Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-04-14
The A. Q. [. W.
A Little of the History Of That Popular
 Order.

(Plattsmouth CNeb) Herald) O' all orders there is none probably
 whose objects and aims are so generally
 misunderstood as thi, order. Its name
 suggests to the resder that IL Is a body
 ot iSoorlng men banded together for the
 purpose possibly of maintaining a stand
 Hrd or wages and for such other objects
 ss iaoor organizations are usually estab-
 lisned. This opinion does hot prevail
 among the poorly educated classes alone
 put also among those whose caTelessness ana wants of lnyestIstiOn have led them
 70 an erroneous conclusion. It is with n the knowledge of but few outside oi it's
 membership that It IS a purely benevolent
 organization, created for the purpose Ot relieving the suffering, caring for the slch, burying the dead, and beqleathing 10 The widows and children oi deceased
 members modicum for their support
 and maintenance
 lt Was learned from member last night that one reason for the general ig- norance Of the people concerning this order arlt es from its recent establishment About seventeen years ago this order had its birth ID Meadville. PsnnsylvEnis, amOD few of the best ot that smoky cltys ouslness men and manufacturers. or time ls trembled in the balance. and many Ot its friends feared 1t would not live, but those who had sat around the cradle of its birth noGly stood by i; until II had become a sIrOag aud vigo- rous chile. It IS an order which has for its motto Charity, HOpe and Protec- ton. lt has its lodges, select knights, grand lodges, jurisdictions and supreme grand lodges; IL has its signs, counter signs, pRss word and grips for the pur- pose Of protecting its mem 5eTs from im- position by strangers. The meetings of its lodges combine business and the l amenities of social gathering while ihe general plan of operation is bUsine,s. in | theIr theory and practice. these meetings | nave distinctive social chhrsct.r and | unite tbe members m common brother | hood of fraternity and allegiance. The | principles and teachings 0f this ofder | are also 10 keeping with the highest mo- raliiy. The noblest instincts of mans nature are Tn perfect harmony with the whole structure ot the order and 1t com pels respect from the best men in com munities where Iis aims and objects are not misunderstood. It is secret m cha racter snd trsnsBcts its busi9ess after the manner of other societies having se- crets
 Iu connection with the society is n sys- tenn of insurance, also. which Is purely mutual In it's operation. Each member bears his jus: proportion of the whole expense and shares equally in ita privi- leges and bene;its. Each member tcEes out a policy for g. coo DO more or DO less, Its membershiD IS c0nfuei ;o no class or condition in life ahd O questions political, religions or seotGrirr, are ever discussed in their lodge meetings.
 At the srssi. n of the supreme lodge. held in Cincinnati ID June. lNS2. the territory comprised in the state o' NebFas kR was attached tO the jurisdiction Of Missouri until su'h time ss there may be enough lodges IF the state to organize a grand lodge. Since that time eXDcrIec- ed deputies have been sent into this state to build up new lodges azd help those existing. This o-der WIS estrbli he'd in 1868. There are now eight hundred and sixty lodges, ali prosperous. and their constantly increasing.