The Oklahoma Workman (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1912 Page: 8 of 8
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the oklahoma workman.
OUR CONDITION
ASSETS
Cash on Hand, all Funds, $30,891.79
Securities, Farm Loans and
School Bonds, . . 94,375.61
$125,267.40
LIABILITIES
Unpaid Claims, . . NONE
Balance,
$125,267.40 .
$125,267.40
M ™s is a summary of the Financial Statement that will be made to the State Insurance Commissioner
i other Ordei doing business in Oklahoma can make a showing of this kind. Our membership is pro
homa candahJr ra,° 1111 " ra"'dly Sr°Wi"g RESERVE FUND- feat res that no other society in Okla-
an OkHhom^i^1,3 r°ma i"s!iUltion' incorporated under the laws of the State. Place your membership in
Oklahoma institution and keep your money at home.
Fifteen Hundred Members Admitted in Ninety Days
Hand in Your Application Today
I'oi lurther information call on any member, or address
W. R. WELCH
Grand Recorder, Guthrie, Oklahoma
'or)
S. L. JOHNSON
Grand Master Workman, Okmulgee, Okla.
V
SAVED BY A BUTTON.
On tht* afternoon of November K,
1911, Healey & Roth's ambulance was
called to 100,1 iOast Second Street to
take on<' L. Moore to a local hospi-
tal, where arrangements had been
made for treatment for malaria. The
malaria soon developed into a severe
case of pneumonia, and on the after-
noon of the 9th, at 6:00 o'clock, he
passed away and
charge turned the
Messrs. Healey it-
He gave the name
brother only, that
Brother J. J. llealev
the physician in
remains over to
Roth, undertakers,
and address of one
of Thomas Moon,
a member of Cap-
itol Lodge N'o, L'O, and Brother C. .\.
Roth, a member of West End Lodge
No. 13, while preparing the body of
Joe Moon for burial in the potters' field
frund upon his coat a button bearing
the emblems of the A. O. U. \Y. Broth-
frs Healey and Roth immediately
started an Investigation as to where
his membership might be, and if he
was in good standing, and when they
tailed upon Brother II. I". Brewer,
I'inancier of Xo. 13, he informed them
that lie had I hi' name of one Joseph
Moon, 1003 East eScond Street, city,
on his books, and for further inform-
ation referred them to the Grand Re-
corder's office. Brother Roth called on
(irand Recorder William Murray and
I lie records showed that Joseph Moon
became a member of West End Lodge
N<>. 13 on July 31, 1911, and that lie
was in good standing at the time of his
•loath. Brother Moon was recommend-
ed to the Lodge by Brother E. H. Ford,
who was a personal friend of Brother
Moon's. James Moon, a brother of de-
ceased, was made his beneficiary, who
address was not known, and Thomas
Moon was wired as follows: "Give us
James Moon's address. Joe was a
member of the A. O. U. W. Body care-
fully held. Answer."
On the evening of the 10th, at a
meeting of West End Lodge No. 13,
this matter was brought before the
Lodge and nil details fully explained
and it was unanimously agreed that
the body of Joseph Moon be held -it
the chapel of Healey & Roth, under-
takers, until Sunday morning, and if
nothing further was heard from his rel-
atives the funeral would be held in the
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, and that he
be buried in Oakland Cemetery.
Sunday came and nothing more was
heard from his relatives, and accord-
ing to previous arrangements West
End Lodge No. 13 took charge of de-
ceased. No expense was spared by the
I'Odge in preparing our brother for
burial. The remains were placed in a
gray touch casket, on the interior lin-
ing of which was stamped the em-
blems of our Order ,and a silver, shield
was placed thereon on which was en-
graved the word "Brother." The fun-
eral services were conducted by the
Lodge assisted by Rev. Johnson and
bis singers, of the Salvation Army.
Many floral offerings were placed on
'be grave, the most conspicuous being
a floral wreath and emblem by West
End Lodge No. 13. The grave was
marked with his name and date of
d eath.
W e wish to impress on our members
Hie importance of wearing your but-
•on, for we never know when we are
going to leave this world, but we do
know if we wear an A. O. U. W. but-
'"ti that it makes no difference when
"i where, we will receive decent bur-
ial.
Brother Joe Moon's case is only one
"i many similar cases that come to the
knowledge of the A. O. U. W. and if
you havn't a button, get one and wear
the emblem of your Order. Think for
a moment what would have been the
result if our Brother Moon had not
had this button on his coat. The an-
swer is plain. He would have gone to
tlie potters field, as no one seemed to
know or miss him, and the attending
Physician had gotten his initials
wrong.
Brother Workmen, wear your button,
and thus proclaim your membership in
the A. O. U. W.—Arkansas Guide.
idm. Call me the pardoning governor.
But as for brother Sam Jones, he has
said in the pulpit many a time, and
iou've all heard him, that if it had'nt
a beer for the pardoning power as
exemplified bv his Lord and Sav-
ior, he'd 'a' been in h—II long ago.'
"Well, that held Jones. He hadn't
anything more to say against par-
doning, for he sure had preached par-
don and forgiveness. But the same
night Bob told another story:
" 'An old auntie came to me,' he
said this in his big^, solemn voice,
'and she said:
" 'Marse grtvneh, I want my Sam
pardoned.'
' 'Where is lie auntie ' I asked.
'In the pentenchary.'
" 'What for?'
" 'Stealing' a ham.'
" 'Did he steal it?'
"'Von, sah, he suali did.'
" Is he a good nigger, auntie?'
"Lawsy, no. suh! He's ;l pow'ful
worfless niggeh.'
"'Then why do you want him par-
doned?'
" 'Cause, you'honeh, we's plum out of
ham ag'n.'"
"THE PARDONING GOVERNOR."
Sam Jones, the revivalist, came up
here and stumped Tennessee against
l iddlin' Bob Taylor, calling him the
•pardoning governor." It was an old-
time comrade who spoke, with his pipe
in his mouth.
All right, said Bob, replying to
TIT FOR TAT.
The following funny incident hap-
peneed in one of the largest Edin-
burgh auction rooms. A big, stout
lady, apparently of the broker class,
had tnsconced herself comfortably in
an aim chair, and in due course began
bidding for a table, on which a tired-
looking man, for want of something
to sit upon, affectionately, leaned.
Competition was brisk, but in the end
the table was knocked down to the
stout lady, who no sooner recognized
that it was now her property than,
stretching out her arm, she sharply
rapped her knuckles on it, exclaiming:
''Hey, man!"
But the tired-looking man paid n >
attention, so she next poked him with
her umbrella, and said, with greater
asperity than ever:
"Lean off that table, will you? It's
my property, and you'll scratch it."
The leaner regarded her fixedly for
a moment or two, but did as requested.
He did more, however; for, pulling a
scraji of paper from his pocket, he put
it under the lady's nose with the quiet
remark:
"D'ye sec that number there, mem
And d'ye see that?" and he next in-
dicated a corresponding number on the
arm of the chair she was seated on.
"Well, then," he continued, when she
had acquiesced, with a wondering nod
"f the head, "git off; it's my chair and
I want to sit down."
And oft she had to gret,—-Tit-Bits
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Leatherman, W. J. The Oklahoma Workman (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1912, newspaper, March 1, 1912; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc272267/m1/8/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.