Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-03
HOW We won THE DAY
Rock Islands Third Wood
man Victory.
ElGIN MADE A PLUCKY FIGHT,
William Jackson Speaks fcr
This City.
The Election and Other Pro.
ceedings.
ELGIN MADE A PLUCKY FIGHT

ceedipgs.
When in the head camp OF the
Modern Woodmen at Dubuque yes.
terday the location Of permanent
quarters for the order was taken up,
General Attorney johnson, of Kan
sas, gave his opinion respecting the
particular means to be employed to
change the location OF the head Of
fee. The bylaws provide:
''The articles of association of thi 8
corporation may be changed at any
regular session of the head camp, by
. resolution designating and setting
forth the changes sought to be made,
said resolution to be adopted BY at
least two-thirds vote of the mem.
bers present ut such head camp and
entitled to vote thereat."
Mr.. johnson then offered the fol.
lowing resolution changing the loca-
ton Of the head Office from Fulton to
Rock Island, in accordance with the
amended laws Of the state of Illinois:
Resolved, That the articles of
association O: this corporation shall
be and are hereby amended BY strik-
ing out the words, Fulton. White
side county. state OF Illinois. as the
location of the principal business
office Of the corporation and substi-
tutipg therefor as the place of the
location Of the principal business Of
flee the city OF Rock Island, 80 that
said articles Of association shall
read WHEREIN they refer to the
location Of said principal ofices)
when so amended as follows:
1.-The principal business office shall
be located at the city of Rock Island.
That within 60 days after the ad-
journment Of this head camp the
BOARD Of directors and the head
clerk, under the seal of the corpor-
alton, shall make a certificate certi-
Tying to this amendment, which
certificate shall be submitted, APP
proved. filed and recorded. as re-
quired by the laws of Illinois,"
The spseohes.
The representatives of each city
asking for the head Office were given
Is minutes to set forth their claims.
Hon. William jackson, of Rock ISL
and, presented the claims of his city,
and asked that the twice thwarted
will Of the head camp, which selected
Rock Island as the seat of the head
camp, be carried out this time, SO it
shall be known that when Woodmen
decree. they mean it. He was heart
lily cheered.
Frank Joslyn, of Elgin. made a
plea for his city. and . motion to
substitute Elgin for Rock Island was
received with great applause.
Director White spoke in behalf OF
Fulton and Whiteside county, where,
he said. live $500 as loyal Wood men
IS can be found anywhere. He
trusted the head officers would re-
main where they are and said he
would vote against the change.
Then followed the roll, first on the
substitute and then on the original
motion favorable to Rock Island,
with the result as announced in last
nights ARGUS. The final motion by
General Attorney johnson to fix the
amendment to the bylaws in &C.
cordance with the ruling OF the head
camp passed without . dissenting
voice.
The orders territory was extended
to embrace Egypt" in Illinois, and
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Mon.
tano, Idaho, Washington, Oregon
and Wyoming. except cities of 2OO,-
600 Inhabitants. The New England
states, Colorado and Oklahoma were
rejected. Belief in . supreme being
was made . condition in member.
ship. A resolution signed by 5000
Woodmen to require the union label
on the orders printing was referred.
The 0mosrs.
The officers elected are:
Head Consul-W. A. Northcott,
Illinois.
Adviser-Daniel b. Horne, Iowa.
Clerk-C. w. Halves. Illinois.
Banker-George F. Frstt. Wiscon.
sin.
Escort-F. r. Van SIyke. South
Dakota.
Watchman-E. B. Thomas, Ohio.
Sentry-L. E. Mentch. Illinois.
Physicians-Illinois, Il E. Beach
Iowa, l. J. Will; Kansas. j. B. Hib.
ben; Wisconsin, Arthur Center; Ne
braska, s. N. Ashby; Michigan, l..
Hamilton; South Dakota, c. A. Nc
Colon; Missouri, P. c. Palmer;
Indiana, Will F. Green; North D..
kota, A. Stewart.
Chaplain-Rev. H. W. Troy, Wis
consin.
Auditing Committee = Emory
Townsend, Michigan; W. J. Reinke,
Iowa: Fred W. Parrott, Kansas.
Board of Directors-y. n. Reece,
J. ". White. and NJ. Quackenbush.
Illinois; A B. Talbot, Nebraska;
Benjamin d. Smith, Minnesota.
Kansas City won n the place for
holding the next head camp meeting,
and last night Rock Island and Kan
eas City Joined demonstration in
Dubuque in honor Of victory.
Hulssa-Caanfoa Hlxxla.
The Eulton- Clinton char0ea of mia-