Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-04-09
DUB EINETY.TETH ANEIYERsARY
Grand Master Shipman AdmOnishes all
Lodges to Prepare for Fitting OBJ
serTation of the Day through
ont North Carolina.
North Carolina odd Fellow.)

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The date Of the n~inety-nfth anniver-
sary OF our order draws near and there
should be a fitting observation OF the
suspicious event by every subordinate
lodge in this grand jurisdiction !
would admonish the officers and mem
bers Of each lodge to take appropriate
action. without delay, for a due com
~nemoration of the day with suitable
exercises in observance thereof and
BY public thanksgiving to Almighty
God for His manifold mercies to us as
individuals and as an Order. This
should be made another season Of fell
lowship and good cheer. The ear OF
each brother should be so attuned to
the spirit of the times that he mar
eatch step with the real spirit of fra
ernity and join in the forward move
Iaent on the rising tide of co-opera-
tlpn among men, in ministering to the
trials and adversities of the needy and
the distressed. While some of US
NAV be unschooled and, by the stand
ards Of literature, counted as unedu-
Gated men. we may all be versed In
the love of the heart and in the book
of mans needs. We may carry on
thusiasm for fraternity, as expressed
IN the tenets of our Noble Order, and
~crystalize that enthusiasm into effec-
tive service for the great principles
We all love and revere. Since the
father Of the Order unfurled our stand
ard ninety-1ve years ago., more than
2 100000 have enlisted under it and
$500, 000, 900 has been voluntarily
contributed for the maintenance Of
its institutions, and for the comfort of
those who have become victims to the
trials and Universities, inseperable to
human life. And as fortune continues
to smile upon those who are braveIy
! bearing the standard unfurled by
Thomas Wildey. with the magic letters
3. L. and T., on April 26, 1919, they
will not become weary in the labor Of
love to which the life of every true
Odd Fellow has been consecrated.t
April 26, 1914, will find the faithful
still on guard, striving towards the
ideal conceived by the founder of the
Order ninety-ive years ago. And why
this extended season Of effort and
anxiety? Was it o that the true
hand Of fraternity might be seen in
the uplift Of man and womankind?
That cold and hunger and distress
might be barred out and the milk Of
human kindness flow from heart TO
heart? Most assuredIy. Therefore,
let every brother resolve to enter into
the ceremonies of this glad anniver-
sary season in a manner becoming de-
vote Odd Fellows and patriotic sons
sons of the good "Old North State"
May I express the hope that no lodge
in the State will neglect to arrange
for an appropriate anniversary ser
wee? We want every brother to have
the privilege of entering into the spirit
ca the occasion. the purpose of which
is to review past achievements and
encourage greater ectivity in our eff
forts to fraternize the world. Alto
gather, brethren, and we shall make
april 26, 1914, a memorable day in the
history of our Order in North Caroti-
ne. But there must be effort and CO.
operation in the perfection of plans
and the execution Of thcm. Whatever
ia worth DOING at all. is worth doing
we'll"
1t gives me pleasure and pride TO-
again assur the readers of our ex-
cellent paper that the Order in the
State continues to advance, both in
numerical and financial strength. It's
record of beefactions has been
strengthened and the stars In it's firm
ament of good deeds and golden pre-
eepts remain undimmed. Prospects
for the future grow brighter with each
has the outlook for Odd Fellowship
been more promising than it is at the
present time. Let US approach the
rinety-1fth mile post with hope. cour
age and determination, fully resolved
tc do, or dare to try. Inspired by the
record Of our glorious past, warmed
ind enthused to the point of desiring
20 accomplish more and better things
for the Order than heretofore. let
every brother present himself at the
approaching anniversary a living sac-l
rifce upon the altar of Odd Fellow
ship, which means obedience to God
and the uplift of man. seThe cry up and
down the world today is for a unfver-