Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-28
GOLDEN BELT /. O. o. F. HERE

tain the Golden Belt Association of
l. o. o. F. and Rebekahs. A year or
two ago there was a question as u
whether our city was big enough and
whether it had conveniences enough
to handle crowd o. several hundred
visitors but all question of DOUBT is
now removed. The Association met
here Tuesday and the crowd was here
and all were taken care of in good
shape
The members of WaKeeney Odd
Fellow and Rebekah lodges consti-
tuted reception committee and they
We're quite busy all forenoon meeting
trains and autos and getting the visi-
tors registered and lined out properly
The big crowd came in at 900 o'clock
the train from the east The pro
gram commenced at 800 O'Clock in
the court house by invocation by the
Rev. Heizer and singing tsAmerica'
by the audience. Mayor H. z. Kline
delivered the address of welcome,
short but to the point. A male
quartet composed of A. S. Keraus,
B.. F. Chalk, H r. Bell and J. H
Hickman sang two very interesting
selections and Mrs M. G. Caldwell, of
Ransom, read appropriate selection
sSThe Receipt for an Odd Fellows
Dues This was an excellent selec-
ton and was well rendered 1t was
followed by vocal solo by Miss lone
Kraus, "Parla'', which she sang very
sweetly and showed excellent ability
in controlling the voice.
The address by the Rev. Woodward
was the principal attraction and has
| caused a great deal of favorable COM
! ment. He used as his theme ezra
| ternaEsm" and its spirit He showed
| the place ia society for both the fra
| ternaI organizat tons and the churches
| and that the one is not conflicting
with the other in the work for the
| good of mankind. The foundations of
| the two institutions are different, the
church looking after the spiritual
| needs of man and the faternal organi-
| zation working for the temporal part
| Fraternity meets need which the
churches cannot fill account of the
| disposition of men, Some will have
nothing to do with any church but
will be strong adherents to the teach
| ing of fraternal organizations Man
| is naturally .fraternal being and by
| association with others and being con-
| nected with such work he is lifted be-
yond the I, Me and Mine disposition
and is placed upon the standard of
he learns Cn0To Is a To-
morrow and that there are others
| whom he can help. The principals of
Odd Fellowship are founded upon the
Holy Writ and all its teachings are
derived from it. They teach mortal
ity and Immortality, tomorrow and
others. They are exempted in the
story of David and Johnathan the
good Samaritan and the esta b1ish-
ment of homes and hospitals. Odd
Fellowship not only teaches brotherly
love but it teaches respect to our
country's flag and a devotion to OBJ
serving the laws of the nation ii
represents. No man can be an Odd
Fellow simply by paying the price
receiving the degrees, and wearing
the three links. He must be an ODD
Fellow in his heart to be true one
and worthy of the name. The or
ganization must keep its standard
high. 1t can do this by insisting thai
its members keep themselves up to the
standard and yet, at the same time, OF
being kind to the weak and falling
The standard of Odd Fellowship is
high but it can possess no more dig
nifty and strength than its members
will make it. The speaker did not for.
get the Rebekahs and their work but
: gave them a. high class mplimeni
upon the quality and teachings and
the work the organization is doing.
Following the address a ladies
quartette composed of Mrs Lois My.
erly, Mrs Nellie Hey1, Mrs. Birds
Heyl and Miss Lulu MillholIand rem
dered two selections which were es
pecially pleasing to the audience
. The audience sang "God Be With
You" and was dismissed by prayer by
, the Rev. Mann.
At the close of the exercises in the
, court room the parade formed ano
marched to the fair grounds where
the banquet was served in the MAR
building. The committee which hat
the arrangement of this banquet IL
charge deserves special credit for ths
excellent manner in which the crowe
was handled Long tables had beer
placed and four hundred people yyer,
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