The Wichita city eagle., 1875-09-09
National Grange.

luc otn VI august, 1910, VIII lOng
be remembered by the participants as
the day upon which the new offices of
the National Grange were formally
opened in Louisville.
Notices were issued from Washing
ton, July 18th, informing the Order at
large that business would close in that
city on the 18th, and work would be
resumed in Louisville August 5th.
Prompt to the day, everything was
completed, and all arrangements were
nicely carried out.
August 4th, the State master, State
secretary and State treasurer, with the
State executive committee, convened
in the city to be sponsors for the work
of the day.
Early in the forenoon sub-commit-
tee visited Secretary Kelley in his office
and with him went through the build
ing to see that all was in readiness, to
look after the cuisine and other little
matters necessary to add to the social
features upon such an occasion.
At IL O'Clock the guests began to as
semble in the reading room, which was
very nicely decorated with evergreens,
flags, banners, and q profusion of
flowers.
AT IL o'clock the chairman of the
executive committee called to order,
and stated the object of the gathering
was to welcome in due form the Ma
tional Grange to its new home. AT a
given signal, Brother Davie. master of
the State Grange of Kentucky, entered
arm in arm with Secretary Kelley, the
band playing "Haii to the Chief"
Master Davie then in avery neat and
appropriate address, introduced Broth
er Kelley, the national secretary, as an
orphan he could vouch for, and who,
without voice in favor or against, had
by the force of circumstances, been
compelled to seek home in glorioas
old Kentucky. That he should have a
welcome in degree commensurate
with the Herculean labors he had per-
formed for the good Of the people of
of the whole country, was one object
of this entertainment to-day, and it
was day significant in the early his
tory of the Order. Another object
was to show our appreciation of the
good judgment of the executive COM
mittee who voted for locating the ma
tional offices in Louisville.
The introduction over, Gov. Jacobs,
prominent member of the Order, then
delivered the address of welcome,
which was conceded to be one of his
very best efforts.
Secretary Kelley responded in few
words, thinking the State officers, in
behalf of the National Grange, for this
cordial welcome.
A general introduction took place,
and at 2 O'Clock dinner was announced
and all repaired to the spacious hall
over the reading room, where grand
feast was spread. AS most of these
arrangements were perfect surprise
to a large number of the participants,
they were the more highly appreciated.
A full hour was spent discussing the
bountiful supply of good things.
Toasts and speeches followed. About
5 O'Clock the rooms were cleared to en-
able the committee in charge to pre-
pare for the evening entertainment, and
at o'clock the party of the day, with
6 large number Of invited guests, as
sembled in the rooms. and the grange
hall being opened for the first time, the |
evening entertainment commenced. |
Songs, speeches and dances furnished |
fine amusement until 10 O'Clock, when |
supper was announced, and soon after
the company retired, satisfied with the
work of the day, and all contented that
Louisville was to be the future home
of the National Grange.
In regard to the new offices, we can
say that few organizations show better
arrangements or more social, comfort
able quarters.
The property leased by the National
Grange comprises all the granite build
ing, No. 80 Main street, and the second,
third and fourth stories Of No. "a.
The buildings arc eighty feet deep
the entrance to the Grange Offices is at {
No. 90 up stairs, they having re-let the /,
over floor Of No. 90 to the Masonic ! +