The daily sentinel., 1905-09-27
A GREAT ADDRESS
BY Mr.. BOAK

auspices OF the Book Clin Camp No
! ~. Woodmen of the World. in honor
OF the Hon. l. /. Boak, head consu
I OF the Pacific Jurisdiction of tho
Woodmen of the World, proved a
most enjoyable occasion and. a most
enthusiastic gathering of Woodmeu
and their friends who had assem-.
I bled 10 welcome Mr. Boak.
The audience was not as large as
expected but the somewhat light at
] tendance is easily accounted for
when the many attractions and enter
tainments of various kinds that have
iillel up both the days and nights OF
the past two weeks in Grand June
{ ton, are considered. However, the
audience was OF good size there be-
ing about four hundred ladies and
gentlemen present, and surely not a
man or woman present failed to de-
rive both benefit and pleasure from
the meeting.
The Boyer orchestra had been en-
gagged for the evening and opened the
program with one or two splendid Sc
lections.
Head Consul Boak and his party
appeared on the stage shortly after
eight O'Clock and they were heartily
applauded.
Henry r. Rhone presided over the
meeting. On the stage besides the
head consul and the chairman were
Neighbors C. b. Rich, Walter Merrill.
j. II. Ramey, Capt. J. NJ. Kennedy, the
organizer and the members of the
Methodist quartette and Senator De
Long.
Lead by the quartette the audience
arose and sang the national air,
"America."
Chairman Rhone in his opening re-
marks stated that the meeting mark
ed the firing of the first gun in the
great personal campaign to be start
ed for the purpose of swelling the
membership of the Pacific jurisdic-
ton to 100000 by January 1st. Every
neighbor was called upon to aid in
this work and every neighbor should
respond readily and cheerfully to the
call. Mr.. Rhone spoke in general
manner upon the scandels being
brought 10 light in the old line in
surance circles, the result of supreme
power being placed in the hands of
one man at the head of the company
Such could never be the case with
the affairs Of the Woodmen as no one
man could gain supreme power in
this organization. After a short and
interesting address Mr.. Rhoue intro
duced Sen. Horace II. DeLong.
Senator DeLong stated that the
lodge felt an unusual amount of pride
in having an opportunity to do honor
to the head consul. and spoke in the
highest terms OF Mr.. Boak, his faith
.fulness of the Woodman cause and his
honorable career as a high official
of the lodge. Taking up the theme of
fraternalism Senator DeLong brought
out many beautiful thoughts. His
short address, was most entertaining
and was delivered in the happy, elo-
quent style characteristic of the
speaker. His remarks were roundly
applauded.
Chairman Rhone, after a selection
by the orchestra, introduced the dis
tinguished visitor and the speaker of
the evening, Mr.. Boak.
In opening his address Mr.. Boak
stated that he was entertained on
Monday evening at a smoker by the
500 members of the Woodman camp
in Leadville and that the smoker
and the high altitude had not been
very beneficial to him and consequent
~ he was not feeling as well as he
should like TO fell on an occasion
like that OF last night.
The speaker stated that he was
glad to be in Grand Junction as the
successor OF the late and dearly be
loved Falkenberg. No man, he sald,
could appreciate the honor of being
FaIkenberg's successor any more than
he. In his opinion Falkenberg was
bv far the greatest fraternallst the
country has ever known and no man
could ever wholly take his place.
However he hoped to at least prove
worthy of the honor bestowed upon
nnnE Gin
camD for their earnest and hearty
sunport during the convention of the
Head Camp at Los Angeles at which
time he was elected head consul. lie
hoped to show his appreciation OF the
friendship of the local camp IN a
more substantial way
Mr.. Boak stated that the meet
ing last night was held under the
auspices of the third largest ira
fernal organization in the United
states. although the Woodmen OF the
world organization was only nlteeu
vears old. but during that fifteen
Years more fraternal history had been
made than in any period or iour
times that length, in the history OF
the country. The membership OF me
Woodmen of the World lodge louay
is 800, 900 and he said. in the nine
states that IOfm lht AN 80
diction there are today $1,000 mem
life ambition of the late Falkenbers
hers in good standing. II was me
mat the membership of the Pacihei
jurisdiction would reach 100000 ana
{ mat there be a reserve fund OF Sl'-
/ 400 900. "The minion dollars we
already have and the 100000 mem
hers we will have within a short
time" declared Mr.. Boak. He SAID
that no man regretted more than MN
self that Mr.. Falkenberk did not I'VE
10 see his hopes realized.
He paid high and DeautliuI III ~.
ME 10 Falkenberg, speaking OF MS
marvellous devotion TO the work
He said that he had just started on
an eleven weeks tour, visiting cam mPs
of the Pacific jurisdiction, dong ms mhls
mart toward swelling the membership
rolls to 100000 before January ISL.
Mr.. Boak then took up the recent rscell
Investigations made in the actions
of the high officials of the ola ilhe ii
Insurance companies and placed the
facts before his audience in mos
convincing manner. In the llsn' Ui ,i
these startling Investigations the 9iu
line companies could no longer de-
nouuce fraternal insurance as UNSAFE
and crv that the old line companies
I oil limo eOTnnHnltS