The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-01-17
SCURRY COUNTY |. 0. or.
ASSOCIATION At IRA
Members OF "Thc Chain Gang Roy
ally Received by HospitabIe
People OF Ira

ed TO the hall, whore there was a
good warm fire but you could not
get close enough to the stove to get
good warm, for the many boxes and
baskets full OF the most delicious
eatables you ever had occasion to par
take Of.
AZ high noon the house was call
ed to order by the president OF the
Association after which all oined in
prayer with the Chaplain After the
Association was opened. Brother Fee.
a worthy Odd Fellow. made it known
that he was to deliver the welcome
address, in the place Of Brother
Rhodes. who said Il was impossible
for him to respond. as It was during
his busiest business hour and from
sickness, both, which was n reason
able excuse Brother Fee. In a few
well chosen remarks advocated CO.
operation with the subordinate
lodges II success was ours In the as
sociational work that has been under
reconstruction in this part of West
Texas. He made all present feel vel
come, and we knew that we were
welcome. He also spoke along the
lines of progressiveness in odd Fell
lowship. which was well received and
heartily applauded. Bro. Horace Hol-
ley, the up-to-date merchant and n
good odd Fellow also, gave the boys
the key to the situation and babe
them enjoy themselves. He told OF
the good work that was being done
In our odd Fellows Widow and Or
phan Home. and requested all that
could to visit same and see what was
being done along the lines OF educa-
ton with the orphans. After his
speech. Bro. Johnson OF the Dunn
lodge gave us good talk and told
us OF the many good things that
we're in store for him who lived mp
to the teachings Of the worthy or
der Of Odd Fellowship
After his talk, Hon. r w Webb.
our worthy county attorney. who was
Ian invited guest OF the Association,
TO be present when IL was so he could,
also made good talk on what he
thought Of the order and what ne
could understand was its aim, also
he let the Ira people know that he
thought that IRA was second 10 none
Of all the communities in scurury
County.
After the address of welcome and
other speeches had been made. the
good ladies OF that community spread
one OF the finest dinners that your
humble servant ever had occasion
10 attend. and were II not that am
not yet able to write as one should
properly describe the bountiful re
past that was spread before as. J
would show you in words as ] did TN
action. what was really there. All had
plenty and we felt the table groanng
under its heavy burden. after all had
withdrawn with his or her own con
sent
After the dinner hour the Associa-
tlon went into executive session. the
business OF the Association was at
tended 10 and Fluyanna, Texas was
selected az the next place Of meeting.
where we will again be treated roy
ally
After $40 O'Clock p m, the As
sociatlon adjourned until Z p. M.
when there was some contestants
. for prizes IN the unwritten and the
charges In the different degrees ir
odd Fellowship. G. y smithers Won
the first prize for delivering the Ven.
erable Wardon's charge. the best
Ray Mcfarland won the prize for de-
'ivering the Conductors the best w
] Waldrip won the prize for the bes'
rendition OF the unwritten work 90
the first degree and the other two
prizes we're won by W A. Johnson, Of
the Dunn Lodge. for the best rendi
lion OF the Past Grand's charge an'
Secret Work. both IN the lnitiatory
Then came the contest for the Frs
Degree.
The contestants were Snyder Lodge
No fS5 and Dunn Lodge No. 's1.
SNYDER won the Banner and has j
for keeps II the boys don's get VERY
busy and run tie steam roller over
some OF us. FOR we want TO assist
them in getting the work down We
finished an business az $40 O'CLOCK
on the morning Of the 18th of Jan
nary and again went 20 face anoih
er supper which was enough for
thousand hunery soldiers. but we had
To FAN back and leave the tables stu
.HI.