Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-10
A ROYAL WELCOME,
Awaits the Neighbors of Wood
craft.
WILL ASSEMBLE HERE TOMORROW

The Won ans Auxiliary TO . Great Order
to Which Rock Isianders Are Peculiarly
Attsched-rhree Hundred DelegA Ex.
pected.
The sixth annual session of the
Royal Neighbors Of America, an
order which is the women's auxil
larry to the great society of Modern
Wnodmen of America, will convene
at Industrial hall tomorrow morning.
Three hundred delegates are ex-
pected to attend the meetings which
will continue three days. Already
many prominent in the order are at
the Harper which is headquarters
during the convention. Mrs. f. ID.
Watt, of Omaha, supreme oracle;
Mrs. Winnie Fielder. of Peoria, su-
preme recorder; Mrs. Mary Fay
Hawes, of Fulton, chairman of the
board of managers; Thomas G.
Franks, OF Peoria. member of the
supreme board of managers; and
Mai. c. ". Halves, of Fulton. and j.
G. johnson, Of Peabody, Kas.. men,
bers OF the beneficiary board are
am ong those PRESENTS in all hav-
ing arrived SO far.
This morning the supreme officers
received the local general committees
of Modern Woodmen and Royal
Neighbor camps, of which Aid. W. c.
Maucker is chairman, and the plans
| for the entertainment of the visitors
while here we're submitted, the re-
suit being that the general program
of the three days was completed. 1t
provides for the opening Of the con-
vention at Industrial hall, at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning when
Mayor Medill will welcome
the visitors, Mrs. Watts, the
supreme oracle, will make
her address, and the appointment
of the credential committee will fol-
low. In the afternoon will occur the
reports of the credential committee,
the roll call of delegates, the APP
potntment Of committees, reports OF
supreme officers, etc. Wednes.
day morning will be devoted
to reports and in the afternoon the
good Of the order and new business
will come up, the convention ad.
journing at 3 o'clock for a visit to
Rock Island arsenal for which a train
will start from the foot of Twentieth
street. In the evening a reception
will be rendered the visitors at In
dustrial hall by the Royal Neigh ort
and the Woodmen of Rock Island
and members of both orders it is de-
sired shall attend. Thursday morn.
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held, in the afternoon general bust
ness, the installation of officers and
closing ceremonies. A trolley party
to the Tower will take place in thu
evening.
Something of the Order.
| The order of Royal Neighbors in
cludes 6S5 camps scattered all ovel
the jurisdiction of Woodcraft. There
are 10000 members, 10000 of which
belong to the beneficiary branch.
The order is six years old, the bene.
iciary or insurance branch having
been instituted two years ago. The
fraternal department has its head.
quarters at Peoria, the supreme re.
corder, Mrs. Fielder, being in charge,
The beneficiary or insurance division
has its headquarters in the Woodmen
office at Fulton, where Miss Myrtle
E. Dade is beneficiary recorder, the
affairs being under the general super
vision OF board composed of Ma
c. w. Halves, head clerk of the
Woodmen, j. G. johnson, head at
torney, and j. w. White, of the board
OF directors of the Woodmen. Mrs.
Watt. the supreme oracle. is the ex-
ecutive head of the entire order OF
Royal Neighbors. Membership in
! bo frof