The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-09-11
R'ebekah

Bylaws of Carlsbad Rebekah
Lodge.
Copy of the Roswell Daily Record.
Copies of each of the Eddy county
papers.
The whole proceeding was impress
sive, but perhaps to de
scribe in detail. The music played by
the Roswell band as a part of the
OBLIGATORY service was as follows:
America.
The American Hymn.
Pleyel's Hymn.
Adeste Ffdelis.
The address of the day was deliver
ed from a platform in front of the
temple by Elder C. C. Hill of Ros-
well. There must have been fully
three thousand people filling the
street n overlooking back upon
the court house lawn, and all of
them remained, giving the closest
possible attention to the words of
the speaker, who made himself heard
" IuS OutS ~ I'LL III hhO Ndoe
audience. Our notes are mixed, SO
that we cannot guarantee the order
in which Elder Hill referred to the
points noticed; but as a whole the
effect of the address may be well il
Illustrated by stating the fact that
three prominent business men of
Carlsbad Who had long been holding
out against joining the order, after
hearing the speech, wen at once to
the secretary of Eddy Lodge and
asked for application blanks.
Among other things, Elder Hill
stated that after an unfortunate mis-
understanding between the business
men of Carlsbad and Roswell, mem
bers of the Odd Fellows and Masons
had done much toward healing the
breach,-such men as Captain Poe
and Colonel Ballard who had len
their aid when Carlsbad was in dis
tress in securing government action
in repairing the irrigation works. He
spoke also of the aid that Carlsbad
! Odd Fellows had rendered in secur-
ing the location of the home for Wi
dows and Orphans and INDECENT Odd
Fellows at Roswell. Seeing hat they
could not secure the home themselves
the Carlsbad representatives mad
come to the help of Roswell so that
it might at least not be lost to the
Pecos Valley. He told them that the
land had already been secured, with
ruotar nto ona coiI Ahot cn0n Nauy
Mexico Odd Fellows would have at
Roswell a nome to be proud of. The
speaker dwelt briefly on the history
of the order. He referred to it as a
moral institution, and a handmaiden
of the church, doing a work which
the church could not do. He congrat-
ulated Eddy Lodge On erecting the
first Odd Fellows temple in the Pc
cos Valley. He believed that every
young man should join one or two
good orders, besides joining the
church of his choice,-but don't be a
elmer" DOM join everything that
comes along. The objection to the Sc
ly disposed of on the ground of its
necessity as a protection against i'm
posters. He closed by expressing on
behalf of the visitors their apprecia-
ton of the hospitality shown by the
people of Carlsbad, and a beautiful
tribute in F. L. & T.
Elder Hill at night also preached
at a union open air meeting participat
ed in by all the Protestant churches
of Carlsbad.
Most of the Roswell people came
home on the Sunday evening special
train. Tne band remained over night,
in the evening gave a second con-
cert in front of the Schlitz Hotel
and if you want to INC what kind
of people they have at Carlsbad, ask
any of the band boys. Carlsbad peo-
pie are all right. They appreciate
Southern hospitality no town in he
Territory car surpass them. 1t was
necessary in order to complete the
band to take along a few of the jun
iors," but under the leadership of
Captain Jack Fletcher these juniors
are becoming almost as proficient as
some of the older ones. They are en-
thusiastic and practice more faith
fully han some of the big fellows
who already know it all"-and they
showed themselves able at Carlsbad
to hold up their end of the entertain
ment with the best of them. The band
was composed of the following mem
bers: Capt. Fletcher. Walter Moir.