The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-15
Organizer Geo. K. Rogers Recites
Reasons Why Spirit Of Fra.
ternity Prevails.
IS WORKING ON REGATTA
VIII Bring Queens Of the Largest
Carnivals and Uniformed
Regiments Here.

astoria Camp woodmen Of the World
ls enjoying remarkable growth. The
meetings Of the camp are largely attend
ed. hearty good fellowship prevails and
large numbers of applications are pre-
ssnted at each session. MIR. George X.
Rogers, who IL In the city In the inter-
ests OF the Camp, modestiy disclaims
any credit for this condition. He states
that 1t is a natural condition Of the
Woodmen OF the World. In speaking
10 a representative OF The Historian on
on this subject recently he said;
II verify believe there Is something
about our order which hypnotizes men,
for our boys are universally the mos.
enthusiastic lodge men that l ever met
The splendid condition and progress OF
our own camp In this city IL an exam
pie, True. | have been here several
days, but have done little personally,
In fact have taken but one applica-
tion for membership, and every meet
Ing night Of the camp whole bunch of
petitions for fellowship are handed in.
My stay here has been largely In con-
nectlon with the arrangement for the
regiment OF the uniformed rank OF our
order which viii be here during regatta
week. The splendid condition and pro-
grcss of our camp In Astoria is but an
example OF the condition OF the Wood
men OF the World everywhere. Just
think Of IL, we are only thirteen years
old and yet we are the largest An,eri
can reserve collecting benefit society.
our membership Of $4,000 Is nearly
four times larger than was the next
mos, successful order in the worlds his
tory at the same age. In each OF the
states OF Washington and Oregon we
ARE. by long odds. the largest fraternal
society.
NORTHWEST MEMBERSHIP.
| have been the deputy for the order
In these two states for the major part
Of the time durinG the last two and a
half years. In that time have no, per
sonaliy taken more than dozen appli-
cations for membership and vet tl00O
men In these two northwestern states
alone have Joined the order during that
period. No, no. II has not been my
work. but II has been done by our gem
eral membership. A membership
which liz imbued with the pure prlncl-
ples OF fraternity and which is enthu-
elastic in Its advocacy Of this peculiar
star in the grand galaxy of American
| fraternal orders.
II will admit that believe the plans
Of the woodmen OF the World have mad
much 10 do with this work. The fact
that the rates OF the Woodmen are
nearly twice as high as the death
loss demands and that the balance is
being carried to n reserve which Is now
approaehing the sS,ooo,ooO mark, has
been no small factor in the wonderfui
urogress Of the order. Time was when
1 ,ya a,erna,,sts were opposed to reserve
FEATURES IN society insurance. IT was
argued that new blood could always De
secured in sufficient numbers to keep
the death loss down. and consequently
No increase In number or rates OF assess
mant. would be necessary. That
theory has proven a fallacy' It takes
inst as much money for fraternal or
| der TO pay $1,000 as it does for life In
surance corporation and the inexoraa-
Bile laws Of mortality make no excep-
t,on in favor Of any particular instl-
tuition. The wisdom Of the Woodmen
az the World In adopting rate which
Is found necessary In institutions OF
twenty or thirty years of age and a
high death loss, now, when the order
| is Young and has very low death rate
| Is attested to by all conservative. think
Ing people.
! Then. too, our ritualistic service has
played no small part in contributing .
the marvellous growth of our order. IT.
entire work abounds with similes OF the
mountains and woods The forests
where Gods first temples and It y
there amid the sound of running brooks
the whispering Of the pines that the
scenes Of our sublime ritualistic serv'
ices are laid,
TEACHING OF NATURE.
The best impulses in mems minds anc
hearts are touched and quickened wher
brought face to face with nature anS
natures God, Here indeed i, any