Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-09-11
REVIVAL AT wADswORTH.
'TWenfy-FOur New Members Initiat-
ed and More to Follow. Visitors
Royalty Treated.
Especial coRREspoNDKNcE.l

| Saturday evening last, Sept. 4th,
Upchurch Lodge No. "a, at Wads-
worth, had a grand revival. In car
rying out the extension work author
ized by the last Grand Lodge, Grand
Master Reynolds sent Past Grand
Master, Taylor, Deputy Grand Mas
ter, Stewart, and Brother w. G.
Noteware, of Ormsby Lodge No. d,
to assist Special Deputy Farwell in
initiating into Upchurch Lodge thir-
ty new members.
The trip from Reno was made in
caboose attached to a freight train,
and when Wadsworth was reached
the boys were minus considerable
amount of cutic1e, but made up for
the loss of skin by the addition OF
various bumps on the head and body,
caused by coming in contact with
the sides and ends of the caboose,
which only had four wheels under
it, and appeared to be undecided
whether to run on the rails or on the
ties. The novelty of the ride, how
ever, made up for the inconveniences
experienced.
Promptly at 8 o'clock Deputy
Grand Master, Stewart, called the
Lodge to order, and the work of in
itiating the new members was gone
through with as rapidly and smooth
1y as possible. 1t was an impressive
sight to see such a large addition to
Lodge at one time, and speaks vol
umes for the work accomplished by
Special Deputy Farwell No mis-
take has been made in securing the
services of this Brother as an organ
izer, and his work shows for itself.
Unfortunately there were five appli-
cants who could not be present Sat
urday evening, owing to being out
on their runs on the railroad, but
they, and perhaps twelve or fifteen
more, will be taken in at the next
meeting of the Lodge.
After the organization Of the Lodge
the doors were thrown open and the
public invited to witness the stere-
opticon views emblematic of the Or
der. These views attract wonderful
attention wherever they are shown,
and more of the inside workings of
the A. O. T. w. are here exhibited
than could be spoken by a score of
orators. 1t was a treat to the visitors
present.
At the close of the stereopticon ex
hibition the Lodge was again called
to order, and the following officers
were elected to serve for the remain
der of the year: Past Master Work
man, Il. A. Bastian Master Work
man, J. Crosby; Foreman, L. A.
Bridges; Overscer, G. e. Brown; Re-
corder, Geo. A. Macpherson; Finan-
cier, M. Donel1n; Receiver, A. Given;
Guide, w. A. Gregory; Trustees, ].
A. Gregory, w. L. Smith and w. A.
Short.
The officers were duly initiated by
Brother Taylor, acting Grand Mas
ter Brother Stewart, acting Past
Grand Master, and Brother Note
ware, acting Grand Guide.
This wonderful growth, or reviv-
al, in Upchurch Lodge can be attrlb-
,1ted entirely to the new form OF
classified assessments. The Oldest
member initiated was 43 and the
Youngest 20 years, and the average
age was about SO years. Under the
new plan the young man pays tor
his protection in proportion to his
age, and the cry is not now contin-
ually set up that it costs the man at
21 wears as much to insure in the A.
0. u. w. as it does the man at so
years.
/ say by all means keep Special
Deputy Farwell in the held, and let
him go forward in building UP and
spreading, out this grand old Order
until every man in the State OF Ne
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