The Oklahoma Workman (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 6, Ed. 1 Monday, June 1, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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THE OKLAHOMA WORKMAN
right up to date in fraternal and safe
insurance.
We hope you will visit us soon, and
we w,ill try to have another class!
brother Harber left for home this
morning and would like to ask you, as
Brother Harber is no more with us,
can I inform the members that the
premium will still hold from now on
and that any new members they may
secure they are to receive the sum of
$2.00 for $1,000 certificates and $3.00
for a $2,000 certificate when the new
member has paid three months' as-
sessment. I believe that they were
informed of this before the deputy
was here.
The following is the program:
The district meeting of the Ancient
Order of United Workman will be held
at the Christian church Wednesday
evening, May 6th. The following pro-
gram will be rendered:
.—Music selection b> the Lowen-
stein orchestra.
2.—Prayer—Master Workman Low-
enstein.
3.—Music—Orchestra
4.—Address—Ancient Order of United
Workman, S. L. Johnson, Grand Mas-
ter Workman, Jurisdiction of okla-
homa.
5.—Music—Orchestra.
6.—Views—Stereoptiean.
7.—M uslc—Orchestra.
8.—'Members of A. O. U. W. will
march to Odd Fellows hall where de-
gree work will be conferred.
Mr. Richard M. Lister will act as
master of ceremonies.
The entertainment for the evening
will be conducted bj the team from
Oklahoma Lodge No. G, of Oklahoma.
City.
After the degree work a luncheon
will be served.
The pu'blic is cordially invited.—-A.
Lowenstein.
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What the A, O. U. W. Has Done at
Purcell.
Purcell Lodge Xo. 38 has paid six
beneficiary certificates. 1st. City mar-
shal of Purcell, Jim Woods, died with
pneumonia fever, was carrying a $2,000
beneficiary certificate in A. O. U. YV.,
leaving a wife and one child; 2nd, J.
Vaverlo was a switchman, died from
dose of carbolic acid through mistake,
carried $2,000 (beneficiary certificate for
his little boy, whom his grandmother
was raising in another state; 3rd, A. P.
Hallisey was a switchman, died with
only fifteen minutes' notice, supposed
to be heart trouble, leaving an almost
invalid wife and five little children, to
receive a $2,000 beneficiary certificate;
also $1,300 B. R. T. Beneficiary certifi-
cate; J. Waldo, who was a cook at
Harvey house of Purcell, was trans-
ferred to some point in Louisiana, who
took slow fever and lingered for a
good while, Purcell Lodge No. 3S pav-
ing his assessment for two months.
We have taken care of at i. ist one
hundred sick members in the past
eight years from the constitution in
the alphabetical form notified by M
. to sit up with sick brothers, or pay
$1.00, which I find of late has bet ti
revised, whlc I think was a mistake
W. B. Cracker was in esteemed Bap-
list preacher that done much good for
the A. O, l\ \V . He passed away with
consumption. He carried $2,000 bene-
ficiary certificate f< r years. Owing to
his bad health he dropped $1,000 just
when he should have carried it all.
Tours in (". H. and P.
SAM MILLER, Recorder.
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Pawhuska Lodge Wants to Go to
the Front.
Pawhuska, Okla., May 17, 190S.
■S. L. Johnson, Okmulgee, Okla.—.
Pear Sir: As a member of the A. O.
IT. W. lodge I am anxious to see our
order put to the front here. Other
orders are working up a good mem-
a man? Very truly.
bership. A good man here will do us
lots of good. Can't you come or send
E. L. GRAY.
Brother Drake of Sapulpa No. 59
Gives Some Points on Lodge
and Also Lodge Work.
Sapulpa, Okla., May 22, 1908.
