MEN'S BROTHERHOOD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1849, 8 September 1913, Page 5

MEN'S BROTHERHOOD.

«■ ADDRESS BY MR. G. W. RUSSELL, M.P. Mr. G. W. Russoll, M.P. for Avon addro3sod tho Men's Brotherhood yes terday afternoon on tho subject of "flu. mour and Optimism." Ho dwolt long on tho worth of humour. Speaking o: jests ho said.that they should alwayi be jests that one was not ashamed of Ono needed to bo discreet, in joking "Many a man had lost a first-clasi friend for n second-class joke." Whili it was right enough to have a bit o fun, it should nover he in tho presenci of 1 those whoso feelings it would l hurt Ho retailed a string of Houso of Reprc sentative jokes, and spoke of the anec doto as a part of tho politician's stock in-trade. A lot of peoplo whe nouk remember . tho point of a joke couh not otherwise remember tho point of ai argument. He wanted to impress thi importance of brightness of manner am disposition, and the futility of harsh ness. Ho did not beliovo in 'tho hus band growling if tea was not ready, o tho wifo meeting with a flat-iron tin husband who was making rather poo progress upstairs. Mr. Russell thei turned his attentioni to tho subject o optimism. AVhero was tlie succossfu man who was a pessimist. Ho had n time for thoso who said that tho work was growing worse, and ho hold that th world would continue to progress. N man could tell at what point man (mad in the image of God) would ceaso to g forward. Alluding to tho occasional wa clouds, ho said that ho believed tha file very perfection of the preparatio: for war was the means of- constantl; preventing it.