The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-27

come the visitors--Grand Master Ed.
Wheeler Responds--w. NJ. Wallace of
Kingman Elected Grand Master Work
man--F. VI. Penwen of Topeka is Unani-
nous Choice of the Grand Lodge for
Foreman--Other Grand Lodge News.
1t was Marty 10 o'clock when the
grand lodge was called to order. DR..
W. A. Minick, chairman or the local
committee of arrangements, introduced
Mayor L. NJ. Cox who welcomed the
visitors TO the city and rendered its
freedom unreservedly, and in very hap
py and eloquent terms. Following
Mayor Cox's address DR.. Minick pre-
scented Rev. David Winters who deiiv-
cred a most fehcitous greeting to the
body on behalf Of the local lodges Nos.
- and 271 Grand Master Workman
Ed II. Wheeler responded on behalf OF
the grand lodge and visitors accepting
the welcoming offered. The grand
lodge then proceeded TO organize for
business.
The report OF the committee on Gre
dentials was presented, the roll call
showing all the lodges in the jurisdic-
ton save seven were present either by
delegate or alternate. The balance of
the morning session was consumed in
reading and referring resolutions and
petitions to proper committees.
Grand Guide T. F. Calhoun being alb
sent, the grand master appointed T. p.
O'Bryan to that position for the pres
ent session, and as his assistants. Work
n II I-~- - Il earl
nedy, 25S; T. l. Hamilton. 356; VIII
liam Mapes, ia; D. S. Cassill, 24l; j. :.
Rogers, Sc w r. Sheen was named
as press reporter. Extra committee
men were also named, towit: On sta te
of the order, J. q. Johnson, lS5, j. J. 9.
Merritt SO; on the law, 3. D. Conkhng
1913, J. f. Deal So; state OF the order, y.
d. LiIlard 203. ". 3. Light Is, in place
of Tucker and Mead; on returns and
credentials, w. 7. Bancroft, L. y. Pen
well 1SS.
Nominations for grand master work
man being in order, Webb McNal
placed the name of W. II. Wallace OF
Kingman before the body for that po-
sition; Z. c. Weilup named J. s. RoS-
ers of Pittsburg; w. H Mcclure named
c.. II. Lamb Of Yates Center; T. o.
Kelly named c. Fl. Foote Of Marion;
Jones named L. F. Cain OF Hutch
inson. Two ballots were taken. the sec
ond ballot resulting in the election or
W. VI. Wallace. Mr.. Wallace was
called before the body and accepted
the election in a very happy acknowi-
edgment of the honor.
L. NJ. Penwell of Topeka was elected
grand foreman without opposition.
LAST NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT.
The Crawford Grand has never con-
tanned a larger or better audience in
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night. and il is no exaggeration TO say
no more splendid entertainment has
ever been presented from its stage
than that arranged for last night by the
local arrangements committee ana rem
dered by those who participated The
music, vocal and instrumental, was of
the highest order and was rendered
with faultless precision throughout.
The addresses were likewise most time
ly in form and perfect in diction, abound
ing in historical data pertaining to the
Order of United Workmen. eloquent
though, rich humor and profound pa
thos. The program given in yester-
DAYS Eagle was followed IN exact ce-
tail, with the addition of responses TO
hearty encores by Mrs. Walden and
Miss Flower
Hon. A. p. Riddle opened the exer-
c:ses with a brief historical sketch or
the order. as follows:
ADDRESS BY a. P. RIDDLE
There was born in the year 1929 in
the state of North Carolina, OF poor
but honest parents, a boy who grew up
TO be a man known as John Jordan
Upchurch, but whom $4,000 OF the best
men in the United States delight TO
call Father Upchurch-
we call him Father Upchurch not
only because he was the founder and
father Of the order. and of more than
1000 similar organize tons that have
been built since on similar lines. but
also. because the principal which he
made the corner stone of the order is
doctrine which makes this great fra
ternity father to the fatherlesS.
Mr. Upchuch grew UP to become me-
chanic-and a good one. He was ma
chinist and one promotion after another
was given him until he became master
mechanic of one OF the southern rail-
roads. A change in the management
led to his making a change. He set
tied in Meadville. Pa, where he found
employment in the shops OF the ATTAIN
tic and Grand Western railway Here
he gathered around him number OF
his fellow woTkmen and instituted the
first lodge of the order. II was known
as Jefferson lodge No. l. and il began
with thirteen members on Oct. y. 1858.
The second lodge was az Cory and the
third at Franklin, of which | was
charter member In 1869 the provision
al grand lodge was formed and Mr..
Upchurch was the first grand master
workman. Subsequently. in 1870. an
effort was made To organize a regular
grand lodge. but certain differences Of
opinion led TO a division OF the order.
which lasted for over two years, each
faction CARRYING on its own work. This
difference was healed in New Castle by
a ceremony which has since been known
as the wedding.
The first supreme lodge was organ
lied in Cincinnati on Feb. IL, 1873 Since
then this order has grown until il now
numb $50. 600 members. There has
rot been a year since the first that II
has not been greater, stronger. better
than the year before The sum total OF
the protection which II has afforded to
the families OF the deceased members
since ii was founded has oeen So, Geo.,
geo.
The first ritual had five degrees
very elaborate oneS-e2Ch founded on a
chapter of the Bible. In 1873 the rictual
was changed and reduced 70 three de-
grees In 1850 il was again amended,
and now has but two degrees. and moth
ing remains OF the first bur the idea or
protection to the family and the pass
word Of the second degree.
The first lodge IN Kansas was inlu-
ated on Aug. Ia. 1877, by .. J. Noble.
The grand lodge Of Kansas was organ
lied in Topeka on Feb. I. 1879 by Brother
RuSse. with eleven members. There
are now ii Kansas =. 600 members, and
81 Gee a day is spent in protecting the
homes Of its deceased members"
GRAND LODGE NOTES.
4 noticeable feature OF the present
grand lodge is the unusually large
number OF new men Not more than
one in ten Of the delegates present have
attended a session before
Judge Webb McNan. DR. Frank