The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-18

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ceded him his remarks were wen re-
ceived and applauded.
Last, but not least, that nonored
veteran, Mr.. Joyce, Of Des Moines,
in lengthy and well delivered
speech told his hearers why he was a
Forester. This speaker spoke at
length and delivered an impromptu
speech that was instructive as well
as entertaining, and it is to be regret
ted that such an address was not de-
livered to the public at large. Mr..
Joyce was loudly applauded by all
present.
This concluded one of the most sue
cessful state meetings ever held.
Grand Annual Ball.
AS social adjunct to the state
meeting of the Iowa Foresters the 10.
cal court gave a ball in Turner Hall
in the evening. Quite large num-
Der of the delegates were present and
enjoyed the occasion to the fullest
extent. The music of the evening
was furnished by the Hawkeye orches-
ira.
Acknowledgment Of courtesles.
Oskaloosa, Ia, Aug. Is, 1904.
Foresters of America, Court Pride
Of Mahaska No. z, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Dear Sirs and Brothers On behalf
of the visiting Foresters we, Thos.
Denholm, Deputy Grand Chief Rang
er, Brother Connolly, Grand Treasur-
er Of Minneapolis, and Brother Joyce,
of Des Moines, extend our best wishes
to Court Pride of Mahaska and to the
mayor of Oskaloosa for their kind
hospitality while in their city attend
ing the state meeting of Foresters.
We also etxend our best wishes to-
the Business people of Oskaloosa for
their kind support in making our
meeting grand success. We hope
this meeting inspired new energy in
all Courts of Foresters in the State of
Iowa, and trust to see many of their
faces at Knoxville next year.
We also wish to thank the Compan-
ions for their grand and elaborate
banquet. .....
Thos. Denholm, D. G.. c. R.
t. M. Connolly, G. T.
L. p. Joyce.
MIR. Perry's Address.
To the Seventh Annual State Con-
xention Of Foresters. Greeting:
Once more you have been honored by
your respective Courts to meet in a |
representative body, to review the
past and to formulate plans for the |
future.
Those of you who are familiar
With history, know that our noble
md peerless organization of Fores.
ers had it's origin in the eleventh |
century: eminent historians claim
is origin even long before that time. |
However, it is satisfaction to us to
,now that our chivalrous order has
TODD the crucial test of ages, and |
will beyond all doubt continue to
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flourish in ages to come.
It's cardinal and fundamental prin-
,iples are liberty, unity, benevolence
md concord, where is there single |
human being that would fail to re-
ion Of such principles or divine at
.eive inspiration from the inculca- |
tributes into their daily life. There
g no fraternal society in existence
hat has for it's foundation stronger
pillars to build upon, than our own.
In these brief remarks l do not
care to deal with ancient history of
Forestry, but rather to speak of
present modern development. Fores-
try in the United States first had it's
inception in the year 1864, the same
year that our sister fraternity, the
of Pythias, was first insti-
lulSu III ILLS COUNTY, anu CuuAAClo
ed among its members are men high
up in the councils of our nation, and
many distinguished and exalted func-
tionaries in public, as well as private
life. ..-
Among the objects of Forestry are
the following: To unite all its men,
bers that are endowed with sound
bodily health and of good moral
character; second, to give all moral
and material aid to its members and
those dependent upon them; third, to
educate it's members socially, morally
and intellectually
We find from reading history that
the. organization, coincident with the
formation of the United States was
composed of thirteen grand Courts.
From that time forth the organiza-
ton has made rapid and phenomenal
strides forward, indeed we might say