Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-28
PEACE RElCNS ONCE MORE
Wccdmen Of the World Brethren Dwelling
y Together in Unity.
wARRlNG FACTIONS BURY TH.la AXES
Nonresident Members VIII Pay Their
Dues IL Alpha Camp and Sovcr-
cign commander Root
is commended

The local troubles in tho Wo0dmen OF the
World have so far been settled in that the
Injunction suit brought Inv the district court
by Alpha camp against the sovereign OFF,
GERS is about to be dismissed. This action
wac brought to compel the sovereign officers
to cease from receiving assessments from
nonresident members OF the camp or the So
called members-at-large. The settlement
was reached through a written agreement on
the part Of the sovereign officers that they
would instruct such members to pay into
Alpha camp. This agreement has just been
signed.
This matter cut quite a prominent figure
in the fight that was on some weeks ago be
tween the camp and the head officers. The
latter had sent out circulars to the nonres-
ident members, calling upon them to pay
their assessments directly into the offices of
tha sovereign camp. The camp alleges that
this action was taken simply in retaliation
for the efforts that it was making for a
separate jurisdiction. The matter was de-
clared Illegal and the camp set TO work to
prevent the sovereign camp from doing as 1t
had set out to do by bringing an injunction
suit.
The agreement will allow Alpha camp to
retain its nonresident members and pro
vides that such shall pay their assessments
II q Ah1 NhlbE
with this the sovereign officers are about to
send out circulars to the members-at-large,
informing them of the agreement. The set
Element of the matter Is considered quite a
victory for the lodge, because ut has on It's
books some $50 Of these nonresident mem
bers. II they had been taken away the camp
would have been considerably crippled.
GENTLE RIPPLE ON THE SURFACE.
The sentiment OF this matter, however, has
not by any means ended the difficulty be
tween the camp and the officers. a new
point of hostility has been found in the re-
mort of the condition of the lodge that was
made by Deputy State Auditor Wilson re
Gently. This report is very fiattering to the
sovereign camp, and represents the order &c
be in an excellent condition financially and
otherwise.
There are, however, two points in the report
which have excited the suspicious of Alpha
camp. One is the recommendation IL
favor of the department plan, over whici
the big fight between the subordinate CAM
and the head body occurred. and the Other
is the fattering mention made Of Sovereign
Commander Root. The camp members al
lege that these are entirely out OF the way II
the report. and they charge that the sovereign
officers had altogether more to do with draw
ing up the report than they ought TO nav,
had.
For the purpose Of an investigation Alpha
camp about a week ago appointed the FOLLOW
ing committee to examine the books in the
once OF the sovereign CAMP. oeoiSe y
Thompson, Ed Walsh, Joseph p. Fallon, l.
E. Lucas and d. NJ. Haverley. One of Thu
committee went to the head offices to finr
out when the investigation could take plac,
e and he came back with the report that th'
officers refused to allow the to eX
anime the books.
A meeting of the committee was held ant
II was decided to appeal to the state auditor
A couple of the members of the committee
called upon that official. The result of thu
conference was that the auditor promised
that he would instruct the sovereign CANT
to allow tho committee to get at the books
lie promised further that II the head officer!
would not conform to these instructions, h
would send another deputy to examine int
the condition Of the order and make another
report.
The matter is in this condition at present
nothing further being done. The coming
week is expected to bring out more develop
ments.