The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-09

AT THE PARK
Alter the usual hustle of disbandin
the procession WAS over, the officers Of tn
!Grand Lodge were surrounded, and. wit
= cordial handclasP>. welcomed To S.sialia
The officers are:
VIM. Butte president.
Herman Son,ag president.
Albert Miller grand custodian.
r. knickmcier- grand secretary
., Go,tiris't Gurkcs grand treasurer.
VIM. Nogel- grand chaplain.
Pani Goschcn--crand marshal.
Joseph Witzel-grand tyler
Geo. grand inside guardian
John +. Ilaa>-grand outside guar
, dian.
With the exception Of Mr. Sontag. VIII.
lives a, Baldwin, Mo-, the officers are al
residents oi 81 Louis.
Al ll:I5 the band commenced PLAYING a
lively air. the crowd STRAINED toward tn.
grand stand and were seated Then Chas
Wcntzclman, chief marshal. introduced
Mayor Craycroft, who delivered the fol-
lowing
WELCOMING Address.
LADIES, AND FELLOw-CIrIzENs: Il shall
nua afiiict YOU with speech to-day. Ia
would bc presumption upon NV part Ia
attempt il. To NV German fellow citizens
Of Sedalia return my sincere thanks for
the compliment conferred in asking n,c 10
address you. To Your invited guests, who
are here to-day Ia Par,akc Of your gener-
Gus inequalities, and who you have me-,
IN gladness M heart. To share with Won
your joys and your pleasures. | can ONLY
say hid them welcome. MAY YOU, NV
iellow-citizesis from other cities nf the
state when you return To your respective
places oi abode, carry with you pleasant
rez1'llecti,.ns of this day. And NAV !, be
another link in the chain uf our affections
which will bind us closer together. moi
only As citizens Of a great state. but a. ci,i-
zcils of united and common country.
Again. nav fellOw-ritizcns in the name ui
the Queen City ri the Prairics," I bid
YOU thrice welcome.
Al the conclusion Of the MAYORS welcom.
ing address, some one proposed three cheers
for the Hon. Mayor oi Sedalia. They
were given with will and the the w-lkin
rang again with its echoes. Then some ui
the II. L"nis Harugari Saenserbund gave a
splendid! rendition of one of the Germans
favorile songs ''Das Dcutcl,es Lied" Mr..
II. HciRcnz, Grand representative of the
Right Worthy Grand Lodge, Rsu,>slcs
Order Of liarugari. WAS then Intro imccd
and delivered the following response.
Mr. Mayor and Citizens oi Scdalia:
To me has hecn assigned the pl,a~urabIe
dutr "f acknowledging in hcfitting man.
ner the cordial. generous and hearty well {:
come which has been extended to the rcI- (.
re>eRraiives of the German Order ri Ilaru-
gari t.y the good people of St,lalia.
And ] may tx permitted Ia saw that ia .
addition to the general exhibition "i kind t
greeting that has met Us at every sie,, We
have taken siMr We arrived i'm this bca,ti-
iul Queen City Of Missouri, none IN. les,
pleasing and gratifying has been the seton
If Yourself, Mr.. Mayor, and the city off
GERS with whom YOU are associated.
lonr eloquent and touching words ii
welcome ~ us who come Ia the portals uf
your city ON a special mission, whereby
the benevolent and charitable feature, oi /.
our great organization are to be reviewed
and improved upon, gives encouragement
As We enter upon the discharge of the i'm
pOrtani duties which call us here and v hen
assure YOU, Mr.. Mayor. that during our
stay here your welcoming words will river
@raie in our hearts aud inspire us with
realization Of the truth OF the maxim
f)ne touch Of nature makes the whole
world kim :,
Why, in ls6? twelve years ago. when
our beautiful city was comparatively
mall yet-the Western Lodge. q branch ,
4 our great order, was already organized
n this place, which TODAY stands high i'm d
he estimation OF the whole brotherhood In !
Missouri numbers fifty-scven members al q
our good citizens and Possesses 4 cash
apital "i II 600. We are now conscious u
4 the fac, that the brotherhood oi our {
RIDER has hen extended and increased un- 4
il We can look about and around us and i
nv I'VE are a brothers, I" and in this spirit II
iIil the representatives assembled here :
inter- upon their work, feeling secure and
onhdeni in having the respect and good
i>hes "i every citizen Of Sedalia. "A
In conclusion, Mr.. Mayor, / canno, "
iihh"ld from you that expression which d
nds place in the heart of every one oi q
" associates when say that YOU have. n
y your courtesy and JEALOUS desire Ia ii
ake us feel at home. earned the grateful Il
ranks Of ourselves, but also the thanks ui o
'ery member OF our order everywhere. o
Dinner Was then announced and the ~
lngry crowd rushed with one consent to the al
ark restaurant, where q rich, bOnnteOus %
ID elegant banquet was awaiting them. Ia
The members of the various societies oi
'uld easily be distinguished by crimson IL
tin ribbon two inches in width with "a VI
ep gold fringe ut the bottom that were ie
nned on the lapels of the wearcr's coat. n
hey bore the words n. q. H., Crosse r.
lge des Staten Missouri" The COM d.
lttee on arrangements wore white satin Ia
Dbon with the initials Of the order and Il,
e words Committee Of Arrangements" SUI
nc Lexington Turner's wore a blue ribbon to
tn gold fringe and the words ''Socialer an
Y. They also wore a tie of crimson mn
tin ribbon at the throat. III:
At three a'clock the speech making was an
'umed. Mr.. Heimenz spoke in German. ne
ling how the order came In In. fonud.,d al