Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-13

gone through at Kansas City, arose
to reply to the welcome that had been
given him. AS he moved toward the
front of the platform there was en-
thusiastic cheering. The major said
that callous would be the heart in
part the recipient of such dem
onstration without bsing over
whelmed. He protested against as
Stunning the credit for all the good
deeds that had been credited to him
by the speakers of the evening He
did not consider the city's welcome
as personal affair, but tribute of
the idea of fraternalism represented
in the order of Modern Woodmen
The major said that the greatest
pleasure and satisfaction to him was
that everything that was done at he
head camp was transacted with har-
mony. There were no fault finders.
That meant much for the society and
as a. sequence much for Rock ISL
and. He wanted it understood that
a great deal of the credit Tor the re-
moval of the head office here be-
longed to Head Consul Northcott and
Head Attorney johnson and the board
of directors, for without their sup
port the transfer of the headquarters
would have been an impossibility.
He predicted that i'll five years the
society would have membership of
one million, and instead of 30 clerks
employment would be given to 200.
He impressed upon Rock Island peo-
pie the fact they should remembe
that the balance of the jurisdiction
was entitled to equal consideration in
matters pertaining to the conduct of
the office, although it was located
here, and he hoped they would bear
this in mind. Maj. Halves bespoke
not only the sincere appreciation he
felt for the welcome, but also that of
Mrs. Halves, who had been at his side
throughout the convention Maj.
Halves said it was also source of
pride to him to know that on the same
platform with him was his venerable
father, Justice David Hawes, who
came to Rock Island in 1885.
Calls for ). q. johnson.
There were calls for j. q. johnson,
the head attorney of the order. lie
responded in his customary happy
manner He said a stranger was out
of place at such family gathering.
but nevertheless, he said he was
sort of brother-in-iaw to every one in
Rock Island. He said the marks of
esteem and confidence that Maj.
Halves had received ut Kansas City
should be enough satisfaction for any
man. He had been associated with
the major for 10 years, and the reason
for his success was that he regarded
his office not as private snap, but as
a public trust. He had conducted the
orders affairs rs honestly and con-
scientiously as he would expect a man
to run Il business of his own. The
Woodmen Jurisdiction knew his worth
and placed the stamp of their APPROX
al upon it at Kansas City, and he
trusted that as long as the ma Or's
health would allow that once in every
two years he would meet similar
welcome in his home town. The
Woodmen Office quartet, Messrs. {.
G.. Taylor, Art Burt, f. l.. Maloney
and ID. l.. Hartman, sang two selec-
tions in connection and Bleuer's band
furnished instrumental music with the
exercises. at the conclusion of which,
upon invitation of Maj Halves, the
people gathered about were given the
freedom of the building. which was
thrown open to them, Ma and Mrs.
Halves shaking hands with each one.
Bleuer's band took its place in the
main corridor and discourscd appro
pirate airs, and an hour or more thus
passed happily within the building.
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