I have never had the honor or the privilege of being a member of your organization, but I know what you stand for, I know what you can do for the communities where you have lodges, and I know that you are always helpful to those communities to make them better places in which to live.
Remarks to Members of the International Council of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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