The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-24
DOUBLED IN EIGHT YEARS.
Remarkable Growth of A. o. L. w. Now
Holding Grand Lodge liz Wichita.

Remarkable Growth of A. O. L. w. Now
Holding Grand Lodge liz Wichita.
Since the last melting of the grand
lodge, Ancient Order United Workmen
for the Kansas jurisdiction, in this city
eight years ago, the order has nearly
doubled in membership and in the unm-
Der of subordinate lodges, making it
at this time one OF the strongest nu-
merically, and the leading fraternal or
ganization in the matter of dispensing
benefits. The order today numbers
nearly 1900 members in good standing
in Kansas, having about 375 lodges.
Each lodge has one representative who,
together with the officers and commit
teemen, compose the grand lodge, max
ing body of about $50 men. Each
lodge also chooses an alternate who is
privileged to attend the grand lodge
sessions, as are all lodge past masters
or subordinate lodges. 1t is intimated
that of alternates and past masters
there will be in the city not less than
$50, which number will swell the at
tendance upon the grand lodge sessions
10 at least 500, which will be the lars-
est number that ever attended grand
lodge.
The sessions of the grand lodge will
be held in the splendid common pleas
court room at the court house. The
car accommodations, giving a five min
ute service between Hotel Carey and
the court house
As viii be seen from the subjoining
program the first feature of the week
Will be a meeting at the courthouse
Monday night for the purpose Of con-
ferring the grand lodge degree upon
new members. The hour for this meet
ing is fixed at o'clock, SO that men,
bers who come in by the late trains
may be present
The first session of the Grand Lodge
proper will be held at o'clock Tues
day morning, at which time the free
dom of the city Will be extended by
Mayor Cox, and the visitors welcomed
Workman David Winters. on behalf
of lodges Nos. - and 271. Tuesday
night a reception to the grand lodge
and visitors will bc held at the Craw-
ford Grand. This will be free to MEM
bers OF the order and their families
except small children) and friends No
admission fee will be charged, but seats
on the first floor viii be reserved for the
Grand Lodge and visitors, home people
occupying the upper floors.
Wednesday, Grand Lodge sessions.
and Wednesday evening a ball by the
Degree of Honor lodges of the city at
Zeininger hall. and literary and must
cal entertainment at the opera house.
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knights will also hold meeting at T:S0
o'clock in Peerless hall, corner Main
and First
Thursday. Grand Lodge sessions. and
Thursday evening a grand concert by
the choral union and the Wichita or
chestra, AT the Auditorium.
At the close OF the Grand Lodge ses-
sion at IL o'clock, Tuesday. that body
will unite with the local lodges of the
city and visiting WorkmeH in a grand
parade. from the court house 10 Hotel
Carey. 1t is expected that this will be
the most imposing street demonstration
by secret socitey ever seen in Wichita
Besides the unusually large number
of Workmen who will be here, the one
fare open rate fixed by all the railroads
centering here will unQuestionably at
tract many hundreds of visitors TO the
city during the week, for business anu
pleasure.
Following is the prosrarn for the week