The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-07-17
0RANCEMAN'S DAY
HTT|NGLY OBSERVED
ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED
VISITORS WERE ENTERTAINED
Rev. J. w. Will Made Stirring Address
several Lodges and Martial
Bands Participated

Clio Lodge, No. 1863, L. o. L., has
every reason for self congratulation
over the outcome of its celebration OF
,Orangemen's Day, Saturday, July IL.
The weather was ideal, nine lodges be-
sides the home lodge were represented,
and while the attendance was not as
large as had been anticipated, it was
still of gratifying proportions. Every
one was well taken care of. and there
were no serious accidents or other
untoward incidents to mar the pleasure
of the occasion. The crowd was ideally
typical of the best of American citizen
ship, orderly, good natured. intelligent,
come together for day of visiting, in
struction and wholesome recreation.
But for a similar celebration at Bad
Axe. the attendance would have been
much greater.
The lodges represented in the gather
ing were those of Flint, Port Huron,
Saginaw, Vassar, Yale, Spring Hill,
Montrose and Elba, five or six of them
being accompanied by the martial bands
that always feature Orange demonstra-
tions the world over. These bands
could not, perhaps, be considered dis
pensers of harmony, but they turn out
the music that sets the nerves tingling
and the memory travelling back over
SOME of the most stirring and patriotic
events in the history of human progress.
Graves Martial band, of Vassar, the
largest organization of its kind in the
state, or possibly in the United States,
consisting of 30 pieces, was employed
by Clio Lodge, l.. o. L., for the day and
met all incoming delegations at the
trains. This band was neatly uniformed
and certainly made some big noise, but
it was We'd with by some of the smaller
bands that made up in ginger and en-
thusiam whatever they may have
lacked in size. The 'tunes" played by
all of these bands were, many of them,
very old, reaching back to the Revolu-
ton and before. They have featured
every war in the history of our country,
and are an imperishable and inspiring
part of our patriotic traditions. The
names of some of these pieces are suffi-
ciently quaint to be worthy of mention.
being as follows yankee Doodle,
"The Girl / Left Behind Me, LEX
ington," Barbara Allen, THE Cuck-
oo's Nest, " "Fisherman's Hornpipe, "
"Boyne Water" "The Bob Tail Nag,
"Bogs of Old Ireland" Marching
Through Georgia, ETC., etc.
At one o'clock an Orange "walk"
participated in by all of the bands, the
local lodge and visiting bodies took
place, the principal streets of the vii
lage being traversed, the local lodge
making an especially fine showing, fol-
lowing which the procession gathered
about the stand on Bluff street where
the speaking program was carried out.
Rev. C. w. Greene welcomed the visiting
Orangemen. their families and friends,
to Clio in very cordial and happy man.
ner, and incidentally mentioned the pro-
gress that Clio has made as manufac-
turing town and the public improve
ments that have been accomplished in
the last few years.
Rev. ]. w. Will, the speaker of the
day, had for his subject ''The Building
of Nation" the essentials of which
he considered at length under the heads
of vigilance, liberty and education. and
included equal suffrage,
drawing upon history most effectively
to illustrate the fact that free speech,
freedom of religious thought and prac-
tice, and the encouragement of public !,
education have ever been the underly-
ing principles of human progress and
well being. Whether or not one were
inclined to adopt all of the conclusions |
the speaker drew, everyone would have
to admit that the subject was handled
in an eloquent and mastery manner. 1t
was fine grafton and elected frequent
applause from the crowd, many of |
whom knew the speaker personally, as
he used to preach in Clio and was a
of the local Orange lodge.
A very noticeable feature of the day
vas the number of fakirs who were
present, representing all kinds of
schemes to separate the Individual from
his money. There was tent show, a
q pillow fakir, badge
Ind cane fakirs, toy balloon venders
Ind many man who might otherwise
rave gone TO Birch Run paid nickel
% look st biz snake and felt just as
veil satisfied.
During the afternoon and evening
lance wn1 held h the Masonic auditor
um, which We fairly vel patronized
Ind furnished ds|IghtkuI amusement to