Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-12-28
GREAT RECEPTION
TO A GREAT Man
WORTHY PRESIDENT THEODORE
A. BELL OF THE EAGLES
ENTERTAINED.

all, has come and gone. He was ac-
corded a royal reception as was be-
coming a royal good fellow; he was
more than favorably impressed, and
made more than a favorable impress
sion. Mr.. Bell arrived here on Sun.
day morning, and there was an i'm
mediate request for his presence in
Goldtield. He had to go, there was
nothing else to do; and a committee
escorted him across the desert in an
automobile. He described how he
went, upon his return.
Returning to Tonopah shortly af-
ter 7 o'clock, he was in plenty time
for the parade which escorted him
to the Eagles Pavilion, where a
great reception awaited him. His
appearance upon the stage was the
signal for an ovation from the big
crowd which had gathered to greet
him. Charles Cameron, worthy pres
ident of the TonopNh aerie, presided
at the meeting, ana P. A. McCarran
acted as master of ceremonies. There
was music by the band, there was
vocal music, and the introduction of
Mr.. Bell was the signal for a renewed
outbreak of applause.
The grand worthy president has a
commanding appearance, and the talk
he made vas what might be expected
from such a lofty figure. He spoke
of the good that was accomplished
by fr%aternal orders, and also of the
bad that crept into those orders. The
spirit OF the Eagles, he said, was the
uplifting of humanity, and the Eagles
were always ready to extend a helo-
ing hand to those who might be
climbing out of the darkness.
When you see a man who has
fallen" said Mr.. Bell, and he is
trying to creep up again to the light,
extend to him a helping hand: do not
refuse him your aid. That Is the
keynote to the fraternal orders, and
they are made for the common peo-
pie. They do not touch those who
are high and well established in life.
The man who has a big income and
an automobile, who is living in COM
fort or luxury has no use for the fra
ternal order, for ne can take care
of himself without assistance. But
it is to those who are not so favored
that such orders as the Eagles APP
peal. We do not bar a man who
sometimes takes too much, while we
stand for sobrlety; because ii we did,
1t might happen at times that we
would not get a quorum.
Il have more respect for the GRIM
inal who rests in the cells of your
jail tonight, no matter for what
crime, than for the man or woman
OF intelligence, no matter what sta
ton he or she might occupy, who at
tempts to blacken the character of a
fellow mar or woman That is worse
than any crime, the assassination of
character and it is one thing for
which the Eagles do not stand.
I'VE may have got in wrong IN
some cases; we cannot always pick
our company, but we can remedy the
matter by the wedding out process.
There We're two Irishmen who were
going on a trip, and there was a
train of Pullmans made UP for the
trip; so that they were compelled 10
take a berth. Toward shutdown, one
of them says: Clancy, l think we
have been buncoed.' 'How's that?'
says Clancy. Why, they charged US
FIVE dollars for a bed. and l don't see
no bed Well, be aisy now says
Clancy, and give them a chance
Bye and bye the porter came along,
and desired to know If they wanted
their berths made up. What's that
demanded Clancy's friend. DO you
want your berths, your beds made
up?' Sure" says Clancy. bring
in the beds. So they were moved
out of their seats, while the berths
were made up, and never a word was
said until the porter had gone.
Whisper, says Clancy's friend.
who's going upstairs?' Well, they
matched for 1t, and Clancy had to
take the upper berth. tAll right.
says he, give me a leg up, and he
went to bed. Soon he heard a ter.
rible racket in the berth below:
there were some strange words float
ed up to him, there was a bump and
a crash of glass, and Clancy cried
down to his friend:
Cut out that noise for the love OF
heaven; they'll throw us off the
train. What's the matter with you9'
And the answer came back: How
the blazes is a man supposed to get
his pants off when he is sitting on
them? Stand on the back of your
neck and shake thin off, you
fool says Clancy.
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