The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02
ODD FELLOWS

ODD FELLOWS
Then let us pray that come ii may,
AS come II will for a. that,
That sense and worth Ger q the earth
May bear the gree and a that;
For a. that and a. that
lt'R coming vet for a that
That man TO man the world DER
shall brothers be for al thai
The Charge.
Mortal pause and go slow That
which you zee before you. you dr. net
behold. Standing as you DO upoa the
lilimitabls confines Of the ineH4table
void ,coettatsng upon the profrndity OF
rhe yet-to-be you are. and yet YOU
are not, therefore why q
Forget.
Forget the siander you naEe aearG -
Forget the hssty unhnd weird
Forget the quarrel and the cause
torgst the whole AFFAIR because
Forgetting Ia the only way
Forget the storm of Yesterday
Forget tie chap whose sour face
Forgets To smile So any place
Forget the tbiagE that give the blues
forget mot, Enough 70 pay. ycar-d1Fs
N!netv per cent Of All veal ettsrs4sr
comes S$ilA At,F AlHSfs us ST.. 20 -
'niekie" may he bigger tnsth pahtic
library. Thus the little things Of life
are often the biFEest things. True
greatness is rfifrored only In CHARITY
ana th1 re can he ne cn8rity throat
s8crisices whtf dasptses NOS the iitt}e
seed OF rove for 81 fellcwFaan is build
ing soal az b39 as eternitN&
Thanksgiving DAY has U.s. sseti. Another
81 ar is on rs RAPID Wa Mia
anangee may be wrought III ID" coming
twelve months. no man ear tfjie Ia@
future is 4ridssen lEega 0ag gaze IL -
gwen 10 nAn to yrs4pfa s11. reFl@"
the pass that ae Mas - tAeg lessons
-foe the futare. He mas lcok ah4Ht
bilg. and observe ueasaFes aud eoa1-
pare lhe nresaGt W. LIZ y. Sill tL1l--
perhaps derive 81 tiin Is sonie obscure
vision OF the future. but his etfedia
lions. Va 3th&l arc bat ttfal creams Ter
Re can know NOT.
Humblg we have given thanks FOE
BLESSINGS t,f4t 44--f+- ----
save heen fuaux 10 mapv that hur
#nIte faculties ars iu4petswt @ eff1-
brace ihafu All. tyss %ta9 r we F94ti,
attn fetth. look IN sHd tsrf s4sd knew
that an sIl-wfse Providence streets the
destinfes - rnsn. ana without HIS
bS4ntIea 600 could not 10 Wa count
tl,e elcaaIneS2 All. ms last rs me
EF@F, fNG DA.tHEA - Nt.+ #+st1hf 'hftf''
rom Him.
These are not given ISIS far ne pur
poses There are imposed c9Frese9i
{hr Dbl ga tanfaax The 5uttss ut lac
aour stare "a frsfhe face
Tbe Souna&tleaA vi love ~ oeAsae
--ssss@ttsTssas b <gt <ssssrg ssssssE'< -
5rt1tfs Ta{e forces ox.aesep tIs4aawFf ef
asets aga rSt the sov+relwntg oY 0fst-
]. .erss.i hrutiest hood, and tie me9etains
y ana sasisys ~ shhlt tse wot afe
J. arappetas4n hloai asaa III a., rass sca5 -
81 tustsca sep alsAFMaaely frssxas tstssa'stf
7 side While the tnsr half gezss serf'sAas
/. ing oat the desssin tsa, snsash rs sFes
sonI.
.fsbrrs.r,t Il, the woria today rfedgea ta
frien6ship, love srd fruth has sos Hse8
ne can TO aaiy Tw o'ana SC hair n,slli5's
odd. Fellows 4 n America AND na3f -
iaanvs more throughout the wgfsd age
-eaax 10 toss thesr }xsaa a mn .sil *shs y
ave In the scales iSsd We 'Aia~ IS
his In our sbanksgiSiak 20
asu~s tn express oils thanks t'Baa at
Il MS hsur ri trial. No are y 4pitf9
worldw ide brotherhood. ofganfzed Api
snnanted In one grand uHvpeaa ready
and arsrt 10 war against eva N Ali
ts forms''s %s
The virginia Odd Eceisevv, w ! III be- sent
: For one whele year free 10 sny t9ateeA
d Virginia who. VIII make it-knos.n
70 tie editor that he rs unable to pay
me aiabscription nrice No member IT
he order should be without IT, Il
f.aeaes the lessons OF the Paternity ef
every page and endeavors 10 inspire
Its readers with greater devotion and
6 zeal for Ola Fellow ship. so
linton Inag~. NJ. :. q. q. ". last
ruesdav nIea hefd Il very interesting.
session The lodge opened promptly
~ 8 o o'clock with NnhIe Grand Ghogee
]. Russell IN the chair frhe' secretaries
and ether officers w ere promptly at
their stations aud the business ct the
ateet!ng proceeded anloothiy,4 Bro ts4ef
Gibson, who was badly injured some
weeks ago, Was reported rapidly len
proving and out on crutehes. He hopes
Ia be In condition soon to attend ihe
meetings Brother Wood In .stiII ailnng
and can only attend to werk % a
very light character Special douatans
= we're voted for the benefit OF certain
needy children whose distresses bad
heeu rer,orted ard coal and w odd were
ordered for their henefit. +
The secretary reported that three
new applications for membership were
on his desk. land that also there were
four candidates for, the scarlet degree.
brothers S B. pruden, W. G. Fielding
and a. L. +. LaTouche appeared and
the dexTee was uufS Touf6rfeus Tie
lodgc heartily comments these Young
brothers to the fraternal consideration
Of all the members communications
from the sovereign grand sire and the
grand master we're read ana received
with enthusiasm. The lodge voted to
consolidate the Thank sg'tving am d
s,,hristmas donations FIR the orphawss
sudownfAnt FUND ana appointed a COM
2 ntttee to carry out the work Sew
cral interesting speeches were lnade
during the evening, the NEST notable
: Of which was that by grand secretary
of Virginia, DIR. e: f. Turner. =.
Patrick Heavy asds<.s i. o. 0.F..sas
xcmhlesi in regular Session fARt meeting
night at their hall CORNER of Broad
and Harrison street s.. and sth ersi was a
.rsplendid n,eeting,se The tendance was
very substantial and the work of tho
lodge moved along with enthUsi assn.
brother Dickerson. master Of the de-
gree stan. swftha team Of tw enty-two.
staged the nrst degree in Petersburg
f.thes previous Friday might. II IL un-
I necessary 10 report tie work q success.
Is very few tsa9s Ia thav sousttry excel
me work sof athis+ aRgregations Of prof
sotent sxempnhers Great credit IN due
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