The Red Cloud chief., 1894-04-20

this city, Monday evening, April 10th,
gave n Of its most excellent and elab.
orate entertainments for which Il 10
prominently noted. Invitations wore
extended TO a large number Of adjacent
lodges. and to a very few outside. ef. .thA
order. The brethren and their lsdies
responded literally, and Guide Rock,
Cowles. Bladen. Blue Hill, Riverton and
other lodges were represented by from
ten TO fifty members. At seven o'clock
promptly, the cspacious A. o. U. W. hall
In the Moon block was opened for the
reception Of the brethren who had como
from the various lodges TO 80 two candi.
dates initiated by tho Grand Master.
Tae hall was densely packed. and almost
two hundred Workmen were o0mfortab.
ly cared for. At about 7:30 Master
Workman McNitt dropped his gsvel up.
on the altar and the lodge came quickly
TO order. After the preliminary mat.
tors had been arranged and tho neces.
sary permission given by the Grand Mas.
ter, Messrs. II. NJ. Cochrane and Henry
Rathjen were introduced and duly made
acquainted With tho order according to
the ritualistic ceremony, and TO the great
admiration of the Workmen, who take
great pleasure in exemplifying tho work,
especially to novices who have never
been astride the goats slippery back.
The Grand Master presided with dig
nifty, but when Bro. Rathjen got fully
into port in somewhat Of q hurry, the
Workmen looked funny, and felt fun.
nier. aud Notwithstanding that the Grand
Master was in the chair, the boys did
really giggle, w were told, but every.
thing came around swimminRly. In time,
aud the candidates we're duly informed
of the many secrets which Q true Work
man must DO able to grasp In this world
OF woe. After the work had been exem.
plifed by the Grand Master. the lodge
quickly adjourned and the members Re.
paired to the opera house, whore q
speech was to be made by Bro. Tate.
At II OPERA HOUSE.
The opera house, which will hold
something like GOO people, was filled TO
overlooking by the citizens OF the city
who had gathered there for the purpose
Of hearing Rev. j. g. Tate lecture on
the condition OF the order, ito p~recepts
aud the grand work OF charity which IL
had done and was doing today. The
gentleman is one Of the grandest public
speakers that the great west affords, ana
never fails to captivate his audiences
wherever and whenever no appears be.
fore them. lie spoke for moro than an
hour and was intently listened to BY the
Workmen and their hosts OF invited
auditors who filled every available seat
in tho building, while by his forcibIe
%eloquence fascinated his hearers.
dwe,t upon the transcendant worth OF
one Of the grandcst fraternal orQaniza.
tions that the world has ever known.
He paid glowing tributes TO the church
universal for it's great work and said
that the A. U. u. w. was closely follow.
ing in it's wake. He eaid il promoted
temperance and sobrioty. protected the
widows and orphans Of it's deceased
members. alternating their wants. kent
tho good name Of his brothers house.
hold ~inviolate. thereby aiding TO make
tho world better.
During the evenings entertainment
ut tho opera house, the male quartet
rendered some fine vocal music, as did
the ladies quartet, composed of Mr..
Rose West. Miss Nellie West. Mics
Blanche Sellars aud Mrs. Emma Martin.
Rev. II. Il. Ely, Past Master Workman
of Red Cloud lodge, Ofic,ated and Rev
Geo. w. Hummel offered prayer,
After the address had been concluded.
the A. U. Y. w. boys and their friends
repaired to their hall again whore ono
Of the most elaborate banQuets was
served that has ever been placed before
a Red Cloud public. 1t was Furnished
by Bro. g. M. Calmes, who il an artist in
that line. The tables were placed In
seat 10 people, and over 80 people fed
from the fullnees thereof without dimin.
ishing apparently the bounteous supplv
which Charley had supplied them with.
AT the opening ceremonies Of the ban.
quot. several very neat and appropriate
toasts were offered by Rev. +. I. Ely.
Rev. j. G. Tate. Hon. j. s. Gillian. Edi'
tor Wetherell OF Republican City. Raw.
Geo. U. Yeiser and q. +. Gather. ESQ,
all Of which we're intently listened TO bv
those present and loudly applaudoI
Tho banquet hall was kept open until
the wee sma' hours, and o general good
time was INDUCED in. 10 fact, the whole
evenings entertainment wa one that
will not DO soon forgotten by the A. o.
Y. w. boys and their friends, and, il va
mistake not, will be OF lasting benefit
10 the order IN fteu Cloud.
A. O. U. W. DAY Al THE coNGRE0A.
TIONA CHUnCH.
On Sunday, prior to the above exer.
els ", wal a. o. U. w. day and, by inyi.
tatiou, the brethren. to the number OF
about seventy, met in the hill in the
morning at ten o'clock and marched in
body to the Congregational church,
where they were treated TO q very fine
and most appropriate sermon by Bro.
Postmaster Workman, Rev. Il. L. Ely,
who eve misses an opportunity to say
all the good things possible OF the grand
Ancient Order OF United Workmen. The
church had been Handsomely decorated
with beautiful flowers, and on the wall
over the rostrum was placed the words
Charity, Hope and Protection" the mys.
tic words OF the lodge aud In the center
a very beautiful shield and n
.hor emblematic OF the order, painted
md nreaantad To the WQrkman by Miea !