Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-10
CIRCLE WILL STAY IN OMAHA
Woman's Auxiliary to Woodmen Of the
World Will Not Move.
NOT GUIDED BY THE PARENT ORDER
Rect Vow Says Removal of woodmen
iE Not Decided ON and Has
Not Come Before the
Council.

Mrs. Emma B. Manchester, head Of the
Woodmen Circle. the woman's auxiliary Of
the Woodmen Of the World, says her order
will not move it's national headquarters
away from Omaha, matter what the
action of the parent order may be. She
says:
Relative TO the attitude of the Woodmen
Circle, which. although being the woman's
auxiliary of the WOodmen of the World,
is an entirely separate and distinct order,
we feel not only very great admiration
for the Woodmen of the World and it's Off
GERS, but also very grateful for many
courtesies and the assistance extended US
as its auxiliary in the past, nevertheless,
on so momentous question as moving our
headquarters, which would necessitate a
reincorporation in some other state. we be-
lieve it would be indscreet to act hastily
In the matter.
I'VE have every confidence in the ability,
honesty and integrity of the supreme bench
Of this state. We believe the widows and
orphans mite which our members have
placed in our keeping and which, owing
to the fact that our headquarters are in
Nebraska, is deposited in Nebraska banks,
should not be taxed, as certainly any taxes
which we would have to pay on those
funds would be taking just so much out
of the mouths of the widows and orphans
of our deceased members, and would GER
tainly be very poor encouragement for
laying aside anything for the future, es-
pecially as old line life insurance COM
panies, which are run for profit, are not
taxed on their reserve funds but only on
Nebraska receipts.
VIII wait on the Court.
I'm view of the splendid manner in which
County Assessor Reed and ex-County Clerk
Drexel, and also the Board of Equalization
Of Douglas county, have stood by Omaha
and its best interests in helping us protect
our orders reserve fund from being over
taxed in 1905, be believe it but justice to
them that we at least wait for the decision
Of our supreme court, when the matter
| finally comes before them.
III they find that the law provides that
we must be taxed, then it is time enough to
take action. OF course we may be severely
criticised by some of our members in other
states; nevertheless we believe that we
would be repaying the efforts Of our county
officials in our behalf last year very poorly
were we to move without first waiting for
the decision of our supreme court. At no
/ time have we ever refused to pax taxes
on any real estate which we may own as
an order, but our surplus or reserve fund
we consider as sacred trust funds con-
tributed and intended for charitable pur-
l poses"
II Root Reverses His Statement.
The question as to whether the head
quarters of the Woodmen of the World will
be moved from Omaha has not been de-
cided' said J. c. Root, sovereign COM
mander, to The Bee Friday afternoon, con-
tradicting his previous assertion the ques-
ton was finally settled. I'VE have been
| listening to the different delegations
from the various states and have
been posting ourselves on the insurance
laws of the different states, but have come
to no decision in the matter whatever. In
! fact it has not been considered in executive
council"
The forenoon was spent listening to the
delegations from Dubuque and Burlington,
Ia, who were welcomed by Morris Shep-
herd, congressman from the First Texas
district. He was most felicitious In his
remarks and said that What Plymouth
Rock had been to Massachusetts and what
jamestown had been to Virginia, Omaha
had been TO the Woodmen Of the World"
I'VE are an association formed not for
profit, and this is the view taken by most
other states" added Mr.. Root, but this
| state is inclined TO treat us just as a
money-making concern, whereas we seek
no profit. but all interest from the reserve
fund is placed in that fund for the pro-
| lection Of our members"
| J. c. Root entertained the executive coun-
Gil and the visiting delegation from Texas
at the Omaha club Thursday evening at a
little banquet given by himself.
The council went into executive session