Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-31
woodmen of the world.

The local members of the order will look
with interest for news from Lincoln on Tues
day because on that date the convention
head camp, composed of representatives from
this state, Kansas, Indian Territory and Ok
lahoma will be in session in the capitol city
Here in some measure Will be settled the
difficulties which are agitating the Woodmen
in this city.
The convention head camp, which will hold
its first session on next Tuesday, is composed
of representatives from all the camps in the
district containing the four states and ter
ritores mentioned. This district contains at
present $500 members who are enrolled In
some IT'S camps 1t is presumed that there
will be between $50 and 200 delegates pres
ent. OF this number Nebraska will have a
majority. because within the borders of this
state over 100 of the camps are located and
they have a total membership of 1864.
A special railroad rate Of one and one
third fare has been obtained for the dele
gates The special rate is obtained by the
certificate plan. II is desired that the dele
gates be certain to obtain certificates from
the ticket agents, because only upon presen-
tation of these can the return one-third fare
be obtained Sovereign Secretary Yates Will
be in Lincoln to sign the certificates.
A big entertainment Will be given IN
honor of the representatives by Forest camp
No 6 in it's lodge hall tomorrow night. An
excellent program will be rendered and re-
freshments will be served. The convention
head camp will convene in session on the
following afternoon at 2 O'Clock In the lodge
room of Forest camp.
The fight will be over the question OF a
separate Jurisdiction, which has been advo-
Gated by the members of Alpha camp OF this
city As a compromise the sovereign OIL
GERS offer the department plan. The merits
of the respective plans have been fully de-
tailed in the news columns OF The Bee, when
accounts of the differences were published.
The head camp has no legislative powers,
and therefore the only thing 1t can do Is to
offer recommendations regarding the matter
To the sovereign camp. which convenes in st.
Louis In March. These recommendations
will be in the nature OF instructions to the
four delegates the convention head camp VIII
send 10 this sovereign camp meeting.
Convention head camps will meet also on
| Tuesday in all the districts which are out
| lined by the constitution. The places OF all
| these meetings were published In this column
| last SUNDAY. To all OF these report on
| the condition Of the order will be presented
| by Sovereign Clerk Yates OF this city This
| report Is not compulsory, but 1t was given
| out for the information OF the members II
| is practically O synopsis Of the report made
| by Frank III. Wilson OF the Nebraska state
| Insurance department to Eugene Moore, ex-
auditor of public accounts, which was lately
given out.
TIE examiners report covers the last year
ending December 81. 1896. II is entirely In
| commendation OF the system under which the
order is operating and speaks highly OF the
work Of the supreme officers, The examiner
advises against the plan of separate jurisdie-
! tlons and recommends that reserve fund
| be established.
Camp Loyal No. ia intends to give its
| FIRST entertainment on the night of February
| rs. The affair will be literary and social In
character. committee consisting of d. c.
Miuer, Charles Pennoyer and John Flynn