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Rh Brotherhood our thoughts engaging. Dreams of Peace hide battle raging. Goodbye, Old Year. Come in, New. Stout hearts fondly look to you. —Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.

The remainder of the series will be given without comment:

January To herald in another year, With rhythmic note the snowflakes fall Silently from their crystal courts, To answer Winter’s call. Wake, mortal! Time is winged anew! Call Love and Hope and Faith to fill The chambers of thy soul to-day; Life hath its blessings still! February The icicles upon the pane Are busy architects; they leave What temples and what chiseled forms Of leaf and flower! Then believe That though the woods be brown and bare, And sunbeams peep through cloudy veils, Though tempests howl through leaden skies, The springtime never fails! March Robin! Robin! call the Springtime! March is halting on his way;