The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-11
MAKE MANY CHANGES
ROYAL NEIGHBoRs. AFTER sPIR-
TIED CONTEST, VOTE TO
RAISE PER CAPITA
MAY RECONSIDER IT TODAY

Placed at Eighty Instead of Sixty
Cents - Nominations of Onacers
Takes Piace-It LIS Decided to In
crease the Number of Physicians
Provision Made for the Estab-
Iishment of State Camps.
Yesterday mornings session Of the su-
preme camp of Royal Neighbors was TAX
en- up with the reading of the reports Of
the supreme officers oracle. recorder, re-
ceiver and beneficiary, recorder. All
showed that the organization had every
reason to congratulate Itself on re-
markable growth during the past two
years.
Consideration of proposed amendments
to bylaws occupied most of the after
noon session. One of the most important
of these amendments concerns the In
crease in the amount of tho per capita
tax The bylaw in regard to this pro-
vides that EACH local camp shall pay to
the supreme camp in advance at the first
meeting of January of each year. thirty
cents for each member in good standing,
and at the first meeting of July thirty
cents for each member in good standing,
making sixty cents a year per capita
The amendment introduced yesterday
raised the annual per capita tax to 81.
Excitement waxed high. over this amend
ment. AT least a strong minority was
opposed to any change in the amount Of
the tax Many who thought it would be
a good thing to raise the amount of the
tax thought 81 too much and a hot dis
cussioh ensued Finally ]. g. Johnson.
attorney general for the Modern Wood
men, and also a member of the benefi-
ciary board Of Royal Neighbors. poured
oil on the troubled waters of the conven-
ton in a speech advocating compro-
mise of so cents. A vote by voice was
taken and the resolution was declared
passed. But the difficulty was by no
means over. The soothing effect OF Mr..
Johnson's speech soon passed away, and
many of the ladies began to recollect that
they were not in favor of any increase in
the per capita tax. A vote by voice, they
reasoned, could not possibly be ma
jority vote, for many of the delegates
representing the larger camps were en-
titled to three or more votes. The
amendment will be reconsidered this
morning, and many think there Is a
down, and the per capita tax will be left
as it now stands. go cents per annum.
| The law committee, under the advice Of
| the supreme officers. supported the 81
per capita tax, for. they claim. that the
additional amount would pay the ex-
penses Of delegates to the supreme camp
hereafter and provide for an official pa
per.
STATE CAMPS.
Another bylaw passed yesterday after
| noon provided for the establishment of
| state camps. Hereafter in each Of the
| several states of the Jurisdiction of the
society state camp meeting will be held.
composed of delegates, one from each
| local camp of that state. The state camps
will then elect delegates to the supreme
camp, one delegate from each 500 members
| or major fraction thereof. Of the society
| of the state, and one delegate at large for
| the state.
This will cut the representation in
smaller states considerably, but will also
| be a saving Of expense to the weaker
| camps.
30 PHYSICIANS ARE INCREASED.
+ The increase of athes number of physi-
clans from two to three provoked con-
increasing the number was finally passed.
| It is intended, at the convention of Mod
| ern Woodmen, which takes place in Kan
sas City, that it will be decided to take
| in all the New England states, and also
| Colorado, California, Oklahoma and In
dian Territories. When this is done the
| Jurisdiction of the Royal Netghbors will
be increased accordingly. and another
| physician will be needed for the increased
| work.
INITIATION FEES.
| The expense attendant upon the initia-
| ton of beneficiary member has been
bership In the beneficiary department.
| either in new or old camps, shall pay to
| the deputy supreme oracle or local record
| er, as the case may be, fee Of 81. 81 Of
which shall be forwarded to beneficiary
recorder to be placed by her in the gen.
eral fund of that department.
In addition to the above fee, the
| applicant shall pay to the local physician
a fee of not less than 81. and the supreme
| physicians fee of % cents, which shall be
| forwarded by the local physician. to-
| gether with the application, to the su-
preme physician.
MEN ARE BARRED.
An amendment passed yesterday after
| noon showed conclusively that the ladies
| have no intention of allowing the men to
run matters to suit themselves. By striking
| out the word male" and saying all SUI
| preme officers must be. women, the ladies
| have managed 1t SO that affairs will be
| in their own hands entirely except in the
| matter of taking advice, and as no one
| has ever heard of woman being foolish
| enough to do any such thing 1t seems
| very probable that royalty in the society
| will be represented solely by queens
| However, they magnantmously decided.
as a generous afterthought that two of
Al.
| managers might be men, but, no doubt,
many Of the women were tempted to add,
| IF they dare
| Though all of the proposed amendments
| had not been considered, it was growing
| late, so 1t was decided to proceed at once
to the nomination of officers. It was de-
cided to have no nominating speeches,
! on account of the lateness of the hour,
SO all nominations were made briefly.
| They were as follows:
NOMINATED FOR OFFICE.
Supreme OracIe-Mrs. E. D. Watt, oma-
| ha, Neb.; Mrs. c. Bamford, st. Paul;
Clifton, Kan
| Vice Oracle-Lucy Messlck, Quincy, Ill.
Mrs. G. c.. Collins, st. Paul; Mrs. Nora
! D. Kendall, Glendale, N. D.. Mrs. Mary
Daley. St. Paul; Mrs. Theresa Frisch,
Kansas City, Kan.
| Supreme Reeorder-Mrs Anna s. Les
| ter, Washington, Ill.,; Mrs. Winnie Field
er, Peoria, Ill; Mrs. w. W. Thompson,
| Rockford, Ill.
Supreme Receiver = Mrs Florence
| Brown, Council Bluffs, TO-; Mrs. Victoria
| Thornton, Kansas City, Kan; Mrs.
! Parks, Menasha, Wis.,
Supreme CHARACTERISTICS Mamie Win
| tiers, La Crosse, Wis. = Mrs. Lizzie Gron-
| niger, st. Joseph Mo-; Mrs. Bertha Top
ping. minneapolis; Mrs. Myra Enright.
| Supreme Marshaf - Hattie Lombard.
Grand Rapids, Mich; Mrs. Eva Childs.
Ian Med MS, II Mrs Myrtle fe1 Johnson
Lincoln, Neb. roI