The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13

| Mueller and some others
/ "Tney make things move systenaf-
| ically, and before long the services had
| proceeded as far as the Junior Work
| man degree, and they only had TWEEN
| ty-four of them That was all! Soon
| the lodge was opened in the Workman
| degree. We had been given to under
| stand that there would be about forty
| candidates. We counted them as they
marched by and there were only fifty
! two. Yes, just fifty-two-that was all,
We don't intend TO tell how nicely the
work was done, or who did it, but just
after it was over, the master workman
told how they promised at grand lodge
to report 500 members at the next ses-
sion, and they already had SOB of them.
with a hope of one or two hundred more
He said, also, that while they intended
to keep at it, they didn't expect TO be
very much ahead of No 271, which was
a worthy competitor.
We'll Good of the Order" was
reached in good time, and it was suG-
gested as they didn't have very much
TO do that evening il would be good
thing to have a little speechifying
Now, we didn't take down any notes
of that meeting and may therefore
omit something that should be mention
ed But somewhere along in the pro-
gram Bro. Gordon in an eloquent speech
referred to the work of the Order and
particularly the late work Of No. %
Then he began to speak abou. Ole
Glory, which hung upon the wall. This
led US TO examine the flag particularly
and there seemed to be something odd
about the way it hung Then he
branched off into language most eulo-
OF = Of In c-a NM
Riggs, Grand Master Workman W.
lace. Grand Recorder Forde. and Past
Grand Master Workman Riddl, At
the proper moment a string was pulled
''Old Glory" was drawn aside, and we
saw hanging upon the walls large and
splendid portraits of the four whom we
have named, each in rich frame.
Surprised? Well, snoyI1 say so,
The gentlemen were told that the lodge
had selected them as worthy of the
honor for the splendid work they had
done and were doing, and that No. %
was pround to hang their portraits On
the walls of their lodge room
Then one after another Of the gen.
tlemen responded. We shall make no
attempt to quote their speeches. They
were an eloquent with thanks fer the
honor, brim full of devotion TO the o.
der. and at times tremulous with emo
ton.
The whole affair was a charming
one, most happily conceived and spleI-
didly carried out
ITO add to the pleasure Of the 2ccas>
ion there were speeches by many 9TH
ers, among them Bro, Stambaugh, OF
Abilene, who happened 70 be in the
city on business When we were COM
PEELED TO leave at midnight, in order TO
catch the train for home he meeting
was still in progress, and there is no
telling how many more nice things they
did before they got through We were
nicely entertained by the Wichita
brethren while in the city, and shall
long cherish the remembrances Of this
pleasant occasion"
In addition to the above Governor
Riddle delivered the following exhor-
tation making the work in Wichita
his theme:
Turn to Wichita, you s1ugeard |
lodges; consider her ways AMI be wise.
The Wichita lodges had been working
along in the usual way for years; bit |
one evening that they would |
just go to work, and they did. What |
is the result? Iniaitions every ev-r- |
ing from ten to fifty; one evening there |
was sixty-eight- How was this work |
started? One man said: 81 have heard |
a number of people say that il we ould |
just go to work we could easily get !
and l believe I'll try it, He |
did He told the editor that at fist,
when about a dozen had declined to |
sign applications, and when many
wouldn't even listen to him he was a
little discouraged: but he kept right
at 1t; and he found that he was gather
ing up a few signed cards, as he went 1
along. After awhile some Of the other
members thought they would Try their
hands. They succeeded, 100. And so
II was that the perseverance Of enc
member inspired the others AMI LED 10
the agnificent success they are having
down there. When once the bali is set
to rolling it is an easy thing 70 push it
along. All that is needed is the perse-
verance to make the start