The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-06-06
joint MEMORIAL
SERVICES HELD
A. R. AND CHANGERS UNITE
Representative Of Both Bodies Deliy.
ers Addresses-Splendid Lit.
erary Program.

erary Program.
The union memorial day services o
the G. A. r. and Oregon State Grang,
held 10 the Odd Fellows hall Thur
day, Nav 30, was the greatest even
Of its kind ever held in the city. Th,
spacious hall was Literally packed
Promptly at | 30 80 Of the old veter
ans, followed Dy the Ladies Relic
Corps, marched into the hall and 90
cupied the seats reserved for them
Commander A. &. Buck called tn,
meeting to order and announced ths
the worthy grand lecturer OF the stat,
grange, Mrs. Clara Waldo, would hav,
charge Of the program of the hour.
The program OF the services was "a
follows; Scripture lesson by Chap
lain Eaton of the state grange. Song
"Nearer My God to Thee" led b!
members Of the Pine Grove grange
Chaplain Eaton then made some re
marks relative to the death of the si,
members of the state grange who hsi
died during the year, which was fol
lowed by the following address deliv
cred by A. I. Buxton, worthy master
Of the state grange:
In obedisnce to time honoied Gus
tom, we are assembled today to pay
tribute to the memory of those whl
have shared our labors, our trials
our disappointments, our victories
and our pleasures, and who have, dur
ing the last year. been called from
their ASSOCIATION with us In these la
bors here, to their reward in the
Great Grange above.
1t Is given to man, at best, to enjoy
but brief glimpse Of light In thii
mortal life. The few years which are,
under the most favorable circumstan
ces, accorded to us here are but q
span. The mystic curtain of one
great eternity of the unknown, but
yesterday closed behind us as the
light Of our momentary awakening
dawned. A shroud, which, till the
last, will not be lifted, obscures an
other eternity of the unknown and
toward that goal we all are fastening.
1t is we'll that upon occasions we
should pause and endeavor to read
from the lives and experiences oi
those who have been called on, some.
thing of value to guide and help us
on our journey.
During the past year Hon. r. P.
Boise, Of Salem, a past master of the
Oregon State Grange, Sister Eliza
Willins, Of Marion county, Sister
Mary F. Walker, Of Linn county,
Brother Plympton Kelly, of Multno.
NAH county, Brother Allen MoCon,
nell, OF Gillian county, and Sister
Lantha Kruse, Of Claokamas county,
all of them one time honored mem
bers of this state grange, have beer
called from labor to reward.
We mourn the loss of those that are
gone, we miss their councils and the
pleasure Of their greeting from our
meetings. But the inspiration OF
their lives, the virtues which they
practioed and the traits OF noble char
acter which they exercised are ours.
These constitute the priceless heritage
which they have left.
Their recognition and their emula.
tion constitute the highest tribute
that could be paid and the noblest
monument that could be builded to
their memory. .t....o..
We mourn with those who we're near
and dear and we hope to help them
cherish up memories of their loved
ones virtues. Therefore the delibers-
tions of our annual assembly are fol
this day suspended, and this hour Ii
set apart by Us to do them hon or.
We are pleased, we are proud, we
are honored to be able to unite In
this ceremony with those surviving
members of that noble army who, In
the nations hour Of trial, barred their
breasts to the grim duties of war and
bied that the nation might live.
Those institutions Of liberty which
they at that time sacrificed so much
to save, we have lsbored with the best
OF our talents to guard and preserve.
10 develope a better and higher
manhood and womanhood among our
selves, to inculcate a spirit OF loftiei
patriotism and a healthy interest in
the practical affairs Of state Ia one oi
the most prominent features to which
the work of our organization is conse.
Grated. r. r7fa af
And we are therefore pleased tC
unite with yousin honoring those who
have given up their lives In helping
on the struggle for justice and liber.
ty, either while engaged In the arti
of peace or upon the field OF battle.
Following the address was a song
Forget Not the Dead" by the
grange. t.
Mrs. Clara Waldo, VIM. M. Hillsa.
ry, Jacob Voorhees,, Hon. Thos. Paul
sen, Past Master Hayes and Hon. b.
q. Leedy delivered addresses eugolis
tic Of the life of the late Judge j. P.
Boise, who bad been member of the
order since 1879, and who was elected
as the grand master of the state
grange In 1880.
The next number on the prorgan
was a song "Jush As AM" led by
the Pine Grove grange, which was fol
lowed by the following eulogies: Mrs,
|. L. HilIeary and Mrs. Clara Waldo
paid tribute to the memory of Mrs. E.
O. Williams; Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Harris
Whitby and Mr.. Kizer spoke in mem
ory Of Mrs. Mary s. Walker; Mr.. A.
F. Miller and Mrs. Harry Vail spoke
In behalf of Plympton Kelley. W. j.
Edwards delivered the eulogy to the
memory Of Mr.. Mcconnell, and Mrs.
Turner paid tribute to the life Of |,
A. KIuse.
A recitation "After Death" wal
rendered by Mrs. Whitby, which wal
followed with a selection by the band
Miss Joy Mason delivered beautiful
recitation entitled "Old Glory"
The q. A. Il. was represented by
the Rev. @. III. Mckee, pastor of th'
Baptist church, who delivered the fol
lowing splendid address:
Worthy lecturer, comrades, ladiei
and gentlemen IL deem myself great
ly honored in being asked to address
this united body OF state grangers
members of the q. A. .R. and W. r
@. In the few minutes allotted me
will attempt to present one though