The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-07-18
A SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
THE WILSON AVENUE ENTERTAINMENT
OF THE A. o. wv. VISITORS.
Grand Lodges Hard AZ Work Today. City
Full Of Visitors From All over the
State.

Nearly two hundred delegates to
the grand bodies Of the Workmen
order beside a great number OF visitors
drawn hither by the meeting gives the
city the appearance OF being full of
strangers. The hotels are over.taxed.
The huge Willamette is full TO overflow
ing, and Landlord staiger and others
have been rustling for rooms wherever
they could find them.
Tuesdays proceedings put the bodies
in running order and a great amount Of
work has been cleaned up today. d. G.
Herren, p. g. NJ, was yesterday elected
TO the vacancy in the Office Of grand
oyerseer. VIM. j. Clarke, Of Gervais,
was appointed reading clerk Of the grand
lodge.
The ladies' branch Of the order did
business yesterday in the Senate cham.
ber with facility equsling that Of the
other body.
Nellie Folsom was appointed reading
clerk, Carrie Shaw document clerk, and
Mrs. Kate j. Young press reporter.
Routine business was transacted un.
til p. M, and adjournment was taken
TO 3 an
Tuesday Evenlas.
The entertainment Of the visitort
Tuesday evening was unique in concep
ton and very successful in execution
About o'clock the delegates gathered
at The Willamette hotel. The Salem
band furnished several pieces Of music
and Albert Shaw gave an exhibition O
trick bicycle riding.
A procession was then formed, witt
the band in the lead, the lady delegates
Of the Degree Of Honor next, and tn,
Workmen following in double column
Marching up State street TO Willsor
Avenue the crowd dispersed Itself owe
the lawn and in the large refreshmen
tent Many hundreds OF the genera
public turned out, and there we're prob
ably thousand people on the ground
The band played and the delegates iilleC
up the tables in the tent and were serveC
with ice cream, cake, ETC., by the ladie
Of the Salem lodge.
Then the assembly was callad to ordeI
by Frank Davey, who in his usual happy
style, welcomed the visitors on behalf o
the Salem lodges.
He introduced Supreme Master Work
man W. A. Walker, of Wisconsin, who
responded in manner which highly
pleased his auditors. He knows how Il
give taify, and he spread ii on with a
trowel, not but what his encomiums on
the Oregon grund lodge, the city, the
climate and the beautiful young ladie,
were fully deserved. He also knows how
to toot the horn Of the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen, and he did il in q
humorous but earnest manner and with.
out saying anything in the least dis.
agreeable about any other order or sys-
tenn Of insurance. He was literally APP
plauded.
Chairman Davey then introducedMr
Mamie Briggs, of the Dalles Past Chief Of
Honor who made an extremely pleasant
little talk which was received with every
evidence OF appreciation by her audience
This ended the formal program. The
tent wae thrown open to the public, and
many availed themselves OF the oppor.
tunity TO partake OF the delicious re-
ireshments served by the ladies. Out.
side booths had also been arranged
where soda water, ETC., was sold.
A general social time was enjoyed by
the crowd until late hour. The wealth.
or was very pleasant and the grassy
lawn was an excellent place for visiting.
And there were plenty OF heavy shadows
for the young people.
The active lady members OF the Sa-
lem lodges in charge OF the tent and
reireshments, as usual, did careful, ex-
cellent work, and a vast amount OF IL.
Their efforts are never in vain, and they
are always put forth with a free heart
and hand.
This foTenoon's session OF the grand
lodge was principally taken up with gem
eral discussions OF the questions coming
up for decision. No revolutionary action
OF any kind was taken. The Workmen
have raised the per capita tax on sub
ordinate lodges from Sl.75 TO $I.S0 per
year, payable monthly. The Degree Of
Honor left the per capita tax at 81.
Election Of officers was set for . p. m.
today, too late for this paper 10 publish
results.