Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-27
IT Is OUR JUST AIM
To Have the Woodmen Offices
Finally Located Here.
WILL OF THE ORDER 80 DISPOSED.

WILL OF THE ORDER 80 DISPOSED.
Deprived Once Through the Process Of the
Courts-The Coming Meeting Of the Head
Camp Should Settle the Matter Once and
for all-Let us be Well Represented at
Madison.
A meeting was held at the Offices
OF Jackson 4 Hurst Saturday night
of the general committee of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America for the
final report preparatory to the work
to be done in behalf Of the removal to
Rock Island of the head offices of the
order of Modern Woodmen of America
at Madison, Wis. next week. The re-
ports indicated that the fund to be
raised to complete the proposition to
present a site for the head offices
here was practically completed and
would be the coming week, and it
was decided to open quarters for
Rock Island at the Park hotel at
Madison Monday, June 3, the Rock
Island contingent to leave this city
next Sunday night. 1t was further
determined to push all matters per-
tanning to the movement the coming
week, and be in readiness to report
at meeting at jackson & Hurst's
Office next Friday evening.
Let's he Well Prepared.
Rock Island should send strong
delegation of representative men to
the Madison convention. At present
all seems favorable to the head camp
being definitely ordered here where
it belongs, and which the will of the
order has so iecreed. But we should
not be too sanguine. Over conf
dence would be certain to prove fatal
to Rock Islands interests were the
city to fail to be properly repre-
scented ,at the head camp meeting.
AS many of our citizens as can go
should make it a point to do so.
The city council will probably at
tend in a body, and a representative
of all classes of philosophical citi-
Zens should be made. The head Of
fees can only be lost to Rock Island
through default in this particular.
Let there be good delegation.
and all who can attend should no
tifv president Carse, of the Improve
ment association, of the fact at the
earliest date possible.
Hon, W. A. Northcott's Report.
Hon. w. A. Northcott, Of Green
vile, head consul of the Modern
Woodmen of America, has issued his
report to the head camp. which will
meet in Madison, Wis, Tuesday,
June 4. Mr.. Northcott has served
two terms as head consul. He will
probably be reelected at the APP.
preaching meeting without opposi-
ton. During his two terms of office
the order has had marvellous
growth, and is today in point OF
membership the third largest frater.
nal society in the United States under
one management, and the second
largest in number of subordinate or
ganizations.
Since Mr.. Northcott's election in
1890 the membership has grown from
about 10000 to 10000. Since Jan
uary 1, 1868, $4,000, 900 have been
paid to the beneficiaries of deceased
members, aud the amount of insur-
ance now in force is $3.50, OOO,O
When asked what would be the
business considered by the head
camp, Mr.. Northcott said: "Ad.
dresses of welcome will be made by
the governor of Wisconsin and the
mayor of Madison. and responded to
by the head consul"
The main work too, it should be
added, will be the election of officer:
and the revision Of the Fundamental
laws. One question to be considered
will be that of the creation of ar
emergency fund. Other proposed
changes in the fundamental laws are
such as provi!ing for district instead
of state conventions, to select dele
gates to the head camp; the add
ton of territory to the jurisdiction
increasing the number of head physi-
clans: providing for social member.
and the rewriting of the laws. max
ing the language more explicit. ant
it may be said, action on the remova
of the head camp.
On thursday, une D. the CRANE
picnic Of the Southern Wisconsin ant
Northern Illinois Picnic association
will be held, and in the parade arr
expected to be at least $4,000 Wood
men. Thursday night grand bal
will be given to the visiting Wood
men. The head camp will Probabl..
adjourn Friday or Saturday.
| The Fair.
The Industrial fair continues will
Increased interest and success tn