The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-16
Head Of Od1 Fellows Tells
How Thc7 Grew in
Spite Of Opposition.
.GIEAT L0.l.F. gathering
Mrs. Borst Also Talked Last
Night at the First
NJ. E. Church.

p,h1ic onini6n was firmly set
oganst secret orders one hundred
Ue"r.s 9"r,,9 :, on when tha IndeDaDdent order
of 0dd Fellows came into existence.
AMI sin the order has grown and
nrosnernd ,,rs and he's seen secret orders
pccaplad with tolerance. tnen encour-
' = gs5 and today countei upon as one
"S I'm ,he inn imnoTtant factors in the recon
~ vnt a., --'' ora IS,Iowing tbe greatest
Sv'uIve0' ,,.nu ~ al tines a. 80
""r Th;s W. W (Sr pist of the address
-, oda lt' =, NSr,hern West Virginia odd
LI,iTS EoIlows " At tha Firzt M. Il. church last
ninSt 3 hnt Jndge Henry Y. Borst. grand
nis"' niSo ~ No eoyereign grand lodge, /.
~ S,'G n :, 1Io omnha Sized tbat the sue
", oo,o W. IS .,a az orJar % and of otheT secret
Cooiot,as SooI tbat roIlowed II was dine to
soc'It'S9 s .tl"t th"e II s ,,.os astehIishad ON
,tp...I,,J,, oIe ~ v" oyo . lie emnbasi2ed
.i,mt ,,VtTr'' ~ iodrn wos started by five Ia
,aa,, Snst ~ a, eg z,citESnt LEGISLATIVE eypefi-
ootns II L. o"tabIisbad a nurpose for
e.ioV tt,o y r',ar nD thaf has NOT reaicd reVi-
s,on .ttV 80 IL erv form in n century,
SiGD mL ~ ,t amS y,ainn ~ LODGES accord
=, Ite 80 SIs po,lst S,@ is t5af t6ey teach
M W 80 - %.I II man makes a fight
seat,S4n'foI se S;,! SeTorite candidate for noble
~ - ii'S =, ,-ico oron1 and loses he must
sa.ao Si"nu tbo ~ no ho1i with the same feeling
IN bis heart that was there when he
a. IN MS ne%ts e.. else ,Tt Se ;s moi gjod lodge
CIV ei'ef - '.sTf r. Sa dnSs nat bury his ami
nl"atv nt~,i' h ba ia 10 mt @ $50 oa odd Fellow
iltoSs ano,a "a II nd a ga RoTst Tbsn as fol-
Sn,,"s lSv,al ~ ,-,,tI, t6e Declaration that the
.omsG .'oio+;t% I sbonId cnnirol' and lTkened
ltia5pi Law. 'rs oF candidates for public Of
etoo'toH3 S,o. ~ 1oJga e,ertions Insisting that
tioo ~" IN ~ 1o ,rRo felt sore after an elec-
~" tion ~ ,ras not a good American citizen.
''UT NV "'s snn.I,e,. itoI - ISo,,;nr about him,
conrb+ & sirht of Hon. Thomas W. Flem-
;%c E"ro.' mast rand master who was seated
.n9Sp.'T III ehp'. r,r,,.ana,.gy inside the pulpit
raiIicg rai'irt and theu laughingly insisted
that he had often voted for men who
sroro r.l%s i,o pot p'I nlected ] Judge Borst is a
Her,crat ann wei and confessed it at this point
- e| %js AN, He had supported men
sn. e. ms nfs;ca Who were NOT the choice OF
tTt ISl w. W. ~ put hH vas not sore the
,,avt ,,,prnipv DOuDtlCsS mr, FlemluS
ny LeS ,,lnnortnG rlG u man wLeSyere not elect
'iSu Ia E,t nTpPGt ;s Mr. Mr. Femirg had felt bitter
sL sLoWt "u' tho motter when the election
aDo"o o,,a,. srT he Vas was rot a good American
49,, .tS w. ~ -
c'tt17n' ~ ass,,r,o tbat Mr. Fleming has
,oio %o ,,,onoy in ]his country" observed
.hn Hh'a0V ,aaoI.or llotey - GTndoubtedly he likes
/ hi. M conntrv and likes its laws. I'm
ans 5a,,htoJI,. GoTn' he H has never come into
uooVtcqiy uouFSot WITH t6e laws OF this town.
GOit'TS !il TN 5ortake m1 to saw that men of his
~, ",n me-. 49, comee mes INTO contact with the
5lN LINN nV'ev Mr. 10C FIeminr , is a progressive
i%wS n!t;s., -ni s.bo tyne nf man that has done
oir'oS" ,nICS for ri tbe ~ town and county. I'm
,in,,htoIIv ,tuI% tT he be has Maid his taxes free
%ouU,v%1 w.. "n5oybtedlv M he has voted his tick
I ~ y. .na,,iorly uaUT oJyg The last remark, in
sor,n 60 IUeSt,l 81 last bronght a big laugh and
aoII. nn,,i.,,va -, " ''" '''
"pR%o9e Tn5aa porst then made the point
.,,Ot oeqSe ~ nan nav wbo was poor, the man
U,bo rm%, ba.1 ,.sg +r,,nfort,Inate - looks in the
,,in1"Trs wi,U "u,s- ~ Mr. Tleming's home and
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