The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-22

" COMPREHENSIVE CAMP of the
Modern Woodmen Of America at
the second meeting in July
showed that it is stin active
IN business by the adoption OF
four candidates for woodmen honors,
and at the following meeting four more
applications were presented and acted
upon. This camp. spurred on by the
example set by Neighbors H V. Rees,
S. D. H. c, and w. ]. Elliott, the clerk,
is making rapid strides in the fraternal
world.
Occidental Camp at its meeting last
week had hard work in the adoption
degree and heard the report Of The
committee that is arranging for first
class team Of foresters TO do the work
required in the adoption ceremony.
On the third Friday in July Twin
Peaks Camp met in Duveneck Hall and
there gave three strangers the mys-
teries OF the order with it's own officers
and recently organized team of forest
ers The new venerable consul I.
Dudley, announced some time since that
he was going TO put some life in the
camp, and these new candidates
We're brought in mainly through his
personal efforts il looks as il he in
tends TO make good" At a previous
meeting Deputy Reese and Clerk FL
lott made an announcement that IL
the neighbors Of the other camps spent
8 night with Twin Peaks they would
pay transportation out and in, and so
great was the response that when 1t
came 70 settling with each OF the visit
ing neighbors on that basis Reese and
Elliott went broke and had to borrow
70 keep the promise.
The Royal Neigbbers Of the Modern
TTTOnEv.an % IA
10 general business again and are now
actively at work every second and
fourth Thursday at e25 Golden Gate
avenue. At the last held meeting the
members OF Enright Camp had work in
the adoption degree, after which sew
eral applications for membership were
read and referred to the committee on
investigation. The camp has appointed
Miss Connolly. Mrs. Hart, DR.. NJ E.
O'Neil. George Barry and DR.. Bauer a
committee 10 make arrangements for
a grand entertainment for the night Of
the last Thursday in the month. This
committee has in contemplation the
presentation Of a feature-if every
thing goes according TO proposed pro-
gramme-that will be most interesting
10 members Of the camp and visitors.
What this is TO be viii not be divulged
until the regular meeting on July 26.
District Deputy Supreme Oracle Ger
trude O'Neil. who is the recording sec
rotary OF Enright Camp. has forwarded
in the past ten days to each member
of the camp a check for a specified
amount, being a division of money con-
tributed by Royal Neighbor camps out
side OF California for the benefit of
Enright Camp. The case of each
Neighbor was considered and an allot-
ment made according TO the needs of
the individual This lady has been
highly complimented for the interest
she has taken in the welfare of the
members Of the camp, in which work
she was ably assisted by Dr. NJ. E.
O'Neil, her husband. While a number
OF the members of the camp assisted
in the distribution Of clothing and the
like to members Of the order, IL was
only. for a short time. but Mrs. sO'Neil
has been continually at work IN caring
for those in need ever since the third
day after the fire, using her home for
headquarters for the order and keeping
at il from early morn until late at
night, and she is at il yet. 1t is the
opinion Of some of the prominent MEM
bers OF the order that the supreme Of
ficers should have their attention off,
cially drawn to the work of Mrs O'Neil,
70 the end that those officers shall pre-
pare for her a suitable testimonial of