The A.H.T.A. Weekly News from St. Paul, Kansas • 4

THCI fd H. A. WBBRLT NflWC Thursday, July 17, 1913. GREET THE NEW MEMBER. S5 SPECIAL "THOU SHALT KCT STIAL" OtriuiAL Fapbb or tub National Amti ttOBSB TUIBV ASSOCIATION ALSO OF THB ftANSAS, MlBSOOBI, ILLIKOIB AMD IHDIAM The conduct of the members in tbe lodge room toward one another should be of such a character as to impress a new member Just Initiated that the lodge and the order are what they were represented to him to be, a place where men under the influence of the fraternal spirit meet, and address each other with the kindest feelings and regard for the interests and rights of all.

Tbbbitoby Divisions. Official PAfbb THB CKMTBAL fBOTBOTIVB ABBOOIAT'H W.W.UUAVK8, EDITOR. J. W. WALL, ASBOOIATlBDITOB.

flubsorlptlon Woents per year, lnadvanoe. Btravadand stolen notices published free lor those who are subscribers for the News. THE STAY-AT-HOME. Aim and Object of the A. H.

T. A. The aim and objeot of the A. II. T.

A. -art about RESULTS and then I am made to wonder why the lodge member cannot see and do what he ought to do without "having to be shown" con. stantly. But It seems this is a fact. Therefore I feel that the man at the "helm of the ship" called The A.

II. T. A. News Is deserving greater credit for the success and advancements the order' has made than any. living man in it (I say this with due respect and a high regard I entertain for many others who have done meritorious work for the cause.) presume there are few closer readers than I am of your paper, and right here.

I want to say the legal points given eac issue, are so enlightening and helpful to the reader, that I can't see for tbe life of how any member can afford to do without the paper, say nothing of the debt they owe its editor, and while we have little or no stealing in this part of the country, I can see great improvement In -conditions where thieving has been worst, and there is no doubt in my mind, if the A. H. T. A. will just keep right on in this good way, depredations of all kinds will be reduced to the minimum.

So here is hoping to hear of a united, effort to hold up the banner which has long been unfurled for the cause. To do this one must both subscribe for it and read it With good wlshe to all the fraternity, I beg to remain yours ever, WARREN DAVIS. Logan, Kansas. aanoisely stated in we louowing premui 1 3 tbe constitution of the association! the State order, Including the dele-rates representing tbe subordinate orders of the "Anti-Uorbb Thikf Absooiation" of Indian Territory and its Jurisdiction. In order to aid in the upholding of olyll laws: To Insure the safety of our people, andtheieourlty of their property against loss by thieves, robbers, murderers, vagrants, tramps, lnoendlarles and all violators of law, and to secure to us and our families the enjoyment of life, and the pursuit of happiness in tue possession of our honest rewards of labor with equal and Juat rights otlall.

Who shirks his year by year, And thinks he's paying rather dear, And at fraternity will sneer? The Stay-at-Home. Who first is sure his teeth to gnash, And swear the Lodge has gone to ftmash When called upon to pay his cash? The Stay-at Home. TTTl I WHY LODGES DIE. jvvuo, wnen nis norse is stolen some day, Calls on the sub-order right away, And frets until he gets his bay? The Stay-at-Home. Who chews the rag with great And says some folks ain't doing right; And remains away each meeting night? The Stay-at-Home.

We Are On The Final Lap. Brothers help us make a record! Officers, organizers and brothers of the A. II. T. A only two short months are left to us to complete this year's official record.

Thus far, it has been a good one. But the final result defends on the work of those two months. We have labored faithfully and loyally for the good of the order these past months. We have made our influence felt, we have made communities take notice of us, we have become a factor to be reckoned with on all public questions; The A. II.

T. A. has so shown its worth that the State Bankers' Association asked us to consult and co-operate with it In state officials have honored us by public praise and have given us their support both as public and private citizens. This is as it Should be. Our order should represent such a high type of citizenship that the very name, A.

H. T. will suggest all that is good for the community. Now, brothers of the A. H.

T. one and all, are we worthy of this respect? Do we deserve the honor given us? Right now is the time to prove it. If our order is all we claim it is and that the public has come to believe it is then it is our duty not only as H. T. A.

members but equally as citizens of state and United States to put forth every effort to build up the order. Brothers, have you done your share Sub-orders have you done yours? If there is a sub-order in the grand division that has not organized a new suborder this year, that order has NOT done its share. If there is a sub-order in the grand division that has not increased its membership at least ten per cent, that sub-order has NOT done its share. If there is a sub-order near to a delinquent order, that sub-order's wrork is to get the delinquent reinstated. Brother secretary, look up your records.

See if your order has done its part and make your report next meeting night. If you have done the work, accept my congratulations and keep on working. If you haven't, get busy. We are so near the finish, with such a splendid record almost made, that we must not fall behind. You brothers, who are gifted with the silver tongue of eloquence, talk for the good of the order.

