The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-02-26

Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. We
were not surprised, but we certainly were gratihed
to find such able and representative lot of men.
The camp numbered about &c., and they were
gathered from the ranks of judges, legislators,
LAWYERS doctors, business men and workmen of all
kinds. One of the central figures Judge Gil
iespie of Burlington, shall forget him, |
his glowing eloquence his sterling fighting quail
ties and his kindly friendliness.
AS is usual with such conventions the election of
officers occupied the attention of many, but it is to
the credit of the Woodmen that they did not allow
this to interfere with the real work of the camp,
which the passing of recommendations to bel
adopted or rejected by the Sovereign camp which
meets in Columbus, Ohio, in May
The, editor, as a candidate for office, had his
hands full and through the efforts of his friends the
candidacy was successful. Mr.. John T. Carey and
Mr.. w. r. kirkup the other delegates from
Denison, and we wish to say that no one ever had
more cordial support than given the editor by
his associates from Denison The Woodmen of
Milwaukee gave us royal entertainment, extending
every possible courtesy. On the evening of the
last day of the session, the visitors invited to
an amateur Theatrical which was so good that had
it not been labelled amateur we should not have
known it from first class professional troupe
The mayor of the city welcomed the visitors and
as added mark of honor, the front of the magni-
hcent city hall bazed out with electric letters ssW.
O.W." After the theatre we enjoyed some Milwau-
kee hops, not in the shape of a beverage, but in
charming social dance, at which all the visitors
were made to feel at home and were introduced to
many handsome and delightful ladies who would
surely have made Milwaukee famous, if that field
had not already been occupied. Taken altogether
it was a most profitable and pleasurabe gathering
and showed that the Woodmen of the World are
bound to have long and prosperous existence as
an order, for in few places could more thoroughly
earnest and intelligent body of men have been
gathered together.
The next day we shifted the scenes via the C. M
& St. P. Ry. to Iowa and Forest City and found
ourselves in the midst of the editors of the western
part of the state The editorial association has
been in existence for number of years and each
year finds it growing stronger and powerful
in its influence We have but one suggestion to
make and that is that there should be two associa-
tons instead of one, republican and a demo-
cratic organization. We say this not because we
cannot associate with our democratic friends with
pleasure ana prOnt out because the newspaper
business is pervaded with politics that 1t is al
! most impossible to discuss the one without dis
cussing the other. We have long advocated this
plan and hope sometime to see it adopted by the
republican editors of Iowa. This does not prevent
us from taking active interest in the association
as now formed and will not prevent us from do
ing all in power to make democrats, indepen-
dents and republicans welcome when the association
meets in Denison next summer.