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Odd-Fellowship obeys (the in
junction to \ isit the sick, relieve
the distressed, bury the dead, nml
educate the orphan. “Friend
ship, Love and Truth” ib the
inottn and inspiration of Odd-
Fellowship. These magic words
are gilded on its altar, its banner,
and on the hearts and consciences
of its membership. “Friendship,”
to an Odd-Fellow, means some
thing deeper and higher than it
does to the world in general. To
the sick, to t he burdened heart,
crushed down with more than its
own share of trouble, not know
ing where to turn, feeling alone
and almost forsaken, then it is
that the friendly hand of some
lodge, learning of their sorrow,
will come and line the cloud with
silver brightness: it means every
thing. No time should be lost,
no expense should be spared to
relieve a brother in distress or
furnish comfort to his lonely wife
and little ones. The lodge is
their protector and their advisor.
An Odd-Fellows’ “Friendship’’
does not end with life but it ends
beyond the grave. Surely this is
friendship. They are truly a
band of brothers, an evidence of j
such are the Homes which are
scattered throughout our land for
the benefit of old people, wives
and little ones,—Homes m which
they are made, as far as possible,
to forget their losses: where they
find hearts full of loving kindness
and hands that are ever ready to
supply their needs. No Odd-Fel
low ever closes his eyes in death
without knowing that the weep
ing children at his bedside will be
properly trained into honorable
manhood and womanhood and
sistance that a well organized
body of more than a million men
can give her. Odd-Fellowship
is not a charity. It is a fraternal
organization in which the univer
sal brotherhood of man is a fun
damental principle, ami is, there
fore, a family circle, at whose
hearthstone its members gather
to share in the joys and sorrows
of life. An Odd-Fellow from
Maine is just as much at home
among Odd-Fellows in California,
or Europe, as he would be in his
own lodge and is entitled to the
same care and protection as he
would have from the brethren of
his own lodge. The Order is a
business organization into which
a member pays so much money
per quarter to entitle him to a
certain amount of weekly benefits,
if he is sick, nursing if he needs
it, funeral expenses if he dies, a
benefit to Ins widow and for the
care and education of his child
ren.
All Odd-Fellows carry out an
“Aim” to improve and elevate
the character of man. A true
Odd-Fellow is a true man and a
true man is the ideal of his Crea
tor's purpose in creating him.
Such n man will always respond
to every call of duty whether it
be from man or God. He will
certainly be a brother to man
kind. Odd-Fellows strive to
teach that all men, rich or poor,
learned or ignorant, feeble or
strong, should remember that
God is the father of us all, and
that we should consider ourselves
as brothers dependent upon each
other.
The spirit and practices of the
Order are ns gentle as the sun
beam of the summer’s morning.
They find-men, women and chil-
ren in the desert, thirsty and
famishing, and spread about them
an oasis that is beautiful and re
viving: they find them m the
blackness of the night and melt
the gloom into day by a charming
sunburst ; they find them in de
spair and awaken them with new
hope and fresh inspiration.
But Odd-Fellowship is not con
fined to men only. It has a Rc-
bekah degree and is composed of
some of the best women of the
world; women whose sympathies
are alive to the needs of suffering
humanity; women who have built
Orphan’s Homes, and women who
shrink from no sacrifice, if by
making it they can make the
world happier. Truly the Hebe-
kalis and Odd-Fellows carry out
the Bible injunction, “Bear ye
one another's burdens,” thus
making the world brighter and
better by their living in it. If
more of the world were Odd-Fel
lows, more humanity would be
shown those who are the most in
need of it, more homes blessed,
more charities dispensed, more
good done, and we would have
more of heaven upon earth.
The money consideration is not
the chie f object of Odd-Fellow
ship. The chief aim is to come
into a common brotherhood; to
! be able to go out and say to the
I world, “I want sympathy,” and
get it; to say, “I want somebody
to weep with me, tear for tear,”
and find the eye that will shed
the tear: to say, “My wife or my
child is dead and I wish some one
would come there and help me in
my bereavement,” and find such
assistance.
These things are what Odd-Fel
lowship offers. It is the friend of
men—strong men, who niay be
bowed beneath burdens; it is the
friend of the widow and the or
phan: it is the friend of our na
tion when it needs a friend. The
Order is one of the grandest in
stitutions that the mind of man
has ever conceived or humanity
has ever planned.
Why not let us have a Rebekah
lodge in LaGrauge? Sisters, will
not about a hundred or more of
you lend a helping hand in the
goon work for humanity? Please
don’t think that your husband is
out for ,‘a time with the boys”
when he attends his lodge meet
ings. Oh no, such is not the
case as he is at the lodge looking
after the interests of the poor
widow and little children who
have been left in this cold world
alone.
THE MUSIC FESTIVAL.
Atlanta May 3rd. to 6th., Inclusive,
Write Tor Information.
Mine. Lillian Blauvelt, prima
donna soprano, and one of the
world's greatest artists, is an
American who has received dis
tinguished honors which have re
flected greatly to the credit of her
home couutrv in all of the great
musical circles and royal courts
of the old world. Born in Brook
lyn, from an early age she gave
promise of wonderful attainments.
Although it was with a violin for
many years that she studied for
her career. Later when it be
came evident that her voice offer
ed greater opportunities, the vio
lin was discarded and her entire
attention given to vocal cultiva
tion. A favored pupil of the
greatest American teachers, she
later pursued her studies, both
in Paris and other centers of
Europe.
Comforting it must be to strug
gling musicians, that there was
one period in the life of Mme.
