Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-13
ORGANIZE CAMP
 or BROI&La..OOU
Seward HOItS First Meeting, Elects GlIc,rS aud StariS
 Witl Ei-ly Members

more offer .... ives .e.a.. ... ...-.- a. organization ... ...a ..s M..A I..cr. Ars.. ..r ... week .ns preliminary o....a#n .. mu were present. -..s these. .rr.... mon, -eye... .. ..n .o,rn... w.0. b,r, yI,...... ,... ,... to ua..... namr~ .u-.U,u This m...-a ru.u.u O. sixu-rous Cu... lay. .".a towa- u.t .ruu,,> la5.... ... |. e uu..- b,. gua. ,ac camp ... star, business with aa, less t.,. {. u....rr.
 AtIha meeting this m..N tho u..un- jr- were e..ot.. officers: t1... H.- b.m. n.-. arctic chief; h. ]. t..u- r.. u,., c... .. u.a.u., E.e. a.... ,...,,.|'. Hu.s.-os. a,.., r.yur0.r .. F. ..'. keeper u. ru.- ..-. "a. <. Y. 3.r... ......a The following a.n. ..s..l trustees. V. ........-. C.. ........ .- \. !. Burns. E. I}. Dra.. I.l. ..e..r.-.
 Arctic Chief G....a today ...0u- C.. ... U..nr -...u..... ...... (. ... ...n. <. N. .....-. ..... u.. -..... G..r.. N...-... A-u. u.. blazer. ,..n.ra. inner ,1. -u.. C "aea.ro.. N..n.r.. u.e. sn. -uu. w..w..... "unn.-. o. .wn cnns .-..... n.. ...... sa... w.. ... ...". r.. a.. ... .u ...a.e.--a.
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 w..ua-..,. n. ..a.o "a. n.r t.e hr.u. Gra.u..... ..r .~ ..-u. aua a...0.u ruua..n home .r u. camp a- soon a, possible. w... already l.s. u ..-uu.u a lu. ]. ,a. ua,l- r.-- district. ... large number o. u.. ~uo cam. .ro t.. camp a. ,.. g.-. notice. ,..... wit. r.e certainty that rU. maw.uu. t.et.m rd, year will multiply r.e present Us, ,t mem J.rs several times, made ,.e step serm advisable.
 The trustee, organized bg tac D.ee- toa of Dr. Arthur E Burns a, chir- l.u and Cecil q. C.e-L a, secretary Committee, were aprotared Co take charge of che escort O. tue first hi- squad of Chcechokos over the trW. Tht, event will take place tonight lt Che Valdez tr.lesmeu arrive on thy Santa Clara. Otherwise it will be postponed until mex, Tueruag night
 The temporary home ot the camp will continue Co be in the rooms of the Eeuai club.
 History of Order
 The following account of tha order wa, written fortue Gateway by '. S. Commissioner II. H. ulary,h, long 90 members
 The Arctic Brotherhood is distinctly an Alaskan order. and .n. only organ iz.J body having branches throughout uc district The Seward raup will No. 2l Three camp, are in British Yukon territory, leaving eighteen or- gau.zay.oa, throughout Alaska.
 Every ouc of u, I50Nuc.r. member, hts a ..woralug" interest in Alaska, and it's hundreds o0 honorary or all.- lated members, al. O. whom have been m Alaska, and among whom are '. <. Senators and Cougre,,mcn and mHueu- uaI men throughout che world, have au active interest in tue welfare and advancement of the Nor,aand No other organization ha, the organized and working force or influence for ad- vancing Alaska that this body has, and irs influence will be great in the advancement of this territory.
 Orga&.zed in Skagway in lSgS during the great rush to Alaska, it has grown from one small lodge of a few members Jo tweugy-oue lodges or camps and l5JD members It's atm is Go help and assist one another, protect their interests, build up Alaska and the Yukon territory. and not least of it's obligations Is Go protect from abuse mans best brute friends, tine dog and horse.
 The Arctic Brothers have been called the "EIks of Alaska and while the order may have some of the fea- turc, of that order, yet as an organiza- . tiou it stands by itself It Is secret fyateruM organization, having many of che features ol other secret orgaui- tions. but has many features that are peculiar Co it and the country in which it exists.
 The organization ha, just held its filth annual grand eucampment at Se- attIe, and che report of the grand recorder shows that there is 30 subor- diuate camp in every place of any im- portance in Alaska except Seward, and prophecies a good camp in this grow ing town. The members here expect within a short time Go have one of the