The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-07-21
HISTORIC OTrERvILLE.
The Royal Picnic Of the A. D. U.
w. There Yesterday.
Three Thousand People Turn
Out-Speech Making, Ausic
and q Free, Old Fashion
ed Barbecue.

At 9 o'clock yesterday morning the
members of the A. q. U. w. lodge
Of this city, seven hundred strong,
lett the Union depot to bssk under
the cooling shade trees and enjoy the
magnificent scenery Of OItervil e.
When the train reached the beau;i.
full little suburb hundreds and hun
dreds of people greeted them with
cheers. and the gay pic-nicers were
entertained from that moment until
they turned their faces homeward lat.
in the afternoon.
Grand Master w. H. Miller, of the
Ancient Order of United WOrkmen
was present. A pleasing feature Of
the occasion was an old-iashiOned bar.
Decue and free dinner.
The farmers in that vicinity turned
out en- masse and every body enjoyed
q royal good time. The train stopped
at the stations between SEED ALA
and Otterville, and at both places AL
additional number Of merry excursion
lists boarded it.
The A. o. U. w. Lodge of Otter
vile and The coed citizens at large
can not be praised too highly, for tn.
courtesy and attention shown the Wis
ltors.
The Otterville lodge was headed
by the Otterville band, consi ting
of twelve pieces which discoursed
some excellent music. The process.
cession headed by the NJ. K. Il
T. band, Of Sedalia, and the Otter
vile band bringing up the rear,
marched through the town and to the
picnic grounds half a mile southwest
Of the depot. When the next train
arrived which contained the Grand
Master and other grand officers, the
band, and brothers of the order
again repaired to the depot where
they conveyed the grand officers To
the grand stand. Dinner was announc-
ed at twelve o'clock and many
of the hospilable citizens of O.
terville and the surrounding county
set free tables beside the barbecue
before mentioned. The BAzoo re.
porter dined with the grand officers
at the table OF Prof. Curtin. J..
Smith and others.
After dinner speaking commenced
in the following order: Address OF
welcome, by Professor j. V. Curtin,
followed by w. H. Miller. grand
master, who gave . history of the
order from its day Of birth twenty
three years ago to the present time,
covering the entire ground of the good
done by the order and giving its fra
ternal and beneficial points.
He was followed by V. P. Hart,
past master. of Amity 50 of this city,
who made an interesting speech. 1t
was special occasion for him. as it
was bis thirteenth marriage anniver.
sary. The next speaker was Hon. Mont
Carnes, the grand overseer, vino
spoke Of the advantages Of the order
and invited all the brethren to met
in Sedalia last night at Select Knights
hall and view the secret works exem-
pli6ed.
Grand Lodge Deputy C. E. Manor
followed Mr.. Carnes and was making
a telling speech when the reporter
left. Not single accident hippeued
to mar the happiness of the occasion
except that two of Sedalia's ladies los,
their dinner baskets and did not fiui
them until dinner was over. The
speakers were somewhat annoyed by
a shooting gallery that was running
in close proximity to the stand.
ADJUSTMENTS of all kind were on the
ground. A side show with q three
horned OK, a merry go-round and
other attractions. The NJ, X. & T.
band acquitted itself with honor and
was the special attraction during the
time it played-BAzoo polka. Otter
vile also crowned herself with glory
and she should ever feel proud of the
occasion as it was the largest crowd
probably ever assembled in that city.
All honor to her citizens.