The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-06
THE ROYAL NEIGHB0RS.
Camp Formally Opens Today-Gov.
HOch Delivers Address.

The Royal Neighbors Of America, the
ladies' auxiliary of the Modern Wood
men Of America, who are here holding
their tenth biennial session, formally
opened the meeting OF the supreme
camp at 10 o'clock this morning in Rep
resentative hall.
Mrs Minnie C. Plummer, of Topeka.
presided and introduced Governor Hoch
to the delegates. The governor briefly
addressed the ladies on the advance
ment of the fraternal spirit among Wo-
men. Mrs. Lima NJ. Collins. responded
in behalf of the order. She said in
part: I'VE are from the north, south,
east and west and are pleased to visit
the enterprising commonwealth the
city Of bewitching parks and stately
structures, Topeka. Our ambition is to
build up, to erect a monument to our
well beloved society"
The appointment of the credentials
committee was made Immediately fol-
lowing the mornings programme. The
following were appointed: Miss Lula.
Lego, Illinois; Mrs. Katherine Stedman,
Washington; Mrs. Laura Byron Iowa
i After adjournment this noon the Vari-
Gus state delegations broke up into
caucuses in an effort to settle upon
candidates for offices in the supreme
camp. None of the states seemed able
to fix upon their list of nominees and
the cdQCuSiI6 continued ONCL ul1L1l III
the afternoon; late this afternoon the
report of the state. delegations will be
made. Wednesday, nominations will be
made and on Thursday the election OF
the supreme camp officers will take
place. There is soma lively wire pull
ing going on. The corridors of the
Copeland hotel which is the official
headquarters of the order were swarm
ing with women this noon and morning
and campaign managers were mailing
SI1unOrfRrS of their Candi-
dateS.4
It is said that the contest over the
Offices in the camp will be bitter. The
highest position in the camp is that
of supreme oracle. For this Office
Mrs. Myra- B. Enright, of Kansas City,
Kas., and Mrs. E. D. Watt, of Omaha,
the present incumbent, are candidates.
DR.. Haba NJ. Burkhart, of Rock Is
land, is candidate for supreme ply
sician. All of the present officers OF
the supreme camp are candidates for
reelection.
One of the most important pieces of
business to come up this afternoon is
the amendment of the bylaws Of the
portant amendments to come up for
consideration. Among these are in
creasing the beneficiary amounts to
five instead of three, and providing for
sums of $3.50 and $500; election time
for local camp officers for the first
regular meeting in December each
year: increasing size of territory. TAX
ing in Kentucky, Arizona and the Dis
trict of Columbia; that no state which
has no more than 500 members shall
have a delegate and arranging for
special meetings on the request of the
supreme managers.
The order has 140, 600 members and
Illinois leads all the states in the
number of members enrolled, Kansas
coming second, with 1900 to her
credit.
Two districts which were never rep
resented before have delegates in at
tendance, Mrs Whitman of Kentucky
and Mrs. Margaret Miller of southern
Indiana. Montana and Maine are
also comparatively new districts, but
these have also representatives. There
are ITS delegates in attendance from
IS different states and territories. All
of the delegates are women, and they
are a mighty nice looking lot of
women.
are all secret and a guard is stationed
at the doors to see that none of the
unregenerate secure entrance.