The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-02
Seventeen Kenosha Odd Eel
lows Given Veteran Jew
els" Friday.
CELEBRATE 93RD ANNIVERSARY
More Than 200 Members of Old Order
Attend Celebration of Birthday at
Guild Hall Friday Evening Well
Known Men as Speakers.

Old members of the order of the
Odd Fellows in Kenosha were honored
by their lodge at the celebration Of
the ninety anniversary Of the
order at Guild Hall and seventeen of
the men who had been active in the
promotion Of the interests in the ear
lier days of Kenosha were presented
with "yeter,,n jewels" All of these
had been members of the order for
more than twenty-five years and many
of them had been active in keeping
the order in existence in Kenosha dur
ing the long years in which interest
in al fraternal orders in the city was
wanting.
The honoring of these older members
was the feature of the celebration of
the anniversary in Kenosha. Two
hundred members and friends Of the
order attended the celebration and
there were number Of interesting
addresses
The program for the evening open
ed with an invocation by the Rev. Fred
Ingley, rector of St. Matthews church
after which Judge Clifford E. Randall
Of the municipal court, made in adj
dress in which he gave a very inter
esting history Of Odd Fellowship. He
traced the history Of the order from
it's organization in England and show
ed the great good that it had done
for mankind.
Following Noble Grand August Bait
zer, in speaking to the older members
of the order said:
It was my intention to call to
your minds some of the duties which
wd>~all owe to our lodge, but our emb-
lem and watch words of friendship,
love and truth, seem so much in evil
deuce upon this occasion and no mem
Der here appearing in any way to be
lacking in his duty, d am constrained
to torego any discussion upon the du-
ties which the members owe to our
order and shall choose another and diff
ferent time more appropriate for such
discussion if necessity shall ever re-
quire.
1t is a rule and policy of our lodge
that after member has for twenty
five (25) years carried the banner of
Friendship, love and truth that he
should be exempt from taxation. But
this is not ALL Poor indeed would be
our appreciation of one who has been
loyal member for twenty-five (25).
years if that appreciation could be
measured by a few dollars. That
would be too feeting and very like the
snow falling in the river; moment
white then lost forever.
But for one to know that he has
merited the good will, good fellow
ship, sincere and heartfelt approval of
his fellow members for quarter of
century transcends and scars into
the realm of true grandeur, enrolling
the mcmber who has thus attained
such honor and justly calling for the
plaudits of other members IF our or
ganization.
We call a certain thing a jewel.
This term issapphed to men and wom-
en- as well as to precious stones. Not
because of their money value, but be-
cause of some extraordinary worth of
merit attained by Mat, him, or it,
which we may call a jewel. And with
this sentiment in view, it is indeed a
pleasure to me, as presiding officer Of
Park City Lodge, No. 1o3, to hand to
each Of you noble veterans of our or
ganization this little token Of our ap.
probation of the esteem in which you
are held. =
The list of members to receive
veteran jewel" included John
Priddis, Thomas Hansen, Herman
Hoehn, Robert symmonds, William
Rolling, Charles H. Gronquist, George
Wallis, Albert Wallis, George Richter,
d. J. Harf, Thomas MeGill, Charles
Barr, James s. Barr, Philip Hartman,
G. NJ. Sharpe, J. j. Cobb, and L. G.
Timme.
Following the program dinner was
served in the dining room at which
covers were laid for two hundred
guests. Following the supper the an
niversary celebration closed with an