Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-04-15

minister no oath DinuinS you 10 any
sect or creed, They bind neither your
hands nor your feet. As you enter the
wigwam, SO you depart---a free man,
The primary objects Of our afflliatiot
are patriotism, fraternity and benev'
oence, In simple faith and sacrifice
were the foundations of our order
laid, The world has been better be-
cause our order was born, and count
less thousands have been ennobhd by
It's purifying touch and countless
thousands yet unborn will rise up and
call II blessed"
Junior Sycamore h. l.. Corey re-
sponded to the toast Friendship"
briefly, but none the less effectively.
Responding to the toast "F'icnd.
ship" Sachem +. Il. Barnes said
Worthy ToastMaster, Ladies aad
Chiefs:
"As sachem Of Red Cloud Tribe No
4, 1t gives me great pleasure to greet
each and every one present this even.
ing. My topic Is demonstrated by the
assembly around this festal board.
Friendship, the binding link and
the brightest gem in the jeweled dia.
dem. Friendship to commemorate the
answering loyalty with which an In.
dian maintained noble and unselfish
affection for him to whom his faith
was plighted, and which makes sweet
and lasting the relations In which the
members of our order are united
Friendship, fraternity and hospit-
ality. my friends. are exemplified as
cardinal virtues and nowhere are
hearts brought closer together than
around the council fires of the Red
Men.
"In sickness or distress brother Is
visited, comforted and assisted; and
when the hour of death has removed
him from his trail upon earth, he is
buried by his brothers, who continue
watchful and protective care for his
widow and orphans.
1T is in this beautiful spirit OF
friendship that the Red Man holds
his social and brotherly intercourse
within our wigwams, which broadens
his character, enlarges his heart, edu-
Gates his faculties, gives him amuse-
ment and recreation, and altogether
helps him to be sober. upright, intel
Ihgent citizen "a better husband, father
or brother and a man more qualified
| in every respect to perform his duties
and TO enjoy the world.
III conclusion, let me beg of each
/ and everyone of you that you be
friendly for kindly word in friend.
! ship spoken may soothe and calm a
J heart that's broken. Rugged strength
! and radiant beauty. these are one in
natures plan; humble toll and heav-
onward duty. these will form a noble
man"
Chief r. T.. Blauvelt spoke In the
following eloquent terms of charity:
! Worthy Toast Master, Brethren and
| LADIES'
1T Is pleasure TO me TO be pres
ent at this pleasant occasion and to
see the good fellowship bestowed and
the sparkling gem of brotherly love
extended. And in answer to the
toast of charity, it surely is the key
stone in the temple of society. 1t
knows the arch of triumph and makes
glorious the citadel OF life. The
warmth of wool is in its radiance and
| the gentleness of the violet's light
is in its garments. The morning sky
knows the kiss of charity. The noon
day hurries in its name, the far away
west is beautiful with its refulgence.
| The rivers Of Hesper bubble it's name
on their musical Shoals, and the gold
en- fleece of Ed is the mantle around
! its shoulders. Charity has no wintry
storms No cloud obscures its heav-
ems: no eclipse comes to its suns,
neither does its moon wane into moth.
! ingness. The dawn chants the mass
! hymn Of charity The evening sets
/ a star in its diadem, and the night
keeps holy tapers burning in the win
dows of It's heart. Charity, is the
/ king whose couriers are not deaf
whose messengers are not blind
, whose princes are not soulless. His
court is never closed. When charity
opens its eyes to the sick and needy
the shades and tints grow softened
the lodges are dulled and the preci'
pices become low 1t straightens the
winding paths, tears away the hove
for cottage, spans the gulf of power
| ty with a golden bridge and makes the
name of God sweet on the lips OF
home. Charity is life with all its
| glory. 1t is the key to all doors In
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