The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-11-20
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meetings. | take it that they do
not lose all their human frailties
when they become members but,
somehow or other they seem to de-
velope those qualities of charity,
helpfulness and neighborliness that
should characterize anyone who
processes worthwhile Christian cit
izenship.
In times of stress and adversely
they are free to lend effective as
sistance even to those who are not
members. At Christmas time they
see to it that the blessings that at
tend that glad season are extend
ed to the children of the poor re-
CARELESS. At all times they are in
the forefront of any movement
that has for its purpose the allev-
iation of human suffering. If they
pity the humble and the poor and
the down trodden of the race they
do not confine their sympathy
merely to giving delicate flowers
and speaking empty words of con-
ISOLATION.
Possibly they are wrong but they
seem to have the idea that hun
cry people need food and naked
ones clothing. Their pity and SYM
pathy are manifested in a prac-
teal way.
By the way, do you remember
that story that appeared in McGuf-
fy's old Fourth Reader of the poor
family that started out west over
land. After travelling several days
they came to a bridge and one of
the horses fell through and got
drowned in the stream below leav-
ing them with only one horse. The
citizens Whereabouts came in great
numbers and extended their SYM
pathy which didn't help matters
much. Finally a rough old fellow
got up on the wagon and waving
$4,000 bill aloft thus delivered him
self, Friends, all of you seem to
pity these poor people very much
but just how much do you pity
them. l pity them Twenty Dollars
worth. To make a long story short
the bystanders saw the point and
another horse was soon bought and
the poor, though happy people, pro-
ceeded on their way.
The Elks-but gosh | didn't start
out to preach sermon. What |
wanted to say was that last We'd
nesday was Naturalization Day in
Red Lodge. Judge Goddard occupi-
ed the bench and the first thing he
did after court opened was to COM
mend and pay tribute to the men,
bers of the B. P. o. e. Lodge No.
534 for the naturalization school
they conducted in this city during
the past year. He said that the APP
plicants for citizenship here show
ed better and more careful train
ing than was true of the applicants
in any other place in Montana.
That speaks we'll for the efforts of
the applicants themselves but it
speaks volumes for the public spir-
it and effective instruction that
characterized the Elk's naturaliza-
ton school. Every one of the men
and women candidates who attend
ed that school was admitted to cit
izenship.
Probably the members of the
B. P. O. E. Lodge No. 534 consider
the conducting of that school as
just part of the days work. Per-
chance they look upon the aid they
give the individual as a matter of
mere passing moment in line with
their many other active efforts for
good. | think Judge Goddard had
another thought in mind also. |
rather take it that he looked be-
yond the aid given the individual
and envisioned the distinct service
rendered to the nation when any
man or woman is properly fitted
for American citizenship; when
any alien is brought to a full real.
ization of the solemn and sacred
obligations that attend his becom-
ing a citizen of country like ours
whose institutions he is certain to
love and cherish and which he OBJ
ligates himself to protect and de-
fend.
"And how much do the Elks
charge for such instruction you
ask. Well, let's see. They charge
the same price that the sun in hea-
ven charges for the effulgent bri-
ghtness of summer day. Just the
same as the great ocean charges
for the deathless song of it's waves
on the sandy shore. Just the same
as the rose charges for it's fra
GRANGE or the songbird charges fol
it's thrilling notes that herald tht
approach of Spring.
Reverend Sam Jones, the grea
evangelist once said, Salvation il
free but you've got to pay Thu
freight on it." Well, the Elks seen
to go the whole way. They extent
civil and intellectual salvation ant
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