The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-04-29
PROBLEM NOW
CONFRONTS US

at the Odd Fellows Anniversary Sun.
day April cath, 1910.
1t Is not always the doing well
That measures the fame Of man;
The hero is he, who the world can see,
Is doing the best he can.
They who live with the high purpose
20 benefit mankind, and march with
steady eye and sure footsteps, in the
great battle between good and evil, are
the real heroes. God only requires US TO
use the talents he has given us. We
energy, and wonderful developments.
This spirit is not confined to any one
branch of human activity, but pervadss
them all. Problems are confronting
MS, the solution of which is Of vital in.
terest to the human race. Public opin.
ion is a great factor in human affairs.
Cannot we, as Brothers and Sisters,
banded together with Friendship, Love
and Truth AS our motto, do something
To assist in the creation of n righteous
public sentiment that will compel the
solution Of these problems along human
itarisn lines; that will mean justice to
all and an increase of the sum of hu
man happiness.
This great order Of ours Is a million
and a half man power institution, and
with nearly a half million woman power
auxiliary. Are we working this great
force for all that it is worth, for the
moral uplift of society, by giving our
sympathy and support to all those great
issues that make for exalted standards
of virtue and good citizenship
We also have the fraternal press that
should count for something and IL would
count for much more ii ii was support
ed as it ought to be by the membership.
at large. To be progressive, we must
advance with the times, and every lodge
should keep in touch with the progress,
by subscribing for a good fraternal pa
per. The National Rebekah and the
Odd Fellows World are fraternal maga.
zines, and full of interest to every Odd
Fellow and Rebekah. We are proud of
what has already been accomplished.
The report of the General Secretary to
the Sovereign Grand lodge held at Seat
tie, Washington, in September, 1909,
gives to our order a total membership
of almost two millions.
The amount expended for relief in
1908 was $5,5O0,s25. The order is now
spending more than $1,000 per minute
OF time.
Truly the silver rivulet has grown in
to golden stream that is bringing sun
light into many homes. The order now
maintains 45 homes with 1880 inmates.
5,526 have been admitted since the
opening of these splendid institutions.
The estimated value of buildings and
grounds is s3,4l2,l3l.
Other jurisdictions are creating a
fund for the same purpose, and thus the
most commendabie of our work grows
apace.
subject Of building a home for several
years, and at last 1t has assumed tangi-
BILE form. We have 10 acres of ground
at Roswell with an orchard set out, the
contract has been let for a building to
cost s6,s5O. We should not only deem
II duty, but a privilege to contribute
10 this worthy cause.
In other jurisdictions the building Of
a home has been a great stimulus to the
lodges, and IL is already proving true
in our jurisdiction. We all work bet
ter when we have some definite object
in view, and what could be Of more in.
terest to the Rebekahs than caring for
and educating the orphan.
In these homes the children are not