The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-09
e Lincoln County Fiday June 1916.

I H. Mcdonald, of Barbourville, who
paid a beautiful tribute to Kentuc-
ky, her people, her scenery, her
grand possibilities, and that in this,
as in every state of our grand old
union, you are able to find brother
wherever you go. He spoke of the
youthfulness of the order of Odd
Fellows-only a little over a hun
dred years, and he exclaimed, "Give
| US another hundred years, and what
cannot we accomplish" He said he
belonged to "a societies, saying
nothing about his being a Methodist
and a member of the Republican
party. His talk was both enjoyed
and appreciated and his witticisms
were fine.
The next speaker introduced by
Toastmaster Wyatt, was Mr.. George
w. Smith, Jr., of Lancaster, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master, and he
certainly impressed his hearers that
he was thoroughly acquainted with
the great work of his order and con-
versant with its upward climb.
Both he and POSTMASTER Wyatt
boosted Mr.. George B. Lyme of Crab
Orchard, for Grand Warden of the
Grand Lodge. Both stated how well
worthy Mr.. Lyme was for the posi-
ton. Mr.. George B. Lyme was the
next speaker to take the stand, and
although he had great deal he in
tended to say, he was so embarrass-
ed and surprised at being boosted
for Grand Warden that he said very
little. He praised his order, spoke at
large of their grand work, and OF
their prosperous brotherhood.
Rev. Wyatt then introduced Hon.
R. l.. Tomlinson, of Lancaster. We
were expecting grand things from
him, and he certainly did not dis
appoint us. A natural orator, the
silvery notes followed in beautiful
cadence as he assembled fight after
flight of lofty minded pictures. He
ted how if he were a painter, he
would paint upon canvas Oddfellow-
ship; he would show the open grave
in which the father of a family lay /;
on one side the widow, on the other
the orphan; then the great light of
Odd Fellowship surrounding, pro-
tecting and caring for them both.
This he said was what it meant to
be an Odd Fellow Such an order
with such principles could not be
kept down, and today stands without
a PEER He spoke of the grand no
BILE women of Kentucky, not failing
to pay tribute to his own wife, and
then his eulogy of woman was per-
fectly sublime-but at the very last
of his beautiful tribute to her, he
made this assertion. He said we
were told in the Bible that God made
man and that after mans creation
God rested. Then a rib was taken
from man and woman was formed !;
said there was no record in the BIZ
BILE that God rested after he created
her, but one fact remained-man
had had no rest since she was Gre
ated.
DIR. Phillips then addressed the
crowd a few well chosen remarks,
well delivered, and pointed, and was
glad to see such great enthusiasm
shown.
The menu was exactly the same
as that at the Masonic banquet, and
about one hundred and forty well
fed people went away feeling that
it was good to have been there.
The same number of people at
tended each banquet as nearly as
could be estimated. The two orders
desire to express their thanks to the
ladies who served the feasts, and to
the young ladies who waited on the
tables, and to the orchestra for the
sweet music.