Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-10
Nebraska
A. 0. U. W. TO MEET
SOON In LINCOLN
Great Fraternal Order of Nebraska
Will Hold Grand Lodge Be.
ginning Tuesday.
STATE EXERCISES ITS CONTROL
tFrom a staff Correspondent


LINCOLN, May s--(Special)--Thc six
teenth biennial session OF the Ancient
Order OF United workmen will be held
at the city Auditorium in Lincoln. be
ginning at o'clock in the morning Tues
day, May II, Headquarters will be main
tanned az the Andeu hotel
The grand lodge vas organized on June
s, 1855, with q membership Of 1850. since
that time Il has steadily grown untn
on January I. 1915. IL had a membership
Of @.tsi In GOOD standing in this state
Since them the membership has increased
80 that az the present time there are
over 5000 In good standing.
Many Benefits Paid.
Local lodges have furnished aid 10
their members when in distress, and the
strand lodge. during its existence, has
paid out nearly tlo.0oO,ooo for the benefit
OF the widows and orphans that sur.
vived the deceased members.
After the organization in 1850 In Grand
Island. Neb., the Rev. ]. a. Tate was
elected as It's first grand master work.
man In this state, and the following men
were elected TO FIJI tho other offices OF
tne hrst grand lodge: Past Grand mas
Ter workman, & II. Patton Of Fremont,
grand foreman, F. e. white. Plattsmouth,
grand observer. II. W. Cole. Mccook,
grand recorder, IL. NJ Warning. Lincoln, ,
Grand receiver, w. r. McAnlster. Grand
Island; grand guide. w. l. Boulwar.
valentine; grand Waterman, S. s. Kaufe-
msnr' stromsburg; grand trustees. J. 1.
Miller. Red Cloud j. S. johnson. su.
per1or; J. w. Carr. Omaha. The follow.
ing men have actively served Aa grand
master workmen In this state: / n
Tate, NJ. Il. Schultz. Jacob Jas<alok. n
j. Van Dyke, j. d. Rrayton ana A NJ
man, WIN
Domestic Corporation.
This organization at the nresen, ,,,,,. a.
Incorporated under the laws OF the sts,s
Is known as a domestic corporat,or
giving the civil authorities Of thn s,s,.
the same control over its finances \. ,hS,.
nave over the banking institutions or ~
state. The order IN A mutual ors.,,,..,
uon and iS not operated for profit. ,rbs
session OK the grand lodge is held every
.No years and is composed OF delegates
..o" All subordinate lodges. who elect
INT OFFICERS and enact the laws OF the
order.
the order owns lts own headquartors
building Mt Grand Island. The local com.
mittce has afrenged a reception and on.
tertainment at the city auditorium for
tuesday evening. for which the following
proeram has been arranged:
workman No, 80. MASSES
Mustc--Band. Y. p. lodge. Omaha.
Erecting from the Caplloi-jovornor i.
IL. Morehead S'"'' %
CITY OF Lincoln's Welcome--Mayor.
Business Appreciatlon--H X Burk-
eu, president Commercial club
Music--Male quartet
response for Grand TodRe-A AZ wait
ms. grand master workman
Mueic-Band, u. r. lodge Omaha
heading-Mrs. Bess CSearhart Morrison
n, response for Ancient Order of United
MoIkmen--J G. Tate. past grand ma ster
Music-Band, U. p, lodge. Omaha.
The first session OF tho Erand lodge
will be Tuesday morning at Q o'clock for
organization and appointment of commit
tees The second session will be he,d
Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock for the
nomination Of officers. The election Of
officers will take place at the third ses-