The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-29
MAYOR NYE SPEAKS
At the Local |. o. O. F. Observance
of the Doth Anniversary of
That Organization.
A Pleasing Program of lusic and
REGULATIONS Also Rendered..
Supper Is Served.

grated in truly fitting manner the
Goth anniversary of the establish
ment of that order last Monday even
ing. Representative Odd Fellows
from Princeton, Milaca, Foley and
Zimmerman were in attendance, be-
sides numerous Rebekahs and Others
A program of exceptional merit,
including an address by Mayor Wal
lace G. Nye Of Minneapolis, had been
arranged for and it was carried out
in pleasing manner. The Odd Eel
lows had short business meeting,
prior to the exercises, but it was
over with by 9 o'clock, and the doors
of the Masonic lodge room, which
was used for the occasion: were then
open to the public.
The first number on the program
was pleasing selection by the high
school orchestra and it was we'll re-
ceived. Miss Anita Davis then
favored the audience with vocal
solo, and a we'll executed piano solo
by Miss Ellen Engberg followed.
Both numbers were roundly ap-
plauded. A recitation by Miss Eva
Ross was next, and it certainly won
the favor of the audience. The or
chestra was again called upon, and
this splendid organization responded
in manner that pleased all. A
vocal duet by Misses Nellie Foltz
and Eva Ross was next, and it was
rendered so pleasingly that the
young ladies were forced to respond
to an encore. Miss Gertrude Bishop
then gave a recitation. and Miss
Mary Shockley followed with vocal
solo. Both numbers were excellent]y
rendered and won the plaudits of
the audience. The audience was
then fortunate enough to be favored
with vocal solo by Mrs. Claire A.
Galley, which was rendered in her
usual delightful manner, and another
pleasing selection by the high school
orchestra followed. Rev. E. B. Ser
vice was next on the program and
he contributed few witty and
timely remarks, that were especially
appropriate to the OCCASION Mayor
Wheeler, who was presiding, then
introduced the speaker of the even
ing, Hon. Wallace G. Nye, mayor of
Minneapolis. Mr.. Nye stated that
he had found it impossible to pre-
pare a set speech for the occasion,
but he delivered an address that was
prolific in interesting facts and sta
tistics of the order. Mayor Nye
briefly traced the history of the 1.
O. O. F. organization from the time
that the first lodge was organized on
the North American continent at
Baltimore, Maryland, 96 years ago,
when five. men banded together and
started the great work of benevo-
lence and charity, to the present
day. When organized there were only
5000, 900 people in the United States,
while today almost that number of
men and women are affiliated with
the organization. The speaker ex-
pressed surprise because at first
women were not allowed to partici-
pate in the good work, but was
gratified that the wisdom Of embrace
ing women as we'll as men in the
cause was finally recognized, and re-
suited in the establishment of the
Rebekahs as a branch of the order.
He pointed out the magnitude OF
the relief work being done by the
lodge and stated that during the
year of 1914 the organization expnded
over 100000 to relieve distress.
He then called attention to the fact
that the order did not merely aid
those in need in a financial way, but
that members also visited those in
want, and offered comforting words
of sympathy. The speaker then
pointed with pride to the 81 Odd
Fellow homes, erected and main
tanned by the organization, where
the older members in want are given
a nome, ana where the orphan chill
dren of members are housed and edu-
Gated. He expressed the opinion,
however, that the money paid out
for relief was not the best feature of
the organization. but that the in
fluence> exerted which made men bet
ter was the browning achievement
The lessons and associations of the
lodge room, he said, pass out with
the members in their every day life,
and that is what makes the order
worth while The great lesson of
equality which Oddfe llowship teaches
was also cited as one of the up-lift-
ing influences of the fraternity, and
the lessons of unsel6shness which