The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-05-27
NJ, W, 4, PICNI(; ASSN
The Modern Woodmen Of Gates Co.
Organize and Adopt Bylaws
at Bruce.


ganize what is to be known as the M.
w. A. Picnic Association of Gates
County. Delegates were present from
Hawkins, Ladysmith, Bruce and Apol-
lonia. This city was represented by T.
C. Kendall, F. L. Dean and John
Moore.
Officers elected were:
President Henry E. Charrey.
Secretary-F. L. Dean.
Treasurer Cook.
The following bylaws were adopted:
Sec.I. There shall be a Board Of
Directors composed of one member from
each camp of 25 members or less and
one director for every additional Is
members or major fraction thereof.
A majority Of all the members shall be
required to constitute a quorum.
Sec. II. The Board shall be clothed
with full power and authority to act
and pass upon all questions Or matters
in, or orpertaining to the object for which
this association is formed The board
shall elect from it's members at it's first
meeting, and annually thereafter, a
President, Secretary and Treasurer who
shall hold their office for one year un-
less discharged for cause.
Sec III. Any member of said Board
may be discharged from said Board upon
a two-thirds vote of all members Of
said Board voting to discharge said
member Said member having been
given ten days notice in writing, set
ting forth the charge or charges pre-
ferred against him and fixing the time
and place of hearing: said accused
having the right to be heard in person
or by agent or attorney.
Sec ". There shall be held annually
picnic of said association, the place
of holding the same to be designated
by majority vote Of all members pres
ent.
Sec. V. The camp giving the annual
picnic shall pay all expenses and take
all receipts and surpluses and there
shall be no tax upon the general mem
bership. No camp shall be allowed the
picnic second time until all camps
wishing the picnic held near their
places shall have chance to get it.
Sec. VI. That all local camps be
asked for voluntary contribution to be
known and used as a reserve fund for
the purpose Of defraying all necessary
expenses of the picnic association be-
fore the day of the picnic and said fund
shall be passed on from year to year by
camps holding annual picnics.
Sec. VII. The treasurer shall give a
bond in the amount af $3.50 and receive
a salary of $500 per year. The exec
utive committee shall consist of the Of
ficers of the association.
Sec. VIII. No privil eyes shall be
granted by any Board or committee of
said association for the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors and no Intoxicating liquors
shall be sold or given away at any
picnic grounds of said association.
Sec. TX. A copy Of this Article of
Agreement shall be presented to every
camp in said county and they shall be
asked to become a member thereof.
Seek. That vote of each camp be
taken at it's first meeting in May, 1905,
and if adopted by said vote of said
camp, that at the same meeting Of said
camp, it elect it's members to said Board
of Directors, as pro rate heretofore
set forth, and report the same to the
Secretary of said Association.
Sec. XI. The first meeting of said
Board of Directors shall be held at
Bruce, Gates county, Wisconsin on the
25th day of May 1905 at one o'clock p.
m. of said day, at which time and place
they shall complete the formation of
said association, by the election of
officers, and make all arrangements for
the first annual picnic Of said associ-
alton.
Sec. XII. This constitution may be
cndnGoQ, nlOOlIEou OF dHl0nOoQ ny q
majority vote of the Directors present
at any annual meeting after being
ratified by a majority vote of all camps
belonging to said association.
The officers were instructed to send
copy of the bylaws to all the camps
in the county.
The executive committee was in
structed to call meeting of the asso-
citation during the month of May each
year.
The chair was instructed to appoint
committee of three to act with tn e
camp holding annual picnics in making
arrangements.
Moved and carried that the first
picnic be held at Bruce July 4, 1905
Adjourned subject to call of the ex-
ecutive committee.
Sa tisfaction every time, is the motto
at Lees. You are the ones to be
pleased We know that the only way