The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-12-03

years ago, there was Instituted in this
city, Bourbon Lodge, No. %, /. o.
o. F., by brothers w. w. Fothergill,
Jas. T. Davis, Edward Myall, Jno.
Nv. Lovely and Samuel Wilson.
Brother Jas. T. Davis was elected
Treasurer and served continuously
until 1868, when he was elected Vice
Grand and continued in the chair one
year, and then was reelected Treas
urer to which he was successfully re-
elected until 1905, when he died. He
served as Treasurer for SO years, and
to brother Davis must be given the
credit for the success of Bourbon
Lodge.
Bourbon Lodge has several other
records for which we should feel
highly honored. They have met every
Monday and never yet to this day
failed to have quorum.
During this period there have been
four wars in the United States, and
Bourbon Lodge was represented in
every one of them by one or more
brothers, (Mexican, Civil, Spanish
American and World War; During
the Civil War (of 1861 the lodge
continued to meet as before, and on
account of danger met some times
without any lights of any kind.
They have brother, (brother Geo.
W. Davis, brother of brother Jas.
T. Davis,) who was initiated in
Bourbon Lodge, February z, 1851,
making him an Odd Fellow SO years
we expect the oldest Odd Fellow
in membership in Kentucky, if not
the oldest man who is an Odd Fellow
in Kentucky who is 81 years old, and
today he wants the writer to come
and tell him how the lodge is doing.
Bourbon Lodge is noted for it's
benevolence to the outside world. 1t
has always been the first one to do
nate to the suffering, such as the
Johnstown Flood, Chicago and Bal
timore fires, Galveston Tidal,
San Francisco earthquakes and fire,
Dayton Ohio and Henderson (Ky.)
| floods, and other calamities that have
happened in the United States in the
last fifty or more years, and during
the World War contributed to the
Red Cross and all other calls and
purchased more War Bonds than any
other order in the city, and they
have never yet sent any good cause
away empty-handed.
AS for her past toward the
orphans and old folks homes; she has
always subscribed more than any
other lodge toward the maintenance
and support of the Orphan Home; as
for the Old Folks Home it was one
of her members who proposed the
establishment Of the Old Folks Home
and the resolution was offered by
the representative from Bourbon
Lodge, at Grand Lodge meeting, al
Georgetown, 1907, and Bourbon
Lodge gave $4,000 as starter fol
the home which was twice as much
as ony other lodge in the State gave
and, through its individual members
subscribed for same cause four times
as much, or more than any Other
Hodge in the State.
Bourbon Lodge always gives more
to the children of the Orphans Home
for Thanksgiving and Christina!
than any other lodge in the State.
For the drive for the frs
$50, 100000, Bourbon Lodge was frs
to respond as going over the top, ant
| III CIic pOOO,OOO.OO GlOOWUlcHC OTlVt
while our quota was about $5,920,)
Bourbon Lodge through its individual
members (not any from lodge funds
$14,052.OO, and we feel like we hav,
subscribed a larger percentage o
membership pledges than any othe
. lodge in the state, while we ranl
seventh in the state regarding mem
bership, and fourth as regarding tn
wealth. These records we should al
feel proud of.
Bourbon Lodge always remember
her widows by nice remembeurance
every Christmas.
Now, brothers, while there are othe
records we could speak of, but we will
stop and will try and do better in tn
future and live closer to the tire,
cardinal princiles of the order
Friendship, Love and Truth, and lie
us strife to make the world better t,
live in, and keep the banner of oil
Bourbon Lodge, Mr.. %, always un
furled and flying to the breezes, try
ing to do unto others as we woul,
have them do unto us, and when tn
Grand Master above calls on us t.
answer the last summons then it ma,
be said Of us as Odd Fellows: GA
, you have been faithful over a fey
things I will make you ruler owe
, many"
; E. B. JANUARY.