The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-06-05

1 exercised by men. and let me sa = 10 YOU
/ that in this year Of our Lord 1918 II IS
/ being exercised by women just p fully.
! just as really and just as vitality as II
| Is exercised bv men. As our boys are
going over there as our boys are going
over the top, as the guns are belching
out their smoke and death IN the midst
| Of the smoke. just back of the battle
| lines are women. Drawing death. facing
disease. with the sacrifice of life going
forward in the spirit Of patriotism and
the spirit Of mercy TO minister. Oh YOU
who are back home with the terrible
suffering across the seas, there ought to
be yelling in your hearts such A desire
and such an impulse that you are will
ing. in season and out OF season 70 be
of service to your country and 10 hui
mainly.
And 50 may it never be said Of the
ladies' Of the Eastern Star that they
failed 20 do their duty The Star that
lead civilization out Of darkness into the
brightness OF q new day. the star that
shone in Bethlehem's heavens and guild
ed the wise men TO the Babe in the
manger. the Star. the hope Of the world
the salvation of the universe. the Star,
indeed. that sung with the angels and
the heavens Glory TO God in the highest
and on earth peace, good VIII 10 men.
The Eastern Star. and the women Of the
Eastern Star-let il never be said that
in their midst is a single woman who
does not love the flag. who IS not willing
10 give the best she has that il may De
offered upon the altar Of her country
and that our country may be made more
glorious And as some or you take INTO
your arms the precious treasure Of your
lives. even though tho tears fall. may
YOU say. Go. go with mothers blessing
upon your head and may you do your
duty for Cod. for country and for hu-
manftv. That is the spirit Of the East
ern Star-that is the spirit Of humanity
that IS the spirit Of patriotism.
The Violin Of Life-oh the strings
or sympathy and charity and love and
patriotism-how we can play. how We
can thrill and how We can lift the world
John w Bear. general secretary of
the womens board Of Home Missions,
tells this story He was awakened one
night by the cry Of fire and looking out
Of his chamber window he saw neigh
bor's dwelling in flames. He dressed
himself and went to the scene Of the
FIRE a fearful scream rang through the
air and looking around he saw a child
reaching out it's hands from a second
story window. with no one willing to ven
turc into the flames to rescue her. Fin
ally the mother saw ladder. dragged
Ii through the crowd. placed II against
the flaming building and up the ladder
she went took the little girl in her
arms and as she descended willing hands
were ready to receive them and care for
them. Years went ny and the little girl
became a young lady The mother al
III 1,or
hands and arms and she never told the
girl OF the childhood experience. Final
u.s. one day she said To her mother
Why is it that YOU always wear on
Your hands and arms those unbecoming
black gloves without a word Of OK
PLANTATION. the mother took off one glove
and then the other and held UP to the
startled and frightened girl two ugly
and zaaared hands and arms and the girl
shrank back in fright and cried, i can
not look at YOU The mother burst into
tears and She told the story and the
girl. with one glad scream, rushed into
the waiting arms of the mother-for-
getting the ugly black scars. she took
the greatly deformed hands in her own
and kissed them, saying, Beautiful
beautiful hands'-aIl because they meant
SO much 10 her If We think Of the
sacrifices that have been made for US
that We might have this beautiful herit-
age Of existence and country free and
blessed with liberty. we VIII honor. We
will revere. nay. We viii repay by serv-
ice unto others.
SO play. Oh play upon LIES Violin
beautiful harmonies that VIII make the
world sweeter and happier and rurer."
In the evening, the speaker addressed
the Masons on the Progress Of Ma
sonry." He went back IN history 10 the
time Of Abraham and traced the de-
sSropnent Of fraternalism from the in
dividual to the family, from the family
10 the tribe and from the tribe to the
nation And he showed that today this
spirit Of the fatherhood Of God and the
brotherhood of man was uniting the
progressive nations Of the world in their
struggle for the ascendency Of that uni /
versal principle of untrammelied democ- !
sracy.
The address was eloquent. inspiring
and entertaining and Will long be re-
y, ~, he rcd nv those who heard IT,