The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-11-19

make the occasion success. The
Shriners entered the banquet room In q
body, marching In to the strains OF music
furnished by the Dodge City orchestra,
which continued playing while the
Shriners were eating. As the Shriners
were seated the orchestra ceased playing
and the ladies sang one of their songs 70
the applause of the great. crowd. IIlust-
rjous Potentate E. W. Ober, was seated
at the head Of the center table, and before
the serving began, a committee Of the
ladies of the o. f. S. located Noble T..
l.. Bond, who sat near the toast master,
and presented him with beautiful
boquet Of roses, Mr.. Bond is the Grand
Patron Of the Eastern Star OF this state,
and the ladies expressed their apprecia :
ton Of his presence In Dodge City by the
token mentioned above. Mr.. Bond arose
and 10 an eloquent speech thanked the
ladies, and recommended that every
Mason present who was not a member Of
Star, should become one at the earliest
opportunity.
When the feast had been served,
Illusrious Potentate Ober announced the
beginning Of the program.
Noble J. A. Corey delivered an ad-
dress Of welcome in response to "Our
Guests. He said that there was
something Of resemblance between
the Order Of the Mystic Shrine and
this section Of the country in at least
one particular: that when the first
Temple OF the order was instituted in
the United States in 1872, hospital
ity was at once recognized as one Of
the grand characteristics Of the in
stitution, and when, also in 1872. the
Santa Fe railroad drove into the buff
ialo hunters camp OF Dodge City,
the inhabitants therein Immediately
began to establish reputation for
entertainment which gained for them
a wide reputation. People Of iall
classes, the rich and the poor, the
saint and the sinner, the cowboy and
the tenderfoot, all headed for Dodge
City, and there was hospitality for all
and entertainment for all, some Of it
more congenial and edifying perhaps
for the natives than the new comers.
Mr.. Corey said that after the brief
period Of recklessness, great wave
Of reform had passed over us, and
that in fact be believed Chalk Beeson
claims that when be came here at the
very beginning, he brought the re-
form movement and Dodge City both
here together in his grip. Mr.. Corey
said: "There are no bad men here
now, and you are most cordially wei
come, as we'll as perfectly safe. We
want you to feel, that as our guests
you are at home, We want you to
realize that the city belongs to you
and none will deny you the right if
you see anything you want to take it
along. If you want anything you
don't see we will get it for you if we
can, and If we can't we will send in a
mail order for it. You are the peo-
pie and if you don't rule it is no
fault Of ours. We want you to stay
as long as you can. We feel proud
that we have the opportunity Of en-
tertsining the most distinguished, in
telligent, and I might say good look
ing, body Of men that Dodge City
ever had within its limits, and when
you are compelled to leave us, we
want you to go to your homes feel
ing as if you would like to come here
another time, and when you bid us
good bye, we earnestly hope you can
consistently say that the camel
herders in the Arkansas Valley have
faithfully performed their allotted
task. We want to thank the officers |
Of Isis Temple for giving us the OPP
portunity Of making the l7th Of
November the banner day in the his
tory Of Dodge City. And we want
to thank each and every Noble from |
far and near who has assisted in |
this event perfect success.
Noble Fred Washbon, Of Anthony, |
responded to: "The Most Worship
tul Grand Lodge Of Kansas. Mr.. |
Washbon is Deputy Grand Master Of
the Blue Lodge in Kansas, and is |