Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-11-04
NEWS OF LOCAL INTEREST
THE UNITED W0RRarBN EI0H-
TEEN YEARS OLD.
Many Ladies' in sho Audience at En-
stitute HAli-ProniDent EGuoess
Preseut FROM other Cittes--Stafis-
tics III she order.

In spite of the stormy we.dher last
night week Institute Hl'l wa filled 10 .he
doors by fine AUDIENCE, fully half OF
which consisted Gf ladies'. The occasion
was the eighteenth anniversary Of the
founding of tie Ancient Order of United
Workmen by j. j. Upcbureh and Eve
others at Meadyille, Pa. Tho celebration
was success, and proved decided boom
for the order in this city. Master Work
man James w. Saville was the presiding
genius on this occasion The stage was
appropriately decorated with the "slyey
flag" rolled and unrolled, together with
emblems of the order and shields bearing
the names of Delaware, Maryland and
New Jersey, the three states composing
this Jurisdiction.
Among the guests present were George
Morris of Philadelphia, samuel Ecclss,
Jr., Meyer Hirsch, A. r. Colbert and ).
Grabe Of Baltimore, and JohnJ Gallagher,
Grand Master Workman OF the Grand
Lodge, and William A. Reynolds, p g. M,
OF thiH city
The programme opened with prayer
by the Rev. Adam Stenele, which was
followed by an address OF welcome by
H. q. Conrad, Eaq, who also gave some
attention to the workings of the order
and its growth, thus in some measure
| supplying the place of Walter A. Bar
rows, Esq, of Mt Holly, N. j., who was
unable to be present. Mr.. Morris of
Philadelphia spoke for the most part in
humorous vein, closing in serious earnest,
and his address was both amusing and in
teresting. Grand Master Workman Gal
lagher confined his remarks to q con-
sideration of the condition and progress
of the jurisdiction over which he pre-
sides, and w. A. Reynolds dwelt upon
the growth of the order in this city.
The essential facts brought out in these
addresses were that the order was founded
in 1868 with six members, and that it has
in the past 18 years rolled up its member
| ship TO 10000 The first lodge in Della
| ware was instituted in 1881, in this city,
and was called Wilmington Lodge. The
second, Industry Lodge, was instituted
| the same year. The memberahip of the
four Wilmington lodges OF the present
| time is about 500, and that of the order in
this State 700. Delaware, Maryland and
| New Jersey were united into one grand
| lodge jurisdiction in 1882, and this
| jurisdiction has now 4,500 mem
bers. There are four lodges in this city,
| Wilmington, Industry, Delaware and
Liberty, the latter German body. Tho
order is not beneficial or charitable or
ganization mainly, although it has those
features, but being mutual insurance
company, 80 to speak, its great success is
all the more wonderful.
In addition to the speech-making there
was very enjoyable entertainment given.
It opened with quartet by Daniel Meyer,
Henry Miller, Charles Yetter and Henry
Zimmerman, members Of Liberty Lodge
and of the Delaware Smngerbupd. Harry
and Charles Pierce played mouth organ
duet, the novelty of which proved very
diverting. Messrs. Walters, Sineock,
Oloward and McAdam also sang quartet,
]. d. Kurtz accompanying on the piano.
The either duet by Christopher Bauer
and Henry F. Schneff was highly en-
joyed. The Liberty Lodge quartet closed
the programme.
After the entertainment the invited
guests where given a supper at Farra a
Lewis, after which several toasts were
called for. Grand Master Workman Gala
CHER responded to "0ur Guests of the
Grand Lodge" and Grand Recorder COL
bert spoke to Finances" There were
several responses by local workmen. Mr..
Colbert stated that there is a balance Of
$4,000 in the treasury of the Grand
Lodge.