Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

success Of the plan OF consolidation OF
camps which has been agitated to a consld-
erabl extent among the members of the
order, not only in Omaha, but all over the
sovereign Jurisdiction. Both Omaha and
Seymour camps before the consolidation
had a large membership, but few attend
ants at the regular meetings, and it was
practically impossible to maintain a degree
team equipped and drilled as It should be.
The consolidation brought together the
workers in both camps and It was but a
short time before the combined team car
ried off the highest honors in the order and
was taken to the sovereign camp to show
what the initiatory work should be in the
opinion of the sovereign officers.
All eyes In the ranks of the Modern
Woodmen Of America are turned toward
Indianapolis and the meeting of the head
camp OF the order there. June 1S. promises
to attract greater interest than any head
camp meeting since the order came into
being.
As II appears 10 the average Nebraska
member of the order, the plan of the COM
mittee appointed to consider the matter Of
a readjustment OF rates is dead and will
be formally buried by an overwhelming
majority as soon as the camp can get
around to II. But this is far from ending
the agitation in favor of readJustment
and II is freely predicted that the head
camp at this session will take some action.
Western delegates are in favor of the
present general plan and to maintain II will
be ready to increase all rates approximately
Is per cent. This is expected TO put the
order on a satisfactory basis for many
years and still keep the rate below that
OF the majority OF the fraternal Insurance
orders.
The contest for head consul has narrowed
down to A. r. Talbot of Nebraska and
]. @. Johnson OF Kansas. Illinois, which
has eighty-nine delegates in the camp, has
endorsed ]. w. White for the position, but
Mr.. White is not a candidate and has all
along been in favor OF Mr.. Talbot, so Il
is confidently predicted that when the
time comes the ~eighty-niue votes will go
to the Nebraska man. Missouri is debat-
able ground. The leaders are for Talbo
and may land him. although friends OF
the Kansas man claim at least some OF
the votes. Kansas and Nebraska have line
up behind their favorite sons, as was TO
be expected. The east is credited almost
unanimously to Talbot, while the southwest
Is DtiioNeu 10 De more IdNOTdDle 70 Johnson
The Nebraska delegates 10 the head camp
will take with them the foresters Of Omaha
camp No. i2o. This team of foresters will
enter every company contest and com
petitive drill that may be oTen 10 teams
OF its class.
The encampment of foresters is expected
to make the meeting OF the head camp
unique. for the members OF the various
teams will be encamped as soldiers and
military regulations will prevail In camp.
Indications are that 1000 foresters will
be present. This is the second year that
the encampment idea has been undertaken
At Minneapolis. at the last meeting OF the
head camp. there were about 5000 forest
ers present.
The attendance from Nebraska depends
much upon the railroad rates offered. The
Eastern Passenger association has made Z
rate 10 the Western Passenger associa.
ton OF S from Chicago to indianapolis
and Il Is believed that this rate will be