Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-18
WOODMEN ATTEND OPENING
OF GOLDEN RULE GROCERY
Head Consul Drives Nails in Last Board
of Building
Hundreds of Friends of w. F. Slater Gather at
Home of Blind Man to Finish Generous Work
Eager Customers Make Inroads on Stock

gesting that Head Counsel Boak be
given a chance to have hand In erect
ing the building and led the way to
the place where the one board had been
unnailed
The store as it now stands is a model
one and is stocked with full line of
groceries or rather. it was before the
customers began TO arrive yesterday
morning. SO much goods was carried
away that 1t will be necessary for Mr..
slater to make many purchases today
to fill In his stock.
Mr.. Bosk Buys Havsnas
The cigar case was practically raid.
ed and nearly every man carried home
box under his arm. Mr.. Boak, de-
string to give some aid. purchased a
large number of fragrant Havanas and
had them distributed among the crowd
who had gathered.
The living rooms at the rear are fit
ted up as nice as the average Los
Angeles home and are comfortable in
every way. All of the necessary furni-
ture which Is of good quality has been
placed in them. A horse and wagon
VIII be purchased in the near future
for the purpose of delivering the goods
from the store. Today a committee of
men will go to the premises to fill ir
the ditch which is in front of the store
and this will complete the work of
making model place for a combined
store and home.
Truly a noble work" None but
men with big hearts could have ac-
complished It," ut certainly speaks
in the loudest tones for the credit of
the order" These are some of the
expressions that were heard yesterday
made by those who were not Woodmen
but who were commenting upon the
work. 1t Is in reality great work,
but this sort Of thing has characterized
the Fremont camp as we'll as the
whole order ever since its organiza-
ton.
Recalls Skin Grating Heroism
1t will be remembered that it was
this fraterual order that allowed skin
to be taken from their bodies to be
grated onto the body of George N.
Shissler who was severely scalded
about two years ago.
carpenter barred his brawny arm
during the active construction of the
building showing a place were the skin
had been removed.
How did you get burned there?'
asked a stranger.
'Burned?" said the carpenter as he
proudly held up his arm. That's not
burned. They took that skin to graft
onto brother Shissler."
This little incident shows that the
members of the order do not do some
thing for their fraternal brothers when
they feel like it out are always willing
TO give helping hand.
Borden Deserves Credit
If there is one man who should be
given more credit for the building OF
the Golden Rule" grocery than others
it is certainly A. f. Borden, secretary
of Fremont camp. He has worked for
eight months making arrangements
and securing money.
Borden doesn't work part of the
time, but is at it all the time" said
a Woodman at the grocery yesterday.
"TIe threw himself into the work with
his whole heart and never questioned
as TO whether we could raise the money
or not. It's got to come he said when
we wanted to wait until we secured the
money before we began to build. II
is his enthusiasm and enterprise that
has carried us along"
The building committee was COM
posed of A., F. Borden, Elmer Farms
worth. H. H. Hayward, John P. Helen
and George Sowell. The latter drew
the plans. All of these men have
given much of their time from their
business and have given freely OF
their means for the consummatio OF
,ic work