Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-28

ne idea OF lr"'ei n''''
y Il as old as the history of
.0 |; the original mother
Won Of the other sex, the union
.o her and Adam would have
,,u,sd the first real fraternity,
!, suppose that when they be-
Il Iop,ekeeping in the Garden OF
10th of them garbed In a mod
NM Of the Highland COSTUME,
sanitation was something bet
e,s even the best fraternity.
\. term fraternal, from the
4 work for brother, is indica-
4 very close association. snch
riniIons as the one we propose
q nsted from the most remote
Every nation as II developed
& ,rHy and civilization naturally
+ riny organizations that were
rr,l in their nature and puT-
md every such union among
! vhen constituted with correct
s,ss has done a vast amount OF
\ h upbuilding the race and
ErAening the idea Of the bro
.oOd Of man.
+ h, Oldest fraternity now in exist
" have q continuous record Is
4 q TIE Masons who trace their
nia,Ion back 20 the time of
Solomon's temple. From the
" the Crusaies until now, this
organIlatIon has been proml-
IA The Intellectual and material
o9ment Of mankind and has un-
lisily been a powerful factor In
~ the great reformations that
i'ken place during the past
aolsand years.
ntfeds Of fraternal organiza-
iome Of them good. but most
nm having In view some form
l.nih betterment, have been or
" In every part OF the world
rIer there Is civilization worthy
" name. Each OF these COM
1oai has been for some definite
oe looking TO the advantage OF
i'noers. Myriad millions OF
y have been expended by them
p illeylatIon OF suffering, in
. the tears OF widows and or
IN caring with loving hands
ae sick and' helpless. and in
l'1allng that men are not al
lef selfish.
y 'ueh unions among men have
strong and fourlshed is the
Evidence that the world needs
and Is all the better on accouCs
lai existence.
sAsslfying the various animals
world, naturalists have di-
Asn into two great groups
o'uFy-the animal that goes
''es by himself, and the gre
-'Ae animal that is not hap
''' The divine fat. II Is not
~ han 20 be alone" uttered
many thousand years ago. is
''day as ii wes then. That
-" Of fraternity is innate in
proved by the feet that near.
man OF Intelligence is a
" SOME fraternity or other.
q X Is perhaps true that I'm
|. " Us there is much that Is
"a sordid, and selfish. vet
0'aen thread OF fellowship
.''nai !, love interviewer in the
-, ~ aoof Of humanity.
''' ANALYSIS OF the objects
,p'.es Of an trateral orders
|, =. sils'fd, however. they NAV
\. ~ IN practice, viii disclose
,,,','. ,aa' they were organized for
~. purpose OF furthering
H.. u. Of the highest attributes
j 49,. are eapsble-purity.
\, .s'''y justice, friendship
y - mutual helpfulness. They
|a,,,. Tor their purpose the
s.s.., Of certain helps that
\ -sn' Us, make us more em.
,.,,,. =, 'oeations and increase
m,-. II 'o' our labors. l.,
j.. .''ien !. with our work as;
soas We Greatest university !
y. -. --s ever seen, there Is a
! t',,'.'.i .,sd for the establlsbmsnt
u v".l .''l With more than al
kls, ~. ..a's our Institution ISL
b !, I.'s' -, that in many ways
4. I,ss,d .sSssd after the interest.
|l. .aslss' ,...' ana most remote
4, .-'ned himself with ns
|,s.,,, -'po,s now to establish
- 'aal shan be the mos,
ne most helpful that