The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-22


figure in Salt Lake Tuesday night, In So
FAR as he typIhes the Woodmen Of the
World and it's auxiliary society. the Wo-
men Of Woodcraft Tho occasion was a
welcome to the head consul of the Pa
cnc jurisdiction OF the order. l. l. Boak
OF Denver. by the three local camps OF
Woodmen. Nos SO. 23S. and iOS and the
three circles of Woodcraft the Salt Lake.
the Silver Maple and the Woodbnc cir
Ccs.
Have Large Membership.
These organizations have a total mem
berShlp in Salt Lake of somc 200O men
ana 500 women, or a grand total OF $50
members. and as many OF them as coulo
possibly gain admission stayed In the
main hall OF the |. o. O. L building from
early evening until IL o'clock entertain
ing their guest with n literary and mu-
sical programme. and afterward listening
10 an address from him that was worthy
or the order he represents and the audi
ence before him. which was representa-
tive.
Carries Large Insurance.
l. NJ Yanner presided and Angus Nc
Kcllar, Jr., well known as an enthuslas-
tic Woodman. spoke at length OF the
both socially and fraternally The i'm
portancc OF this order locally wac shown
by the fact that Of the 300 members an
average Of about $500 In insurance each
Is carried, making It's responsibility here
about So 10000
Entertaining Programme.
The programme observed included vo-
cal solos by Emily Larson. plano solos
by Miss Margaret Free. banjo solos by
j. s. Donelson, with Miss Maud Thorn
as plano accompanist; o vocal solo by
Joseph Poll, recitation by Edward NJ,
McLelland, and number OF selections
by the Liberty quaTtette, consisting oil
Joseph Poll W. 4. Fuller. y. L. Brady
and Il. Ness.
Typifes the Sturdy Oak.
Mr.. Boak has a stature above the me-
dium. with a pleasing and forccful ap-
pearance, and as he spoke OF the social
charitable and business features OF his
work, extolling honesty all the time and
condemninG dishonesty and graft with
out stint he seemed TO typify the sturdy
oak in physical strength and to be the
embodiment OF intellectual acumcn and
above all an uncompromising character
in all It's atfractiveness. AS he spoke
the very earnestneSs OF his manner in
creased the Intensity OF his hearers who
responded with frequent and hearty APP
plauSe.
Compares Insurance Affairs.
After giving a historical review of the
work of the allied interests of the Wood
men and OF Woodcr1ft he turned his at
tcntion to the comparison of this work
and the abuses OF the old line Insurance
concerns, they have been shown by
recent Investigations He said loyalty
was the best asset an Insurance company |
could have. He claimed that LOYALTY |
could produce any amount OF capital de-
sired In the capacity of government or
business, but that capital could not |
produce LOYALTY In The smallest degree
Without loyalty capital would fade and
governments would die but with 1t capt !
tai would flourish and governments would |
live
Greatest Assets Shown.
The greatest assets. he said. were indi-
|. al .aINa4
The Woodmen. he said, were promoters OF |
good fortune and comforters of misfor- |
tune. Referring TO recent scandals OF |
the old line companies he said that the |
had revealed dishonesty. |
gambling and graft most appalling |
Where II was supposed honesty rciened |
supreme dishonesty had prevailed In |
every form of crookedness. he said. the |
Alexanders. the Hydes. the McCurdys |
and the McCalls and men of their class |
had shown themselves 10 be past masters |
In the art Of grating
Demands Honest Men.
He said that the present demand Is for
men that VIII be honest and honorable I'm |
the dark as well In the light There |
was demand foI more Jeromes, La |
Follettes and Folks and for more men |
with the big stick 10 stop the abuse OF |
power and the misuse OF public funds |
Insurance. he said. must be conducted I'm |
accordance with the first principles OF |
honesty. Honest men are needed and Wo
llonaires. because they are more valuable |
and more useful.
cites Honesty of Arizona Man.
He said he admired honesty in any |
form, even 20 the extent of commencing
the resident OF Arizona, who in speak |
ing Of that Territory. said I'VE have |
more rivers and less water, more cows |
and less milk, more sunshine and less use
for II. we cOn see further and sec less
Than in any other country on earth'
Urged Honesty and Loyalty.
He urged on the part OF his hearers
honesty and loyalty, the kind that comes
from the heart. toward the order. and
appealed to their better natures by telling
OF number OF acts or charity by mcm-
bers unitedly IN rcleaying distress of
some OF its members. and cited ono in
stance where every camp in the jurlsdic-
tion had contributed.
Given Warm Welcome,
Mr. Boak was given . warm reception
by the members at the close OF his talk
He will spend the remainder of the week
visiting camps In Utah. and VIII attend
a large union gathering at Murray Satur-
day night.