St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-28
Junior Order Meeting
III. semi-Annual Gathering at East
Burke Monday.

ia Of East Burke Monday and Algon-
dn Hall was filed to overlooking at
10Th the afternoon and evening session.
h rnI1v 400 were present at the afternoon
i session and music was furnished by
pnrns' Military Band Of West Burke Of
90 oieces. State Councillor Treasurer
claud King of Glover presided at this
session and after prayer by Rev. D G..
Guest the following address Of welcome
was given by William H. Jeffrey, state
vice councillor of the order. Mr.. Jeffrey
said in part;
want to say just word regarding
+be standing of the order in this state
during the past year we have increased
mr. membership about rs per cent and
;nstituted one new council. On the 31st
dav of last December we had in our state
council treasury, within $10S.59 of as
much cash on hand as all the rest of the
New England states combined, notwith-
standing the fact, that we have only one
seventh of the total New England men,
bership. New York has thirteen times
our membership, but we have twice as
much cash on hand. The great state of
Ohio has thirty-fve times our member
ship but only $50 more cash. In all the
states of the Union Vermont stands Goth
in point of membership and 9th in point
ofcash, sol am quite sure that we have
right to congratulate ourselves for the
splendid ability that our state officers
have brought to their Offices in the years
gone by. But while Vermont has been
doing things" for the order, the brothers
in other states have not been idle, for,
4 during the past two years there has been
a net gain in our numbers of 81, 900.
Our subordinate councils had at the
close of last year in their treasures in
\ cash 81 1898, 053.37, and are adding to
n this amount at the rate of nearly a
quarter of a million dollars annually.
Now as to the funeral benefit depart
ment, May 1, 1905, we had a balance of
4 cash on hand of $4,000. During the
past two years we have paid every just
claim aud had on the first day of this
4 month 500, 143.48 cash on hand and
have grown from q 900 members in
1902 to 1854 members May /, 1907.
Unjust not forget to say just word
regarding the most important, and at
\ the same time least known part of our
X work; | refer to the orphans home at
q Tifin, Ohio. We maintain free home
for the orphans of our brotherhood
h when the grim reaper calls, and some
beloved brother, faithful, but poor. is
called to answer, for the last time here.
the eternal roll and has entered the great
u council chamber of Him who said "suffer
Il little children to come unto me-" Then
our noble brotherhood responds and
q takes the little ones under its care Our
II home at Tifhn contained May last 1877
boys and 60 girls, 1877 little ones de-
N pendent upon this great fraternity for
not only the necessities of life, but their
education, yea even their future station
Il among men. To care for them and
n make them noble men and women is a
work that can but win the approving
n smile of just heaven. The property at
81 Tiftin is valued at $4,000 and in the
N past two years the order expended quite
81 NoOIOpN iOA thC iidlutSudnCC anu cart
II Of the home and the orphans.
n The immortal Mckinley once said;
n With patriotism in our hearts and with
n the flag of our country in our hands,
there is no danger of anarchy and there
81 Sno danger to the American Union"
Il We gladly assemble here representing
an order founded on the nobility Of man.
Fl It's the child of the American spirit, con-
N celved to keep the altar fires Of Ameri-
canism burning with the same warmth
n and brilliancy as in the olden days when
the patriotic fathers SO freely gave their
lives and and their fortunes and pledged
N their sacred honor that the colonies
under God should live. Today it is al
Il together fitting that for moment we
Should give thought to those stirring
II Gays when this nation was given birth.
termonters have much to be proud of in
the history of that struggle, for it was
within our borders that the first blood
# was sprinkled upon the altar of freedom
on this continent. 1t was Vermont that
n nfst abolished human slavery, and in the
memory of Ethan Allen, Seth Warner,
ana Remember Baker, we take new in.
# sPratlon and offer to this our land OF
the free new measure of devotion, eyer
remembering that Bennington and Ii
"a conderoga were battles that in no small
measure gave to mankind a practical
demonstration of the success and pos
sloiilty OF representative government,
ana hrmy set the star of hope on the
proW OF every American freeman. Old
empires have passed away, kings and
"a ears have been born, ruled, died and
W peen forgotten, but this government OF
tne people" has shed its radiating light
throughout the world, until the names
VI u, Washington, Hancock, Jefferson, Lin
CON- Mckinley and our own peerless
ETo1MSeVelt, will live as long as history
shall endure.
Out must be brief, for it is given to
li S TO bid you welcome and in the name
~ Di' not only General Sheridan Council
out In the name of all our people bio
village,
inns was followed by addresses by
frank Clark, past state councillor o
Connecticut and by Rev. D. G. Guest
d D 9ooqntiiul supper was then served il
~ A. Eggleston hall.
~ over 200 Mechanics were present a
sne evening session and the degree wa
TorSed ON two candidates by th
nyndonville degree team. These officer
C we're elected at the business session
oouncllor, Noah Drew, Glover; vic
councillor, Mr.. Whitcher Of ST Johns
n noty secretary, L. 6, Peabody Of New
ri ~ eTdl center; treasurer, Claud King c
CCiover. Addresses were given by Pas