The bee., 1905-04-20
PRAISED DARLINGTON
Golden Gross Officials and Delegates De-
lighted With Treatment Here.


in darlington and the part taken
by the ladies ia those contests,
and was cheered TO the echo.
The fact that the Golden Gross
was the first benevolent order to
admit ladies on exactly equal
footing with men, was frequent.
ly referred to in the various
speeches.
Grand Commander Hatfield, in
his response, paid high tribute
to the hospitality and general
feeling of fraternity he said he
had found on all sides since com
ing to Darlington, and spoke
with pleasure of the feeling of
confidence and brotherhood ex-
listing between employer and
employee in Darlington. He
complimented highly the pic
turesque beauty of Darlington
and said the first impression
made on his mind was that it
was a city of homes. a place of
contented industry. He said he
had visited and seen many other
mining towns In the country
where all the houses looked
alike, with no trace of real
home, aud drew a striking con-
trast with the vine. clad cottage
homes of darlington and their
picturesque surroundings. He
paid the Darlington Command
cry deserved compliments, say
ing that there were only two
other comm tnderies in Kentuc-
XIV that were larger and that in
some things darlington Com
mandery was better than any
other in the State. In all the
thirteen years since its organiza-
tion only one meeting has been
missed, and that night two of
the members were present.
Here ladies fill the stations and
do best work. This command
cry has never cost the order a
single penny to send men here
to straighten things up. He
closed bv repeating that he was
in sympathy with the spirit of
brotherhood evidenced here by
all our people.
Rev. K. l. Dolph of jefferson.
vile, Ind, Supreme Prelate,
said he had been under a series
of continual surprises since he
left Louisville. Nortonville he
said was a surprise and a disap
pointment- He had expected
to see a larger place. He thought
"what mast Darlington be?"
He said- "Your city grew on my
sight. Beautiful homes, SUBJ
stantial stores and a splendid
welcome" He emphasized the
fact that Temperance, sobriety
and Christianity are recognized
in Darlington, !" Ind said that a
''total abstinence organization
could not but be in sympathy with
such tewn." He believed in
an organization that takes in the
ladies and believed they could
keep secrets BETTER than men.
j. w. Mccall, of Louisville,
responded on behalf of the
Grand Commandery in a brief
speech in which he said he chad
been so nicely treated in Earl
ington he didn't know whether
he would go back at ALL"
j. A. Hoges, of Louisville, re-
pended for the rank and file.
He gave interesting statistics of
the order and spoke of the spirit
of the organization, closing with
a tribute to darlington hospital
ity.
After the public meeting the
Grand Commandery went into
executive session and adjourned
in. time to partake. of a delight
full buffet luncheon prepared by
the ladies of darlington and serv
ed in the Knights Templar ban
quet hall. A photograph was taken
of the delegates and visitors on
the steps of Masonic Temple and
after another session at which
officers were elected the party
was conducted on a tour through
No. 8 mine of the st. Bernard
Mining Company, which was a
new experience to many of the
number and much enjoyed.
There was public installation
at Temple Theatre Thursday
evening, followed by a banquet
IN banquet hall. j. w. Mccall
acted as toastmaster, calling first
upon Supreme Prelate D0lph to
respond to the toast tour Order. I"
Rey.. Dolph spoke Of the tenets
of the order and closed by pro-
posing q toast to Burlington"