The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-06-11

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ciety workers and the church and so.
ciety will be augmented by this un.
ion. May many years Of peace, plen.
ty and Joy be theirs.
Sunday morning, June 8, dawned
bright and sunny, forecasting the fu-
ture activities Of the day with bright
beams OF delightful "reminiscences Of
the days past and gone. 1t was the
day set apart OF all the three hundred
and sixty.tive In the year by the Mod.
ern woodmen to pay tribute OF re.
spect to their departed worth. Craig
Camp has buried beneath the flowers
and turf six noble Neighbors, whose
lives and deeds were honorable and
bold, yet tempered with justice and
guided by charity; who had been
faithful to their trust and against
whom no violations Of their VOWS had
ever been recorded. To honor the
memory Of these, no pains had been
spared, and all necessary preparation
were festooned and decorated, appro.
pirate to the sentiment Of the occa.
sion. The Royal Neigbbors and
woodmen from Corning had arrived
on the noon passenger and promptly
at I o'clock the march from the hall
TO the church began. The Forester
teams, uniformed with the insignia
Of the society, took the lead, followed
by the Royal Neighbors, dressed In
white and adorned with the sashes
and badges OF their organization. Ar.
irving at the church they found II A..
ready seated to capacity. Chairs and
benches we're soon coniiscated from
the neighboring lodge rooms until ev.
eryone Vas provided with seat.
The program was Of an unusual quality
for an occasion Of the sort. The
songs rendered by the ladies Of the
Royal Neighbor Camp were most ap.
propriate and s~eetly rendered. ~.
ter scripture reading and invocation
by Rev. r. =. Brewster, the orator Of
the afternoon was introduced. Is.
Raleigh Martin needs no praisers.
lie Is unguestioned the silver. tongued
orator Of the West, but on this occa.
sion, he seemed 10 have been en-.
Unused by q higher power, the muses.
seem to have possessed him, as lie
dwelled on life, Its duties, and then
the life that Is to be; the hope Of the
Christian Is compared with the hope
OF those Who espouse other religions.
Mounting on the wings OF fiowery elo-
puence, he literally held his auditors
spellbound for the space OF an hour,
and gently gliding around and around
he came TO close with the delight
ful ease OF laughing waters and coo.
Ing doves. Never before has an audi.
ence been carried into the skies and
among the stars with such eloppencs
and frei.hted With so much genuine
philosophy OF life, death, resurrec.
ton, and Eternity. AZ the close OF
the services, the greater part OF the
woodmen and Royal Neighbors board
ed the afternoon passenger for
Corning, where further ceremonies al
the graves OF departed Neighbors
were held. Returning from thee GENE.
terry to Corning, the visitors were
served with Ice cream and other deli
cacl.s to the delight and entertain
ment Of all The day ended In pleas.
antness and many will delight to 70.
call the hours spent thus and hope
for other such occasions. lIonors are
due particularly toConsul Frank Nan.
man for the successful rendition OF
the program, and to Neighbor Chas,
Walt for the beautiful decorations of