Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-20
MOdern W0Odmen Begin
Business Session at
Milwaukee.
REPORTS ARE READ
Head Consul Talbot and Head
Clerk HaWes Show Socie-
ty Is Prosperous.

Milwaukee. June 20.-The head
camp of the Modern Woodmen of
America opened in the l4th biennial
convention today with between coo and
700 delegates present After the vel.
coming address and response the annu-
al reports were submitted
The report of Head Consul A r. Tai
bot was devoted to a review of the
work during the biennial term. Speak
ing of the Capitalization of the work
of the medical department. he favored
the discontinuance of state head ply
sicians. all applications to go To the SUI
preme medical directors al the head
office
Omce EXpenses Grow.
The expenses of his Office for 1903
were $11.6S3. and for 1904, $24.Sl9. to-
tai. $36,5O3 Appeals on behalf of 2l0
distressed members were received and
the contributions were $2l,949 He
spoke in favor of the Foresters' de
partment. and recommended the
amendment of the bylaws prohibiting
local camps or Foresters teams from
holding Sunday picnics or excursions
under the auspices of the society. with
penalty for disObedience of eXpul-
sion or revocation of charter.
He commended the order of Junior
Woodmen as beneficial to the boys. He
favored an interval of three or four
years between the meetings of the head
camp, in the interests of economy.
During the biennial the new members
numbered 12l.639. and 1882 new
camps were chartered. The society. he
said. now includes 14.53 per cent of all
those eligible for membership in the
states in which it is organized.
Hawes Gives Big Figures.
The report of Head Clerk c. w.
Hawes. contained the following: The
insurance in force at the close of the
biennial term aggregated $l.l36.67s.-
500. The society paid 7.05I death claims
The society paid 1851 death claims
amounting to $12. 2.663. .6O3. as against
$500 claims amounting TO $l0,736.435
during the term preceding.
The receipts of the benefit fund to-
tailed $12.567 .703, as against $7.57O9SS
during the preceding biennial. The
balance at the close of the term was
$S07. .5S7. The receipts of the general
fund were 81. GA ,299. as against 81 SOB
OIL during the preceding term, the
balance being $2S9.994 The lapsed
beneficial membership during the two
years was 117415. and the lapsed in
surance $l76. .462.5 800.
New Rates Increase Revenue.
The average per capita payment to
the benefit fund was $l.26R as against
80 cents during the term preceding
The increase was due to the new rates
becoming effective January /. 1904,
when the rates of the members were
increased from 25 per cent to rs per
cent at the various ages. There were
1891 deaths from accident and 8O4
deaths from suicide. OF the latter 24S
were farmers-30.s5 per cent of the to-
tai number. The farmers also led in
accidental deaths-SS5.
Install OaIcers.
Milwaukee. Wis. June 20.-The ma
tional convention of local camp clerks
of the Modern Woodmen yesterday in
stalled the newly elected officers and
President Norting appointed the fol
lowing executive committee; w. L.
INLAND. of Lincoln, Neb.; j. G.. Dickson.
OF Spokane, Wash: F. G. Lyman. OF
Corning. Iowa; F. J. Hoffman. OF Leay-
enworth. Kans: DIR. F. T. Mann. Of
Kansas City. Mo; e. J. Davies. OF
Newark, y. J.: Gus G, Zeimann. of
Neenah. Wis: NJ. F. Carlson. Of Syca-
more. ILL.,: F. T. Dunleavy. Of Indian
apolis. Ind: NJ. w. II. Cleavenger, OF
Columbus. and S. A. Hooper, OF st.
Paul.
The meeting tabled the resolution
abolishing the head state physicians
and demanded higher salary for the
head clerk of the society. The con
vention adjourned until 1907.
Result Of Prize Drills.
Following are the results Of the for
esters prize drill yesterday: Senior
class-Camp No. 60. Elgin. III. 93.533;
camp No. 1854. South Omaha. Neb.,
81 GC7: camp No 1895, Omaha. Neb.,
1894: camp No. 81. Monmouth, III.
9O.G65. Junior class-Camp 443. Ap-
pletOn. Wis, 5S.31: camp 269. Urbana.
H., G7.OO. Senior class-Camp 23O.
Oelwein. Iowa. 9l.767; CAM 8. Tope-
ka. Kans. 9799: camp e oliet. I'll.
50 997: camp 1926. DecatH az. 92.3s4;
camp 2OO2. Kansas City. Mo. s4.167.