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The Celebration A Success

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Parent Issue
Day
14
Month
August
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
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THE CELEBRATION A SUCCESS

Maccabees Have Had A Glorious Day

A LARGE ATTENDANCE

Of "Bees" from All Over the County – Splendid Addresses Listened to

The Maccabees were in town Wednesday. Everywhere they were in evidence and everywhere the hand of welcome was extended to them. The annual gathering is a settled feature with the order and it serves to keep alive those fraternal feelings so faithfully taught by the brotherhood and also bind more closely the separate tents in the county and their members, and the brotherhood always loyally stand for the day and its celebration.

The local management must have been in league with the weather man for never was there a fairer day for a gathering. The sun shone with a warmth that made welcome the cool breeze that prevailed and everyone could be cool and comfortable without fear of rain or discomfort from heat. The crowd commenced gathering early in the morning and for several hours every train and electric car that came to the city bore its load of Knights, their "sisters, cousins and aunts," as well as a more than liberal sprinkling of the "Lady Bees." In fact the female element seemed to predominate and overshadow the male as one looked over the crowds streaming from the various depots and cars.

At 10.30 o'clock there were probably 4,000 stranger on the streets, all eagerly waiting for the big event of the morning, and they had not long to wait for it was just 10:45 when Maj. Granger, the chief marshal, gave the signal and the procession led by Otto's Knight Templar ban started. The parade was made up in the following order:

Otto's band, Mayor Brown and city officials, President of the Day Jones, speakers and prominent officials of the order; Manchester Military band followed by Arbor tent of this city; Fairfield band, of Weston, and visiting tents; Saline band followed by degree teams of the K. O. T. M. M. and L. O. T. M. M. dressed in white; Emery L. O. T. M. M. on a float, the whole followed by handsomely decorated floats and wagons representing the following firms: Cousins & Hall, Overbeck & Klingler, C. H. Major & Co., Staebler's bicycle store, Peerless Laundry, Cutting, Reyer & Co., Hoag's Home Supply Store, Staebler & Wuerth, Pacific Express Co., Geo. Spathelf, American Express Co., Y. M. C. A. Night School, Saebler's coal yard, Mack & Co., Ann Arbor Gas Co., Dreyer & Perkins, Ann Arbor Music Co., Root's Music house, Dieterle, the undertaker, and T. W. Brogan; the city fire department bringing up the rear.

The line of march was a long one and the route was thronged with eager spectators who stood patiently during the time it was passing. The merchants about the city had made gay their places with bunting and flags, the colors of the order combining beautifully with the stars and stripes.

The afternoon exercises of Maccabee Day began at 2 o'clock, when President Frank A. Jones called the large crowd in front of the speakers' stand on the south side of the court house to order and introduced Mayor Arthur Brown, who delivered an address of welcome in substance as follows:

Mr. President, Ladies and Sir Knights of the Maccabees of Michigan:––As a representative of the city of Ann Arbor it becomes my pleasure and I consider it a distinguished honor to have an opportunity of saying a few words of welcome to you as members of the greatest Insurance company of this great state. Not only do I welcome you in behalf of all the citizens of our city, but especially do I welcome you in behalf of the many widows and children of deceased Sir Knights who have during the last quarter of a century received the practical benefits of your great order.

I am sure that in coming among us today you will feet at home, for here in this city the large proportion of our citizen population is enrolled as members of some hive or tent. Therefore, I think that I am safe in saying that here in our city you will receive a fraternal greeting. If you do not receive that greeting from he Sir Knights I recommend that you turn your attention to the Ladies, for one of the big Bees informed me that the Lady Bees of Washtenaw could not be excelled for looks anywhere in this state.

Being a member of the order myself. I have been called upon four, five or six times a year for a big number of years to make my little deposit with our friend the finance keeper, and I think that I can safely say that I believe that every penny that I have paid during all these years has saved a useful purpose, and that what is true as to what I have paid is also true as to what has been paid by others. I use the term deposit rather than assessment or due for the reason that that word comes nearer stating the facts, for the experience of the past 25 years has conclusively shown that every dollar that the members have paid into this organization has been returned to the beneficiaries of that Sir Knight or Lady, together with larger rate of compound interest that ever was, or could be paid by any banking institution in the land. Therefore, I call it deposit rather than assessment or dues, and recommend that you change your code in accordance with the fact.

I know that you did not come here today to listen to me and in fact my friend Jones said to me when he told me that I was down on the program for an address of welcome that I could be expected to sy all that I had to say in just three minutes, and I asked him how he expected lawyer to make a speech in three minutes. He replied that he did not think I was lawyer enough so that that could make any difference.

Now, in extending to you the freedom of the city, I call your attention that this is the most beautiful city in Michigan, and if you do not believe it I ask you to look at it yourselves, and although we are proud of the city we are also proud of your order, proud of Arbor tent, proud of the hive, and prouder still of the fact that you have honored the city by your presence and we hope that your visit will be so pleasant and profitable that you will make this your annual camping ground. We bid you a hearty welcome and ask you to come again.

On the conclusion of Mayor Brown's address there was music by the band.

President Jones then introduced Auditor General Perry F. Powers, who spoke on the general subject of "Fraternal Effort." He alluded to the various organizations of this kind and the great and noble work they are doing in teaching the world the beauties and advantages of unselfishness. These orders, he declared, were educating men and women in the way of willingness to do for each other. he compared and contrasted the workings of selfishness among men with the opposite spirit of unselfishness and its works as illustrated in the work and accomplishments of the great order in honor of which the day's exercises were planned. He declared that crime in general and in particular was the result of the selfish spirit of men. But the fraternal organizations aided in the prevention of crime and the laying of selfishness by making each man in a measure his brother's keeper. These organizations are erected and sustained by the same spirit which shields and protects the home. The are institutions builded upon similar virtues to those which make the ideal home.

He was followed by Mrs. Mary R. Tubbs, of Chesaning, associate grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. Time does not permit the giving of any portion of Mrs. Tubbs' address.

Upon the whole the Maccabees have every reason to feel proud of the success achieved. The weather was ideal, and while the numbers present may not have been as large as anticipated, the attendance was most satisfactory. A more orderly lot of people never assembled in the city, yet all apparently thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

The Argus extends congratulations to the management on the very successful celebration. All concerned have reason to feel well pleased with the results accomplished.

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