Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-04

nlDUIL ~ UUh DHInD
BY v )O)N en- FRATERNITY
At a special meeting Of the Board OF
| diCtion Of the Woodmen Of the World
held at Denver, Colo, last month the
following action was taken by that
body regarding the death and memory
of John c. Baird. late Q. S. District
Attorney in this Territory and an hon
ored member Of the fraternal order:
Having learned with deep regret OF
the death of Past Head Manager John
e. Baird it was ordered that the por-
trait of our late Neighbor, which hangs
! In the Head Managers room, be drap-
ed for period of thirty days, and that
Head Manager Hawley, Head Consul
Falkenburg and Head Clerk Boak be
| constituted a committee to draft suit.
able resolutions. 1t was further or.
dered that suitable floral design be
ordered as tribute of respect from
the Head Camp.
The value and worth of man Is
measured by the capacity he possesses
! to increase the well-being Of his fell
lows. Among the great achievements
of the world II still remains that a
man, in the fullest sense of that goodly
word is greatest of all. No sacrifice
however mighty has been considered
| too great to secure his development
The track of human progress is deeply
strewn with sorrowful wreckage, but
amid its ruins the noble characters Of
the past still shine in undiminished
splendors. They are the richest legacy
OF the past to the present and future.
In the death of Neighbor John G.
Baird another great life has gone down
sinking amid the prophetic splendors
of an eternal dawn and the fair radl'
ance of his sunny fraternity has be-
come a cherished memory.
He was an honor to Woodcraft
which has taken as its field of service
TO mankind the building and protec'
| llOH vi ublufs anu AHf Nul' anu NhNi
ing OF mothers, widows and orphans
He entered the Order on April 10, 1893
and gave to its work the mature de
liberations of a scholarly mind and thu
earnest support Of an upright life. HI
was elected as Head Manager at Port
land, Oregon, in August, 1894; reflect
ed at Helena. Montana, in August, 1896
and again at San Francisco, in 1898
He served one term 90 Chairman of tn,
Board OF Head Managers. He resigned
In July. 1900. to accept the position o
United States District Attorney for tn
District OF Hawaii. AS was said of hin
at that time:
"Your distinguished services on be
half OF humanity in connection wit
the WOodmen OF the World can neve
he forgotten. Our laws and genera
policy will ever bear the impress c
your mature thought and consecratio
30 the best interests Of the organize
ton.
Courageous morally. o man OF III
highest standard and Of large legal e'
pericnce. he brought to our council
a wealth Of knowledge, which has bee
Of lasting and almost priceless bene'
10 the Order, while personal associate
with him has been a privilege whiC
all have deeply appreciated"
And as he said upon that occasion:
"Laboring most earnestly and II
tensely as we all have for the upbuilt
ing OF social fabric based upon Il
3 fundamental principles of the man
l providing for the necessities of Il
o few. and thereby mourning the manr s
l ment Of a trust than which nothing {
o earth could Le more sacred, II was b
natural and Just that there should ha
= arisen honest and manly differences
opinion as to the best methods OF {
fecting the end in view. But, happi'
in the crucible OF debate and confC
ence all differences were amalgamat
into Gold union. Today the Ord
stands as one of the chiefest eXponer
of Fraternity and Protection in t
= world"
He WIS a useful and valuable cltlzC
n In whom his fellows had confden
! and was trusted by them with ma
important and high duties. amO
which may be enumerated his sery
as Judge Advocate General Of Wyo
ing, and as n member OF the Legs
ture OF Wyoming, aud his appointing
as United States Attorney for the ID
a trict OF Hawaii.
Is Recognized politically and fraterr
=. ~, he had deservedlv achieved l
E. tional reputation. His strength q
=. influence lay In the force and c'eRrn
4 OF his mind. the gen'a'itv and kindn
] OF his spIrit, the cordially and char
:, OF his fraternity and the breadth d
% commences OF the principles COVE
ing his conduct. His life was blar
less his motives noble, his purpo