Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-12
oTTuMWANs ATTEND.
Are Present at Biennial State Camp
of Royal Neiahbors.

VI SN w ftNS ~ t6NSs
Are Present at Biennial State Camp
of Royal Neiehbors.
(From Wednesdays Daily.l
With fully 200 delegates in attend
ance, among whom are Mrs. e. l..
Meredith and Mrs. j. w. Ninemier
of Ottumwa, the second biennial con-
vention of the state camp of Royal
Neighbors is being held in De5
Moines. The opening Session was
called to order by Mrs. William M.
Gray OF Eagle Grove. Concerning the
convention the Capital says: The
convention was held in the Yeoman
hall, where streamers of purple and
white, the lodge colors, were suspend
ed in graceful folds from the ceilina
and draped about the chandeliers, and
the new hall, just recently finished,
was doubly attractive in it's decora--
lions. The women all wore the badge
of their order and many of them were
adorned with simple roseates compos-
ed of the rose and white. The con-
vention was a success in every partic-
ular
DR.. Cora Wittick, of this city, super
vising supreme deputy of Iowa and
Nebraska, delivered the address OF
welcome in behalf of Elizabeth Smith
camp, the hostesses and the other
camps of the city. The response was
given by DR.. Susan McSnyder of
Council Bluffs, supreme physician.
Both the addresses were received with
enthusiasm
In delivering her address of well
come DR.. Witch took occasion to adj
monish the delegates in their choice
of representatives to the meeting of
the supreme camp and recommended
that this state camp instruct their del
egates to vote for two new measures
which will come up before the SUI
preme camp. One, the admission of
all women to their order regardless of
their relations to the Modern Wood
men, and the other the throwing open
OF the meetings of the state and SUI
preme camps to the public. DR.. Su-
san Snyder also endorsed these two
movements. DR.. Witch also pointed
out lnat the movement among the
Modern Woodmen of America to in
crease their assessments might result
in that organization losing large
number of members. If so, then the
lodge of the Royal Neighbors, whose
members must be related to the mem.
bers of the M. w. A, would suffer
very seriously. Hence if they had the
rule of admitting women regardless OF
their connections with the NJ w. A
they would not suffer from any move
| the vi. w. A. might make.
/ mr. Witch in bpr ad6rocc Of vyo1
come said in part: 1--WE are certainl,
! highly pleased to have the meeting o
the state camp with us this yearsin De.
Moines. On behalf of the Elizabeth
Smith camp and the other camps o
the city | extend to you most heart.
| welcome. Because of the rush of tn,
| day we will not have time for trolle,
rides or sight seeing about the city
but we are going to entertain you al
best we can at this MONDAY luncheon
and then tonight we give publ,
meeting which will be an occasion O
social enjoyment. Six years ago w,
began our organization with but few
members. Now We have membership
4 of $4,000, and of this number, 400
are in Iowa Yet the men Say the won
en- can't accomplish anything However
if they should go over our work an,
see what we have accomplished the,
would have to concede that we can d.
a few things. While am not here t,
talk for woman's suffrage. l do believ
if we had chance we could right som
of the wrongs which now exist"
| In her response DR.. Susan MEG.
Snyder of Council Bluffs said in part
Il am glad to respond to such a wei
come. We feel twice blest in coming
to D-- Moines. 1t has often been call
ed the Hartford of the west and it.
numerous fraternal beneficiary socie
ties have helped to make it so. W.
knew we would receive royal wei
come for we were thus received whel
We were here before. 1t is but a few
years since we organized in Council
Bluffs, but our record is one of which
! we are proud" DR.. Snyder recon
mended that steps be taken TOWARD
the provision Of reserve beneficiar.
fund which would be of great benefi
to the lodge as it grew older.