Mr. Editor of the Workman—Dear
Sir and Brother: I will try and write
you in regard to our order. We are
getting along fine. We have 109 old
members and about fifty new ones. We
are coming to the front again. One
time we took the prize as the best
lodge in the east half of Oklahoma,
now we are going to get that prize
again. I think this is pretty good for
this heathen part of Oklahoma—that is
wh&t we are dulobed from some of the
sand-eaters of the western part of
Oklahoma. Now we are not caring for
the name, It is the gain we are after
;ind we are getting the results. I
think there is some things that could
be done towards making a good lodga
out of say most any. I think that some
of the brothers are too contentious in
regard to the way the order should be
run, some say that the recorder and
financier should donate about three
days out of every month for the good
of the order. But if the same brother
was called upon to help some financial-
ly, he would wish that he was in so mo
other order. You ask them to take a
few days and go out and get some-
thing for nothing, and they would say
"nixey* not me," Now,I am not throw-
ing dirt at any on especially, but 1 do
know that the recorder and financier
cannot spend this time fur the good
of the order, while every member in
the order will make some motion that
"we instruct the recorder to write so
and so, and that he do so and so," this
sounds good in the lodge room, but I
will tell you the recorder has got to
live as well as some other ones that
make these motions, and the insurance
is not going to make a recorder rich in
money while he lives. I am willing
to do anything that is fair and reason-
able, but I want the opinion of other
parties, and see if I am asking mora
than is fair. I believe that all record-
ers should be paid for their work. 1
will say that I don't believe that any
one could go and get bookkeepers to
take a set of books and handle them
for two or three days out of each
month for the name of being a book-
keeper. Same is the fact about the
recorder. Will he, or can he, spend
three or four days out of the month
for the name of being recorder. 1
dare say that if all lodges will pay a
reasonable compensation to their re-
corder they will find that their reports
w ill go in to the Grand Recorder more
prompt, and that their attendance will
(be better and the brothers will attend
more regularly, when all things are
in harmony there is better attendance.
1 will say further, that I have served
this lodge as recorder a good long
time, and I know that I have lost
money by attending to their business,
for which I get no compensation. The
lodge h: s now 1"0 members, and I
know what the work is.
Hoping this will not meet with the
basket report. I will close, in the name
of C. H. a nd P. E. L. DRAKE,
Sapulpa Ledge No. 58. Recorder.
Okmulgee Sends Greeting to the
Brothers.
Okmulgee, Okla , May 25, 1908.
S. L. Johnson, G. M, Guthrie, Okla.
—Dear Brother Johnson: In answer
to your request of May 2nd, wishing to
know my views as to the present con-
dition of the A. o. U. W. in this juris-
diction, I will sav myself personally,
the order is in better shape than it
has ever been before.
As to the young men, we have some-
thing now to offer them and when wo
approach on- now for his membership
we can say we have an investment for
him, and to the healthy old men, we
are laying up something for them in
the future.
The new life and vigor shown by
the officers of the Grand Lodge will
undoubtedly cause the membership of
our lodge here to double In a short
time, as their efforts are being felt
among the brethren of Okmulgee, as
undoubtedly it is throughout this state.
Since they started the reserve fund 1
have noticed a better feeling among
the members than there was when we
only assessed upon the death of a mem-
ber, and I find it much easier to collect
monthly than 1 did to collect in the old
way, upon the death of a member of
the order.
A feeling of brotherhood prevails in
our lodge and the members are unani-
mous in their praise for our order.
Yours fraternally,
J. O. CARLTON,
Rec. Capitol No. 76.
Duncan Lodge No. 56 Prove Them-
selves True Workmen.
Duncan, Okla., May 2, 1908.
S. L. Johnson, G. M. W., Dear Sir
and Brother: I am glad to say thero
is still a few loyal ones yet that have
still got faith in the A. O. U. W. and
pay up regular.
I v. as M. W four years anil hardly
ever missed a meeting, but I have
moved to the country and it Is Im-
possible for me to attend and tills is a
small town and Is lodge poor, as there
are fourteen orders in this town. No.
56 has been very lucky In the way of
deaths, only one, and he was a very
poor man, had but very little to eat,
five little children and a cripple wife.
The lodge got a doctor and medicine
and groceries and hired a nurse for
him. lie had only been a member a
short time and the members paid bis
assessments while he was sick, as lie
lived in the country and the weather
was so bad the meiK'iers had him em-
balmed and had to stand for his burial
robe and casket. This is one case that
I know of where the A, O. U. W. kept
om> family from suffering. When a
poor mm dies it does me good to know
that he carried some protection in
some safe order like the A. O. U. W.
Now Brother Johnson, I have stated
the facts and you can judge for your-
self a deputy, can not do it all.
Yours in C. H. and P.
M. M. BURCH.
Another Ardmore Letter.
Ardmore, Okla,, June 1, 190S.
S. L. Johnson, G. M. W. Dear Sir
and Brother: We all enjoyed the
splendid degree work as given by the
Oklahoma City team, and I feel that
our local lodge is now on a firm basis.
Last night we initiated thirty-two new
members. The work of Brother Har-
bour in this city was marvelous and
a revelation to many of us for few
thought he could accomplish what he
did. It is always harder to repair and
build up an old structure than to con-
struct an entirely new edifice. We now
have over sixty members, and in my
opinion, it would be good business pol-
icy to have Brother Harbour back In
Ardrrn re about October or November.
