Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-22
|WOODMEN LAUNCH
GREAT MOVEMENT
EFFORT TO RAISE FUND FOR
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS HOME
Appeal is Issued by the Board of Trus-
tees Addressed to the 10000 Mem
bers of the Fraternity Within the
State of Mississippi.


Woodmen of the World has launched
an energetic movement to raise an
endowment fund for the establishment
of home for widows and orphans of
its deceased members.
A stirring appeal to the members of
the organization, which is the largest
fraternal body in the State, has been
issued by Hon. w. H. Collier, chair
man, and ]. E. Watts, secretary, of the |
board of trustees appointed at the an
nual convention in Greenwood several
weeks ago.
The Woodmen now have over 10000
members in Mississippi, and it is be-
lieved that the work of raising the
fund can be completed within a short
time.
The appeal issued in behalf of the
movement is as follows:
Most of the reputable order through
out the country are now taking up the
question of building home for the
widows and orphans. Some orders al
ready have beautiful and magnificent
homes completed, while number of
others have raised handsome funds
for this purpose.
No steps along this line have ever
been taken by the Woodmen of the
Z World largely for the two-fold reason;
first, that we are young order and
the necessity for such home has
never presented itself to the members,
and second, because as we are bene-
ficiary insurance fraternity, the
amount of the police paid the widows
and orphans, should be, in the opinion
of many, a sufficient guaranty that
there will be in the future little or no
now ripe for the commencement OF
this purpose.
The Woodmen of the World, over
twice as large as any other order in
the State of Mississippi, should not
be behind in this work AS our mem
bers grow older, and as our order con
tinues to Increase, the need of deceas
ed members as well as a place where
the aged Woodmen themselves may be
provided against the cold charity o
the world is apparent. While it il
true that each Woodman leaves {
small policy OF insurance at his death
vet it is well known and lamentabl'
fact that the widows of our deceased
members frequently make, bad invest
ments, and that ahnnau o. rather in
human sharks more 4FaeI and treach
erous than der 1n1 pfc<p1y1es q
ten prey ~ fIIis 1ittSs sahsta1zes
and the. eoh1 NEE is inevitabls. TIA
the money! oooh wasted, the wfdoi
in - 4u9 the children are force
, :. Is grow up in ignorance. Thus man
a Woodman dies with the fond belle
that by his sacrifice here, those dea
to him have been placed above wan
and poverty, and yet in few year.
! through their own misfortune, or ha
Judgment or rascality of others, hi
family has absolutely nothing and
thrown upon the cold charity of tt
world.
We are now close to 10000 mer
bers; during the last four years "
have more than doubled our membe
ship, and if the present increase co
tinues, we will soon assume mammot
proportion and as sure as the sple
dor of the day shall dim before Il
deepening darkness of the night, ju
so surely will we, in the near futu
hear the cries of distress from Il
widows and orphans.
These cries, Sovereigns of Woo
craft should not fall on deaf eai
The Almighty Creator of the Univer
never intended the Woodmen of Il
World to prosper as it has done,
never inspired the hearts of our
ganizers to accomplish so much, wit
out also at the same time, intendi
that this work should be of great beI
fie TO suffering humanity. With o
large membership, this work can
done at little cost to us individual
the tax will be light, but the benef
to be derived will be immense.
The plan adopted by the convent
will cost each Woodman in the st;
Of Mississippi the sum Of five Gel
per month, and we trust that W
camp will take this matter up a
vote affirmatively upon same at "
Y earliest convenience,
Fraternally submitted
J.. W. COLLIER
Chairman 81 Board Of Trusts
j. E. WATTS,
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