People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-11-01
A. 0. U. w. BIG DAY.
Specia! Trains Crowd the City With
rIembers of the A.O.UW.

IlemDerS or the A.O.U.W.
One Of the grandest and most pic
tu:eSqne demonstrations ever wit
messed in this city, and one of the
largest crowds ever here, was seen
here last Thursday. Early in the
,n1rning the home lodge of the A. O.
u. w., headed by Caman's Military
band, began their work of receiving
the visiting lodges at the numerous
,OcOming trains A grand ovation
was rendered each train load in turn
rs they arrived, and they were eS-
cOrted with martial music. furnished
not alone by Camans Military band,
but also by the visiting bands of
neighbOring cities, to the business
portion of the city, where they were
formed for a grand march down
Washington avenue under charge of
Z. Barrett. The parade was a pic
tureSque array of men and women,
keeping step to martial music, tue
whole line of surging humanity deco
rated with badges and banners IN
furled to the breeze.
The procession, which was some five
or six blocks in length, was witnessed
by thousands Of enthusiastic specta-
lOrs who thronged the hOuSetOpS,
sidewalks and streets. After this
grand street demonstration was COM
pleted, the lodges, and as many Others
rs could obtain admission, repaired to
The Augustine building, where they
listened to the following address of
welcome by the mayor:
"5rothers and sisters of the A.O.U.W.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: AS mayor of
this city, 1t gives me great pleasure in behalf
Il the city OF Wellington to welcome to our
luidst the members of the A.0.U.W. lodges
the great state Of Kansas, who are assem-
bled here today,
The decorations on our streets, the way
ing banners, the smiling faces of our people,
tel you far better than any words of mine
how pleased we are and how proud We are of
tne honor you have conferred on this city
ana her people by your presence here today.
today the city of Wellington is yours. The
safes OF Wellington swing with the breeze.
The latchstring hangs outside of the door.
Enter, and possess yourselves of our homes,
us you have already done with the hearts of
our people.
The name of the A.O.UW. lodge is a
household word all over this broad land OF
ours. Other orders Outrank it in numbers
ana In age, but none today equals it in its
great work Of providing for the widows and
orphans 0fitS deceased brothers This order
was founded, not alone for the purpose Of
social enjoyment, although we have as much
social enjoyment as any other order. Not
Tor the purpose Of assisting in the burial of a
FALLEN cOmlade, although no order eXCels it
Ia The hOnOrs paid to the memory of de-
arted brother. But it is after all this has
cen done, after the clods have ceased fall
ll,g upon the grave Of the protector and pro-
WIDER OF some humble home, when the widow
and orphan children in that dark hour that
comes to them when they gaze at the missing
seat at the table of the father whose strong
arm has stood for them bulwark of defense
against the gaunt wolf of poverty that is now
knocking at their door. 1t is in this dark
h0ur OF their diversity, when the sunshine
SEEMS to have departed forever from their
household, that the great insurance principles
"hlcn are the foundation stones upon which
the order Is builded. shine forth i'm all their
;,llendOr, And encouraged by the sympathy
ana support OF the order, with substantial
sum OF money to provide for and educate the
children, hope once more revives in the
GrOubled hearts, and true charity and benev-
lebce shine f0rth-a beacon light to cheer
humanity along life's pathway,
50 this order that is above all others, the
aeSt friend the widow and orphans marches
proudly onward in the great work that it has
Undertaken, and so universally has it won
yee favor OF the women OF America that
tQOk forward to no distant day, that when
NE young men of this country ask for the
IAN hands OF the young ladies, the reply will
De, III you belong to the A.0.U.W yes: if
in Nln..,
later
And so my brothers, in appreciation OF
your noble work for women, the fair ladies
~ tnlS city, the fame Of whose beauty and
toVennesS Is as widespread as the suniiOwers
Snat salute the sun as it looks down upon
hs lar fields OF our glorious commonwealth.
VIZ tonight in your honor appear before you
II selections from The Merry Milkmaids."
Ana when you have listened to the melody
VI tnelr voices when their bright eyes and
tOvely forms have entranced and captured
your hearts, you will feel as did the prophet
OLD, that 1t is indeed a good thing to be
mere, and that the dairy business offers in
JUDGEMENTS never before dreamed of.
But, my friends must close lest tire
you Let me trust that when this meeting
mas closed, and you take your departure
from US, you will carry away with you kindly
,'egards Tor our people and our city. and that
IN tue g00c time coming, no matter what dis
engagements surround us that a true Kan
san always believes in, We may again have
the pleasure Of greeting you onceomore."
After another address of welcome
by Geo. Z. Pitts in behalf of yelling,
ton lodge No. a, and response on
Uehalf Of the association, a recess was
taken until $50 O'Clock in the after.
aOon. At the afternoon session in the
Augustine building the following in
teresting program was rendered.
AuuTtSS. ....... .....-..............
...... Grand Master Z. II. Wheeler
AuQreSS.... ................. .....
,..,...,W. NJ. Wallace, of Kingmal
Address. ,..................
,,....... Grand Recorder L. NJ Ford
49, Past Grand Master Geo. w. ReeC
At 4 o'clock the association held al
Interesting meeting in Woods oper;
nouse. At 4:3Op. m. the Degree o
Honor lodge held a meeting IN Ma
sonic hall.
The A.0.U.W held a meeting at
o'clock in their own hall, and at 5;3
the Select Knights met in the X. T
hall. At the lose Of this session a
adjournment was taken until $50 il
5he evening, when the doors OF Wood
)Dera house were opened for The even
ing's musical aud literary entertain
ment. A very interesting and it
structiye program was renuereu u
The very best musical anu lnIar
talent Of the city.
Call on Burr & Jones for yOliriarI
loans, at Judge Herrick's.