Fraternity (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 1, 1915 Page: 2 of 8
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FRATERNITY
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M. C. HUSTED
The dark angel has again visited us
and removed from our midst a pioneer
in the fraternal work of this association.
On the 16th of this month the spirit of
Brother M. C. Husted took its last flight
and winged its way to that home where
the weary are forever at rest. It will be
remembered that when the U. B. A. was
organized in 1895, he was one of those
who signed our Declaration of Inde-
pendence and emancipated the Texas
membership from a foreign tribute
which was iniquitous and unjust.
At the organization of the association
he was made Supreme President and
gave much of his time to the laying out
and prosecution of its work. In this he
was ably assisted by many of the best
brains of the state, all of whom, with a
spirit of patriotism, had to a greater or
less extent contributed to the plans
which developed an organization that
today places the United B^ievolent As-
sociation in the front ranks of up-to-
date fraternal insurance.
The taking over of the members of
the old association from the various
lodges throughout the state was accom-
plished with no little labor, and while
still retaining his connection with the
M. K. & T. Ry. Co. at Denison, the
United Benevolent Association profited
much by his work at that time.
Soon, the growth of the association
was assured and a membership was be-
ing obtained from all part# of the state.
To keep up with this movement it was
then seen would require the entire time
of the president, so Bro. Husted ten-
dered his resignation, which was re-
luctantly accepted, and the writer was
chosen to give his whole time to the
management of the affairs of the asso-
ciation.
In relinquishing the management,
Bro. Husted still continued to give the
order that hearty co-operation which
has at all times manifested itself in the
extension of the work. The Denison
lodge owes much of its successful
growth to the excellent counsel and un-
remitting efforts put forth by both
Brother and Sister Husted and on sev-
eral occasions it has been the pleasure
of the writers to be witnesses to the af-
fection existing between the members
of this lodge and those whom they de-
lighted to honor.
To those who were associated with
Bro. Husted in the upbuilding and de-
velopment of our order, his death comes
as a warning, "Be ye also ready," and
his loss is keenly felt. A manly man
has gone from among us; but our loss
is his gain, and to his family we can
but express our deep sympathy in this
great sorrow which has fallen upon
them.
J. G. WATKINS,
Past Supreme President.
E. S. ROYALL,
Supreme President.
MOTHER'S DAY MAY 9th.
Blessed above all God's creatures is
the good mother. May she always be
enthroned in the heart of the nation, as
also in the innermost holy of holies of
the home she adorns.
On Sunday, May 9th, remember the
best mother on earth—your mother.
If absent from home, write her a let-
ter or send her a message, let her know
that you love her.
The second Sunday in May is set
apart for her who was dearest to us all.
We love father, brothers, sisters and
all bound to us by ties of blood, but
none with that peculiar love which we
gave mother. To us all she was deepest
in our affections, and closest in our lives.
In venerating her we but acknowledge
our greatest obligations to her.
On Mother's Day we pay tribute not
only to the dead but to the living. To
mothers who have gone, go out memo-
ries of the tenderest kind. To those
living should go expressions of love and
respect that will make them the hap-
pier that they are with us—especially
if sincere and supported by that in our
own lives, which will be of comfort to
them. Indeed, the day for the mothers
living should be made for them a day of
gladness, of pride and satisfaction in us
who do them honor. Another thing—
Mothers' Day, for the time at least,
establishes a tie between us all, a tie
whose influence may be felt where most
needed. There may be some among us
who have not always honored mother,
at least by their lives. To such the day
may bring back memories which will
cause a Change in them, a determination
to be worthy of the mother who gave
them life.—Editor.
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Schmidt, Henry C. Fraternity (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 1, 1915, newspaper, May 1, 1915; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233210/m1/2/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.