Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-07-21

amount of benefit to be obtained
by joining such fraternal society
as the Modern Woodmen. Unlike
ordinary insurance companies. the
money you pay into the treasury
as dues, was equally divided
the members, and there
was NO high salaried officials to
support. Failure was an unknown
quality with them, as strict
check was always kept on the
officers in charge of the funds.
His remarks were intermingled
with many happy illustrations
forceable of his arguments.
Hon. B. D. Smith, of Mankato,
being introduced, Immediately put
the audience in good receiving
humcr by lauding the M. w. A.,and
as the ideal society Of the world
as the state of North Dakota was
the ideal state o. the Union. The
$4,000 members now on the roll of
the NJ w. A. was more than the
number of men called out by
President McKinley's first call to
fight against Spanish misrule.
The property interests represented
by their membership exceeded
that of the property interests of
the State of Minnesota. In three
years time he had no doubt what
ever shat their enrolment would
be 100000. Their assets today
exceed the capital and surplus of
ell the banks in the United States.
Some 100000 will be paid out
this year in benefits to 1900 men,
bers. Every town in North Da-
kota with but one single exception
had q N. W. A. camp. He closed
with very hearty iylvitation fcz
all to become members Of the
grandest 'fTaternal lodge in the
world.
Hon. w A. Northcott, lieutenant
governor of Illinoas, and head coun.
sci of the Modern Woodmen Of Am.
erica, wss introduced by Col. Cree
and spoke for thirty minutes il
behalf 'of the oxder. Gov. North
rsott is good, forcible speaker,
easy 40 follow and consequently
holds his audience from :introduc
4 tion 10 the clcsing word He has
la fne flow cf language coupled
3witL a brilliant imagination. A;
l,tims he is tr1ly eloquent. In ad.
idition to all the rest he excels al
La story teller Above all he love.
1.-THE order of which he ie the head
land which he has been instrument
l:tal in building up and believes
sthat its growth has only just be.
;guE. The Noodmen of this state
l.can well congratulate themselves
Ton the showing they made and es.
I.pecially on she favorable impress
sion made;ky the governor, their
] heaG counsel. 1t is impossible
ITO report such an address in the
3spae.s available in such a paper as
1.-THE Daily 'Chautauquan- any at.
1temld to do 90 would be as fruit
|Aess as trying to convey a perfect
Impression of a fine picture by ex-
hi biting a small section Of the
leanvass. Itneeds the whole speech
Just as 1t needs the whole canvas.
We will therefore confne our
selses to few salient points. In
speaking of the strength Of the
order he said it stood on the same
foundation that our government
rested on, namely, the right Of in
dividual representation. It is a
democratic order. Each camp
elects it's delegates to the county
council, where state delegates are
selected which in turn selects del
egates to the Supreme Council
which is the real head, the sup
rene Legislative body Of the order.
This principle of doing business
may account for the wonderful
growth of the order ; 100000 Of
the flower of American citizens,
scattered from the Atlantic to the