The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-12

says: '@The future of our society will be
exactly what our membership shall make
1T. Our boast is that we have repre-
sentative form of government ana the
viii Of the majority of the membership
controls its destiny. The question as to
whether the St. Paul head camp should
vote of the Jurisdiction, which resulted
In about eco in the negative and 1000
In the affirmative. The Neighbors have
spoken; there remains nothing for this
head camp to do but abide by the will
OF the majority as so expressed
The head consul reports that in the
twelve states which were admitted to the
jurisdiction at the June, 1899, head camp,
and 746 camps Oklahoma Territory leads
the new states. The head consul recon-
mends the admission of Kentucky, Vir-
g1n1a and Utah by this head camp
The head coNssul reviews the increase in
the business Of the society and Of his
Office, giving an ttenized statement Of
the expenses thereof since the last head
camp. He also reviews the work Of the
executive council, board of directors head
clerk, head banker board of auditors,
STATE lecturers, official paper, legal de-
partment, drill manual committee and
head physicians. In connection with the
latter subject, concerning the medical de-
partment, he recommends that in addi-
ton to a head physician for each state
as now, that the head camp provide for
one supreme medical examiner, to be
located at the Rock Island headquarters,
to nave general supervisory control over
the entire system of the medical de-
partment and this would bring about
unification. harmony of action, and
thorough discrimination.
The head consul makes an exhaustive
review of the field work accomplished by
deputy head -conSulS or organizers. There
are 81 state deputies, 1872 district deputies
and l273 assistant deputies. An itemized
statement of the cost Of securing new
business is given and compared with
other societies. The record is shown to
prove the fact that for the past SIX years
q little over so per cent Of the Increase
IN membership has been secured by the
deputies. They have organized in the
past six years 6,774 new camps There
are 2,0l1 camps in the Jurisdiction now
regularly employing deputies. The ,depu-
ties secured the following number of new
members In the year 1885, GS 458; in 19O0l
81, S92; in the first three months of 1901,
q SIT. y.
Upon the subject of the Foresters' en-
campment at St. Paul the head consul
says that this feature viii evidence to
the head camp. delegates and the neigh
bors at large the great benefit of our
system of Forester teams and the adj
vantages gained for the society. Director
j. n. Reece has been designated to have
command of this encampment and the
energy and ability which he has brought
into it's management deserves great
credit
The head consul highly compliments
the Royal Neighbors of America and
says InaI II now RANKS as one of the
greatest fraternities in the United State
and has the largest membership of any
fraternal beneficiary society for women.
Upon the subject of the ritual the head
consul has prepared revision to be SUBJ
United to this head camp, containing
some slight changes in the rttualistic
work.
During the past term 100 appeals for aid
were Issued which brought in $50. 81 ~.
These appeals were for cases of neigh
; bors who have met with some injury, &C
c1dent or suffering with some disease