The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-24

last evening. only several dozen Odd
YolIOws. with few 0utHiders, braved
the lowering clouds and falling mois-
tnPe to hear Grand Master w. II. Ma
lone Of Key West deliver his address
on Odd Fellowship and fraterna1ism.
Those who went felt amply repaid for
thefr effort. II. ~ Little. secretary Of
TuIulA Lodge No. ~, Ocala, introduced
the Grand Master In a few appropriate
remarks. calling attention to the fact
that Mr.. Malone was well thought OF
az home and had been honored several
terms ~ q member Of the state Legis-
IatuFe and at the recent primary had
been promoted to state Senator over
such . well known and strong oppo-
nsnt a. the veteran Hendry OF Lee
county. Mr.. Malone in his introduce
tory, paid Oca1a a very neat compH-
msnt. saying everything he saw denot-
ed stability and progress. and predicted
. great future before US. He also
spoke commercially Of the brethren
and strangers ne met and the many
pFO6ers Of Kindness and hospitality at
their hands. He then told the history
Of Odd Fellowship in the United States,
how II had It's beginning In Manches-
ter. England, as q social club. where
few boon companions met at a pot
house, drank ale and talked of every
thing. then the coming of Thomas
Wlldey to Baltimore, where he con-
tinued the custom Of meeting his boon
companions at small tavern and then
10 was that a better and brighter and
nobler thought took possession of his
brain and he conceived how band
such as had met, could start move
that would prove blessing to the
world to cooperate In the considera-
tion Of assisting those I'm need and dis
tress and alleviate the want that came
from sickness and enforced idleness
and thus 1t was In 1919. Odd Fellow
ship had It's birth and its principles so
commended Itself to the world that 1t
grew wonderfully and continues to
grow until today there are nearly g.
100000 Of the three links In this great
country Of ours, and during 1908. over
$16.OOO.OOO Of receipts had come into
the Golfers Of the order Of which over
36.0OO,0O0 went to the assistance Of
those really In want and distress. How
grown with the Odd Fellows there was
scarcely a state in the Union in which
Odd Fellows did not maintain an or
phanage for the rearing and education
Of the children Of Odd Fellows and for
the homes Of the old and INDECENT OF
the order. 1t has been helpful In every
walk Of life. He then took up the ini-
ttAtory symbols Of the order and the
three degrees that constitute the in
duction into Odd Fellowship. He spoke
sloquently and beautifully about
friendship and what friendship con-
sisted of and said the intensely abb
sorbing incident In the lives OF David
and Jonathan. OF Biblical lore. was the
cornerstone In the link Of Odd Fellow
ship. He said other secret and benefi-
cent orders had made incidents in the
history Of individuals, types OF human
usefulness, but in searching for the
actual fact. much was Evolutionary, as
the beautiful story Of Damon and
Pythtas, yet SO affecting to the SYM
pathy OF the world 1t welded chain
that has bound millions to better
thoughts, better purposes and noble
accomplishments in the uplift Of HUI
manity. He as beautifully portrayed
the essentials Of l0ve-that love that
Is born OF charity and wherever found
comes to the relief Of suffering HUI
manity. as the Biblical incident Of the
man who fell among thieves. was rob-
bed and sorely wounded. and how the
good Samaritan came along and assist
ed him on his beast, took him to an
Inn and had him cared for. Then the
last link In the chain, truth, he en-
phasizes as the imperial virtue, as in
1t resides the finality Of all things. He
then spoke Of the Rebekahs, composed
Of women. without which the order
would be incomplete. but with its
grand and ennobling inspiration, was
doing world OF good to humanity and
making the world better for the light
and the work they were doing in 1t.
At the close Of this really fine address.
splendidly delivered. Mr.. Little thanked
the speaker for the Inspiration he had
given Tulula Lodge and said he had
never heard an address on Odd Fellow
ship that more completely covered the
great subject as did Grand Master Ma
lone. Cigars were then passed around
and half an hour was consumed In
pleasant chat. II was an evening OF
interest and profit