The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20

WOODMEN CAMPS
HONOR THEIR DEAD
Local Lodges Hold Memorial
Services at ST. Paui's Epis-
eopai Church

Memorial services We're held yesterday
afternoon in ST. Paul'S Episcopal church,
Ninth and Olive streets. for the fourteen
members of the local lodges of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America who died during
the past, twelve months.
The degree teams or Foresters as they
are known In lodge parlance, gathered
at Rice park at 2:S0. and accompanied by
a large number of members of the order.
marched to the church. Upon arrival
there the uniformed teams formed in
double column to the center of Ninth
street and opening ranks allowed the
lodge members to pass through and into
the church, the uniformed men directly
before the door forming an arch with
their drill axes.
The crowded room presented an ap-
pearance altogether befitting the occa-
sion. The solemn singing of the psalms
and prayers were appropriate preludes to
the addresses by DR.. Z. +. Geer, for the
Woodnen, and DR.. John Wright pastor of
st. Paul's. for the church.
Il cannot bring myself to say word
Wright land cannot understand the
protest against such organizations that
come from churches. 1t is my belief
that the fraternaI organizations are a
great assistance to the churches. bringing
to their members a clearer realization of
the Christian spirit and constantly dem
of a display of brotherly love. The fra
ternal societies are bidding for mentor
the young men-and are bidding against
saloons. the gambling houses and the
concert halls. and should rightly be con-
Sidered the allies of the church in saw
ing our young men from temptation.
Young men who become members of fra
ternal organizations from conviction and
from a belief In the -tenetS of their socie-
ties must of necessity make better citi-
zens, and the Improvement will be no
ticed from year to year.
ADVICE for Young Men
at has always been my. practice to ad-
wise young men to enter the fraternal so
cletieS, and during long life | have yet
to encounter one instance where my ad-
vice. was taken that, the course was not
justified.
"Fraternal societies such as you have
are power for good, If the purposes are
good, and a power for evil if used wrong
fully, and therefore it behooVes the mem
bfrs- of the Woodmen to carefully con-
slider their course in all matters pertain
ing 40 the order. I would advise that in
soliciting members 1T would be well to
lay before the prospective members of the
order the fundamental tenets without
specializing the facts that sick benefits
are allowed and insurance given in case
OF DEATH Once YOU secure members with
such arguments you get good members
members Who will make good officers and
earnestly endeavor to improve the so
eietE and make it worthy of it's probable
greatly increased member ship, for such
recruits will not lapse
The fraternity, the Improvement pos
sible from the surroundings, the funda-
mental teachings of the order should be.
put to the foreground and urged upon
the attention of those solicited, and you
will gather in as members a set of men
who live UP 10 the highest principles of
the Organization,
MANY societfas Of noble purpose and
OF great tsfne1nbership have passed away;
brotherhoeds of promise and high aims
are forgotten except by the historian and
the student; but If the high and noble
purposes of the Woodmen are kept before
the people and the members are urged to
live up to the ideals there is no reason
why it should not increase in member
ship and glory"
DIR. Gear paid high tribute to four
teen departed members, saying among
"a year ago, upon an occasion similar
to the one that brings us together to-
day, the fourteen members of the Mod
ern Nv Woodmens of America. whose deaths
we are mourning, were likely present
They have passed to the beyond, which
recalls to US the fact that it is likely
there wiHEbe likewise many of those here
present missing. The uncertainty of life
the lessons that are inculcated, the ben
ef1ts of many kinds that accrue. should
during the next year the order shall in
crease notably in membership, bringing
others to realization of their duty to
tnen families, their kind and themselves.
nS LIST OF fne LEAD
DR.. Geer read the list of those who died
during the year, as follows:
George F. Flanagan, died July Is. 1903:
L. j. Hart, died-Oct. 20, 1903 John Pc
teTson; died Feb, 20, 1904; Patrick McDon-
nell, died Aug. 3, 1903; Nels Anderson.
died Dec. II, 1908; Herman T. Mehl died
June e 1904; Frank -Konchal died Aug.
19. 1908; George A. Golf, died Jan %.
1904; Nicholas Ruelth, died Jan 81, 1904:
John G. Rowells. died June 6. 1904; s. G.
Andrist died Dec. 9, 1903; C. L. Moffat.
died Aug 20, 1903; L. Minton, died March
10. 1904; John Hammerlund, died April
E. ]. Crawford was chairman of the
committee on arrangements, and Peter
Madison, chief marshall the committees
being:
Committee on Decorations-Wflliam
Blinkhorn, G. E. Zu1nwinkle; chief mar
shal. Peter. Madison, North Star camp.
Ushers-A. J. Lindstrom, New CAPITOL
camp; c: H. Bronson, Unity camp; j, p.
RR!Tomsehroeder,. Forest camp; D. E.
OCennell. st. Anthony Hill camp: Cor
don l. Reilly. district deputy.
Colectors-William Blinkhorn, Charles
Nyquist. r. M. Rogers, G. E. Zunawinkfe,
A. II. Hooper, S. N. Gross