Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-08-04
A rribute to the A. Q. U. W.

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  Dr. N. H. Matas, member of Ari zona Lodge No. l. A. O. U. w, visit ed Florence Lodge No. 4, at their last meeting, and in response to an invit- ation made the following remarks;
 Master Workman and Brothers: It gives me great pleasure to be with you to night. Although this Is my first visit to your lodge and 1 am a stranger, I can hardly consider my self such, since l meet here, not only brothers, but old friends, and one es- pecially who has been a most promin- ent leader in Arizona Lodge No. l, where belong.
 It gives me great pleasure, also, to have an opportunity, for the first time of approaching the social benefits of our order. When a Workman travels in strange places or different coun- tries, it is gratifying for him to know that, wherever he goes, he can find himself at home among his brothers.
 My friends, 1 see by reviewing the history of yoIr lodge, that you are quite young and, as such, you are sub jected to the evils and dangers Of the childhood But with an intelli- gent, devoted and upright man, such as he is, the one who now occupies the chair, you will soon attain manhood and secure a long life and permanent prosperity for your lodge.
 Our order, dear brothers, Is making a great progress, and you can have an idea in this Territory, when you con sider that there was no lodge in Ari- zona q few years ago, while now we have one or two in every town of inn portanCe. In Tucson we have two lodges. Arizona Lodge No. 1 and Apa- che Lodge No. s. Both lodges are very prosperous; the former has a membership of about 40 and the lat ter 60, and both are constantly increas- ing.
 As members of the A. o. U. W. in Arizona, we must all work with dili- gence, until we make our order the i standard bearer of the secret orders of | the Territory.
 Remember thatwe arc all brothers and we must feel proud and delighted to practice the virtues involved in the meaning of this sacred word.
 For as such we practice charity; as such we believe in God and in our selves, and as such we protect each other and our families from the dan- ! ger and vicissitudes of this world.
 Glory, my brothers, to the founder ! of our order, and to those who have | followed him in the propagation of his 1 humanitarian work
 The Ancient Order of United Work men breathes good feeling towards mankind and dries the tears of the orphan and widow and protects with g strong hand the feeble and the weak who would otherwise be left abandon cd and without any means Of support in this world.
 This order, my brothers, has done and will do more good towards elevat ing the morals and relieving the dis tress and suffering of the great mas ses of our country than all the relig ious institutions, because 1t not only teaches belief in God; comforts tho distressed hearts of those who have met with misfortune and allie ton, but it provides the necessary means of existence to it's members families, not by humiliating charity but by the rights and privileges lief them by the deceased members of tho order.
 Let us us all, therefore, rejoice tha we belong to this noble order, and le every one of us preach like the Apos ties, to those who are ignorant 0 its great r1nclFes and benefits, s' that they can see, as we do, and b' benefited like ourselves, until we cal count in our ranks every man wh' has at heart the protection and welfar of his family.
 Master Workman and brothers: thank you for this privilege of address ing you and, as token of gratitud for your hospitality, allow me to eX press to you my most sincere wishe for your health and personal prosperit and the prosperity of your lodge.