New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24
PYTHIAN LODGE CELE-
BRATES,

n list, Iberia Lodge No. 80, Knight
7, Of Fythias of this City carried gu
$ the mandates Of the Supreme Con
mander of the Pythian Order 0
s the United States by celebrating
e the Odd Anniversary of the fra
S ttrnal activity Of the Order a
? we'll as its insurance feature. Nh
i Jules Dreyfus read letter whicI
t we reproduce below that wa
? highly appreciated. Hon. Ven
l treSs j. Smith also made an eX
5 temporaneous address, and dur
5 ing his talk gave out some data
{ anent its insurance features tina
| even surprised many of the PEG
: pie who are to-day enjoying the
, advantages ef its cheap insurance
rates, thereby protecting THEN
families in the hour of possible
need. He showed from statistics
tLat the sum Of $500 was paid
out every minute during the year
1916 to the families of deceased
members. For every day of that
year the amount of 81, 1910 was
expended for death benefit, and
during the entire year it made a
Grand total of 81 500, 284.39 being
paid on l,O29 claims. Out of this
amount the families of Louisiana
that was afforded prote, ION re-
ceived $100,SS7 90. Mr.. Smith s
address like that of Mr.. Dreyfus
brought forth great applause.
Among the members present to
witness the ceremonies and the
initiation of a new member were
Messrs. JOS. Camos, Harry Hall,
Leopold King, Alfred Lewald,
Chas. W. Cultivate, Nathan
Davis, Chas. Gouguenheim, Thos.
Monk, V. j. Smith, H. Trappe,
Mayor Sealy, Earl Hall, R. d.
Southwell, Dave Winters, F. G.
Blumenthal, Harding Howell, DR..
}. W. X. Shaw. James Carter, Ed.
Cushman, Jules Dreyfus. Abe
Hirsch, V. Jennaro, John A.
French, Rene Melancon, w. ST.
Ilolleman, Frank Bertram, Regi-
maid SonDemann, DR.. Guy Shaw,
d. a. Dimitry, Frank Briganti,
and Esquire Maurice Lemaire.
The address of Mr.. Dreyfus
was as follows:
From the womb of pain, storm
and stress of fratricidal war,
was born and cast upon the
ocean of the recon
,truction era the fraternal organ
zation of Pythianism. The seeth-
ng passions, hatreds and preju-
Ices of the time; the highly in
famed wave of vengeance and
Jury with it's train of petty /,
tyranny. vexations, oppression
md irritable persecution; the
temporary destruction and sub
nergence of recognized landmarks
# civilization, of the most cher
shed and sacred rights of the
moral philosophy of life, furnished .
he incentive, the inspiration to +
ystem of national brotherhood
hat was to eventually effect a :
omplete restoration Of a national :
rotherly love ever ready to de-
end and protect flag and coun- !
ry. How well and how effective q
Y the organization s rescue ship =
ucceeded in its half century voy- y
ge can be recorded with no bet V
err eloquence and impressive con- y
lotion than the enrolment of h
hree quarters of a million dis =
lples under its banner Of Friend q
hip, Charity and Benevolence .
7stifies. Can the collective mis- .
ionary and philanthropic work =
this enormous army Of intelli- !;
ence, singleness a. purpose and =,
Experience be grasped in it's full y,
leaning and proportion. by the -
rdinary mind? Can painter or 9, a
oct picture in frieze or phrase +
ne struggle Of the movement? -,
nation in the throes of expira- o
on in deadly combat with false .,
leals and angels of hypocrisy -,
i'd cowardice, forcing the forces -
disintegration to an uncondi- ~
onal reputation of false doc ~
ines Of political and social econ ~
ny, is grateful to-day for the ~ ~
eadfast support, the unfagging =. -:
itrlotlsm and the self sacrifice "
Pythianism exercised in the &c
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