Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-11
speaker Of the evening, who would
make the closing address.

speaker of the evening, who would
make the closing address.
The entire roomful Of Elks rose to
their feet and 1t was several moments
before the tumult could be stilled suf-
f1ciently to allow Mr. Dolliver to make
himself heard. Cheers and yells filed
the room, napkins were waved aloft,
hand clapping and every possible
means Of making a noise was made
use of in order to show the enthus-
iasm felt by those present and to
show the appreciation felt in thus
being honored by the presence Of the
noted senator Finally the tumult was
quelled and Mr.. Dolliver began his ad-
dress by thanking the local lodge for
the opportunity of being with them
and also expressed his pleasure at be-
ing present at SO joyful a meeting as
the Elks anniversary had been.
Gave Excellent Address.
Senator Dolliver proved himself a
most versatile speaker, being able to
put himself in the spirit of the occa-
sion and making speech, wholly in
harmony with the spirit Of the even
ing, and forgetting for the moment Ill
about politics, which subject, much
to the surprise Of many, was not men
toned by Mr.. Dolllver throughout his
entire speech. The speech was essen.
TALLY one for fraternalism and was
Of peculiar interest to the assembled
members of the B. P. o. E., dwelling,
as the speaker did largely, on those
subjects which are nearest to the
hearts of members of fraternal organ
:izations in general and the Elks in
spersed with bits of humor and inter
esting stories that illustrated aptly
points that the speaker wished to
bring out
Mr. Dolliver made himself solid"
with the caterers who served the ban
quet by stating that never before in
all my life have seen a better look
ing or better served banquet" After
a few remarks that put the entire
audience in good humor, the speaker
began to touch on the more serious
side Of life, his hearers listening as
intently and with as much interest.
while listening to this line Of talk, as
was shown while humor and wit was
the characteristics Of the senator's adj
dress.
"There is nobody so good" said the
speaker, that he can complain Of
others being bad; there is no one SO
wise that he needs pick at the ignor-
ance Of others; there is nobody SO
strong that he can look with contempt
upon weaker people"
On FraternaI Orders.
Turning to the subject Of fraternal
orders, Mr.. Deliver spoke of the bene-
fits to be derived from being men,
Der of fraternal organizations. dwell
ing especially in the advantages of
the Elks' order, as matter Of course
Il have never Joined many orders,
myself" he said, although in my stay
in the capitol have seen over 200 or
ders Of this kind grow up. One of the
greatest benefits of fraternalism is to
be found in just such joyous occasions
as this. Life is an isolated thing at
best. Every man lives more or less
within himself. No matter how joy
Gus we are and how congenial condi-
lions may be our lives are lonely and
our greatest victories are witnessed
only by ourselves. But our lives are
REINFORCED by meetings with our fell.
low men on such occasions as this.
meetings which are largely fostered
by fraternal orders. Our lives on
earth are short. we are here but a
few years and 1t seems to me that the
4 Elks have solved the problem of exist
ence on earth No one is SO strong
| that h nan c11pnort hiroca1f
| Speaking of the supposed happiness
of wealthy men of the country, Mr.
Dolliver said, 81 would rather have
the constitution and disposition exhi
bited on the countenances here than
have all the millions of John D. Rookie
Teller Millionaires are not happy
Politicians are not happy. In fact
there is no class of men that are sat
isfied with life or who can say that
they are really happy.
More JOY can be found in such 4
meeting as this than can be secured
by being either wealthy or successful
in any walk of life This reunion to
night is a syndicate of cheer, a trus
Iof joy and I hold it to be blessing
to be amid such a joyous throng."
| Struck Deeper Chord.
Talking still more straight to tn,
hearts Of his hearers, the senator be
gan striking deeper chord am
brought to the surface the noble
thoughts and feelings of every one @
Ibis hearers, as he alluded to the man
n Bears the. the ~