Officers of the Order of Eastern Star were installed at the lodge rooms here Tuesday night in a most impressive manner. A large crowd was present and many compliments have been heard on all sides as to the excellency of the work of installation. Many good speeches were made and excellent refreshments were served. A beautiful gold pin was presented to retiring Worthy Matron Mrs. S.N. Watson, and a gold ring to the retiring Worthy Patron, Mr. F.I. Barber. A list of the new officers was published in last week’s issue.
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K. of P. Meeting
A well attended and interesting meeting of the K. of P was held here Monday night. There were many visitors, including the Cliffside degree team. Three candidates were passed. The work of the degree teem was especially good. A bounteous repast was served at the Carolina Café.
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Want to Organize American Legion Post
Dr. F.R. Wilkins, world war veteran, has requested the Courier to call a meeting of ex-service men, to meet at the Moss-Reinhardt Furniture Store at 7 p.m. Friday night, to take preliminary steps toward organizing a local post of the American Legion. Let every service man in the county attend this meeting.
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Fred Williams Post Has Big Meeting
Rutherfordton, March 22—the hall of the Fred Williams Post, No. 75, American Legion, was filled Monday night to hear the debate on the bonus bill and the musical program. Rev. M.A. Adams, pastor of the First Baptist church, led devotional services with prayer and a talk on the World War. The audience was net favored with an instrumental duet by Mrs. Wood and Joe Erwin and a vocal duet by issues Eunice Hodge and Etna Geer. Music was a feature of the evening’s entertainment.
The “Resolved, That Bill S506, known as the soldier bonus bill, now pending before Congress providing a fivefold compensation for ex-servicemen should be passed,” was ably discussed by Messrs. S.P. Dunagan and J.O. Wood, of the affirmative, and C.M. Butler and R.E. Price, of the negative.
The affirmative argued that the country is amply able to pay the bonus and the government owes it to the men who “Made the World Safe for Democracy” go give them a bonus, as they fought for $1 per day while many of their fellow men at home were making good wages and living in ease.
The negative argued that the ex-service men were helped in many ways by the training while in service, that the people do not want to pay the bonus and that the government is taking adequate care of all disabled soldiers. They quoted figures to prove that the government is spending over $500 million annually on disabled soldiers. The negative won a 2 to 1 decision. The judges were Messrs. M.H. Jones, W.J. McDaniel and H.L. Carpenter.
Music was furnished while the judges were making their decision. About $22 was realized from admission fees, which will go for the benefit of the local post.
The post seems to be growing very rapidly in membership, popularity and usefulness to the ex-service men. Every man who served in the World War should be a member of the American Legion.
From the front page of The Forest City Courier, Thursday, March 23, 1922
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