Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-17
10TH ANNIVERSARY OF FORESTRY
Began in Norwich Two Decades Ago With Institution
 of Court City of Norwich-400 Participate in Big
 Parade and Past and Present Supreme Officers Speak.

congratulations for the great demon stration which he had seen. far ex- ceeding what he had expected.
 Chairman Murtha assured Supreme come in Norwich, as any citizen of Philadelphia would be, since this is the home of Danny Murphy, which raised laughter and applause.
 SodaIity olee Club.
 This was followed by the hit of the, evening in the appearance Of the SO- dality Glee club of 9 young men in medley of popular songs, rendered in fine harmony and with beautiful mu- sieal effect, Joseph sheridan being the soloist and James F. Drew leader.
 They were given a laundering burst of applause and cheers that brought them back for an encore.
 Past Chief Ranger Burke.
 Chairman Murtha gave an announce ment of the Sodality's dance and then introduced Past Grand Chief Ranger of Connecticut Edward T. Burke, whose term of office, the chairman said, had been notable one in Forestry or the state.
 Past Chief Ranger Burke spoke with his characteristic eloquence and wit, describing this as an occurrence of no little moment to this town. On this 2cth anniversary they are celebrating in the very building where Forestry was first instituted when Court City of Norwich, No. 63, was organized here 20 years ago. We are back home, at the rlace of our birth, to renew the pledges made 20 years ago and to greet our friends with the warm handclasD of fraternity. He referred fittingly to many who have passed on to the here after. Ii is the principles upon which this order is founded that has been the cause of its great spread in this town. he declareds and it was this fraternal and brotheriy feeling that actuat- ed Washington and his co-IabOrers to endure the hardship of the seven years of war which gave us the liberty un 1 der which we live today. It has been this same united and fraternal feeling that has accounted in all ages for the worlds progress. Brotherhood has meant progress. and it is this spirit that has actuated our order and will be our moving principle till the last su preme chief ranger lays down the gavel. He expressed the confident hope that Norwich's ship of Forestry would sail on to ever new victories an d achievements
 Supreme Financial Secretary DonneIIy Supreme Financial Secretary Don nelly of Jersey City was the speaker to follow him. He expressed his great pleasure at attending this celebration. complimented the Sodality Glee club, declared that the parade had been a credit both to the town and to the ] organiza ton. and went on to speak pIeasingly of the spirit of enthusiasm and devotion to the organization that
 
 that had been arranged and so sue cessfully carried out. He told his hearers that the history of Forestry went back to the Norman conquest, coming to America in 1892, where it was planted in the city of Philadelphia IT. Brooklyn. with the organization ot . Court Brooklyn, No. l, it was planted iE 1880, established on a foundation as solid as the rock of Gibraltar, till now at roilcall 260,0O0 of the best men of this nation can answer present He made a plea for the better attendance at meetings of the absentee brothers. Past Supreme Chief Ranger Donohue. Past Supreme Chief Ranger Thomas IT. Donohue of Providence followed with com piimentary words for the showing made by the courts here and the grand opportunities in their grasp with a membership of 500 and the hacking of s1s,000 in the treasury. He emphasized the educational advantages which membership in a court of For esters bestowed upon any member Air. Donohue is a brother Of Dr. James J. Donohue of this city and he refer red pleasantly to his boyhood days when he fished and swam every foot of the Quinebaug river between Plain field and Webster and to Norwich as the place to which he first came when he started out from the parental roof to make his fortune.
 Past Supreme Chief Ranger cossroVe. Shouts of ''He's all right, were the greeting for Past Supreme Chief Ran
 ger John $. Coserove of Hartford as he was introduced to speak. MT. Cos sl oye referred to himself the joker in She hack" and proceeded to demon- strate the truth fthe title by the bits cf repartee he introduced at the ex- Eense of his fellow officers on the plat form. which kept his hearers in q roar. He praised this section of the state IS one that had always done it's share in Forestry and commended the zeal the f<.1s lalfsr effort to recruit up to the 900 mark
 Grand Chief Raneer Hayes
 Grand Chief Ranger William D. Hayes of Meriden and Grand Secretary Thomas GTscuahlin of Nausatuek were the concluding speakers each making his Interesting remarks brief and they We're followed by fine exhibition of sIeigi1t Of hand by Herr Daubler. after which the celebration came to a. close a. a late hour with the smoker and