The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-13
A. 0. U. ". CELEBRATION
TWENTIEI.H ANNIYERSARY OF MO-
 MAUGUIN LODGE.

Over I,5OO People Present in New Music Hall-ExceIIent Musical and Literary Programme-Addresse by Grand Re- cortier Burtt and Others-Guests from All Over the State.
 Momauguin lodge, No. 1, A. o. U. w., celebrated it's twentieth anniversary last evening with a musical and liter ary entertainment at New Music hall on Court street. The hall, which was handsomely decorated with flags and bunting for the occasion, was filled to more than its seating capacity, over 1,50O people being present. Out of town delegates from lodges of the state were present.
 Master Workman John F. Waters presided and made the address of well come. The address of the evening by Grand Recorder Burtt of Boston is given below.
 Addresses were also made by Past Grand Master Workman W. E. L, Lin ders of New London, and Lewis L. Merrill of Concord N. H. Among vis- iting delegates were Grand Inside Watchman Charles Buckland of Hart ford and Past Grand Master Workman R. B. Farren and J. c. Gallagher of this city.
 Music for the dancing which followed the entertainment was by the Momau guin orchestra and John H. Dunn prompted. The entertainment was thoroughly enjoyable throughout and received every evidence of appreciation from the audience Miss Mary G. Hin ey, who was on the programme for a solo, was unable to sing on account of sickness and a solo was given by Miss May G. Sullivan instead The order of exercises was as follows:
 Overture-Concert in F (No. 2)......
 ..... ... ... ............B Gruenwald Address of welcome-W. M., John F.
 Waters
 H. M. Peckhan1-Humorous.
 Temple quartet-Loyal Song.
 Grand officers.
 Miss Mary G. Sullivan-Ballad, se-
 lected.
 White Rose-Instrumental.
 MT. Peckham-Monologue.
 Miss Mary G. Sullivan-Vocal selection. Temple quartet-Woodl Rose. White Rose-Instrumental.
 MT. Peckharn-M -Monologue, selected.
 Accompanist Prof. Van Hortey.
 The general committee was: John F. Waters, chairman; Robert c. Parmelee, Cornelius J. Hayes James Fitzgerald, Daniel B. Horton, August Veil, Pat rick Finnerty, Charles w. Gould, Charles F. Curtiss, Charles H. Reed, Frank K. Loveland, Robert R. Russell, Martin H. Shanley Samuel Loveland, Hugh Gibb, secretary
 The address by J. Edward Burt of Boston, grand recorder of the Grand lodge A. O. U. w., was in full, as fol- lows:
 The time at my disposal since being notified that I was to respond to the toast of the History of the Order in Connecticut" has been so limited that I cannot do the subject justice or at tempt to any more than present an out line of the record The condition of af- fairs in the jurisdiction at the present time has required the active efforts of every member of the executive com mittee to prevent disaster coming to it which might be fatal to our individual interests. This has required my time day and night, which has been freely given.
 The first lodge organized in Connecti- cut was Momauguin lodge, No. 1, on October Il, 1878. The records of the Grand lodge are silent as to who was instrumental in organizing the lodge or who instituted it; but reasoning from the record of the lodges previously or ganized in the jurisdiction I assume that it was done by some one connected with the supreme lodge, as that was the only power who could institute lodges in the jurisdiction and from whom the jurisdiction of Massachusetts derived it's right to do business as fraternal beneficiary organization under the name of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
 Tonight we are gathered by invita- ton of the members of the pioneer lodge in Connecticut to celebrate it's twentieth anniversary. Who among that little band which on that occasion gathered at the altar and assumed the obligations of the order imagined the importance of the step they were talk ing. what influences would flow as the result of their action, to what numeri- cal proportions the lodge would in- crease what amount of charity would be dispensed or the number of homes that would be gladdened in their dark est hour of sorrow and distress by re- ceiving the benefit of this order.
 In July of the same year the order had been planted in Massachusetts and New Hampshire by the supreme lodge. Tn March, 1879 Dirigo lodge was in- stituted in Maine and in July, 1880, Pawtucket lodge was instituted in Rhode Island; thus in period of about two years we find that the order was planted in New England and that the members resident in New England might reach the privileges which would come to us by being organized under a separate beneficiary jurisdiction. the Grand lodge of Massachusetts, which was organized February 25 1879, was given Jurisdiction over the then exist ing lodges in the six New England states at the session of the supreme lodge in Boston in 1880 and from that time to this the interests of the sev- eraI states composing the jurisdiction have been common.
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