The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-28
TALbOT'S SPEECH
WAS THE FEATURE
MANY Woodmen Attended the
Grand Reunion. =
HELD AT THE AUDITORIUM
Night Was Devoted to Secret
Initiation.


ed at the Auditorium, and marched
through The principal streets Of the city,
was a large and successful affair The
address OF Head Consul A. r. Talbot was
the leading feature of the afternoon pro-
gram
The first feature of attractiveness was
the parade at / o'clock There were abour
seven visiting forester teams from Kan
sas camps. ali of which did excellent
work in The march. The teams were neat
~ uniformed and showed up nicely in
the parade.
BESIDES the InneS and Sanfcrd's bands
the Clearwater pand participated in the
parade and furnished some fine music
All Of the bands did especially well and
ADDED greatly to the appearance of the
parade.
Head Consul A. r. Talbot Director f.
b. Murphy and others rode in a carriage
IN the march and We're appIauded by the
crowds as they passed along The streets.
About O'Clock the crowds gathered in
the Auditorium to hear the various ad-
dresses of the day.
Hon. Rudolph Hatfield called the meet
ing TO order ard with a few Interesting
remarks Judson G. Csburn was intro
duced. Mr.. Osburn's address of welcome
was received with cheers.
Mr.. Hatfield then introduced Head Con-
sui Talbot with some complimentary ex :.
pressions, which was followed with an
uproar of applause, as Mr. Talbot was
presented.
Mr.. Talbots address was truly a mas
terpiece of oratory. The brilliant wiz
mingled with unusual scattering or
good logic. which made Mr. Talbot's I'd
dress so Interesting was certainly deliv-
cred with eloquence. The pretty bouquets
he threw TO wichita, Kansas and her cit, :.
zens are worthy of remembrance After
talking along this line of thought for
some time he took up the lodge.
Mr.. Talbot gave the history of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America in a terse.
fresh manner He related with ford
emphasis the various panics the order
had lived through and what magnif-
cent growth had come after all these
years of adversely and gloom.
He did not forget to narrate the sew
eral medicines which caused The forma-
ton of the order and how its changes
came about.
When speaking of the good the lodge
has done Mr. Talbot said They talk
about having TO die to beat policy in
the Modern Woodmen. Why, the idea !,
Do you cali it dying to beat IT. when we
have kept the widows and families Of
$4,000 Woodmen from going to the poor
house? Do you call II thus when we
throw around the orphans and widows of
thousands of homes the arm of protec-
ton? The joy and cOntenIment our order
has given to the countless hearts can
not be over-estimated.
Our order is a glad hone for the poor
man. in its councils you VIII find that
the rich man mas no more influence than
the poor man. Equality is our watch
word. and justice our star Of hope
Mr.. Talbots simple illustrations We're
impressive. His assertions concerning
the benefits OF belonging to the Modern,
Woodmen were received with loud ap-
rlause. An air of enthusiasm was prev
alent throughout the audience and per-
feet attention was given Mr.. Talbot as
he spoke of the glory and grandeur OF
the third largest fraternal organization
in the world.
At the close OF Mr. Talbot's address
the audience went wild with cheers dem
onstrating their appreciation or their
honoTed leader.
Following Mr.. Talbots address Direct
or E. E. Murphy delivered an aterestins
talk. His speech was applauded and de-
serves considerable mention. He also
dwelt upon the magnitude and scope or
the Modern Woodmen and showed up its
wonderful good. Mr.. Murphy Is a good
speaker and especially when 1t comes 10
talking about the lodge of which he is
such an enthusiastic member
Last night the lodge met In secret ses-
sion at the Auditorium with Head Consul
Talbot presiding. \ class OF candidates
were initiated and the secret work in
this was very fine. Those who Were made
Modern Nvoodn1en last night will long
remember Head Consul Talbot.
The throng of Modern Woodmen who
attended this reunion were amply en-
tertained. Many expressions of salts
faction were heard. and scarcely visit
ing neighbcr went away without con
graduating Wiohitas two camps for the
extraordinary entertainment furnished
them yesterday.
This was the FIRST gathering of the
Modern Woodmen Of its kind in Wichita.
but ii viii not be the last one. The un-
bounded success Of this reunion will be
followed. no doubt. 10y similar occasions
in the future.
Following is the address of welcome de
livered by Judson G. Osburn:
Fer the first time in the history OF our
city we have been favored with the COM
ming of the highest most honored Of
fetal within the jurisdiction of the NJ. w.
OF A. This meeting marks the beginning
OF an epoch in the growth OF the order
In this section OF the country. You have
come here TO participate in n revival OF
interest in the order that has fed and
clothed more destitute children. enabled
the loved ones Of departed neighbors TO
raise more mortgages of the old farms.
and been loved by mere people than any
other fraternal insurance organization
on the face of the earth. You have come
here In honor of the order whose funda-
mental principles are love and home. and
love OF country; hence the phenomenal
growth ard power Of such an institution.
For twenty years we have been emulat-
ing the spirit OF the poet who in a moment
OF devine inspiration wrote those words
which sink deep in NE heart Of every
true American. Count that day lost
whose low descending sun finds in my
path no worthy action cone" In oui
progress, through this fair land. never
Go the last sparkling rays OF sunlight
fade from vision ard softly disappear be-
meath the western horison. but in the
stiffness OF twilight the woodmen bugie
call as its musical strains penetrate the