You, who are blest with the gift of leadership lead on for the good of the order. Whatever the gift, put it to work now for one last effort. Let us rally to the final call and send our order on to victory, with such a record for progress as no fraternal order ever had before. Now, a long pull, a strong pull and a pull altogether and our record will be made. W.

D. KREAMER, State Kansas Division A. H. T. A.

Arkansas City, Kansas. It is a Christian order not in any narrow sectarian or doctrinal sense, but in a broad liberal sense-entitling it to he support alike of all creeds that ralty around the standard of the Can you put the 'spider-web into its place 3 That once has been swept away? Can you put the apple back on the -bough That fell at your feet today Can you put the kernel back in tbe nut, The egg in' its dainty shell? Cian you put the honey back in the comb And cover with wax each cell? No more than can a hasty word le recalled -Or an unkind deed undone. It has been some time since Cross Roads, the old 133, has been heard from. We are still doing business In the good old way. Old Bllley put thru several new members and six more for next third Friday night in this month, so you see we have some good rustlers in our lodge, especially our enterprlsjng organizer) Brother Tom Gray.

He is always up and doing. There was a theft committed from Brother Oge, of a shotgun, but he didn't act as becomes a good Anti, so the lodge suspended him for six months. Just a word to any brother Anti who may pass our way. You will find us located just five miles west of Wanette and our string hangs out to any good anti. Wishing the whole A.

H. T. A. a prosperous year, I will close. A.

C. BAILEY, Cor. Sec, 133, Wanette, Oklahoma. TYihaps the most foolish thin? a.y vr-ll-meaning member of lodge can do is to say "I don't think its going to live." Absolute "knocking" requires some courage and some intelligent defense, but the quiet insinuation that the lodge will die requires neither courage, integrity nor knowledge of the laws or customs of the society. Members who have obligated themselves to endeavor to advance the interests of an Order in the community, must be strangely lacking in moral perception when they deliberately discourage the faithful few who are loyally endeavoring to sustain their lodge.

Of course this trouble is met only in small newly organized lodges or in an older lodge that has been stagger-ing under an abnormal load of thief chasing claims and bravely meeting the same. In large and prosperous lodges the Discourager is silent as a clam he likes1 to go with the crowd he is loyal only where his loyalty is not needed. He is the unknown factor in lodge work that can never be safely depended upon. Lodges can prosper in spite of criticism (fair or unfair) but they find it difficult to exist if among their members, is one perisjtently cries "I don't think it's going to live." The fact is no lodge ever needs to die. There are many places where it is nearly impossible for a lodge to increase its numbers, but five or more members may unite and sustain their organization indefinitely with the view of eventually being able to increase.

We have known small lodges to maintain their charter for many years thru the faithful few. The embarassment which frequently strikes new lodges is invariably caused by mismanagement the result of incurring exiYenttes beyond, the income, if members would use (good judgment regarding expenses the "don't think it is going to live" man would be compelled to sing some other gruesome song. No lodge needs ever to go down if it has a good president and an efficient secretary. Even if meetings are not possible dues can be collected percapita paid and reports filed. When a lodge "don't live" it is because the drones have succeeded in discouraging the workers.

Prom some of the counties south of here in the last few months have some stories of masked men who order people to leave the country, says the Springfield Leader, jit is not probable that there is any organization engaged in such business, but it was on a modest scale that the "Bald Knobbers of Missouri" started. The idea was to drive out objecilonable "Objectionable characters" finally meant anyone objectionable to the organization. The history of that affair is sad story which should not be forgotten soon. When the law finally acted it meant ruined homes, prisons, deaths, and the lesson must never be forgotten in this section. Therefore, masked men ordering people to leave should remember that history often repeats, and it is certain to if such methods are continued.

Lodge No. 170 is a live one. We were organized Jan. 5, 1913. Nothing in the way of a horse thief came our way until last Sunday, when our deputy got word that a woman was headed this way with a stolen horse.

He got busy and by Monday noon had her and an Indian by the name of Redneck In jail at Watonga, charged, with horse stealing. The woman's name is Christena Rice. We are always ready to help a brother that needs help at any time. Call on us if you have lost anything. L.

0. WILKS, Sec, No. 170, Greenfield, Oklahoma. Supposed Horse Thief Captured. Greenleld (Okla.) Hustler: Sunday afternoon between five and six o'clock In the afternoon frs.

Ohrls-tee Malcome Rice came riding a horse into Greenfield. She put the horse in the Bush Bros, livery stable and took up her abode at the hotel. Deputy Cotton and Chief Bush began an investigation and found the horse to be the property of Ralph Cordell, stolen from the streets of Watonga My Dear Old Friend, how are you? Well I hope. lt has been sometime since you have heard from us, altho I hear from you every week and note with pleasure what you are doing. I say YOU, as I feel, were it not for that persistent way you have in hammering away for the uplift of humanity, the cause of the A.

H. T. A. order would have failed to uave accomplished its aim. 'It seems to me you have done so much to bring This office has a new supply of German silver stars with the words, "Deputy A.

H. T. A. Sheriff" on them at 90c each. If your lodge has a deputy sheriff he ought to have one oftheie..