The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-21
SENATOR GRADY
 EXTOLLS EAGLES
Eloquent Tammany Hall Orator Speaks / at Memorial Exercises of Local Aerie.

l Tn their own hall last evening the Eagles held their annual memorial services and as usual the exercises were of a most solemn character. The stage was set with a background of mourning. The memorial address was al delivered by Senator Thomas F. Grady \ of New York the noted Tammany hall orator. He was in excellent voice and his address was one that impressed | the immense gathering as being among the finest of it's kind ever de- livered before the local aerie. The past and present officers of the aerie occupied seats upon the platform. The exercises were opened by President Jamieson in appropriate remarks. As the names of the departed brothers were called a candle for each name l was snuffed out while the beats of a muffled drum were heard to the ae- compartment of Nearer My God to Thee on chimes.
 1 The excellent musical program as printed in the Farmer Saturday was adhered to. the soIoists being Miss ra, MT. Joseph Weller and MT. Joseph Clabby. The Criterion quartet assist ed and the music was by Meyers or
 Among other things Senator Grady said:
 honor to the humble heroes who lave been buried in oblivion but who nevertheless have given their lives for a worthy, cause. The gallery of fame  brances by a grateful ation, we have a record of those whose places have been high in statecraft. in battle. men Of great genius. those great in discovery. in art and science, and some of them seem to soar high above their fellow men. But it requires only moment of reflection to show that if the world depended upon the achieve ments of such men alone we would lack much that is dear to the heart of man.
 'NThe Fraterna1 Order of Eagles is I only 12 years old but it already mum bers 1,80O aeries and has a member ship of over 300,00O scattered through all of this great country. When in 1898 at Seattle. in what is now the great state of Washington: this fra, as if the entire field of fraternalism had been covered. There were many great fraternal, orders. some indus 1 with benevolent features, and it seem ed as if every possible want had been 1 covered. But each then existing had for it's object some selfish purpose. All their resources were for the bet | ternaen of themselves and their fellow members members The social side side was only could accomplish nothing for those l not sharing in the fund.
 the only orgs snization doing not only 1 Pll of these things for it's own mem hership but also doing something for those who are outside the ranks. It
 
 lures with it's purposes to do something for the families of those who are af- hliated a with it. With high con four great virtues of humanity, lib- erty, truth, justice and eqality."
 +,1, r'The order go+ is M for truth t the exact a member should be as good as his bond or oath, and the order is also for exact justice for all fair dealing, not in the narrow sense of justice, but in the spirit of the golden rule of fair dealing, to do to others as we would wish to have them do to us, the jus tice of which recognizes the fellowship of man. They also recognize merit and merit alone, and that is what is distinctions of the world. that some must be hewers of wood and drawers of water, some must bear the burdens but there is an equality of the heart l which we teach and Dractice.' l ''It is not what man may pretend to be or the distinctions which he may en5oy but d,T+n what he i b No mat6er when he enters the aerie he must lay his decorations aside and address each and all as brothers, And there is no merit he is elevated to some official position for time and when his ser l vice ends he goes back to the former place Of brother.
 s'Tonight we are called to do hon. or to the 90 who have. gone and who work. we forget all of their faiiings, and remember only that which com mended them to the order, and what they contributed for the betterment of their fellow men. Their names will be inmortalized as heroes as long as the aerie shall live"
 Senator Grady complimented the | Bridgeport aerie for it's achievements and for the splendid building it oc- cupies, it's, progress and membership and thanked the members for the hon | or conferred upon him.
 1 A NIGHT ALARM
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