Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-19
BANQUET TONIGHT
Gathering of Woodmen Around
Tables at Harper
House.
NEW MEMBERS WILL DINE
Class Admitted Last Night ana Mem
bers Who Secured Additions
To The Camps.

AT the Harper house this evening
will take place the Modern Woodmen
of America banquet. which was plan
ned by the promotion committee for
the new members and those who Sc.
cured additions to the society during
the campaign. The banquet takes
place at $50 O'Clock.
Program Of TOaSts.
An excellent program OF toasts has
been prepared. Maj. c. w. HAYES. head
clerk extending the welcome To the
new Class. Hon. A. r. Talbot. head
consul. and Hon. w. a. Northcott.
past head consul. will be among the
speakers. Following is the program:
Glass WelcOme-C. W. Halves, head
| clerk
Response-Hon. A. r. Talbot. head
| consul.
What Woodcraft Means to Rock ISL
and, a Welcome-Hon. George w. Nc
Caskrin. mayor.
The Past. Present and Future Of
! Woodcraft-HOn. w. A. Northcott. past
head consul.
The Work of Our Promotion Com
mittee-J F. Witter, chairman promo
ton committee
Is the Work to Continue-J w. De-
Hart, district deputy.
Why | Reduced the Size of the Glass
DR.. J. a Rutledge, head physician
for Illinois.
Woodcraft and Good Citizenship
John ID DeniSon Jr
Are Heavyweights and Banqueters
Good Risks?-Dr E. l.. Kerns. supreme
medical director.
Work in the Lodge Meeting-L. J.
Ryan.
Our Medical Board-Dr. b. E. Jones,
supreme medical director
The Clerks Troubles-John b. Cor
ken. clerk of camp No. 1850.
The Fraternal Side of WoOdcraft-
John Sullivan.
Surprise-Dan b. Horne, head
adviser.
How We Build Camps in Ohio-Dr.
+. a. Smith, supreme medical direc-
tor.
What Can be Done to Encourage and
Assist the Officers of Our Local Camps
&C. II. McKown.
How to Build Fraternal Headquart-
ers-C. J. Larkin, contractor
The Work i'll lllinois-W. II. Dwyer,
state deputy.
The Value of Printers mk-F. O..
VanGalder, editor The Modern Wood
man.
Aud Lang Syne-The congregation.
Admit 27= Candidates.
Out of a list of over 800 applicants
277 candidates presented themselves
for admission to the society last even
ing. The work was eXempiified by
local members of the organization
with the exception of l.. J. Ryan of
Hannibal, Mo, who acted as escort
Mr. Ryan is conceded to be the best
man in this position in the jurisdiction
and he came here for this purpose.
He is called upon almost every time
there is a large class for initiation.
He is expected to take part in the eX-
emplification of the work at the head
camp in Milwaukee in June. Four of
the candidates were selected to be put
through the work on this occasion for
the benefit of the class.
Record UnequnIed.
Rock Island now has a record un-
equaled in the jurisdiction of the so
ciety of the Modern WoOdmen of
America. Not only does this city hold |
the record for presenting the largest I
class ever adopted, but the work was
confined to territorial bounds more re
stricted than in the case of other large /
classes.
TEl hn al ~
Head Consul Talbot, class of 247
was adopted, but in this case the work
was done throughout the entire coun
ty and in a city with double the popu-
Iation of Rock Island. In Nevada, Mo.
a class of PA was adopted. but the
territory worked included the entire
county. In Kansas City 257 were
adopted at one time, but the difference
in the population of that city and Rock
Island is generally known.
Present Membership.
In the four camps in Rock Island
the membership was 1860. and with
the class adopted last night the society
now claims a membership in the city
of 2.237 II is estimated that 80 per
cent of the men eligible TO membership
in the organization I'm Rock Island are
now in the society. and that 10 per
cent of the population is under Wood
men protection.
Upon the conclusion Of the Work
Head Consul Talbot made a short ad-
dress appropriate for the occasion.
Schnitzer-Plunkett.
Miss Mary Plunkett and William r.
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