Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-21

tercourse. III was ABOUT S.5o Wnen the
| company was seated and Judge Houx
| called the assembage to order, the
| following program being carried out
Master of Ceremonies. b, F. Houx.
Exercises.
l. Solo ..........., Bro. B. +, Houx
2. Song .........-.. Miss e d. Ralli
). Address ... Rev. o. Il. Ostenson
4. Song ....,...,. Mrs. Geo. f. West
3. Song ........ Mrs. c Il. Snyder
g. Recitation .miss E.. ZCraig
I. Song .-....,.. Bro. IS Roberts
s. Song ........... Miss ahakelford
.. Address ....... Bro. W. a. Reese
10. Song ........ Mrs Is. n. Freeman
Those taking part were in fine voice
| and the exercises proved enjoyable
from start to finish.
AT the conclusion of the program
Mr.. Houx invited the company, ladies'
| first, to surround the three long Ia
bles which graced the hall These Ia
bles were laden with good things to
| eat and walters soon had every one
supplied with oysters. coffee. and with
| plenty of substantials on the tables
the company spent half an hour very
advantageously. There were ninety
hve at the first table. the entire com
pany numbering close to $50.
AS the addresses of both Mr.. Os-
tenson and Mr.. Reese contain much of
interest to the public generally as well
as Masons We quote from them quite
literally, as follows;
Mr. Ostensen said:
Brothers and Sisters. Men and Mas
ons:
Il have been called to the historic
rostrum to address a most historical
order. | have tried to catch the in
spiration of the hour and to breath the
spirit of the occasion May the mys-
terious influences, which hovered over
and about the plays OF olden times
the Greeks and Romans. the Morse
and Germans. not be driven hence by
the added rays of modern light and H..
Elimination; but brood DER our des-
TIMES and festivities sill. The old
sources OF power in earth and sky
have been sought and searched to do
the bidding OF the night; hills and val
leys green and gray. mountsins and
ons crooked and forbidding, caves and
caverns with unexplored darkness and
depths. with fitting and fantastic
shapes and shades, where pale and
weird inhabitants. in flesh or spirit,
In shadowy forms fit hther and hence,
with sepulchral tones and whispers
speak gibberish. unearthly, unheaven-
ly, almost unholy. beings OF the air
| and of the night. demigods and gob-
Inns. goddesses and ghosts. vanishing
to the human touch. narrowing to the
human soul, making mans heart
culver. mans flesh creep, his hair
stand upright and his body numb and
nimble afloat in circumambient air.
| awestruck at the sight and influences
| of the other world and hoping or fear.
| ing to see and experience more To
| the genius this is inspiration: TO the
| strong man. power. Such are the
| fountains from which we have drawn
| draughts of nectar for this jubilant
| feast Tne muses. have come down
| from their mysterious abodes OF echo
and song and done the bidding OF the
| singers, touched their tongues with ce-
| lestial fire and echoed their song in
encore. The performers hearts aglow
with the musical flame OF the rare
aerial presence have tippel the keys
with the fire. The gods of the his
| trionic art have shown their presence
here and stalked up and down the
| stage to inspire. impress and charm.
Those strange inhabitants OF earth
and sky are present now. and | pray
their presence still, till am done; and
| hasten on for fear the night is not
enough to hold them from their busy
flight. to leave me limp and low with
out touch OF fire. AS | enter upon
my masterful topic OF Masonry with
my weak and human powers. would
invoke the masterful forces Of the air
to touch my tongue with silver and
tip my words with gold and bear me
aloft on the rhythmetic wings OF ora.
tory and poetic grace. that | may do
the honor due In some small measure
to the greatness OF Free Masonry
Bnt pray you to accept a lowlier
Night. h1mbler effort. one that
toncheth NOT the sky but walketh on
the earth.
In this Mysterious order which has
come iown 10 US from the dark and
mys ic past sre some secrets. But In
thi' respect IT does not differ from
other orders of the kind which also
have secrets. 1t is not my intention
TO reveal any of the secrets OF these
orders. In order. therefore. to be
sure always take the precaution on
occasions like this that II should
among other things. tell secret te