The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-24
A. O. u. w. men READY.
Money for the Beautiful Triple
Arch Forthcoming.
Delegates Unanimously for 1T
at Last Nights Meeting.
Other Festival News - Activity in
Every Department of the
Great Event

The general committee of the A. o.
U. w. met last night at K. P. hall to
settle the matter of the building of the
A o. U. w. arch. No final decision was
reached but it is practically certain
that the a. o. U. w. arch will be built
across Kansas avenue as proposed.
President Dan Myers called the meet,
ing to order and after the reading of
the minutes of the last meeting, the
following reports were made:
Mr.. A H. Hainer-No. 244 has seen
fit to give up the matter as a lodge.
The individual members are in favor of
the arch in my opinion. If the matter
was again brought up in the lodge, the
motion, if properly explained, would
carry. I can almost promise that the
amount due from No PA will be fur
nished by private subscription. Go on
with the arch; we will be in line
J. w. Gibbons-No. 26O will pay her
share towards the arch whenever the
committee wishes it. The warrant is
already drawn for the full amount.
Mr.. J. r. McNary-I represent No. 331
in this meeting, and 1 wish to say that
we wish the arch built and are ready
to pay our share.
Mr.. L. NJ. Penwell-No. 188 is ready
to go into 1T. We stand pat on our
former agreement. I have talked with
a great many members and they do not
seem to care how No PA raises her
share of the money, just so it is rails
ed
Mr.. Frank Blanch-No IL is in favor
of the arch and voted at one time to go
ahead with it. We stand by our first
decision.
Mr.. C. Kaiser-I wish to say that
since the enthusiastic brothers got No.
20 into line that she will stay in line.
We want to do our share toward the
arch and do not care how the money is
raised by other lodges.
Mr.. George Gerbrick-The general
opinion is that No. 3 wants the arch.
1 was instructed to vote for the arch Il
all the other lodges went into it. AS
No. PA does not go into it, 1 do not
see that I am authorized to vote for
the arch until L receive further in
structions. 1 feel sure that No. 3 will
do their share, but must lay the mat
ter before them at their next meeting
before 1 can give you their decision.
Mr.. j. Landon-I represent No. 299
of Shorey. We are a young lodge and
can not do as much as some of the old
er lodges, but we are willing and glad
to do our share. My opinion is that
the arch should be built as an honor to
the grand lodge of the state and not
for the Topeka lodges alone. Some of
us think that if we go on and build the
arch one of the lodges in the city will
be offended. If we do not build the
arch will not the lodges all over Kan
sas be offended by our not keeping our
promise to build an A. o. U. W. arch?
The applause which followed Mr..
Landon'S remarks plainly demonstrate
ed the general feeling of the meeting.
1t was decided that no action should be
taken until No 3 could meet and in
struct its representative. No. 3 is to
meet next Thursday and the commit
tee adjourned to meet Monday, August
3d. at the K. P. hall at o'clock.
The contract for the arch will pro-
baby be let at the next meeting.
Mr.. j. r. McNary will consult with
the Committee of Fifteen and the city
council in regard to the matter of
building the arch and report at the
next meeting.