Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

period during the month according to the
| date that is convenient to the district
deputy, who generally presides.
Golden State camp installed officers last
| Wednesday evening and also gave pup
! lie entertainment and dance. The installa-
ton was also public. A large crowd was
| in attendance and a genera good time
was had. The meeting was called to or
der by Consul c. w. Allen, who was the
retiring officer. He made a few remarks
and then called District Deputy J. ..
Burgess to the chair. That worthy
called upon the old officers to vacate
their chairs and upon the officers
elect to take their places before his sta
ton. The drill team was in uniform and
| ready to escort the various officers TO
| their stations.
The following officers were installed;
| Physicians-Drs. Berry, Allen, thinner
man. Bassett and Lindsay.
Watchman-C. E. Furgason.
Sentry-N. o. Hosler
Escort-Ray Carrotners.
Banker-W. II. Taggart.
Clerk-J. 1. Taylor, who succeeds him
self.
Advisor-John Myers.
Manager-Jack Guzman.
Consul-Frank Reynolds.
After the consul was installed he was
greeted by the grand honors of the order.
Inc retiring oIIlCerS were also 5iSOtSo Ny
the same sign.
After the installation ceremonies were
over Past Consu. w II. Taylor was called
upon to preside. He said that he had
painful duty to perform, that of pre-
ferring charges agains member lie
then proceeded to prefer charges against
DR.. Alien, the new past CONSUL He SAID
among other things, that DR.. Allen was
charged with having served as presiding
I'LL.
been absent from the chair single meet
ing. He said that he was also charged
with having been faithful and just in all
his rulings. He was also charged with
other things including electricity.
The punishment was watch presented
10y the camp as c token Of esteem tn the
retiring officer. The recipient made
neat little speech in acceptance, and said
that 1t gave him great pleasure to know
that he had beer appreciated, even more
than he deserved, curing his incumbency
In Office.
After the presentation speech and re-
Spouse the regular program for the even
ing was gone through with.
The first number was short address by
one Of the most prominent Modern Wood
men In America Neighbor Leland OF
Lenark, Illinois, who wrote the main ode
In the M w. A. opening ceremony. He
was one of the first heaS officers of the
order and was elected twenty-five years
ago. He touched upon the great growth
of the organization since 1t was founded
with nineteen members, among them be-
ing the speaker. He said they were
laughed ut by their neighbors and friends
for their attempts. But they persevered,
and today the order is by far the larg-
est fraternai insurance order in the
world, having a total membership Of
nearly a million.
After a selection by the orchestra Eu-
gene ]. Baldwin, character impersona-
tor, took the floor and greatly amused the
audience by his droll limitations of the
Watts Evolutionary school,
Mrs. E. A. Caerbert of lnglewood de-
livered recitation that wa IL; well received.
She is a fine speaker.
The last on the program was bundle
of joshes by D. n. Mcdonald. He picked
upon some of the prominent members as
butts for the jokes and caused consider
able laughter at their expense.
The floor was cleared at the end of the
program and dancing was the order of
things until midnight.
There is a rumor of a new camp of
Modern Woodmen being started in this
city in the near future. 1t is said that a
charter has been asked for and that 1t
vii. soon be on the road 1t takes rev
camps before there can be older and
| larger ones. There are already seven
camps in the city Vernon and East
| Side camp Installed officers and each
camp has good men at the helm for the
| coming year. There is great interest
taken in the various camps of Woodmen
by the members of the city, and great
growth is expected during the year 1908
in every camp. California camp and the
Royal Neighbors will have joint instala-
ton Monday evening, January 20, which
| affair will also be in thu nature of an
entertainment and dance. The public is
always welcome to such meetings, Cal
| ifornia camp meets each Monday night.
District Deputy Burgess is being kept
very busy installing Officers for the vari-
Gus camps throughout his Jurisdiction this
month He puts on the WORT in very
| impressive manner. He has been in the
good work for years.
| One of the first official acts of Consul
| Reynolds who was installed as consul OF
Golden State camp, was to appoint Capt
| c. e. Schroer to succeed himself as chief
forester of the team. Mr.. Schroer is q
fine disciplinarian and has his team
drilled to a fine point. When making the
appointment Mr. Reynolds commended
MIR. Schroer very highly for his efficient
| service to the camp during the time he
has been chief forester. He told him that
as consul he would always take a deer
| interest in the team. Schroer Is deserving
| Of all that was said and more too.
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Pacific camp No. 1852, NJ w. A., Thurs
day night held joint installation With
Pacific court No. 1867. Royal Neighbors
The following officers were installed fol-
Pacific camp: Counselor VIM. r. Nc
! Laughlin; adviser, DR.. r. Il. Hewes
banker Albert Wallace; clerk, e. s
Hamill; escort j. A Mullen; sentry
Albert e. Price; manager, Mark Kirby
After installation the rest of the evening
was devoted to dancing and other amuse-
ments.
The sick benefit department of Pacific
camp No. 1852, NJ w. of A., held its an
nual meeting in hall No. g. 17 South
Broadway. Friday night and disposed OF
the past year accumulation of business
and outlined the policy for the new year
There was a large attendance, and Il
readily expresses the interest in which
| Tho taernhers take in this branch of the