The Clio messenger., 1919-07-17
ORANGE CELEBRATION
UNMARRIED SUCCESS
DAY SPENT WITH PARADE AND
GOOD SPEAKING
Other Features Go to Make up De-
lightful Program-Marshal
Bands Splendid.

True TO ancient custom the Or-
angemen held their 228th annual eel
ebration in Clio last Saturday, un-
marred by any incident of material
worth. The day dawned dark and du-
bious with the elements very much in
evidence, but undaunted the conquer
ors-as did their ancient brethren
braved the rain and proceeded to put
the finishing touches on the decora-
tions about the village. The weather
man, however, thought best to make
things pleasant for the celebrators
and cleared the sky about nine o'clock
for the balance of the day.
The Clio band, led by "Old Glory"
in the hands of trusted warrior,
met the interurban car due here at
1925 a. m. from which was disburs-
ed a large representation of lodges
from Flint and Pontiac who brought
with them marshal bands, of which
they were justly proud. They were
escorted to the Grange hall where
they were officially received by the
local order.
Next the band and arrangements
reception committee hied to the P.
M. station, meeting the IL 100 o'clock
train from which disembarked huge
delegation of Orangemen from De-
troit, bringing with them a splendid
marshal band. The grand parade was
formed at one o'clock and was car
ried out true to ancient rites. The
Clio band, coupled with the marshal
bands from the sister lodges, provid-
ed music for the march which travel
ed block square starting at Mill
and Vienna streets and going south
and then back to Vienna and Mill
streets from where they marched to
the grand stand which had been
erected in the center of the business
district.
/. r. Field acted as Introductory
chairman, introducing State Deputy
Master Roy Smith, of Detroit, who
acted as chairman of the program.
The first speaker, Rev. ]. Dibley,
of Fostoria, talked at length on the
theme of brotherhood and was fol-
lowed by Rev. Harry Godsel, of Kin
de, who touched the vital spots of
the Orangemen by depicting what
the Orange lodge stood for. Rev. A.
T. Camburn concluded the speaking
with a few remarks coinciding with
his brothers in that the nation musv
wake up to the necessity of more
pronounced brotherhood.
Immediately after the speaking the
Clio band disbursed music while two
lodges, Pontiac and Detroit tugged
at long rope for supremacy--in
otherwords a tug of war-and which
was won by Detroit.
So much has been said about the
celebration of Orangemen each year
and why they do it that we are TAX
ing the liberty of publishing the fol-
lowing for enlightenment:
"The extent to which the annual
Twelfth of July celebration has in
fluence public opinion cannot be es-
timated. When people see thousands
ofmen marching with banners flying
and drums beating they naturally en-
qure what it all means. When the
speakers at the various demonstra-
tions give satisfactory answer, the
combined effort has far-reaching eff
feet in the interests of Professionalism.
"It is not necessary to make an
apology for the Orange association or
the day we celebrate. The Twelfth
of July commentaries great nation
al deliverance from religious and po-
litical autocracy. The Magma Charta
which King John signed under COM
pulsion at Runnymede was mere
scrap of paper until the Battle of the
Boyne. The real charter of British
liberty is the Declaration of Rights
which William and Mary signed vol
UNFAIRLY, and which was sealed by the
victory at the Boyne. Since the Bill
of Rights was passed, Roman Catho-
lies and Protestants have been able
to worship God and vote as they like
everywhere the British flag flies.
,,Protestants and Roman Catholics
lever enjoyed so large a measure of
religious liberty at the same time in
Britain until the reign of William
Prince of Orange. The principles Of
religious freedom for every class and
creed, that were established by the
victory at the Bayne, have since been
adopted in nearly every section Of
the civilized world. The Orange eel
ebration is an expression Of graft
tude for the great blessing bestowed
upon the human race. Other citizens
also enjoy an equal benefit from the
provisions of the British constitution
which had their origin in the Decla-
ration of Rights, but they refuse to
acknowledge it. The provisions in
corporated in the ePace treaty recent
ly signed, guaranteeing religious
freedom in the new nations rising out
of the war, are borrowed from the
British constitution, where they were
placed in the reign of William of