The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-20
GRAND LODGE A,O,U,W
Preparations Have Been Made
to Entertain Them.
IT WILL OPEN TUESDAY
VIII Attend the Presbyterian
Church This Morning.

Quite few delegates to the A. o. L.
". Grand Lodge meeting arrived in the
city last evening. more are expected today
and by tomorrow several hundred will be
here, although the regular session will not
formally open until Tuesday morning. It
Is expected that the meeting this year will
be larger than any previous one in the
history Of the lodge in this state. Every
preparation has been made by the local
members TO make the visitors have good
time and be wen taken care of.
The officers, members of standing COM
nitlees, a number of representatives and
other members of the order interested in
the proceedings Of the approaching ses-
sion Of the Grand Lodge, Ancient Order
of United Workmen, have already arrived
in the city, and with the members Of the
local lodges Nos. % and 271 and their fam
flies Will attend services at the First Pres
byterian church at II o'clock this morn
ing DR.. c. z. Bradt, the pastor, who is
also a Workman, viii direct the services
especially appropriate to the occasion. The
members Of the local lodges viii assem-
bic in Workman hall. corner First and
Main streets, and proceed in a body to the
hotels to escort the Grand Lodge officers
and visitors to the church. Souvenir
badges viii be distributed to local mem
bers at the lodge room. Monday forenoon
viii be occupied by the visitors in seeing
the city. In the afternoon, from until
5 o'clock a reception will be held in Work
men hail corner Of First and Main streets
l.,
lodges, assisted by the members of Queen
City and Peerless lodges D. Of H, to
which all Workmen and their friends are
cordially invited. Refreshments will be
served and music provided by Professor
Blume's orchestra. This occasion is de-
signed to be a sort Of Workmen's love
feast. where visitors shall become ac-
quainted with each other and the mem
bers of Wichita.
At I:30 O'Clock Monday evening Lodge
No. % viii hold its regular business meet
ing in Garfield hail on the corner Of First
and Water streets at which initiation
work in the Workman degree will be ex-
emplifed by the degree team from Up
church Lodge No. pa of Topeka. using the
lantern and screens. Following this. and
beginning at 2 o'clock, a special session
OF the Grand Lodge will be held for the
purpose of comforting the Grand Lodge
degree upon those who are entitled to re-
ceive it.
All the business sessions Of the Grand
Lodge viii be held in Garfield hall, that
being the most central han in the city,
capable Of accommodating the body.
Further announcement of events for
the succeeding days and nights of the
week viii appear in the Eagle Tuesday
morning
TO THE LOCAL LODGES.
All members Of Lodges % and 27l. as well
as other resident members of the order. |
VIII meet IN Peerless hail this morning
at 10 o'clock sharp and from there go |
in body TO the Carey hotel. where you |
viii be Joined by visiting members. From |
there you Will go to the First Presbv- |
terrain church where reserved seats will /
await you.
Souvenir badges will he furnished only |
10 members who are i'm line at the Carey |
hotel, but not another badge will he given |
out until the latter part Of the week and |
after all visitors have been supplied. 4
register will he kept at headquarters and |
souvenir badges will only be given to Wis
ting members who are registered. 1t is
the intention Of the committee that every
visitor shall have one and if there he anv
left. they viii be distributed among our
own people who do not receive them this
morning
GRAND LODGE COMMITTEE.
u. \. M'NICOL, Chairman.