The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-16

! IN Urder Of T. |
BY A. B. Duncan Of St Jossnh ~
past worthy grand president - n.
grand aerie, in an address rive, J,
the aerie Of local lodge Ma a.
Tuesday evening.
The session OF the order -
held Immediately following M
grand parade which attracted Nm.
sands Of citizens to the loon an
trict.
Mr.. Duncan, who had been urum.
inent on the program Of the ons..
ing meeting held Tuesday mornin,
said:
Worthy State President ana
Brother Eagles:
Il wish l had the power Of Al
brass band. l know then I shouIs
be heard. l am going to DO TN
work, and I want you to be com.
Portable; make it as pleasant a,
you as possible. l always like h
have my victims located as near I,
possible when l inflict punishment
Il have always wished that n
could equal the introduction n
have received at different plsce
by fellows who thought they knew
me, and some who didn't know ma
1T is with pleasure am hera
I gave you one barrel this morn.
ing, and l am going to give You ths|
second barrel tonight. This run t|
lonly q doubble-barrel and II scat
tiers. l can hit more when It scasl
tiers. 4
You are to be congratulated /,
having this splendid band here, md
the state aerie is to be congr,tu.
lated. If there is anything liked
it is music. and If there is anythins|
like better than all of them, It ii|
a brass band; am as foolish about
it as a niger, and | could walk
myself to death following . bras
band.
Now, l know there are some
people here who are saying, Why
don't he go on with his speech.
Well, you have no doubt ATTENDED
the races, and have seen the horsa
warm up, and it took them great
deal longer to warm up than 1t ID
to trot the mile. and | have ssa
speakers who took longer to wan
up to their subject than it did %
deliver their speech.
Il was sent here. Some Of you
were foolish to ask for me, and The
! grand worthy president told me 70
De here, and l am only too glad 70
be here. and expect to get as much
out Of 1t as you will.
Nov, this is the greatest patti
otto brotherhood of men OF which
know anything. 1t is the greatest
body Of men that l know OF that
are gathered under ritual, takilS
an obligation, that are works.
along patriotic and fraternal lines
with a set fixed purpose in view,
and that is the elevation OF men
and women socially and morally,
and to make better citizens out Of
them. This organization has ded-
icated itself and is devoting 10
energy along that line.
| Twenty. first Birthday.
"This organization has reached
its 21st birthday; one of the young
est fraternal brotherhoods in e..
istence; and if you don't know, !
want to tell yOu-and to you VIZ
have known and forgotten wan
to go over in a plain, ordinary wy
common sense way, what nD
great fraternity stands for.
you. ladies, if you don't know
it. l want to tell you that even
man who is taken into this organ
ization is advanced into the cenla
of the room, and there they Nv
formed around the altar, and upoo
the altar is placed the America,
flag, the emblem of our nation, ala
upon the flag is placed the no!
bible, the foundation OF all tfuu'
and before that altar. every ms1
who comes into this order is askss
this question: DO you believe J
the existence of a Supreme Benz
In other words, do you believe =
God?' Every man who has sVu.
l through this organizatioff-if ne ~ y
been honest. has answered that y
does, and if he told the' truth. ,.
believes in God. a Divine Poss.
that rules and cont IS the oes.la, W,
of the family and the nation NV
of the universe.
j Obligation to Fellows.
"He should not be bad ma
ought he; and at that altar ne ~ ~
upon himself the solemn and Dlns
ing obligation to his fellow LIZ ~
He there promises to protect -
sanctity and virtue Of the home. !.
the men who belong to this o's. =.
ization are not concerned ID =
sanctity OF the home and the VIZ
of the women of this organisausus..
and incidentally the virtue Oh =,
women Of all this country, wv. w.
they are made no better 'Dy -
obligation. But l want you ~ ~,
en- to know that fact. that -
men here are under more ool, ~
ton to you, to your daughters. ~. y,
having taken the obligation y
Eagles altar. than they we's y
fore. ,.a.s
Nov, they have acknov,ne ~.
their allegiance to Divine 20 n
they have promised to prolec' 80 !.
virtue OF the women Of this orss ~
ization; doesn't that 90 a long -
toward making better men, ns i,;..
homes and happier COMMUNE
III it doesn't, then the tanns
that obligation has been an ani \
a detriment to that man. ana -,
ought to sneak out Of the Eas1
aerie and never 90 into It an W.
he does not live up TO tho 60
1 tion.s