Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-09-27

that are candidates for public faVOr.
All the entertainments, and receptions
given by the order have been noted
not only for their style, but also the
consideration for the comfort and en-
jOyment Of the guests. Last Friday,
the first annual reunion and picnic of
this, the 18th, supervisor district. COM
prising this and the nelghborlng
counties, was held in Lafayette park,
and it was no exception to the general
run, unless it might have exceeded
past events i'll it's enjOYableness.
The members of Great Bend Lodge
No. 127, met at the hall at $50 a. M.
and headed by the band marched to
the Mo. Pac. depot, where they were
told that the Hoisington special would
not arrive till 1925. Not daunted in
the least, the cavalcade right about
faced, marched to the Santa Fe depot
where they met Past Grand Master
E. r. Murphy of Leavenworth and the
Ellinwood contingent. The line of
march proceeded again to the Mo. Pac.
depot, just in time to meet the train,
which was loaded with Hoisington
WOrkmen and their families. The
parade now assumed splendid pro-
portions and made a fine appearance on
the way to the hall. Here an inform
al reception was rendered the visitors.
At noon a basket dinner was enjoyed
in the park. AS WOrkmen do not have
anything that isn't good, a feast was
the lot of every one who ate there.
At precisely p. M, the band struck
up a lively peice, after which May or
Moses, in his terse but felicitOus style,
delivered the address of welcome.
j. w. Clarke being i'll the greeting on
behalf of the Hoisington and Great
Bend lodges was made by d. M.
Woodburn. Mr.. Murphy was then
introdu ced and spoke to the crowd for
over an hour.
His speech was sOul-inspiring from
beginning TO end, and the attention
given him was marked. True to his
nationality, he would have the crowd
in tears one moment and in the next
hearty laughs. While the burden of
his remarks were upon the order and
its beneficent works, no more conVlnc-
ing address in favor of life insurance
has ever been heard in this city.
Many men who formerly did not ''take
any stock'' in the life insurance idea
now see differently, and. impressed by
the speakers eloquence, will do differ
emily.
The ball game next occupied by the
attention of the Workmen. In the
evening, the hall was filed to its full
est seating capacity, and the evening
was spent in a generous ''f1ow of soul.'
Mr. Murphy made another excellent
address, and was followed by A. c.
Dow, Supervisor of the district, who
delivered pleasing and encouraging
address on the growth of the order in
the district.
One of the cardinal principles Of the
A. O. U. W. is good fellowship, and
the community was given an exempli
fication of it Friday. a Workman is
no half-hearted fellow; he sees and
feels beyond himself; and his aim is tC
make the world better by tightening the
burdens of life and softening the blows
of the grim messenger from whose
relentless summons there is no escape
! Whenever you find Workman, you
find good man, physically and NOR.
ally, because no unworthy one passes
the portals of the lodge. He is always
good fellow to associate with, anG
the sooner. you become entitled to cal
him brother the better it will be fol
you.