Arain thanking you for the interest
which you have manifested In your
lodge and with kindest personal re-
gards, 1 am, sincerely and fraternally
yours, RICHARD M. LESTER.
Good Letter From McCloud No. 39
McLoud, Okla.. May 5, 190S.
S. L. Johnson, G. M. W.—Dear Sir
and Brother: Your letter at hand.
"Will sav that the members of A O. T\
"\\. Lodge No. 39 are all very much
pleased with the work that our Grand
Lodge officers are doing. I find that
there is more enthusiasm than has
been for some time. I have been giv-
ing some time working with our
friends, and have had some success. I
find that some of the organizers have
been telling them untruths about the
■A. O. I". W., but I show them somo
proof on it and I think they are get-
ting the:r eyes open. We ought to
have some way to put our standing be-
fore them We have had some work
done here since we were organized.
The woods are full of other organizers.
Hoping success to our beloved order, I
remain yours tn C. H. and P.
O. M. COOK, Hoc.
Mountain View Makes a Night of
It—Brother Hunt's Letter.
Last Thursday evening. May 14, the
local lodge of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen entertained the peo-
ple of .Mountain View with a free lee-
turo on fraternalism by H. L. Johnson,
the Grand Master Workman of Okla-
homa.
At 8 p. m. the Oklahoma State band
assembled at the bandstand and march-
ed, followed by the A O. U. W. mem-
bers, to Seeond street and back and
then to the Methodist church. After
several excellent numbers by the band
and ladies, Mr. Johnson .-spoke very en-
tertainingly to a packed house. His
address was one of the best ever ad-
dressed to a Mountain View audience
and presented many points that wero
new to many of his hearers.
At midnight all present marched to
order.
H. Surratt's restaurant, where an
elegant and bounteous repast was
After the lecture the members of tho
order repaired to the Masonic hall,
where a large class witnessed for th
served. After the banquet the party
first time the impressive ritual of tho
returned to the hall and completed tho
work of initiation about 2 a. m.
The local lodge of the A. O. U. W.
Is made up of the very Ik st class of
our citizens and business men, and is
one of the leading fraternal and bene-
ficiary orders. When they entertain
they do it right.
Resolution Adopted By Enid
Loge No. 21.
Enid, <>kla„ May 15, 1908.
Whereas, Enid Lodge No 21, A. O.
I \\ ., see from the report from our
legislative body that there has been
introduced in the house a bill which In
our judgment would greatly injure the
sound fraternal orders now doing busi-
ness in Oklahoma, and that the obli-
gations contracted by the orders in-
terested in the bill would never be
paid; therefore be it
Resolved, That Enid Lodge No. 21,
A. O. U. W., respectfullp request our
honorable senators and representatives
ti> wairk and vote against all bills of
this character, thereby protecting our
sound fraternal order, now doing busi-
ness in the state of Oklahoma, like
the A. O. U. W.
t'nanimously adopted by vote of the
Enid Lodge No. 21, A. O. U. W.
E. F. GIBBS, Recorder.
Why They Don't Insure.
El Reno, Okla., May 10, 1908.
I'-ditor Workman: "I don't insure,"
says Jones, "because I don't see any
Investment in it." "You don't" says
the agent. "Well, now, look here. I
own a lot worth $1,000. The taxes on
it aia- $2.1,,. If I offer to give you that
l"t if jam agree to pay taxes on it,
not been able to see my first letter to
thing is to go to your wife, would you
take it?"
"Take it," says Jones, "I should
rather think. \ou'd better not make
that proposition too straight, or I
might nab it."
W eli, says the agent, "I offer you
a better thing. Your assessment is $15
per year, exactly the amount of these
lam • Vou pa \ th it until you die and
tl'is A. O. I \V. will pay you the value
i I the lot —$1,000- only she gets It in
i ash, and you dnn't have any street
improvements and sowers to pay for,"
l)id you ever think of it in that way?
E. E. HECHTEL, D. G. M. W.
Prospects Good in No. 5.
11) the Oklahoma Workman: Not
being a member of Oklahoma I have
re t beena ble to see my first letter to
the Oklahoma Workman, but have
beard it was printed. I, of course, re-
ceive no paper myself, it seems the
custom of this little lodge to ride a
free horse to death and as I am one
i f the correspondence committee in the
absence of the others. I suppose I will
have to take the saddle till the end.
(Continued on Page 8.)
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