The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-01-15
FRoH 0SKALOosA.
The Meeting Of the Changers Last
Saturday.
Welcoming Address BY the Hon.
". w. Allen.
OsKALOoeA, jan. 10. 1874.

y seat of Je6esson. For several wssks the
Oskaloosa Grange had been psspariag foe .
grand good time here, On the Occasion Of The
installation Of it, o6cem. and also Tie of.
Gers Of any other lodge in The county Who
might see fit to come to be Installed. Wag-
ons, carriages. baggies, and men On hosse-
back commenced coming in town II IN early
hour. and BY ten O'Clock the court houss
square was completely surrounded BY . cor.
don Of teams, and the court room 6llsd By
beautiful young ladies, good looking married
women, pretty babies. and 6ns looking men.
Mr.. J. B. Schoefier, installing officer,
commenced his List about ten O'Clock and
finished up about half past one-inssallins
the officers of the Rock Creek and Onvkes
Oranges before he completed his work.
After these ceremooiss were ovss, D. C. A.
Bech made few appropriate remarks, and
Judge Williams prooounoed the benedicion.
The Grange choir then sang and played .
choice selection Of music; afier which Capt.
J. N. Insley introduced the Hon, w. N.
Allen to the audience who delivered the fol-
lowing address Of welcome:
II is with pleasure address you. The
pleasing task has been assigned me to bid
you welcome. In behalf Of Oskalooea Change
We extend to you greetings-that with glad
hearts We meet you on this occasion. We
welcome you to the Inequalities ofour beau
tiful city. We welcome you to this spacious
hall Of music, mirth and song. We welcome
you to these festivities.
We meet a. one people; are IN heart, one
in faith, hope, aim and purpose. We meet
to know, to become acquainted with one an
other, and TO cultivate the finer feelings Of
our nature. We meet in praise Of the faith
ful, the good and the true. and to aid in
building nations hope. We are here to
drink TO fullness joy. We have congrega-
ted, leaving our business cares 1t our homes,
Is brethren and sisters bound together BY
the mystic tie of the Change or Patrons Of
Husbandry. We congratulate, We cheer
with proof Of love and confidence. We meet
around this sumptuous board to exalt to the
highest degree the social features of our or
der. We meet also for encouragement and
to strengthen our faith, and to mingls our
hopes; and before this altar to renew our
VOWS and attachments to liberty, truth and
justice, and to coneecrate ourselves anew to
the cause and service of the Grange.
1t is this grand swell and movement Of
the laboring masses that sears the eye-balls
of the placeman, and makes tyranny trsm-
bic. We will march on with an army ex.
tending from ocean to ocean, and from the
Lakes 10 beyond the Gulf, with banners On.
furled and written across their ample folds
in letters Of Light. Equal and exact justice
to all men; special privileges to none. -
With the helmet Of truth, the shield Of faith,
the girdle of charity, and the sword of jus.
tice We will battle till corruption shall have
been driven from power, and avarice and
and greed from the land.
am admonished that the hour has arriv-
ed to eerve the inner-man. Once more, in
behalf Of the brethren and sisters Of oiheI
Oranges who have contributed to this ieasl
and entertainment, We rav, welcome, thrics
welcome, one and all.
Dinner was announced, and, as one hun
dred only could dine at the table At once, THU
part OF the programme was continued until
quite late in the afternoon-some four hum
dred, altogether, partsking Of the sumptuoul
repast. Tossts, responses. music, and gen
eral good time was INDUCED in until milk.
ing time" when the crowd dispersed, going
as they had come in every direction.
The Central Council also met to-day, and
by Tuesday, the farmers in council At Tops.
ka will know what this local body did. The
fact il, this county is almost solid, as far q
the producing classes are concerned, for the
reform movement, and woe be to their rep.
resentatives if they prove false 10 the farmen'
movement this winter.
Yous respectfully,
0aH OooA