Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-29
NUMBER ).
Ancient Order Of United Work.
men.
AN ADDRESS BY PAST MASTER WORN. .
MAN, W. II. CURRY.

Mn. EDITOR The order of Work
! men OF this city met ON the evening of
January 18th for the purpose of in
Stailing officers for the ensuing year
| having Soclable, and partaking of the
unequalled supper prepared for the oc-
| casion 10y Mrs !. PeuroSe. All of which
| was duly performed and fully enioyed.
On leaving the chair, Master Workman,
Bro. W. II. Curry delivered an address,
! and inasmuch as il fully answered tho
question which Is frequently asked.
Nv no is the Workman, and what is
| Their object, copy OF the address was
| asked ior, Tor publication in the city
papers. By permission of Bro. Curry,
ut the II quest of the Lodge. Il copy is
furnished You Tor publication.
| THE ADDRESS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - As Mas
ter OF this lodge, il falls to my lot to
! welcome You 10 this, our first public
4 installation and in the uame of Pro
/ lectIon Lodge, No. 7. A. .. t. W., of
! Mineral Point, Wisconsin," hereby
: rNlend unto you the heartieSt welcome.
10 many, Our ulder is involved in
lal Slery, and The name ~. q, t. W.
iHay lead to the suppositlon that it
,o4un % have originated away back in
| tl,r ages, # not before the Hood, at
| ie,ts, shortly after 1t, but Il very ours
| oly gl@noe 1t It's history viii soon dis
| pea all SUCH Illusions, for. except what
| the WORD Workman implies, notwith-
| standing the name, il is essentially a
modem institution, one of the latest,
most modern, OF organizations. Alta
meeting OF the supreme Lodge of Tie
order, hcld at St. IouIs, in March last,
its founder, Mr. j, j. Upchurch stated
tlst the iirst lodge OF tue \. .. L. W.,
was organized by him on the night of
| october Z,th, 1865, at Meadoylle in
| Iennsy ylyania, ID persons being present,
| chat immediately aitcr organizing,
out OF The l3 Withdrew. none of them
| imagining Ihat IN u few years tho or
! sdl.Ilatlun would spread over the
| ienglh and breadth OF the md. In the
snort space OF ten years produce such
results III increase OF membership and
| general prosperity a., the Order noN eN-
ulUith, Tor from the l3 That met Oh Chat
meniuiaUie hlsht, OF rather ltUn the
luat remained, 1t has 50 grown lhAt on
Cle lJtn dav oi November last, y, -.
1915. Dy uilleidi sLateinent, n had With
IN lLs folds a membership OF 400 IA
| the following named States OF tie
InIou, lO-MIO: Iowa, Indiana, Illinois,
California, kentucky, Minnesota, Mis-
sour, Mlcnlgan, New York, Bhio,
Pennsylvania, tennessee, Wisconsin
,sHu Georgia, ii states lttle or nothing
! ntylHg AZ tndt time been done toward
! organizing lodges III Tue remainder Of
| llle states.
1he reason for this unprecedented
groWth ANA prosperity he III what may
De regarded 10 LIE dlins ana pdfplS3 33
OF The oider which is SET torth IA The
Official publications ana carried out III
lLs WORKINGS are rs IouoNs.
The a. q. e.. W., Is purely beneVo-
| iehl aud business Organization, Cosino-
poilLan IN It's character, having IN ,tS
membership all Glasses men pI every
| VOCATION. Works III every department
Of LABOR; men VINO tUii VITA the head;
alSo tHoSe VINO kuoN how To use the
Drawny nHld employer and employees,
differing perhaps III political anu lelig-
lous benelS, but Ill believing IN INC eN.
lsLence oil Il God, the Creayoi aid Pre-
server OF the Universe, ANA extending
toward eacn OtAer, ia tno5c thlil.s III
| wnlCu men oiiler,tn tnaiILy taught IN
che open BOOK WuiciI Is found Ull the
dtar OF every lodge.
ne most distinctive ainl OF the ORDER
IS Mu.ual Lie Insurance, on t.ie cnedp-
| tSJ. most eiieCtINe aud mOst ldliunal
| pan known ~ business men. II has
, sought among lhe various systems ui
| ille insurance and cooperative ala
| associations, ana believes III has found
the method ot providing lie lh5ulaace
| WIlhln The general redcn OF The masses,
| as safe, II not SAFER Lhdn tHat obtained
IRON TIE general llle Insurance con-
panles OF the day. Its SYSTEM or meth
| Od Is as follows.
The Supreme Lodge Of the order has
| Original and exclusive jurisdiction over
all subjects pertaining 10 the welfare
Of the order, ana appellate JurlSalctioii
from the decisions ui Grand Lodges.
and OF subordinate lodges hhder lis
immediate jurisdiction ANA us enact
meuts and deaClSiOnS upon al questions
are The aupreue law Ui the Order; II
also issues Quarters 10 Grand Lodges,
sad 10 subordinate lodges IA territory
not under the jurisdiction OF Grand
| Lodges.
Grand Lodges are only established III
States or Territories having wItnih
their limits 2,U1O lneiuDels-Mastef
" urkmen in good standing, and When
the membership Of any Grand bod5G
falls below that number II ceases 10 ~
lst, and the subordinate lodges WltAiu
It's limits revert To the jurisdiction! o.
the supreme Lodge; the various loedi
lodges ia a state having dGIdhd Lodge
are under It's JufIsdlctloL, ana those 4it
state having 40 Grand Lodge are IN
der Tie jurisdiction oi the supreme
Lodge. Upon The death OF liiemDe-
tug.r The JuIisdlctlOnU a ahrdhu LouTe
the .tssc slleng Tor lnsn iuce ls lesltl
Oh tnetae.n!'r!a under ih&- -JusiSdic.iJ.!.
| poA t.u asa'l} a. q ne.ADet QHoI the
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