The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-21
OF
FOUR COUNTIES
Hold Annual Meeting at
Cardington.
INTERESTING SESSIONS
Held Wednesday Afternoon
and Evening.
Reports From Marion Lodges were
Very Gratifying-Attendanc at
the Meeting was Large.

The annual meeting of the repre-
sentatives of the various X. OF p.
Hodges in the Fifteenth district was
held in CardIngton. Wednesday, and
was one of the most successful the
district has enjoyed in several years.
The district Is composed Of the
lodges in Marion, Morrow, Union
and Delaware counties. The repre-
sontatives from Marion we're G. II.
Conley. s. T. Court and G. II.
MIley. The meeting was In charge
of District Deputy w. w. Moehn. Of
Pharisburg. Other prominent Of
fcers present were Grand Keeper Of
Records and Seals, william Beatty,
OF Toledo, aud Past Grand Chan
cellor. William F. Bruce, of Mt.
Gllead. ,.
The afternoon program was an op-
Ell meeting which was presided ov-
e. by w. w. Moehn. The invoca-
ton by Rev. George w. Beck, Of
Cardington. was followed by an ad-
dress OF Welcome BY Ralph p. Shaw
OF Cardington. c.. II. Conley, OF
this city. delivered the response.
Rev. T.. II. Curtis, OF Cardington.
spoke on the relation of fraternal
orders TO the individual and a most
interesting talk was delivered by
a yfn ~ n nrJt, an nj
who spoke on Fraternal Organization
and the church. Rev. Mr.. Baxter
Expressed the belief that n mans
first duty was to his home. the Sec
ond to his church and the third to
his lodge. He believed that many
men were reached through lodges
that would never be reached by the
church. and that by living up to
the principles OF their lodges these
men were living as cleanly lives as
those who lived up to the teachings
los their churches. Past Grand
Chancellor Bruce then delivered an
address on Pythianism. and dwelt
particularly on the Pythian Child
rcLs' Home at Springfield He said
that there were now 100 boys and
l0S girls In the Home and told how
many Of them had been sent out in
to the world into good .posItins, for
which they had been fitted at the
Hcme. William ileatty, OF Toledo,
i" 80 delivered ar address rcplctA
" ith interest.
"ne evening" session wac for meni
tus of the lodge ,Liy. The repo..ss
|oi The various lodges were receiv ID
and Marion showed up especially
we'll. both In the matter of increased
membership ant financial condition.
The Grand lodge degree was con-
ferred on n class of about fifty can
d'lates and ti;s rank OF Knight was
conferred on t,.rec candidates by
Durward ledge Of Prospect.
Following the work an olabomte
banquet was served.
The Fratelnal Order Of Eagles
met last night and conferred the
degree on a class OF three candidates
Several applications for member
ship were received and arrange
ments were made to initiate a large
class of candidates IN three weeks.
Tn Eagles recently moved into
new quarters on east Center street
and are making arrangements TO
furnish the new quarters in
mach better manner than the for
mer quarters were furnished.
The Knights Of the Afaccabees met
last night and made ARRANGEMENTS
u initiate class of candidates at
q meeting to be held next wednes.
day night.
A called meeting OF the Ladies OF
the Maccabees was sheld Wednesday
afternoon but no business of i'm
portsoce to the public was tran
|sacted.
The Home Guards attended TO
routine business at a regular meet
ing held last night. ~
Nothing other than routine bnsi.
ness was transacted by, the knights
OF the Maccabees at regular meet
inE held Wednesday evening.
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