The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-31
WOODMEN MEET HERE
Kansas Log Rolling AssOcia-
ton Selects Wichita.
DATE Is SEPTEMBER 5
Officers Elected Band Contest
and Competition Drills.

The next meeting Of the Kansas Log
Boiling association, Woodmen of the
World, with its bands, pretty drills and
numerous features, comes to Wichita
J. W. Kaiser of Fort Scott, president Of
the Kansas Log-Rolling association, and
head council Of Division A, Woodmen OF
the World, was in the city yesterday to
Complete the preliminary arrangements
for one Of the largest log rollings ever
held in the state. The boys may as well
begin to grind their axes, for there will
De hot time in the camp on the night
Of September s, the time set for the log
POLLING.
Mr.. Kaiser, in connection with Mr..
Charles II. Weik and other enthusiastic
local Woodmen, met yesterday afternoon
and selected the following officers for
the log rolling:
President-J. w. Kaiser, Fort Scott
First Vice President-C. w. Goodlander,
Jr, Mayor of Fort Scott
Second Vice President-J. B. Atchison,
lola.
Third Vice PRESIDENT. T. Mattern,
Topella.
Fourth Vice Presidential c. Little,
EmDoria-
Fifth Vice Presidential Sinclair, FL
dorado
Sixth Vive President-Henry Bogardus,
Eureka
Seventh Vice President-Logan Thomp-
son, Wellington.
Eighth Vice President-W. o. Boston,
Winfield.
Ninth Vice President-B. R. Smith, Cot
feyville
Tenth Vice Professionalism Fontan,
Hutchinson
Eleventh Vice President-Wnuam NJ.
Henry, Oklahoma City.
Secretary-E. / Spencer, Wichita
Treasurer-Robert Coats, Wichita.
Chairman Board Of AIanagers-C. H.
Weik. Wichita.
Assistant Managers-Cash Henderson,
William Beatty. Whitney Tucker. Phil
Bryan, p. A. Ahern, DR.. o. J. Taylor.
Corductor-H. Franck, Wichita.
The great men of WooGcraft will be
here to make addresses, and there viii
be band contest and competition drills
together with all the other features and
amusements that usually characterizes
Woodmen log rolling. The meeting was
held at Fort Scott last year, and it so
far exceeded the expectations in the way
Of attendance and interest that prepa-
rations will be made for a greater crowd
in Wichita Mr.. Kaiser said Wichita
Nv h.
Scott last year. That city had preDared
Tor 2,000 people at the log rolling, and
by o'clock in the afternoon the crowd
was estimated at 10000. The restaurants
and hotels were swamped and could not
feed third of the people. He said that
Wichita should prepare for a crowd Of
$4,000 people. The sovereign officers who
viii be here are:
Sovereign commander, Joseph Cullen
Root. Omaha, Neb.; author and founder
Woodcraft. Sovereign adviser f A
Faulkenburg, Denver Col. head consul
John T. Yates, Omaha, Neb
Sovereign banker, Morris Sheppard,
Texarkana, Texas. Sovereign escort,
II. F. Simrall, Jr., Vicksburg, Miss. Sow
ereign Waterman, B. W Jewell, Man
Bradshaw. little Rock, Ark Sovereign |
physicians, A D. Cloyd, NJ. D., Omaha,
Neb.; Ira w Porter, NJ. D.. Omaha. Neb. !
Sovereign managers, A. c. Fine, chair !
man, Norfolk, Va; Hon. Buren, r. Sher- /
man, Ninton, Ia; ex-governor state Of
Iowa; Hon. C. *. Erwin, Chippewa Falls, /
Wis. ex-senator state Of Wisconsin: c. |
c. Farmer. Mt Carroll, Ill; PhiIo Trues- /
dell, Port Huron, Mich
Representatives from each camp in .
Kansas, oklahoma and Indian territory
are expected al the meeting, and a great /
many from Missouri. One Of the great /
features Of the les rollings IS the band /
contest. Last year there We're eleven
bands at Fort Scott. and many more are
expected to foe here. There VIII be
prize of $3.50 for the best band. Among
other prizes viii be 500 fer the best de-
gree team, Size for the best military driH,
S1o0 for the lodge outside of Wichita
having the greatest number in the par
AIDE. a SEQ banner to the best uniformed
lodge. The prizes viii draw out strong
competition and bring the best bands
and lodges III the state to this log rolling.
The committee VIII raise $1,000 for prizes
alone.
Mr.. Kaiser says that the railroads. ap-
preciating the fact that the state log roll
lings draw immensely well, will give ex-
cellent rates to the meeting here. He
says he has been assured of a s. rate
for the round trip from Fort Scott. and
that other rates viii be made accord
ingly
The local VVooSn,er and AZ t~ers,- ;r
vestigated the facilities Tor meeting
places yesterday afternoon. They de-
cidrd that they would have 60 secure the
Auditorium and Crawford Grand opera
house. as there Will be different meetings
at the same time. one room
would not hold all Of the Representatives.
II is understood that the opera house
and Auditorium were engaged for the
meetings.