Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-08-06
Burn Mortgage on Building
and UnvaiI Tablet in Mem
= ory of Four Members.
INTERESTING EXERCISES
HELD LAST NIGHT
Prominent Men of Order
Present. Notable Addresses
Made History of Lodge

Nearly 400 Odd Fellows, members
OF Lawrence Lodge No 81 their fam
lilies and friends, heartily applauded
from the time Bethune Dunham, old
est member of the local fraternity, lit
what was originally an $4,000 mort
gage until the paper had been totally
consumed at Goodwill hall last night.
The occasion was the celebration on
the sixty-sixth anniversary of the
birth Of the lodge, of the clearance
of all Indebtedness on their building
at 90-92 Smith street. On this au-
spicious night a bronze tablet, bear
ing the names of four departed broth
ers of the order, who were members
for forty years and through whose
sturdy and indefatigable efforts the
lodge was aided in gaining Its pres
ent success, was unveiled. The men,
orial tablet Is about thirty inches by
eighteen.
An edifying and eloquent address
was made by Rev. Benjamin G. Lip
pincott, grand chaplain of the order;
a few remarks we're given by Grand
Master George w. -Shinn, Bethune
Dunham was presented with sixty
year fraternal jewel, showing that he
has been member of the local lodge
for sixty years; the audience was en-
tertained with orchestral music, sing
ing and magical tricks, and refresh
ments followed by dancing concluded
the grand celebration provided by the
royal hosts, Lawrence Lodge of Odd
Fellows.
]. B. Quick of the local lodge who
gave a short history of Lawrence
lodge, presided. Before calling on the
speaker of the evening, he asked
Jeanette A. Garretson, little daugh-
ter of Mayor Ferd Garretson, to step
to the platform and unveil the tablet,
which was visored in the folds of an
American flag. Attired in white with
her hair gracefully arranged, Miss
Garretson walked to the platform
and raised the fiag-sheath from the
bronze She then quietly seated her
self in a chair placed for her on the
platform, where she remained
throughout the exercises.
Grand Chaplain Rev. Lippincott, of
Matawan, was then introduced by
the chairman and In an address teem-
ing with poetic phrases and SMILES,
radiating with helpful and strength
ening advice and given in flow OF
no ordinary eloquence, the speaker
made the audience feel as he felt and
consider as he considered. He spoke
of the long and cherished history of
Lawrence 1odge, and said History
garners the soul-treasure OF man
and reaps them together" in speak
ing of the enviable position of an Or
ganization with an old and creditable
history behind it. He characterized
history as more than picture of
Father Time, but Like tree rooted
down in the deep infinite it is more
than the callous picture of Father
Time" he said. In speaking of the
blessings from names he ulogized
their benisons, and said Names are
the thought-models of character;
names are heart-models that are
garnered for the uplifting of char
acter." He said that the philosophy
of names distinguished the greatness
of geniuses of ability, and pointed to
the names wrought In the bronze tab
let In closing he congratulated the
lodge on the success they had obtain
ed in being able to burn the last re-
cord of Indebtedness, and described
the ideal Odd Fellow in compre
hensive manner, the ideal being COM
binlng Friendship, Truth and Love,
as siguified by the three interlinking
ovals Of the order.
Grand Master George w Shinn of
Burlington, spoke Of the long and
honorable history which the lodge
had accumulated, Of which he de-
clared every member should be justly
proud. He said they had been lead
ing many men by the green pastures
and the still water" He urged the
lodge to make themselves indispens-
able by their magnanimity in this
community, and to try even in future
years to exceed what has already
been accomplished.
Grand Secretary Harry s. Pine, of
Trenton, decorated Bethune Dunham
with a gold jewel of the order sig
nifying his membership in Lawrence
lodge for sixty years. The emblem
is composed of three links of solid
gold, to which Is attached pendant
that supports an octagonal gold
medal with significant colored enamel
ON the front, in the middle of which
are the letters 1907 On the back
ia engraved the name of the veteran
member and the name of the lodge.
The most spectacular feature of
the evening was when the aged vet
eran struck match and ignited the
mortgage, recently cancelled, which
Mr. Quick attached to a suspended