The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-13
e. MULLINS TELLS ANECDOTES or ORDER
E9oresters From All Parts of. Connecticut Ass se1nb1e To
 Hear Speeches of Men
 Ero1iia1sl1t iIl Fraternity

Eronli11ent in Fraternity.
 paArio ttsrl pride, fraternalL- Ism and progrea siNeness char iaa,terized one Of the most en- lhl1siastdc banquets served in bthe hotel StratfieId this winter NhaA of the Foresters of Amer lica,A which followed the first day of their convention in this seitY yesterday and preceded a ssaIls.rlnlotIf cabaret entertain- nnent and tba1l "a { Eagles Hall.s
 Betweens 250 and 300 plates esperel set and room was at 8. EpreriurlaEin the large banquet naII,Aas the speaking between courses Innovation began.
 One of sthe most striking in cidents ofAthe banquet was the. hoastso f loyalty pledged to Pres hdeat Wilson in the present orisas. This was proposed by Edward B. OiBrien, distin- ellislaed member of the Massa- Echusettssbenc and the res- Iponse came with inspiring. alil1lisss
 cRBrden. Nsuperior court Justice of fndassacfuseets and Supreme Chief ERanger oe the Foresters of AzneEica kxvas introduced by Toastnaster Iiyd- Exlsr as a 1raaaa who hasfnn4de his mark lxotx only in the order sbut in the city land state in which he resides He aidzsak .s1 5Sy4e z
 As Sunrene Cla1ef Ranger CT the 1norestets 6fs Anaeriea9 a great Aneri-9 lean tnstitutxonsI wish to bring the. thought Into your minds that our tcouYtkry-4he country which we all love so well. resentative fsail rsa-s ees and creeds. made up Of the splen- did citizenship that it dsthat this fl country Is approaching gTaye crisis It is in the midst of a great crisis and eit be4ooves the membership of the. Grand Court of Cennect cuEss repre- tsentative Of the many races and dscreeds sxVlafch have eoI4r Ibufed sl1leaaddIy to great republic. tos see to it that in these trying hours and these trying moments we shall be deliberate as the representatives Of the great Amer ican frateruity that we should be 4 calm cool and guarded i'm our state \ xaents and declar atiBns with the hope that we may notssby improper word or Eact do anything to make heavier the burden which now rests upon the ispIendfd chief executive of this great
 He has shown during the past few Edays that he is a man Of heart and one of the most noble and most splendid Characters that ever sat in the pres EideutiA chair of America and for kfIle methods of del1beratioal and calm
 
 Ethe past few days trust that no k1nernber in this order, here in Connec- zticut, OF within this great country will follow the 1ntemDerate spe eeh and un- kSyise harangue of some who have heretofore been numbered among the Important citizens Of this great coun~
 .sYou should further every thought nike that expressed by our splendid ex-President Taft in Philadelphia, lthat we with him will do every thing in our power, by our speech and by Iour actss to strengthen and to sus- i1zain the stroTlE and powerful right arm Of the greatest president which Eae United States has seen since Lin HcoIn.
 My friends and brothers, hope before you finish your 1abors to-mor- row that the sages of the Grand Court will sit down ID deliberation and cool mess and will forward to our great sf8ESS1QG0I a G6SOIuLlOn. T6pl2S6nLaIIV0 of the sentiments and the thoughts of the members of your Grand court, sustaining his strong right arm and
 ssuring him that whatever occurs whatever procedure he may be called upon to take, that the memb CTS of our fraternity in Connecticut-as they may have loved the Stars and Stripes in times gones by-that they will be eveT ready to respond to the call, no matter what that call may be-
 IA toast to the President of the Unit I States proposed sbSs tile sneaker was
 eunk by a1l.
 s A1na1gann.t4on of Courts.
 Speaking on the subject of anal gamation of courts he said, .I be- leve the future welfare of the, order demands wherever it can De done ex- pedimously there should be arnalga- nation of courts in cities and large or large towns now have various or ganizations there will be a saving ot considerable sum of money besides enhancing the prestige power and influence of the organization in that particular city or town hope to see the day come in the not far dis tant future when as a result Of wise 1egislation in this order we ca4al have a uniform system of grand court laws to- cover every grand court, to have uniform system of subordin- eate cotrt laws to cover every court l1n the order and that we will be able Ito work and operate under one .sys- tenn of laws.
 With this system and the proper raising of the dues that each member is expected to pay and, I hope the raisfngzof the death benefit from per- haps $I00 to $200s this organization in my judgment will take on re- neWed lease of life
 T have been firmly of the convic- ton that back in the olden days--ir th eearly days when the organization was instituted-that it was not es- tablished on business principles and
 hope to see the day in the near