The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-11

Beneath the mimic forest trees of the
Salt Lake theatre stage, the leaders of the
Western Jurisdiction of Woodmen of the
World last night jubilated with music and
song and sounded the praises of their
order. The crowd was so large that
standing room was used in the pit and
even the lofty precincts of the third gal
1ery We're crowded and the audience filed
the stage 10 the extent of its capacity.
HANDSOME DECORATIONS.
The decoration We're pretentious. r. ON
the high arch of the stage hung three cleo
trical displays. embroidered IN evergreen
and representing the emblems OF the
order.
on the upper one in colors blazed the
letters w OF W" with beneath the in
ScriDtion Love. Honor, Remembrance,
and suspended from both an Illuminated
circle within which painted and white
winged dove hung At ease Just in front
of the stage was row of potted plants
and palms.
There was applause from the imm
audience when Governor Wells appeared
on the stage, accompanied by {. );
Douglass, chairman of the meeting. and
John X Shireman, head banker. J. +.
Lotshaw, and Hon. S. 5. Book head man
ager, the latter four all wearing the
badges Of their order.
DR.. DOUGLASS PRESIDES.
Dr. Douglass called the meeting to
order from behind a rustic and char
atLNTlSllC Slaflu. II COnSlSltQ Oh a rough
ly hewn tree stump. partly hidden in
evergreen and ivy and surmOunted with
bunch of carnations. Mr.. Douglass said
they had met TO welcome the visiting Of
ficers and voice the achievements OF the
order. The order had history which
ante-dated the time when Solomon built
his temple, dedicated TO God and brother
hood. Fraternity was an enduring thing,
he claimed, and would last as long as
there were affections in the human heart.
The song of the brotherhood was given
= q oh 10
about 70 voices.
GOVERNOR WELLS SPEAKS.
The address of welcome was made by
Governor Wells, who was greeted with
warm applause. He said, in opening, ehat
besides welcoming the officials OF the
Woodmen, he was disposed 10 laud the
benefits OF life insurance. He would be
pleased to see hfe insurance societies
organized locally TO keep money at home,
but Ions as this was not done some
thing else was necessary. He advised ev-
cry head of d family 10 protect himself
by insurance from the wolf of adversely
and in conclusion cordially welcomed the
visiting WOodmen.
THE RESPONSE.
The Response was made by John X
Shireman. head banker in the absence of
the head clerk. J. w. browning, who had
been billed for this Office. Mr.. Shireman
expressed the appreciation of the order
IN being greeted by so vast an audience.
The growth OF Woodmen in the west. he
said, was remarkable, and there were now
10000 members in the western states who
brought a large. amount OF money into
the treasury OF the order.
Miss Geneva Jennings sang beautiful
selection, and the ovation which followed
was gracefully responded TO.
a VISITING ORATOR.
F. A Faulkenburg is the orator of the
visiting delegation. His was the next
speech. lie Gld not wish the impression.
conveyed by the governor remarks that
the order was not local one 10 prevail.
The Jurisdiction of the " oodmen. he said
meant the mighty west, and none of the
money which reached the treasury went
TO the western portion of the continent.
But there was more in the order than
was implied in financial protection. To
De q n-mDer meant that man hOnOred
God, the flag and his felloWmen. To pre-
pare for those luminous days which are to
be II Is necessary for men To learn the
lessons of kindness here and TO do this
was one of the objects of the order
Mr. Falkenburg, speaking of the incep-
uOn or the oiueT, SaId that on June 10.
1880 six men, of whom he was one. met
and organized the society, and in the
seven years succeeding its growth was a
marvellous thing. He scoffed the idea that
orders were wrong because they were Sc
cret, for business relations and matri-
mony both come under this head Sc
crecy, he said. can never be wrong as
long as the motive behind il is right The
order OF Wooumen cannot be evil. since
IL provides for widowed women and uesti-
There are 100 granite monuments to
show what the Woodmen had done. The
church and the lodge go hand in hand
ana no man Is debarred because of his re-
Ag.ous or political faith. In the last
seven years $780, 900 have been gathered
b. the society. and just that much has
been distributed.
The Moodmen.' he concluded. were
nov knocking at the door of Utah for ad-
mission.
Miss Ruth Eldredge recited cleverly
from modern verse writer's, and received
a fiatterinS encore.
HON. J. c. LATSHAW.
Hon. J. c. Latshaw followed in a brief
address He wanted to see. WoOdmen in
every hamlet in the state and particularly
invited the ladies'. He referred at length
10 the gallant way in which the lady
members had struggled to success at the (
time the order was in its infancy. In ten
months they paid out over $. 600 and ac-
cumuiated twice that amount Protection
certificates We're issued and only cost
members from 50 cents to - cents for
81. 009 insurance.
\ second solo by Miss Jennings "Oh. .
That We Two Were Maying was latter +
ingly received. and Albert Pres gained
THE LAS ADDRESS.
S. S Boak made the final address. in 4
which he referred 10 the society as some !
thing which the people need every hour. /
In conclusion, he spoke of California ia /
cetiously as the state which produced the +
brightest babies and homeliest men.
The meeting ended with a selection by (
the I. c. NJ /. chorus.
4 reception Will be given for the visit
ing officers before their departure at the
Odd Fellows temple.