Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-23
Some Matters the Woodmen Will De-
eide.

The head camp Of the Modern
Woodmen of America which meets in
St. Paul the week OF June 10th has
much work of Importance to perform.
Because Of the early adjournment
"Wednesday to enable the delegates to
take trolley ride to Miuneapol 5, and
the adjournment on Thursday. the
day Of the parade, and the drill con-
tests al the state fair grounds. it is
expected the session will continue all
the week, even including Saturday
afternoon.
The following are some of the mat
tiers Of Importance to be considered:
The stonecutters, moulders. finish
ers, sawyers plasterers. circus riders
and performers and certain employees
in potteries shall be added to the pro-
hibited list and not allowed to become
members because of the hazardous
character Of their calling
The federal plan is recommended
for adoption by the law committee.
At present there Is one delegate to
state convention for each 1000 mem
bers, aud one delegate at large for
each state. 1t is proposed as in con-
gresS that there shall be one delegate
at large from each state aud $50 dele
gates to be apportioned among the
states according to their membership.
In addition the head officers will sit as
delegates. At the national conyen.
ton it is proposed that states having
10000 or more mem bers shall he en-
titled to one delegate for each 500
members in the state camp. States
having more than 900 local camps.
but less than 10 600 mem bers, shall
be entitled to one delegate for each
250 members in the state camp. and
to one delegate from each local camp
in the state camp. 1t is also recon-
mended that delegates to the county
conventions shall be elected by the
local camps at the first meeting in
February preceding the biennial ma
to meet in county convention the first
Wednesday IL april following, elect
delegates to the state camps which
shall convene the first Wednesday in
May. Following this the national
convention or head camp shall con-
vene the third Tuesday in June, and
not the first. as at present. Another
recommendation is that Memorial Day
which is now the third Sunday In
June each year, shall thereafter be
the first Sunday inJune after the first
, Tuesday.
a recommendation which will be
certain to provoke much discussion
is the change in the law denying 10
local camps the right to provide sick
benefits for their memb ers. The rea-
son tor this is the objection to sick
benefits by sovera, of the insurance
commissioners Of states in which the
society is now doing business. Be-
! fore the insurance commissioner Of
New York, for instance, would give
license to the Woodmen to do business
in that state the management of the
society was compelled to waive this
provision. This recommendation, if
it prevails, will not prevent members
of camps from forming independent
organizations to provide sick benefits.
The Modern Woodmen now have a
large number of members in the ex-
cluded cities of Chicago and St. LOUIS
and these will make a strong light for
admission. The law committee will
recommend that if the cities are adj
mitted that plan for a rigorous ex-
animation of applications for member
ship shall be adopted and strict sys-
tenn Of inspection shall he introduced.
PARTIES desiring awnings OF any
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