St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-31
Words OF Wisdom to Work.
ingmen From Grand Mas
ter Kingsley.
An Order Of Wage-Earners
Worthy of the Highest
Ecomiums.
What Has and What Is Being
Accomplished by the Unit
ed Workmen. I
Great Mass Meeting at Market
Hall to Celebrate the Or
der's Anniversary.

Supreme Masters Workman Kinsley
was given royal welcome by the MEM
beers of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen at Market hall last night.
Grand Master Workman q. NJ. Lang, of
Window. presided. In neat and CON-
plimentary address he introduced Hon.
Albert Scheffer, who made a felicitous
speech of welcome to the supreme
grand master and the other officers of
the grand lodge present, Secretary Nc
earthly, and also Past Grand Master Sui
liyau, of Montana
Mr.. Kinsley was then introduced. He
entered upon discussion of the bene-
fits that attend a membership In the
order. There is never danger of fail
ure of the family of member to realize
upon the policy held by member when
death overtakes him. Mr.. KinsIey de-
clared that the funds, when collected,
are carefully and properly applied. He
went largely into the detail of the work
that is left to the relief corps of the
order. He said that Minnesota has
5000 members, in illustrating his
theme, and should 100 members
in good standing meet a sudden death
i'll an accident or through some other
cause, and the assessments fell exclu-
sively upon them it would require some
twenty-three assessments to raise the
necessary 100000 in the one month.
This result would
Prove Il Burden
that the members cannot stand, and the
assessments would go unpaid. But this
is not the principle upon which the re-
lief corps of the Worknlen is couduc ted
The assessments are a national affair.
Every member in the United States
would be called upon TO share the
expense, and instead of each workman
IN Minnesota having TO pay s23 he would
only be required to pay SO cents. The
supreme master explained that the ex-
penSe averages about seven cents day
per capita. Some 30, 600 workmen stand
behind every certificate that is issued by
the corps, and they are sworn to see
that it is always worth 100 cents on "a
dollar.
The woPkmen present were urged to
advise all their friends to unite with the
order, and the arguments that should
be used were .reeited. Some men say
they have not the time to attend the
meetings and therefore decline to
apply. In answer 10 this pretty do
nestle picture was drawn. The hus-
band and father of beautiful family
may be amply able to supply all the
neceSsaries OF life and some of the COM
forts. but he is unable to provide fund
for the care of the precious ones
in the event of sudden con-
tingency. He dies and they are helpless
and pennilesS. He could have provided
for them without knowing 1t, but he
neglected it. and the ones he had cher
ished when alive are obliged to suffer
after he has passed away.
Mr.. klnSley made a sarcastic analysis
of such people, and asserted that they
ought not to have homes. He then pict-
ured the
Beauties of the Order.
If the certificates are examined, they
will indicate that they represent some
one. Some provide for wives, OTHERS
for mothers and others for sisters. The
order is composed of all shades of Soci-
ETY..
Life insurance men are arrayed
against the order, and argue that it
must soon fall because it is impossible
to keep up the assessments when the
young men grow old and deaths become
frequent. but the speaker declared that
the position is a fallacy. for as fast as
one steps ont either from death or Sus-
pCllSiOU dLObtCl COluOS III, diQ tAQo lES
corps is perpetuated. There has not
been month in fifteen years that the
A. 0. q. w. has not shown an increase
i'll membership.
''Thank God we are sometimes called
poor men," exclaimed the speaker.
This is poor mans society. We say
poor man is just as good as anybody
else, and this is the only society where
he Is so regarded. We have no classes
or conditions among the workmen. We
are doing our share TO provide for the
homeless and also the poor orphans
and widows. [ have conferred the de-
greeS upon over 5000 workmen, and
have organized personally fifty
two lodges, and [ have never
received 81 except my expenses. If I
have contributed to the relief of wild
ows and orphans / am satisfied. The
next session of the supreme lodge will
be held in Helena, Mont, and one of the
conditions aresthat it shall be open to
all degree workmen, and special rail-
way rates will be provided. hope to
see you all with us there"
Past Grand Master Workman Sulli-
van, Of Montana, was next introduced,
and he renewed the invitation to all to
visit the supreme grand lodge. He said
the order was not one of orators. 1t is
organized for two other features-huSi-
ness and fraternal. He reviewed the
work effected in his state, and the meet
ing closed with brief address by Mr..
Lang.