The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-03
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Lodge In the AudItariuna.
The twenty-flfth Anniversary OF the
IA. U. U. W. OF this city was celebrated
In the Auditorium iast evening before
q large audience. The stage was
beautifully decorated with banners,
flags and flowers. On 1t sat Grand
Master Workman John ], Gallagher.
who presided, and Grand Master Work
man A. b. Jones. Grand Master Work.
man Il. q. Tate oil Nebraska. W. A.
\. Reynolds, L. A. Finley. Lewis Sas.
SO, w. 8 Moore. y. X. Schultz, W. ii.
IFoulk, ". II. Pierson, O. II. Woods,
Is. X. Choate Rev. q. f. Hendr icks,
w l.. Wright, ". L. Gallagher, @. Is.
IPrettyman. J. G. Snitoher. +. 7. Pat.
ten. c. s. Morgan, George Hardcastle,
Or. j. H. Morgan, W. N. Mccormick,
j, J. Whitaker. w. y. Cneperson, Jae.
Clark. John Reese,. j. E. Thomas, W.
II. Curry. DIR. L. w. Finn, Joseph X.
Adams, George W. Roberts, James II.
Appleby aud John 7. Dickey.
Grand Muster Workman Gallagher
Iopened the exercises by an introduc.
DRY talk. he said the entertainment
had been prepared to celebrate the
twenty fifth anniversary OF the order
and to interest people In the A. o. U.
w. II was the first anniversary celc,
|bration since the forming OF the new
Of Delaware and OF thu
need ut the time OF the help OF nil the
friends of the order. From 2050 mem
bers in February the order hos grown
Ito $500.
The Philadelphia Quartette, under
the leadership of L. ID. Potter, sang
the opening chorus. Rev. O. L. Hon.
tricks offered prayer. Tie quartette
then sang the two selections, My
true Lovehand the Moonlight Beams, "
with good effect.
Grand Master Workman Galla9 her
then introduced Grand Master Work
man j. q. Tate OF Nebraska. He called
the attention of his hearers TO the suf
fering which Is now In this country. II
man had faith In God these things, be
believed, would not lie. The A. o. u.
w. Is working to this end and to pre-
serve the home. He also declared that
llls age has ioftier, more God.iike
how OF sympathy and helpfulness than
Amy age that has preceded 1t.
The A. o. U. ". has been no small
factor in bringing this state of things
about. In 1t are nearly $40, 600 mem
tiers In good standing. and It's minis
ltrations had reached more than $500,
1000 people, and IL cannot be said tina
tho name OF any Workman's widow OIL
iorphans appear on the record OF any
poorhouse in Uncle Same" domain
| Ia the twenty five years Of the order'i
lexistence II has expended $50. 600. 00t
In insurance benefits, and was paying
out S24. 600 each day for tho benefit o.
the widows and orphans.
Prophete had foretold the failure oil
the lorder. 1t had been attacked b,
the pulpit and the press. 1t pushed
forward like divine thing with body
and soul. kept pace with the growing
number OF It's widows and orphans
until both press and pulpit had be-
come it's defenders. 1t had also faced
the period when, as had been fore
told, IN epidemic was to sweep II
AWAY. During the yellow fever cpl
demic In the South the treasury OIL
the lodges had been depleted. Their
the world had seen an act OF unparal
lleled magnanimity. The Grand Lodg,
was convened. and although there wai
mo law to compel them to do it, at III
request every man went down into biz
pockets for money to aid the poe
lodges, and to-day there 10 not dol.
liar owing u widow OF a Workman
Throughout the South.
J In speaking of the strength OF IN,
nation he said it laid in the homes, IL
llpure womanhood and mother love
Armies might be defeated, navie
beaten, but no serious accident coult
leone upon country which rests up
on pure womanhood. The A. o. U. W
Stands for the home. for mother Low,
and pure womanhood. That ia why i
lives and grows.
Five musical numbers were after
ward given by the quartette. George
'ISpiel gave several humorous selectiOnl
which were loudly applauded. Mis-
quartette. followed by the benediction