Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-31
BIG woRKMEN CONTEST.
Members Of the Local A. o. U.
. W. IN Midst of a Friendly
90 Rivalry.


thing. The local membership is
getting wise to the fact that wheI
the Grand Lodge gave the con-
tract for publishing the Kansas
Workman to a member of the To-
cal lodge, it not only expected
value received from the member
who held the contract, but also
expected some show of apprecia-
ton from the lodge for recOgniz-
ing the lodge in placing the con-
tract here. We might go a step
further and say that they ex-
pected some show of recognition
from the community for spend
ing about $4,000 per year in its
, midst, These facts were to GER
tain extent brought home to
those who attended the last
Grand Lodge, and as a result
there has been a sort of stirring
up.
When DR.. Graybill returned
home to Newton from the Grand
Q Lodge, in spite of the fact that
Tor four years he had held a lu-
eratiVe position, that of Grand
Medical Examiner, his fellow
tOwnSmen, to show appreciation
f0ls his election at Grand Master.
) Proceeded to get up a class, and
did so to- the number of 35. This
has also excited our boys a little
bit, and they are working. E.E.
'Julian, one of the most success
ful deputies ON the force was sent
to our city, and for the week thai
ne has been here, with the aid of
the boys, has captured several ap
plicatiOnS.
A contest has been started, to
see who can do the best. A fine
open faced seventeen jeweled
gold watch has been put up and
will be given to some member of
the local lodge. That will de-
pend some on his hustling abli
ty. The watch is a daisy. 1t is
now on exhibition in the jewelry
window of the A. & A. Take a
peep at the watch and see if you
dO not think it is a good one
This watch will be given away on
the evening of the 18th of April
1t is a cinch that there will bC
a large class ready for initiation
at that time, and a big time is
expected. The Grand Master
Workman will be present, ther,
will be something to eat. S0mt
Of the old timers who have no
Seen the inside of the lodge room
q, for months will be there. and ey
erybOdy will have a fine time
Willie they are doing this, the!
are throwing the mantel of pro
.g lection around a number Of tn,
loved ones of those initiated
They are strengthening the tie
Of fraternity in the community
LeSSening the necessity of som
mans wife educating her child
rem and clothing them at the ex
penSe of her finger nails and he
. back over the waShbOard. Their
Is no nObler work that a man o
woman can be engaged in, thai
to build up a fraternal society
, and in building up the A. O. I
W. you are recognizing the pic
rleer fraternal society in tn
United States. One that has gOn
through the trials and tribula
} tiOnS incident to rate adjustmen
and the like, and has blazed tn
way for all other orders tina
O. have followed it. The local lOdg
has been the means of bringin
Q of upwards of $4,000 10 thi
community, for the protection G
widows and children. 1t keep
the little tots clothed, educate
0 them, lifts the mortgage frOl
the home, replaces the sign c
} hunger and want with the. Smil
o. of happiness and cOntentmen
and points the way for a bette
and. brighter future.
% We have no quarrel with an
other fraternal order. God bic,
them all. But We believe the
D. U. w. to be. the peer of an,
We believe the local membership
and the community will realii
othe fact that in the publicatiC
9 Q of the Kansas Workman at tn
point something should be dU
for the order in return, and tn,
. many a loyal Great Bender, viii
means the surrounding commur
ty, will enroll under the bann,
of Workmanship.