The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-06-03


ifornia. Neighbor Burbank responded
to toast, Our Flowers, the Chill.
dren.' He told us that the Modern
Woodmen of America is the only fra.
ternal society of any description with
which he is Identified. He told us
that he had long held the opinion
that just as marvellous results could
be obtained in the development of
men and women as he has been able
to procure in the development of
plants and flowers. He said that the
application of the same laws that he
used in the work that has caused
him to be known as plant lizard,
would apply to the development of
boys and girls into men and women.
He told us that he had not created
or produced anything new, but that
which he has accomplished has been
accomplished by the intelligent use
of that with which nature so gra-
ciously provided him. He told us
that you could take out of the human
family men, women, boys and girls,
and by the. application of the same
laws and the same processes just as
marvellous results could be obtained
in the development of manhood and
womanhood as is possible in the de-
velopment of the orchard and flower
garden.
Relief at San Francisco.
you remember four years ago on
the eighteenth day of last month, the
civilized world was shocked by an
awful calamity that held in it's ter
rible grasp the city about San Fran
cisco bay. You will remember that
about 1000 people were made home
less, and the report that the women
and children of that city slept in the
hills and in the streets. went there,
gentlemen, as your servant. | went
as your messenger bearing your mes
sage of brotherhood to the stricken
members of this society who lived in
the city. Head Consul Talbot and
the council had sent me an order on
the government mint for $4,000 as
starter to be used in the immediate
relief of members of your society who
had suffered in the earthquake and
fire. During those weeks of suffering,
many times there was a line of men,
women and children, sometimes five
and six blocks long, standing for hours
at time trying to secure provisions
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want to say, that it may be said to
you in my observation and with the
greatest respect for the Modern Wood
men of America that no member of
this society can say that his wife or
his children ever stood in the bread
line. Now this is just an instance
that happened to come under the per-
sonal observation of one of many SER
wants such as you maintain through
out the different sections of the juris-
diction to carry on the work of the
Modern Woodmen of America.
you have seen the mighty oak of
the forest and it has challenged your
admiration by its great strength. You
have seen the rose smothered to
mother earth around it's base strug-
Cling to get glimpse of the sunlight
above. You have seen it's tendrils
take hold of the strong oak clnging
to it's weathered sides and be lifted
to life and sunlight above. My friends
we see the father like the mighty oak
of the forest. The children clinging
to HI Go CHI .tr bat -,
the storms of life this oak of the home
is taken away. | want to lken the
Modern Woodmen of America to the
oak of the forest, which is to take the
place of the father. Around it's feet
are gathered the fatherless homes
clinging for protection under its
boughs, and there is a work for us, a
service to humanity which we must
fulfill"
Madison Wins Two Prizes.
The Box Elder camp badges were
seen everywhere when the Columbus
Madison special train, carrying over
| 100 Madison delegates, arrived in the
! city at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
This delegation was the largest and
won the prize of $50 given by the
! Commercial club.
Chairman c. E. hartford of the To-
cal entertainment committee, headed
the line of March. Mr.. Hartford rode
white horse, while Immediately be-
hind him, riding black horses in full
uniform rode the eight Norfolk
At $50 Captain c. L. Anderson and
Lieutenants Pilger and Anderson took
! their positions on Norfolk avenue and
Fourth street, where they judged the
drilling of the Madison and Wayne
drill teams, the only teams participat.
ing, both of which, according to the
national guard officers, put up splen,
did drills. No points were decided
but the prize of $25 cash was awarded
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