Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-06

ENTERTAIN
BIG CHIEF
CHIEF RANGER JOHN
f. COSGROVE, OF HARTFORD,
CONNECTICUT, is GUEST, OF
HONOR OF COURT SHERWOOD,
AND GOOD TIME is ENJOYED
BY ALL.

The members of the local court of
Foresters, together with citizens of
the city. assembled last evening at
the Holman hall to pay tribute and
listen to an address by John F. Cos
grove, of Hartford, Connecticut, sa-
premepreme chief ranger of the For
esters of America. Mr.. Cosgrove Is
making a tour of the West for the
purpose of paying a visit to the va
rious courts in The western states,
and, while his visit here was in the
interest of the order of Forester,
the meeting last night was an open
one, and, while the attendance was
not as large as it had been expected
it would be, there was representa-
tive crowd of the members of the or
der and citizens of the city.
Mr.. Cosgrove and his party ar
rived in the city late yesterday after
noon, and, in addition to Mr.. and
Mrs. Cosgrove. was composed of p.
e SStruck, of Portland, past grand
chief ranger of the state; Jares Balm,
grand secretary, and Paul Gayler,
grand treasurer, also of Portland.
During the evening they were enter
tanned by members of the order and
at o'clock they proceeded to the
hall where the meeting was held.
Crawford Praises FraternaI Orders.
Councilman Greenbaum presided
during the meeting, and the first
speaker introduced was Attorney
General Crawford, who extended a
welcome to Mr.. Cosgrove in behalf
of the city and state. After assuring
the visitors that both the keys of the
city and state were turned over to
them, Mr.. Crawford spoke at length
of the benefits and value of the fra
ternal orders in general, stating that
the principles taught by them made
better men and women, made better
citizens, and that the result was a
better government in general.
He was followed by P. e. Struck
who discussed the benefits of the or
der of Foresters. He laid particular
stress on the financial benefits to bel
derived from being a member of the
organization, but stated that, after
all was said and done, the great ben
eft was the social side, the cultiva-
tion and cementing of friendships
which last through life, and which
were immmeasureable.
James Balm was the next speaker
He is the grand secretary of the state
and he dwelt upon the growth of the
order in the state, its bright pros
poets for the future, and said he
expected to see the order increase
1000 members this year He urged
the local court to inaugurate la
dies. auxiliary to the order, aud
stated that the grand court stood
ready to lend assistance along that
line.
Grand Treasurer Gysler then ad-
dressed the audience on the financial
condition of the order The order
he stated, was in splendid financial
condition, and the prospects for it.
never were brighter than today.
COsgrOve Pleased With Oregon.
The last speaker was Mr., Cosgrove.
He stated that he was immensely
pleased with the state of Oregon
that it had exceeded his most san
guine expectations, and prophesied
much for it in the future.
He then turned to a discussion of
the principles of Forestry, traced the
growth and progress of the order in
America, and stated that 1t was never
more prosperous than 1t is today. and
that before 1t lay the fairest kind 0f
a future. He dwelt upon the prin-
ciples and benefits of the order, and
cited reason after reason why evely
man and woman should be a member
of some fraternal organization. To
maintain an order, he stated. interest
in the work was necessary, and 10y
atty on the part of the members of
the court. and this, in view Of the fact
that II was to their own beneft finan-
cially, socially, morally and intellect
Hally, should be an easy matter.
He stated that the order had un-
der consideration several problems
which it hoped to solve in the near
future, among others being home
for those afflicted with tuberculosis,
and national journal.