Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-04-05
sfIosIIoN. LINCOLN COUNTY IDAHO FRIDAY APRIL s. 1912

have been acute and keen, but
there is an adage which never has
and never will fail, that God helps
those who help themselves" and
in this instance He made His prom
ise good as He always has and will,
to those who trust Him. These
years have not Only been charac-
terized with trials, but they have
led to a glorious victory, and on
last Friday evening the two lodges
met for the purpose of celebrating
the payment of the mortgage and
the lifting of the last cent of in
debtedness against their home.
The program was of an inter
esting and fitting character with
here and there surprise. f. A.
Bowler called the meeting to order
and introduced Harry w. Ander-
son as one who had had much to
do with the work from the begin
ming to the end Of the experiences
Of the two lodges. A member OF
both orders at the Time of the
incurring of the obligation for all
these years he has borne his share
address was reminiscent in char
acter. Beginning with the incep-
|tiop of the idea OF building the
hall. he took the audience step by
step along the years of struggle,
anu recited many amusing and in
teresting incidents and experiences
His talk was heartily enjoyed not
only by the members who have
ioine0 within the years and lately
but the calling up of old scenes
revived them in the minds OF the
old members and they were freely
discussed during the evening.
Brother A. A. Brown delivered
an address of felicitatiOn and con-
graduation and prophesy, predict
ing greater things for the two
lodges and a greater field of use
fHlness and help to humanity, now
that their obligation is removed
Near the close of his address four
bearers roDed in black made their
appearance with a tiny coffin SuS-
pended from two black rods borne
on the shoulders of the bearers,
in which the mortgage duly can
celed was resting. This grue-
some exhibit was carefully and
tenderly deposited on an altar be-
fore the speaker who made fitting
remarks touching the cancellation
and the surrender of the mortgage
to the lodges and at a moment ap-
propriately timed one of the bear
ers applied a match to the IN
strument and it was cremated be-
fore the members, all of whom
seemed TO see the gray dawning OF
the morning of a new day. As
the instrument turned to ashes so
did the members bury from their
minds all recollections of the sha-
dows of gloom which the instru-
ment had cast over them during
the decade past. And as the bear
ers passed out of the hall with
the ashes of the ghost of their
sorrows and trials, the lodges Join
ed in Old Hundred with will that
is seldom heard.
A letter that was heartily ap-
preciated was read from the Beth
any lodge A. F. & A. NJ. as follows:
Shoshone, Idaho, Mar. 29, ~
Delos Lodge K. ?. and JUNCTION
: City Lodge l. 0. o. f., Sho-
shOne. Idaho.
Dear Sirs:
We desire to offer our most
hearty congratulations on the hap
py occasion that you are this eve
iiil1e tClCb1 eit1iict anu f'O Siht ~ |
trust that the future may be as
bright and prosperous for you as
the last few years.
Bethany Lodge No. 21 A. F. 81 A.
NJ, By E. H. Miles and Paul
Haddock, Committee.
AT the close of the program there
was luncheon served which was
by all attending and |
the two boxes of cigars from the
'SmOkehouse" were gladly re-
ceived, and soon went up in smoke.
The surprise of the evening was
the throwing on the screen through |
a powerful projectiscope photo
graphs of members when they |
were in knickerbockers and later |
in life, and the opportunity to
guess the names of the persons |
thus shown was given. There |
were many amusing staggers in
guessing, but the feature was ap-
preciated and enjoyed. The hour |
was late when the happiest lot of !
boys in ShOshOne wended their |
homeward way.