The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-14
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is reversal of the order of things that
man should be born to rank and station
instead of securing recognition among
men by reason of the acquisition of wis
dom and the practice of virtue. To
mold that distinction comes in any other
way than by merit places a premium on
ignorance and vice. The ink on the
printed page may grow dim and fade
with the ages, but not so the handwrft-
ing on the wall 1t is ever to grow
brighter and clearer until all nations,
tongues and kindreds of the earth are
united into one universal brotherhood
Another great event in the year 1876
and perhaps, on account of the subject
under discussion it should have been
placed first in order, was the birth of
Harmony Lodge. No. 8. While, like all
newly created things it was weak. it had
no need for nursing bottles or paregoric
Harmony Lodge No. 3, from the first
moment of its existence, as We believe,
possessed the elements of future great
ness. Its charter is dated May 18th, 1876
Just one day after the opening of the
great Exhibition, and the fifty-eighth
year of our order
Of the five charter members, four were
from Excelsior Lodge. No. /, of this
city.
There were differences which caused
those four members to organize this in
dependent lodge; but those differences
have long since been forgotten on both
sides in mutual endeayors to work for
the benefit of our fellow man and now
only the warmest feeling of friendship
exist between Excelsior and Harmony
Lodges.
With reference to the future of Har-
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safeguard for the future is in the study
of the past. What is good for indiyi-
duals is, under like circumstances. good
for societies and nations. In each case
the same business judgment, the same
moral rectitude is required If I were
TO criticize the action of Harmony Lodge
should have to admit that the same
ability and wisdom has not been display
ed in the administration Of it's business
affairs as in its philanthrophy Years
ago 1t should have acquired a permanent
nome. 1t should have bought land when
land was obtainable, and We should lose
no time, even at this late date, in ac-
curing piece of real estate on which
We may some day erect a building, be it
ever so humble, for our permanent abode.
Let us, now that we are entering on the
second quarter century of our existence
lose no time in securing such a home
AS We turn to the past of Harmony
Lodge we discover that even in the short
period of our existence every charter
member has been called to mis- immortal
home.
Time rolls his ceaseless course, the race
of yore,
Who danced our infancy upon their knee,
And told our marvelling boyhood leg
ends store
Of their strand vaptrrac j,,r,,,, -,
land or sea-
How are they blotted from the things
that be.
Those charter members have left the
work which they SO ncbly began to US
and to our successors. Their IS an eter-
nal fitness of things in this world of
ours the low and debased cannot wear
the royal robes of purple and fine linen.
Such persons these robes will never fit.
All the tailors in this world cannot MAKE
a garment to cover moral deformfties
May the beautiful robe of Friendship
Love and Truth which has been handed
down to US by our predecessors, ever fit
those who are elected to prosecute the
work which has been so nobly begun.
Following Mr.. Magoon's address
Brother ]. d. McVeigh. D. D. CT. S, of
Excelsior Lodge, presented to Harmony
Lodge on behalf of Excelsior Lodge
and the Rebekah lodges. a beautiful
set of lodge jewels, pinning that for the
Noble Grand on the lapel of Noble
Grand Charlocks coat. and calling up
on all the other officers present to come
forward and receive theirs. The gift
is a handsome one and was received
with heartfelt thanks by the lodge.
Those receiving them were: Q. Char
lock, noble grand; II. McKechnie. vice
grand; E r. Hendry, secretary: J. A.
Magoon, treasurer; L. L. Cutting, war
den; A. Arndt, conductor; Chas. ].
Fischel. R. S. N. G.: w F Hall. L. S.
n. G.; Guy T. Kelley. r. S. V. G.; V
Tranfoglia, L. S. V. G.; H p. Roth,
r. S. s.: l. II. Dee. L. S. S; Charles
F. Herrick, inside guardian; c. T Rod
gers, chaplain
Mrs. Sally L. williams, FOR the
Rebekahs. spoke of the york of the
sisters in their lodges and the hopes
she entertained for increasing the mem
Dership. Already there were about two
hundred members in the two lodges
and year Of prosperity was their hope
and aim.
The floor was then cleared for dane
ing, and to the inspirtting strains of
music supplied by Solomon's Quintette,
the brothers and sisters had a merry
time until midnight Refreshments
consisting of salads. ice cream ana
cake. sandwiches and lemonade were
served on the lanai
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