"IN MEMORIAM"

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 83, 7 April 1924, Page 5

"IN MEMORIAM"

ODDFEIXOWS' TRIBUTE TO LAIE T „ MR.; KERSHAW.".

t ''Erected by the brethren of the -New. Zealand Branch of the Manchester, Unity if Oddfellows in memory of Brother j John1, Ke'rsbaw, Grand Secretary, 1902----1922. : Died 11th February,. 1922,- agei; 71 ; " Such■*was the inge'ription oh' the . monument unveiled at J Karori. Ceme- . tery on.. Saturday-, afternoon, v when a large .number- of lodgemen of the Manchester : Unity,, as .well as- many Members 'of kindred societies, paid a", striking tribute to <the late Mr. ;Kershaw's . memory.■■ ■ Those ■present included Mrs. -Kershaw .^and Messrs.1 Mark and John Kershaw, Mr. J'.-/ W., Card, Mayor, of Featherston, and Sir JbhnLuke^ M.P;- . ' •■'•"' V ' ". . ■ .. -Brother F. -W...Watt, P:'G.M., eaid thaf'it' was" fitting •;. that''theyj should gather" together to do honour to one who ga^e a 'considerable portion of his life to the-uplifji of humanity. Mr. Kershaw was. more .--.'than a friend; he was a strong, manly : mai*, who never deviated from th'eypath' of duty,; and who was iiever "afraid "to ' condefrin.. anything that ;\vas not 'right.-; No" one had tried harder .to uplift and help.' They were very glad id see Mrs;: Kershaw presents ' Her sym-; pathy 'and' help had been very' evident M: the. work'of their late secretary^ •'•■ ■ Brother W. R;- Gahagan,-: Grand Master of_ the ".Order (ChriEtchurch), 'said it was his; privilege and -honour to unveil a-living memorial to ooe who had been a .faithful, officer" and' a trusted friend; Mr: Kershaw had Igiven his whole life for suffering-humanity,..and had given'it freflyfor the uplift of mankind. ■ .'sj The ...memorial, an imposing: constnictipri. pf; Aberdeen granite,, with marblecapped stonework and -marble 61a05,; bn« . of which was in memory of the late HaTry 'Kershaw, who was killed. in Palestine during the war," was; then unveiled. /.Brother, A. sG. Shrimpton, Deputy Grand -Master (Nelson),, said that the, memorial illustrated the respect in. which Mr.: Kershaw had been held, and the appreciation they' had of hLv great services. . - . ~ Brother. John M'Leod r E.G.M. (Auck- ; land);-said that:.if .those who honoured their late'^secretary undertook to carry on (the great work he. had :done they would best be honpuring his memory,; a : memory of "a great', and noble^man- : ; "• . The Rev. J. G. Chapman said the char, acter of Mr. Kershaw was emblematical . of; the motto of the lodge, Friendship, Lbye, and Truthfulnpss. V His work in life had been too strong 'for- him to be forgotten in death. - As in the old song about John Brown, ". . . . his body lies a-mouldering in the grave, but (his soul goes marching oh,"- so they could' think,of .Mr. Kershaw.': '■...■•■ '• T. Fathers, 1.0. R., representing the 'kindred societies, added his meed'of. for the unstinting manner- in ' which Mr. 'Kershaw'had done his utmost to'help other spcieties than his own, whenever the oppprtuhity offered. ' ,The- Rev. J. G. Chapman concluded the service by pronouncing the Benediction.;, - •■■'■■-■ ;The hymns, . "I'll Praiso My Maker i, While I've Breath," ."0 Lord and Mastet of-_Us All," and "Holy Father,': Cheer Our Way," were sung during the service. Miss Clark was at the organ;