Evening journal., 1895-10-31
CHARITY, HOPE, PROTECTION,
ANCIENT ORDER UNITED woRKMEN
CELEBRATES a BIRTHDAY.

.Iast Twenty tT-seven Years Since John Jor-
dan upchureh Planted the Seeds Of This
Grand order Ia Meadville. Pa-An En-
joyAbie EatertaInment In tho Grand
Opera House
One Of the finest, largest and most
representative audiences which has ever
gathered In the Graz Opera House was
that which LISTEN, TO the hne program
given under the auspices OF the locsl
lodges Of the A. o u. w last night, the
occasion being the twenty seventh
anniversary Of the birth OF the order
Every seat IN the house was taken,
and hundreds stood during the entire
evening, while a hundred OF more OF the
most prominent members occupied the
stage, among them being Grand Master
@. B Prettyman, OF Dover; Past Grand
Masters A. b Jones and w N Nc
Cormick, Grand Recorder Q. n Woods
Grand Overseer Thomas j. Tiuxton. OF
Lewes; Grand Foreman Charles Heinel;
Grand Receiver Edgsr A. Finley. Grand
Guide w. T. Gallagher. Newport
Grand Inside Watchmsn James
4 Saville, Grand Outslde Watch
man, w. e stimmel; grand trustees,
r W. Helss, @. s Watson aud +. B
Riggln, Laurel supreme representatives.,
William A Reynolds. William n Foulk
and w. N Mccormick LswiB Sasse and
others. Grand Master c. B Prettyman
acted as chairman
The entertainment opensd with a
selection by tue BroWnfon Quartet,
composed Of Msssrs MeNulty, Mshoney.
McOullin aud Preston, What b cams So
Bright" which was followed by . prayer
by Rev. H. BurRette Short A plano solo
was then played BY Professor George
Mckinney, after which George n. Luksns
gave very funny monoogue. The
qdsrtet ia its next selection was heartily
encorsd. II sang I'VE Rock Away on the
Billows
Hon Joseph G. smith. OF Harrisburg,
1 PG and past supreme master workmln.
was then introduced and delivered an sble
address on the objects aud work Of the
order, which had its biith ia Meadvllle.
Pa. twenty-seven years ago. John
Jordan Upchuroh being Its founder.
During thisperlod the order has grown TO
number 3i3 coo contained In thlrtv four
grand lodge jurisdictions In tho United
States and Canada. aud has paid 464
/ 600, 600 to the families Of lts decsated
members. besides assuring protection to
| the sick aud destitute OF It's rank when
fear and distress for the future
under any other system OF pro b.
lection would have paralyzed effort and
shriveled the pulses Of brain aud body 70
helpless deformity and imbscility. The
Grand Lodge Of Delaware began a
separate life by its severance from the
| MARYLAND jurisdiction February 81 1898
with 1885 Numbers Now It has 3 900
members has paid out fq2 600 TO the
families Of forty six deceased membsrs at
a cost to the beneficiary fund Of thirty
six assessments OF 81 each or less than
Sl4 year, and less than 81 for 81 OOC
Insurance benefit He urged the members
20 work with undated z3al for the order
which he pronounced the best In existencs
to day.
John A. Mshoney sang "Who Shall B'
King" aud as an encoro gave Sunshine
OF Paradise Alley Miss Eta Laksnl
gave a very smuslnR. description Of tbs
Innocent Drummer" and was enclr, d
as was Joseph K McOullen IN his tenor
solo, THE Soldiers Sweetheart." Th'
musical speclalties Of George d. Luksnl
on banjo, sleigh ard Swiss hand belli
we're unusually fine. William +
McNultY sang "Will They Answer II
Write, after which Miss Luksns gave
another recitation The BrownsOr
Quartet sang humorous selection, sne
George d. Lukens gave comic speecl
and song combined. which so pleased th'
audience that he had hard work to Re
away The entertainment closed will
In the Cleaning" by the Bfownsor
Quartet
A witty and apt speech was also mad
by Thomas J Truxton, GTni Overseer
OF Lewes.
The anniversary celebration was /
Thoroughly enjoyablel one, and was a Te'
letter event Ia the history Of the orde
In Delaware aud notably In this city.