The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-03

Humor Prevaiis-Excellent Speeches,
Eulogistic of the Order We're Made
Immense Excursion Comes from King
man-Ban Game Not Much of a success
and Price Will Not be Paid.
Labor Day was not respected very
much in Wichita yesterday and strange
as il may seem none seemed to have
honoreG the day but the corporations,
the banks and express companies.
There was, however, an opportunity
given to laboring men 10 enjoy an out
ing by the Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea, who gave big mic mic at Riverside
park.
1t was under the auspices of the
Woodmen Of this city, but all the
lodges of southern Kansas were invited
and many Of them came. In the par
lance of the order the affair was called
a log-roliing.
There was an excursion from King
man and about 400 came over, 2i0 of
whom were adults, according to the
records of the station where the tick
cts were sold. 1t was a very credita-
BILE turn out but for some reason prin-
cipally mistake as TO the arrival of
the train, they were not met a the de-
pot by the local reception committee
according to the program and the local
courtesy of Wichita and not a few of
the visitors felt agrieved. 1t Will not
occur again.
The principal feature of the forenoon
was the parade in which about 600
people participated headed by the post
Office band in their brilliant uniforms
In the parade was a log wagon or float
on which the orators of the day were
seated.
AT THE PARK
The parade formed at the Carey hotel
and marched to Riverside park where
the ''log rolling" took place. Baskets
were taken out of vehicles, families
cirched around trees and in a short
time there were 100 cloths spread and
the grass showed as fine d display of
chicken legs and wings as was ever
seen at the park.
Nobody need go hungry in that crowd
for he VINO did not belong 10 a family
circle and was without a feast of his
own was invited to participate with
others.
NOW CAME THE ORATORY.
After dinner all gathered around the
speakers stand and TO hear the oratOry.
Rev. L. a. Hall Of the Central Baptist
church delivered the invocation and in
behalf of the mayor, DR.. Minnick of
the council delivered an eloquent add
dress of welcome. The speakers were
Rudolph Hatfield of this city. Colonel
Johnson of Peabody and Judge Gleeson
of Hutchinson. The speeches were in
teresting all they way through and
dwelt generally with the advantages
of fraternal insurance and the good
work il does for the home and the wild
ows and orphans.
After the speeches the crowd went to
see a free game of baseball between
the Kin gman nine and the Wichita
Blues. The game was fairly interest
ing and ended in a score of to s but
the Blues kicked up a fuss and the
last half inning was not played. This
caused a sore spot and the committee
criticise the Wichita nine in the sever
est terms. They say they agreed to
give them twenty dollars to play a
good orderly game with the Kingman
boys, but instead OF doing SO they acted
smart and broke up the game before it
was played and now the members of
the committee declare that they VIII
not give them a penny because they
did not try to conform with their agree
ment. Not only the committee but a
great many others severely criticise
the Wichita club. The Kingman boys
did the square thing in every manner
and they are highly praised not only
for their personal merit but for their
ability To play ball.
At o'clock last night the Kin gman
excursion returned over the Wichita
and Western road.
WHAT ORDER IS FOR.
J. G. Johnson. general attorney FIR
the Modern Woodmen. was the only
one Of the state officers presaaf. The
Woodmen had a great picnic at Bis
marck grove yesterday and the other
state officers were all there.
Mr.. Johnson lives at Peabody and $
one of the men who helped to found the
order in this state and is very popular
with the members. He was for the past
four years until recently a director Of
the order, wehn he was appointed ID
his present office.
He is a genial gentleman and he sat
in one of the big chairs at the Man
haitian hotel last evening and talked
pleasantly to a reporter of the Eagle !
about the Modern WOodman o. Amer {
lea.
The Modern Woodmen Of America"
he said. is an Illinois corporation with /
headquarters al Fulton IN Whiteside /
county.
when the order was first or-anizcd !
we restricted il to the ten southwestern I
states of Illinois. Michigan, Wisconsin, /
North and South Dakota, Minnesota. /
Missouri. Nebraska, Missouri. and kaT- /
sas. We have recently added Ohio and |
Indiana, making thirteen states since |
Dakota has been divided.
I'VE confine our operations II the !
states named but we exclude the large /
cities like Chicago. Milwaukee. Detroit /
and ST Louis for The reason that s,lese /
large cities are liable 10 be visited by /
plaques that would make insurance |
come very high and as We are now or !
ga rized We have a low death rate
we take in men from i 10 ~ years
OF age and we have q prohibited Est !
which includes miners, railroad switch /
men and other business that Is consi / |
cred dangerous
This limited territory and prohibit /
ed list gives US the lowest death rate /
Of any similar society in existence. /
During the last FIVE years i has cost !
the man OF average age which IS - 4
years only 1876 on the 81 .000 insurance. /
The result is that We ara growing fas- |
ter than any other order in the terrific /
~ in which We oerate.
Our membership in the territory !
named is now $50 0o0. We have - many /
members that they touch shoulders as /
Il were and this aCivertises the order 1
We have taken in I9o On new mem be-s |
in the last four years and 3. eco IL the !
last eight months.
We have never had more than eisv- /
en- assessments n any one year and We 1
have no assessment for Serenber of 1
this year 50 thar the number cannot I
exceed eleven this year. Kansas IS our ;
Sncoud state IN point Ot mem herSn5p J