Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-17
MODERN WOODMEN OF
AMERICA

days. In the first place, 1t
kW\/AU has entered the Herald
| WA(NfW popular contest, and
| Sl~ though small in numbers
| will give some OF the other
lodges of this city run for that piano.
There has been contest committee
appointed and it is getting down to
business 1t appears that Neighbor
Duzenberry was the only delegate to
the state convention that convened at
Visalia recently who could or did give
an account of himself while In the
north. The new chief forester is a
great addition to the team and under
his guidance and leadership the YER
non team will be in a position to make
forward strides. Tuesday night the
sick benefit department will meet and
transact the business that is to come
up before IL.
The members of Golden State camp
are alive to the contest proposition
and going after the first prize The
boys are beginning to warm up little
and there is no telling how far they
will go before the contest is closed.
| But that the contest is stimulating a
good active interest is evident.
Neighbor Pickering, captain of the
| Pasadena camp team, was visitor at
! Golden State camp last Wednesday
night. The captain said that his team
is going to Peoria, and everything is
under way for a great outing at Long
Beach on May 80. There will be mem
orial services in honor of the sailors
who lost their lives in the service of
| the United States and flowers will be
| cast upon the waters of the Pacific
in remembrance of them. After the
services there will be drill contests
between various drill teams of Wood
men, prizes being offered as induce
ment for teams TO enter the contest.
Golden State will formally decide
upon a hall at the next regular meet
ing and it will be a credit to the camp
and the Woodmen in Los Angeles.
Neighbor H. H. Cooley is in charge of
the next social meeting, and as he is
expert at the business of preparing en-
tertainments we will be served with
real treat Wednesday evening, July 2.
Don't forget the date.
Neighbor J. A. Herbelin, our genial
camp deputy, is busy writing up men,
bers for the camp and hustling for The
Herald. He never let's any good thing
escape him, and is therefore looking
out for the interests of the paper that
prints the fraternal news as he writes
up his candidates.
Golden State camp team will in the
near future be logged out in brand new
uniforms. The boys have certainly
earned them and the camp will no
doubt take as much pleasure in pre-
senting them with the new suits as
the boys will in wearing them. 1t speaks
we'll of the boys that they have worn
the ones they now have on all impor-
tant occasions for the last eight years.
and the garments have always looked
bright and new. 1t is doubtful if an
other team in the country would have
taken such splendid care and their eff
forts in this respect will certainly be
appreciated by the camp.
The boys will be fixed out in shape
for San Diego in September when the
Southern California log rolling comes
off
Neighbors Taylor and Gregory are
appointed committee to look after the
interest of Golden State camp on Mem
oral Sunday. More about this next
week.
The royal neighbors of Sunny South
camp, r. N. A, gave Past Oracle
Mrs. Sarah Morris a birthday surprise
Friday night at the lodge hall on the
| occasion of her birthday. Mrs. Morris
is the life of the camp and is always
making the lodge hall seem like home
to all there. To get all that is worth
having In Los Angeles one would have
N. A.
Mrs. Ella Pealer. recorder for Sunny
South, has gone north on a visit and
will be gone for several weeks. In her
absence her better half. Neighbor e. O.
Pealer, is performing the duties of her
office in very acceptable manner.
Sunset camp No. 1903, Modern
Woodmen of America, gave an enter
tainment and dance to packed house
in their new hail. situated at S14 South
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finest and certainly the best pleased
audiences in this city gave voice to
their appreciation of the efforts of the
manager and chairman of the evening,
Harry A. Pyles, to whom great credit
is due for the excellent program pre-
sented The singing of the Misses Iva
and Carrie Smith, two juvenile voz
calists, brought call after call from the
audience.
Prof. G. T. SIMPSONS mastery
handling of the piano in two beautiful
and intricate piano solos. received a
round of applause which was truly
merited. The -Four Glover Leaf" or
chestra composed of LADIES' was en-
joyed to the full. Robert Craig sang
a fetching, catchy song entitled I'm the
Cleaning" following this with reci-
tation powerfully rendered THE Face
on the Bar Room Floor" and receiving
up to this time the biggest ovation of
the evening. but it remained for Mrs
]. TAFT to electrify the audience by her
rendition of three Scotch ballads,
Comm Thro' the Rye" Loeb Lo-
mond" and Bonnie Mary of Argyle"
DR.. C. Fl. Montgomery then stepped
on the platform, giving an interesting
and instructive lecture on "Some Ma
tive Customs in South Africa" but his
time was too short and everyone
seemed sorry when he drew his re-
marks abruptly to a close owing to the
lateness of the hour.
The musical program was Immediate
~ followed by a removal of the chairs
and the hall cleared for dancing which
began with a vim that spoke volumes
for the spirits with which the first half
of the program had been enjoyed
Again Mr.. Pyles appeared as the mas
ter spirit of the evening and his con-
troll of the floor proved conclusively
that 1t is not only on the platform
that he is at home. The music of the
evening was furnished by "Johnsons
orchestra" and it was excellent. This
lodge ere long will require larger prem
ises If the management Intends pre-
senting programs such as this one at
the open meetings. which are held first
Thursday of each month. Regular
meetings every Thursday at p. m. in
the new hall, S14 South Main street.
Several of the audience were so in
terested and impressed that they hand