Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-16
5OOOWOODMENTO
ATTEND SESSION /
GREAT MEETING WILL OPEN
TUESDAY
DELEGATES EN- ROUTE TO CITY
Los Angeles Prepares to Receive the
Visiting Members of Pacific Jur-
isdiction in Gala Style-The
Program Complete
DELEGATES EN- ROUTE TO CITY

Fully 5000 Woodmen of the World
will visit Los Angeles during the next
ten days to attend the head camp ses-
sion of the Pacific jurisdiction of the
order.
Several hundred women, members of
the auxiliary organization known as
the Women of Woodcraft, will also
hold their meeting here.
Interest in the great fraternal gath
ering centers about the choice of a
new head consul, and it is predicted
that there will be a lively contest be-
fore the question is settled.
Elaborate preparations have been
made for the reception of the visiting
Woodmen and Women of Woodcraft,
and on Tuesday Los Angeles will wit
ness one of the greatest, If not the
greatest, fraternal parades in its his
tory.
Besides the 300 high officials of the
order who will participate in the pa
rade, there will be a thousand or more
visiting members of the uniform rank
to follow in the line of march.
Nine states form the Pacific jurisdic-
tion of the Woodmen of the World.
They are California, Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho, Wyoming. Nevada, Mon
tana, Colorado and Utah. General
headquarters are in Denver, Colo.
First of Delegates
The first of the delegates to the head
camp session will arrive from Utah
Monday, over the new Salt Lake road.
Their train will be the first through
passenger over the Clark line.
Fremont camp 466 of Los Angeles has
arranged to look after the reception of
the delegates. special train, with
a number of the members of this
camp, will go to Riverside Monday
to escort the Utah delegates to Los
Angeles.
Much important work is to come be-
fore the session of the head camp, it
is said including the election of new
officers. The main contest, of course,
is for head consul, and there are now
three candidates in the field. They
are the present head consul, John H.
Foley of Los Angeles; the present
head clerk, l. /. Boak of Denver, and
Adolphus B. Keith. editor of the Butte
(Mont.) Miner"
The present officers of the Pacific
jurisdiction are: John II. Foley, head
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visor; l. |. Boak, head clerk; C. V.
Cooper. head banker; Frank p. Bert
schy. head auditor; N. o. Baldwin,
head escort; DR.. G. E. M. LouX, head
watchman; A. Mcclellan, head sentry;
A. d. Stillman, w. c. Hawley, j. c.
Latshaw, A. A. Koepfi, c. V. Benson,
T. A. Hughes, C. M. Campbell and ID.
Oliver jr., head managers.
Committees at Work
The various hold-oVer committees are
now in the city preparing reports and
recommendation to be submitted to
the head session. which will convene
promptly at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing in Elks hall. The Women of
Woodcraft will meet at the same time
in Mammoth hall. 519 South Broadway.
The committee having in charge the
entertainment of the visiting woodmen
have outlined the following program:
Tuesday, April 18-After parade, re-
ception at chamber of commerce, .
Wednesday, April 19-Trolley ride to
Playa del Rey and dance in the pa
Vilion.
Thursday, April 20, competitive drill
at Temple auditorium, in which the
uniform rank Of the Woodmen and the
circle guards of the Women OF Wood
craft will participate.
Friday April 2l (evenins), Belasco