Lillian Blauvelt which was long
and trying in the extreme. Dis
couragement and disappointment
followed each other rapidly and
there were times when the shad
ows deepened almost to the dark
ness of despair. But although
the lane was long in turning, ti me
A TRIBUTE TO ODD-FELLOWSHIP
By Bro. W. W. haygood, the Promotor of
Dixie Lodge No. 42. for the Benefit
of Wives, and Daughters.
that his widow will have every as-
came "-hen this American girl be
came the chief object of admira
tion of the world's greatest crit
ics. Successes followed even
more rapidly than did the disap
pointments of quite another per
iod, and so it was that she was
decorated by the St. Cecelia So- j
ciety of Rome, an honor which :
has never been conferred upon
any other woman. Although fe
ted and admired by royalty, she
ever clung to those saint Ameri
can ideals which are the greatest j
heritage to those born beneath,
In the securing of Mme. Blau
velt along with other artisls, the
great Music Festival of Georgia,
which this year will be held in
Atlanta, May 8rd to 6th, inclus
ive, the association feels pardon
ably proud. The interest has
been most widespread. This has
been proved by the tremendous
amount of information which has
been sent out by Treasurer H. T.
Rodman, Prudential building,
Atlanta. Included in this in
formation are the prices for sea
son tsekets, short biographical
sketches and pictures of the ar
tists, complete programs and oth-
detail.
A postal card giving address
will bring this information, to
gether with the names of all the
Georgians in Dr. Browne’s great
chorus, absolutely free.
The following problem is now
floating around among the ex
changes: “A Boston man wanted
a ticket to Springfield, and had
only a two dollar bill. It re
quired $6 to get a ticket. He
took the two dollar bill to a paw n
shop and pawned it for $1.60.1
On his way back to the depot he 1
met a friend to whom he sold the
pawn ticket for $1.60. That gave
him $8. Now, who's out the dol
lar?”
C Potash ^
is necessary for cotton to produce
high yields and good fibre.
Write for our valuable books on
fertilization; they contain informa
tion that means dollars to the
farmers. Sent free on request.
Write now while you think of it
to the
OERMAN KALI
New York—
W Nassau St., or
Fun For Legioners.
This afternoon at 3:80 o’clock:
the Loyal Temperance Legion
will meet at the First Baptist
church for the purpose of going
m a body to the McLendon grove
to enjoy an Easter egg hunt.
Mrs. N. E. Marshburn and
Miss Stella Dix will have the lit
tle folks in charge and each one
will be furnished a badge before
the departure from the church. A
fee of 10 cts. will be charged each
participant.
There will be Easter Eggs. Can
dy Eggs and only one Golden Egg
to be hunted for among the leaves
and other places in the grove. A
nice box of candy will be given
to the tinder of the Golden Egg,.
Every child in L tGrange is in
vited to join in this fun.
If you cannot eat, sleeps or
work, feel mean, cross and ugly,
take Hollister’s Rocky Mountain
Tea this month. A tonic for the
sick. There is no remedy equal to
it. 85 cents, Tea or Tablets.
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don’t send off your work in this LINE, I CAN
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Mountville.
Th<* lrv+7.*' Monday morning did much dam-
a#c to the fruit crop throiurh thin section.
Miss Kate Stroirtcr, who has* been visiting
Rev. K. W. Runnel! for several months, left
Saturday last for her home in Atlanta Her
many friends regret very muchtot-ee her
leave.
Mr. J.(\ Hines made an important trip to
Rowland last Sunday
Mi«s Jeanette Wllhoite. of Antioch, is visit
ing her uncle. Rev E. W. Russell and family
this week.
Mrs. \V H Hudson.of I^afiranjre. is visitin*?
her sister, Mrs. S. T. i'atterson, this week.
Mr. I,. M Owens spent Sunday afternoon
very pleasantly with Ms la st lady friend near
Hopansville.
Mrs. B. J. White is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. H. T>. Owens, of Newnan, this week.
Mr. K T Cagle and brother, of Oakland, at
tended divine services here Sunday.
Miss Minnie Sims was the pueet of friends
here Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. \V. B Truitt, of St. Marks, was a welcome
visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. M. H. Montgomery, of St Marks, is vis
iting her brother, Mr. J. L. Brook and family
this week.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Owens, of
New nan, is a guest of whom they are very-
proud. [It’s a winsome lassie ]
Mr Edwards, of Hickory Grove, spent Mon
day night with Mr. "W A. Allison.
Miss Mary \\h\ Lovelace, accompanied by
her cousin. Miss Maggie LoveJace, of La-
Grange, spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. .Lovelace.
Mrs. C. I). Moore has just opened up a nice
line of millinery on Greenville street. She-
has Miss Lynda Robertson, of Atlanta, a first
class milliner, w’lth her. Everylsuiy has a
cordial invitation to call and see her spring
display.
The gardens through this community were
damaged very badly by the freeze on Monday.
Mr* S. J. Lovelace gave a quilting on la*t
Wednesday in honor of the young ladies in.
this community which was highly appreciated
and enjoyed by all. Let us have another.
Mrs. W. K. Lovelace, of LaGrange. is visit
ing her son. Mr. S. J Lovelace and family.
Miss Ethel Carden, of Violet, spent Sunday
with friends in this city.
They had quarterly meeting at the M. K.
Church la*t Saturday and Sunday. Rev.B. I*.
Allen, the presiding eider, preached an able-
sermon at 11 o’clock Saturday morning.
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