Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-07-17
MEMS SOCIAL SUPPER.
Mr.. Josiah Howard Pleasantly Enter
tains About Fifty Gentlemen
Friends.

LnOSJ SueISellC ClliLeuS duu lolSlhoSl Duol-
ness men, issued invita- tons to about fifty
of our citizens 10 partake of a Banquet,
at the Free Reading Room. An elegant
spread was prepared by the ladies of En-
manuel Church Sewing Society, under
Mr. Howard's direction. Just the object
of the occasion was one Of mystery until
Mr. Howard, who presided at the board,
raped for order, addressing those present
as follows:
OMAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD
ALONE "AND NONE LGvETE OR
DIETH UNTO HIMSELF"
God in all ages has raised up men to
set forth his truths for our guidance in
life and growth, and it would seem as
though these words were well worth re-
peating and studying on Independence
Day. Independence is not imprudence nor
remuneration of obligation and response
bilily; neither is it withdrawal from the
sphere of organised governments.
Our Fathers had no sooner proclaimed
this Declaration Of Independence than
they began drafting set Of rules ana "2-
gulations to be known as the "Constitu-
tion" and to-day, we their Children have
lodges, societies aud corporations, with
constitution and bylaws to foster and
regulate all branches Of industry charity
aud pleasure seeking NcTerthcless,as the
froest nation and people ia the world we
are growing to love law and constitutional
authority more and more, as the only
method ol reaching fair treatment and
progress among men.
With this spirit Of fairness and good
will toward each other, we are gradually
broadening and grasping the higher ideals
of life and realize that pride, with meat
and clothing, is not all OF life.
We want patent laws that will protect
all persons, either native or foreign, in the
benefits Of their skill or brains; we be-
lievc in the rights Of ownership, but We
also want families and friends with lodges
and churches and we must stop long
enough in our mad rush for victuas and
style to 90 walking with our wives and
children as Well as to associate with our
friends, aud find time to 90 to church
Giving to church aad family money aloue
will pot Do, we must give Of our time as
we'll.
1ha Sabbath School and the Public
School have done a great good to the
pgasen, generation, but this good IS very
much offset wGer. the school gocs too far
and relieves the parent uf all care or at
tentiJn to tn" mora. and intellectual de-
yeloIucnt OF ;hc chi'I.
In my opinion there is no cloud on the
horizon of cur cognuy's future that looms
so dmEly as the inclination of mcu to be
stingy Gi,A their tima and to shirh re-
spou-lJiIiry in family, or social and poll
teal affairs. And we are awake and
rcaIiz1 that we must do more than pass
divorce and curfcw laws with cumpulsory
school attendance for both rich and poor
Realizing that men are only grown up
children and need the kindergarten sys-
TEN for themselves we will insist that
part of the public money shall be spent
on free night schools, free public baths
and an organized system of public play
grounds, organized and controlled, because
it is only by the kind yeaIdipg OF the
individual for the benefit of the majority,
that the spirit OF fair play and generosity
are developed as the twin brothers OF
energy and ambition.
If our town did not have any public
recognition of the Fourth it was because
YOU and | did not think it was worth
while trying to control the rowdy and
drunken element, but it certainly is not
for the good Of our young people that
they are left to seek their own pleasure
on National Holidays,
This is reading room and gymna.
stun but it has been the earnest endeavol
Of the management of this building that
it should not drift into loafng place
for boys, 50 their hours for attendance
have been very much restricted, as you
will notice by the cards, and we would like
to ask your help in carrying out the idea
that public library and gymnasium, thai
is not allowed to become loafng place
is a good thing in any city, if rightly
conducted. Iwish to thank the larg,
number Of you for cash and time, as wei
as good will, so often expressed, and tc
assure you all that the contribution boz
on the stand is a willing receptacle anC
that the moral support Of your presence
here for one-half an hour once month
would do an immense amount of gooC
and | am sure if we would all work to
gethcr we would more than ever appre
ciate the blessings of that law which no
only regulates the speed of carriages
bicycles and automobiles but demand
that they shall keep their lights shining
not particularly 50 they can see othe
travellers on the road but so that othcr
without lights may see them.
The Free Reading Room and Gymna
sum is one of the handsomest places t