ORDER OF RECHABITES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16315, 23 February 1915, Page 8

ORDER OF RECHABITES.

\YE!,('OMK TO VJSITJNO DKT/KCATtfS. 'I'll. U, cl.al.il.i* oi New Zealand aiv open,l!-- liiv.f h.eiim.U c.mlu-uico in Inver I ( .ii-'-iil Lo-d.iV, illlll a lllililiier 01 .-i 1n.,,,', i!i«. Ji./- ill r.-.-ioJird J>u-iiixliu yi.ftt<-niuy. ! 11l • (Rα," . 111 l disi.net took oi rli. ci|.-jj<>i i.unity oi iiiici cnlwUm iiii; 1., i.' u.,itoi» in tiir } .;\I.U/.1. Mail Iwt i iii'jiil. A larv giil.liiiiMiK i>l ui-.n/wifs iUiii ll.'. i.J.-, ol ili.".,:(ii-j- qua.: iilli:<J tlh- lull. IJck. Ij. L. A.-in r, LliJ.'i Jiuiur i.i ih'.; {Hu£u >Uli-(l.nLl'M , l, pn;.Sili(;<J, ami Wa- ai:l»>lll-lj..uii.-il mi I In; plaxiorm by tin; Kjiculii r» ol the evening. The Cu.iu-iuii.il, on behalf of lJuihi.dm R<etial)ite..->, iorniiiJly wek-onn d the duligyUa t.) l.'iuuiiin, and I'xjirrs.M.d J) is pleasure at m, many pri.senl. Jtelumig to tin.' jjiLai iii-i , ol liic .Viayor ol Duiiedizi, In: i-aid no Lr.lievid it Witt; tin: iir.st t.iue a. member oi lliu older had oeciii/Jid tin: portion oi ciiirl may Pirate of Uit) city. The. order, ii; <.van uoll represented among those wlio Hail B'oiii! to liglil tin , Kinpiro's uaitJcs, ami In; timw ol om: tuJil lloaii wliK-.h iO ■Hi Illbll'S llilj. golM'. ilii! -ilayor iAir .1. B. .Shiwkloc-kJ wcltoiiM.'d tin- (J.'iuj{iiU:S to Liiiiicdin, but .nouMcil sonii: dit-ujipioviil by gently ribukiiijj UiL-in lor tn./ wi:a.ujiT witli tlicm. It was ltuiiifi, lie said, that should wi:Ju>iuu inuudly Bocii;tii s ;i_.ui i;xti.-nd to Uiem th.> Jiaud of trioiidshjp. iir«ot (;onl,iK:i, v<l tn iiuulJC bucnuus* uau bcfii m frimidly socictius. liicy we an oiool- ; lent tuunuifj {jrouiid for tiiUiO wlio a.spu-ed I to public i>u.si t.oiis. When any young man uikc-d linn vvliutlitr lie tiiioiiid joiu a ti-ieiidiy uocii-ty or iiisure Ins life, lie alwa.ys udvisud him r.o join the lriondJy society \i ht> could n-ot do botti. 'lho Order of itech-abitto -wao dilli-rent irom other friendly societies, good a.s tliey all wure. It brought buforu Uwm eou.spicuou.ily the cause of temperance, ilu Wiw illia.nl that sometimes actual tomperiwee work was overlooked in the pursuit of pioijibition. The order kept tua* piiiujo ailvo'before,its members and a.ko before the public. TJio number tfiat evening ciiowed tiiat the order was a live one in Dunudrn, aud the delegates preauut allowed tlwt it was aiivo throughout Now ZeaiaiKl. iio wished every success to tho conference at Invurciirgill, and osinedsed hie regret !»i.tiat the. delegates iiad. not longer time to sueDd in Dunediu. 'i'hc JJkstiiet Ohief Ruler lUro. li. 11. Taylor) eipreaaed tlio heaity tiunka oi delegates to the ihmwiin brethren lor arranging; such a gathering and givtujj them sueji a welcome. T'heie wae no need lor his Wortiiip to apologise for the weather, ior most ot them came, from such a &uany clune that they thought it very pleasant to see ram. iipeakuij; of the b.;in.iit..; ot fnen<liy societies, he drew ,= jecial attention to the benefit conferred, by them on tiio -whole community. They .ill realised that ai trie present time the hiiuiu-e was in a great crisis, but nevtrthelcoo they must still go on, c-onlideut that the great jjr.tish flag would aUajs float over them, lo ais ifliucl the Kechauite Order vvati U)e order wijicli should ha controlling the temp,'i-;uice iaove-mt-nt throughout >-w Zealajid, ui.d there would be no need lur no-license cooncJs. Uistnct Deputy, lluler (iiro. J. ii. Aiunro), alter making a few humorous remarks, l>i icily relerred to tho origin of iritndly societies, which ho said had at first been clobejy associated with the drink trailic. Uhon the temperauco raovemcut began early in tile nineteenth century friendly societies had allied themselves with it and, loniiL'd the Kechabite Order. District Secretary JJro., I. Fealhcrs, in a brief speech, reiu-red to tflo yreat popularity ot the order in the Old Country, and claimed Uut they had be-ei the nivt to make provision for women members and for ciiildron. They were the first also to separate fixed funds from managi irient tu;nis in their operations. Out of some 3500 iiiembers in. his district 77 had been accepted for sej-vice in the Ktpcdiiioiuiry Forces. Mr L. Koiiuntz, as represtutuig tho United Vriendly Societies' Uouiirii, wished the order every success in its conierence lit invcrcaryill. He coniplimenteci the order on the "delegates it sent to the Societies' Council He trusted tho coiilei"enee at InvercargiLj woul<] be a benefit not only to tho Rcdiabites but to other friendly societies as well, ixe wag taking tho place of the president of the council (Mr l< , . E. Davies), wlio had gone to the camp at 'i'rentham. Ihe Independent Older of ~Uddfellows had hacn before the Rcchabites in tho centralising of funeral and :-;ck funds. Tho Oddfellows had a provision that no lodge meeting could be held in a, hotel, and no lodge luetting was allowed to introduco alcoholic liijuor; so that the Oddfellows were closeJy allied to the Kechabites in their principles. Daring the evening a most enjoyable musical and elocutionary programme was contributed by members and friends of the order. Bro. N. liauchop, who supplied most of the accompa.ninients, opened the proceedings with a pianoforte solo. Songs by Mifa J. Clarkson, Sis. I. Ruekie, and Mr T. liauchop were received with enthusiasm. On tho motion of Provincial Secretary Bro. Johnson, a very hearty vote of thanke was accorded to the. performers, to the speakers, and to the ladies who provided the simper. Alter supper and social intercourse had been enjoyed, the District Chief Rider (Bro. Taylor) presented to the Sobriety Tent, North-East alley, the progress banner for the year.