis on the "the")
ocial affairs of the season lis putting
mild enough.
Among the Out-ot-town guests at
he banquet were: John d. Gill and
Jan McKeever. of Macarthur; Harry
smith, of Chicago; James w. Mona ,
ian and wife, John Monahan, Mar ,
'aret Monahan, T. j. Chadwick, l.. ,
Rooms, M. r. Joyce and M. j. Kin
ley, of Corning; @. Josten and B.
Foley, Of Athens; Governor George
(. Nash, of Columbus; James Nc
iwine and wife, the Misses Anna ,
Helen Keller, Jene Wilson
nd Mrs. Clara Brasee Tout of Lam
aster; Mark Stecker and Tom Toole
# New Straitsville; Senator Miller
nd wife of Newark; Miss Carrie
sherman of New Lexi ngton; F. d.
)lark of Pomeroy; and Miss Tillie
'nider of st. Marys-of-the-Sp
Presbyterian Services.
At the Presbyterian Chnrch on