Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-28
A. o. o. W. ENTERTAINMENT.


Crowded House Good Music and
Observation-Disclosures by Mr..
and Mrs. Miller.
At the Opera House last Thursday |
light there was hardly standing room |
left when the entertainment began.
The orchestra opened the pro-
yramme with the overture, Governors |
March, followed by q recitation by |
Miss Genevieve Barker, Theology in
he Court Room" The number was
received with enthusiasm.
Miss Birdie Locke then favored the
audience with a vocal solo, "Sing On"
Miss Noble Settle. Miss
Locke has beautiful voice and her
singing was highly enjoyed.
The recitation, "Medley," (Banks)
by Miss Grace Hollopeter was one OF
the most enjoyable features OF the
evenings entertainment. Miss Hollo-
peter has a wonderful control of the
sentiments and is perfectly at home
before the public. 1t is to say what
has been said many times before-to
predict a brilliant future for this J oung
lady In her chosen field.
The orchestra-the remains OF the
old State Military Orchestra-follow-
ed with the 0Romaptic Waltz" >" which
was well executed.
Grand Master Workman Miller then
entertained the audience with an in
structive talk on the good of the or
der.
The "four little boys" quartette
20. w. and W. A. Harding, w. ID.
oliver and o. Rouse) sang, in a very
pleasing manner, "Go Sleep, My
Honey.'' The thunder of applause
brought the quartette back and they
sang "shoo Fly,'which did not satis-
fy the enthusiastic, audience, and the
"iittle boys'' sang that dear old song,
"Tenting Tonight.
Mrs. Miller then addressed the audi
ence on the Degree of Honor. Mrs.
Miller is an interesting speaker.
The orchestra played "Aeolian Hall
March," followed by Miss Eva White,
who spoke "Old Ace'' in most pleas
ing manner.
By request the quartette sang" Down
on the Ohio" and to an enthusiastic
encore they responded with 'summer
Lullaby"
P. W. Harding presented the names
of Sturgeon and Columbia as having
been put in nomination for the mex,
union meeting of the lodge. A vote
was taken and Columbia was chosen
as the place of the next meeting.
The orchestra then closed the even
ing's entertainment with the piece
ssDoris Waltz"
THE SUPPER.
The scene at the A. o. U. W. dining
hall that night was one OF lively &C
tivity The long tables which lined botf
sides of the hall were crowded will
A. o. u. w. members and their fam
lilies, who ate the tempting supper Sc
before them with an appetite born o
an excellent suggestion. Those IL
charge of the supper informed th'
LEDGER this morning that they ha'
fed between 45O and 500 people. Ant
you may rest assured that they fe'
them right.
All who attended from a distanc
were well pleased with Mexico an
the hospitality of the residents. Tn
ladies' who SO kindly took the suppe
arrangements in charge fulfilled thei
trust thoroughly and have the thank
of all who were there.
HISTORY OF THE ORDER.
!, The Ancient Order of United Work
, men is twenty eight years old and ha
been a most prosperous institutio
, since it's birth. The first lodge was OF
ganized on the 9th of October, 1885,
at Meadville, Pa, with a membershi
of thirteen. 1t now occupies ever
State and Territory in the Unite
, States and all the provinces of Can
ada, having over 5000 lodges, ,36 Gran
Il Lodges and 365, 900 members.
The entire order has paid out neal
a " $71 ,0O0, 900 to the widows and o1
, phans of it's deceased members, an
), | in the last twenty years has paid o'
q benefits in Missouri alone to tt
amount of over five and one half mi
n lions of dollars.
al LOCAL LODGE.
u Audrain Lodge, No. 25, A. o. U. "
was instituted August "a, 1877, by
It W. Newton, Deputy Grand Mast
is Workman. The following were ii
# charter members:
if Vincil, John D. Adams, A. Q.
q Kennan, W. III. Steele, John j.
Is Coatsworth, j. Grove, Samuel.
% Macfarlane, WV. Seely, II. B.
70 Frost, E. 8. Morris, ]. d.
Fowler, R. II. Brooks, 81. L.
Mexican, 8. l.. Pitcher, Mark.
Harding, P. W. Musick, Thos. Fl
- Glandon, J. A. Nelson, J. t.
y. Hamill, Fl. M. Williams, j. v.
q, Null, G. B. Duncan, M. Y.
OF Guthrie, Joel. Henderson, j. A
to Cake, E. B. Brooks, John A.
Is The following members were eles
D. ed officers at the first meeting:
- John D. Vincil, P. M. w.
John a. Brooks, NJ. W.