The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-29
CHIEF OFFICERS OF THE MODERN
WOODMEN WE'RE WELCOMED
LAST NIGHT,
BUT NO BLOOD WAS SPILLED
FOR THE TOOLS WE'RE OF PEACE
AND NOT THOSE OF
WAR.
FRATERNITY AND CHARITY
Are ExpOunded by the Head Officers
of the Order, Local ana Ma
tiOnal.

The Modern Woodmen had a great
time of it last night. The st. Paul
camps combined and received a score
of head officers of the order and gave
them a royal welcome.
The evening was started off with q
parade of the members of the order,
and the officials in carriages. The
marching members were arrayed in
Woodmen's garb, and each carried
big ak, but that is no sign they are
knockers" The ak is their badge of
membership. One of the camps has
novel uniform. It consists Of red
shirts, corduroy trowsers and top
boots. The addition of helmets and
an old hose cart would transfer the
camp into an old-fashioned volunteer
fire company. Headed by a band, the
Woodmen paraded several of the
downtown streets. Mayor Doran oc-
cupied one of the carriages. The may
or is a modest man and does not like
an open carriage with a string Of
torch bearers on either side. But he
thought it good practice for next week,
and let the driver take him along the
whole line Of march.
At the conclusion of the tramp of
the kindling wood choppers, there
came off the great pow-wow in Market
hall. 1t was in the nature Of family
gathering. There were perhaps 800
people of diversified periods of exist
ence. 1t is one of the cardinal prin-
ciples Of the Woodmen that there
shall be real democracy at the doings
Of the order, democracy which shall
be 101 per cent pure. Consequently,
when the babies got to playing tag
in the aisles, no one was surprised
Among the big axmen present were
Gen. J. N. Reece, of Springfield, chair
man Of the board of directors; Hon. J.
w. White, Hon. A. r. Talbot Of Lin
coin, Neb. Hon. Marvin Quacken-
bush, members Of the board; J. G.
Johnson, general attorney for the or
der; Maj. G. H. Halves, Of Fulton,
chief clerk to the board; Ben. ]. Smith,
Mankato, head adviser; N. A. 0. Faux
ner, Lincoln, head physician; A. S.
Schusman, st. Paul, deputy state coun-
sci; w. H. Dawson, Slayton, Mimi,
head consul, and fourteen or fifteen
deputy conSuls from other points. All
occupied seats upon the stage.
Mayor Doran was billed to make
the address Of welcome to the Wood
men. He arose to the task, but was
tagged at the first crossing by a pro-
longed cheer from the audience. The
mayors modesty showed itself again.
Between the two evils, he would rather
speak than stand idly while a house
full of enthusiasts are cheering him.
He swallowed three or four times to
fill up the moments, and then COM
menced. 1t looked like case of jolly
to him, but some one told him that
that was the way wood choppers al
ways 'shollered' and he was convinced
Mayor Doran said that it was one
of the rules of his life never to talk
about thing of which he was in ig-
Eorance. He knew nothing about the
Woodmen, and during the parade had
tried to pump Gen. Reece. for some
thing to say. He learned, he said,
that the Woodmen's order was a fra
ternal and benevolent association, and
that during the thirteen years Of it's
thrifty existence 1T had secured 100000
members. After passing few remarks
upon the general blessings of fra
ternity and charity, the mayor closed
by saying he hoped the visitors would
carry away a very pleasant remem-
brance of st. Paul.
Hon. 0. B. Lewis followed with a
ten-minute speech upon the beauties
of the order and fraternity in general
For many years Rome was the Mecca
of the beautiful and the grand and the
great. Her orators were the most elo-
Quent, and stirred the people. The
buildings and structures stood the test
Of centuries. Her essays have come
down through the ages to thrill sue
ceeding generations. Yet Rome knew
not charity. She was torn by internal
discussions, and 1t has taken the
quickening influences Of seventeen
centuries to teach her benevolence
The rest of the world has also learned,
and fraternity is the motive of life
A man nowadays could not go to the
furthermost shores of Africa and not
meet some fellow man who was not
allied to him through the bonds of
some benevolent order. Ten years ago
there was camp Of Modern Wood
men organized at Slayton Mimi. now
there are over 300 camps with a mem
bership of 10000. It's influence in the
home has already been felt, and thou
sands of dollars are spent monthly in
behalf of the the widows and or
phans"
Hon. A. R. Talbot, OF Lincoln, Neb.,
has the art of "jollying'' down to
very pointed apex. He started in by
jollying the mayor the town and the
order. In speaking of the form OF
government of the Woodmen, Mr.. Tai
bot said it was based upon the form
of the national constitution, which
guarantees every man the right to
take a direct interest in every impor-
tant matter. The address was largely
upon the growth Of the order
!, j. G. Johnson, the head doctor Of
{ the splinter makers, and a man who
is said to have such a constitution
himself that he can exist without by
laws, was called away, and was not
able to deliver his address.
Gen. Reece, who Is member of Gen.
Walkers staff, followed In an address
largely upon the work Of the order.
and was followed by j. w. White. of
Illinois, in the same line Of thought
Music was furnished by the Imperial
Quartette and OllrenshaW's orchestra