. International official souvenir tenth biennial convention . , September 14th, at the hotel parlors, each to bring whathey had prepared, and where we would complete arrangementsgo over to the hall in a body and present the same. On arriving at the hotel at the appointed time we soonlearned that there was not a sister to be found, neither did they 55. EFFIE DEACON,Second Vice-President, Loval Star. 53 return. ,\iid when at about 5 p. m. the committee called for us,yours truly had to go alone. Now this was a trying and indeed very discouraging experi-ence, but I felt that duty had called and I
. International official souvenir tenth biennial convention . , September 14th, at the hotel parlors, each to bring whathey had prepared, and where we would complete arrangementsgo over to the hall in a body and present the same. On arriving at the hotel at the appointed time we soonlearned that there was not a sister to be found, neither did they 55. EFFIE DEACON,Second Vice-President, Loval Star. 53 return. ,\iid when at about 5 p. m. the committee called for us,yours truly had to go alone. Now this was a trying and indeed very discouraging experi-ence, but I felt that duty had called and I responded in my humbleway and as best I could to that call. I trust you will pardon per-sonal allusion when 1 tell _\ou tliat, trying as seemed this call, itled up to one of the deepest and most beautiful experiencesin my life. The appreciation for feeble effort shown by thatintelligent assembly of brothers, their kind words of sympathy,their cordial welcome, their spirit in selecting a name for the in-fant, is something of which I love to think and will everremember with pleasure. I am glad to say that that same spiriton their part is still apparent. They have ever been ready-tohold up our hands, to help and to encourage us in every way pos-sible. I am sorry to say it. but it is nevertheless a fact, if to(^layour ladies were half as muc
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