DRUIDISM

Evening Star, Issue 14214, 13 November 1909, Page 1

DRUIDISM

A pleasant pafhc-ing «l past and present nfno.ers of tia- Order rjirt i„ ,ho 018.-e of JM.. S.TlTtaiy Pro. P. oil Ol lolll.T 1,1!;! - the pres,,.nation of a f' .'iimomal to J. P.D.i P J>. p,,,. ,|. U.nyuu-, upon the . jr f ,-isjon ~f i;j, s mru ;i u:«’. Thou; "(TO p. T:i.i ;iy old mom hors of tho <li :or to hotter t„ t h o hn.fh'r. whom * M - r ‘‘ l p-nv. I).I !'n 11. Shclloii. wlio mule t h (■ I>l <; 1 i i,nr>;]. .-nuke hit*lily of l<io. Ilayniiss Ion.; serviie to tho Order oiul lit., long iis, hi posit ions which had "’on .‘d ahly tilled hy tho who eommeneed -it tho lowest tong of tho hulAor and nitimatoly oi eupied tho position of * 'lai-d J’rno.h nt. Hi- /oal and l ,!l 'S‘ daring twonty-niti; years’ liiomootr.niji. and hi< lahnr.-. wore valued hy lih.ul.s mid <’ |'j onenl s. heeauso ho was a UMii who novel- ,-illov, i-d hi.s opinions to interfere with hint ho ly fi iemNhip. Thi.tare quality had null ared him to most of lliosc that differed from him. Hi- earnest aud painstaking work had hroueht around him that night sneh a hand of well-widieiis that should ghuid, n his heart. lire. Shelton then handed to Pm, Havmrs a oheoee value £lO 17s 6d. and ox pressed the imp' (tf all pie;out that the eomino vears might being him hea th, happine.-, ’ and p;'.,, s peiity T.D.ii.l*. iiro. It. .1, Prvant and IMI.A .!’. Pro. ]■;. Sundeiland endorsed the <>rand Preside,itks remarks. 15i... llavme.s thanked the brothers newt .-imm-lv' for their gift.

ihi' members of tho Older in Hum-din mil no doubt |i ( . pleas •,( i, ,1111 lh,ij. l|m brethren of the Endeavor Lodge. Ouniarn. Jiiarlo another Hep forwaid when, i n 1 1 U C presence of a large- gut lining. t hev „fliei.iliv u|n'iin! their 11, w l)iuirl.s’ (lull. Several mcniI’l isof the I it.'ind Lodge were present. These imliioi:j D.\.Hit,. E. Sunderland, iMI. Secretary I!r«. I), Lama. hj. JM) I*. Hro. Ales and or. and ]).!’, Bro. Bnb-erlson Ibo. Sundeiland thank-M tlio Oamani broilnTs for their invitation to lie pio-eut at the ceremony, and omaatu'ale 1 Endeavor Ixidgo upon t ho business enterprise whieh prompted the erection of su« ii a- handsome hall. Ho raid 1 10 had a verv ple.iu-nil tad; to perform, as ho had la ui asked to prisenr golden key of the new hall to J’.D.l’. I'lo. Jus. M iteJicll, "ho would have the honor of opening the hall Bro. Simd. rhind (hen presented (he key, beating the Billowing in:-i 1 iption :—" Hi u-eim d f> - Jhai. das. Mil,lull ;l ( oiicmu-v Jtrui.ld Hall. 23,1C;0:'.“ liro. Miuh.l! said he hail boeu nominated by hU own lodge to perform (he opening eeremonv and his roll* agues on the Bmnd of Manay. men! had hern picas;d to .onlirai the no.iiin itinti. He (nuJ. <, : i ihe rime and pi f;gn S.S of the lode l , whieh v,l~ founded on I'eiiruaty 14. lbE4. with a nu mb, u hip 01 twenty-live, of whom only six rcmaiiud. 01 the oihers. some had gone m didant. pat le. and not a. lew had enl‘i:d into full fellowship will) the Supu me (Hand Lodge. He spoke of the rpk-.idid so 1 vice rendered hy Ihe members from time 10 tint. ; m, mber.s full of glii and di t'U niinat i,ui, whieh had shown forth pood fruit., as the lodge, now ranked third in Hie Older in Otago and Southland, with a roll of 253 members, while in North Otago i( was at the head of the family of friendly f uioies, J|e did. not pay this with any dn.ire to magnify in. l importance of hi.-, own lodge, or to daiiac; one iot 1 from the ereiiil nr merit of any other friendly sec iely. He was 100 deeply impressed with the worth of all rtrietios to do anything of (hot kind, as tney were all uniltd ior Ihe „;ime gieat purpose —to cheer anti succor the siel; and mJicnng, tet eomfort and give substantial sympathy to (he alllieted and ,an rowing, and in 00me d-gice to make Hie niggl'd path of tne widow and orphan smoother. He eonnainlated a'l those who had as;;i; tee I to bring about siteh l/'pjiy results as shown by the handsome hall whr.-h he had the privilege of declaim.; o) en. and * hanked the members for thrir present, which he "011 1 1 1 treasure not only as a memento of a pleasurable occasion in the history of the li ..e, but aHo on account of the spirit, ivliiih prompted jt.s giving. 'J h. l gathering turn icsolved thainsi Ives into a social party, and under the aide guidance of Hro. I’. 1-imsiie wore kept vig. rously going till the early morning. .Music w’.io~ supplied by Miairs MHtiidn (violin). I J .inner ('ornotj, Hiuce (clarionet), and Graham (| i.ino). 'lhe supper, which was jcn-lal; n of by over 240 persons reflected credit on the caterer Mia Wallace Huring the interval at the opening of the DruidH Hall of the Endeavor Ledge. D.G. Sectmary Bro. ]). Lainach presented to Bro. It. L. (Lenfeii a gold albert and a H.L'.H. (o)iar. in recognition of his services a> secretary during fifteen years of office. Speaking of the prcgiess oi the Dm id ical Unier 1:1 (Jiagi and Southland. Bro. Lnrn.'um said that fioin 6c9 members twelve year?_ago it had advanced to a membership < f 2. 100. lie wiigiatul.atfd the, recipient on the esteem in which lie was held bv the a,c ml.eis, and wished linn cvciy sui rein ii: tno iutuie. Bro. t Iren toil acknowledged Hi; presentation.