The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-14
Pike Woods Camp of M. W. A. To
Entertain State Camp Three
Years From This Month
BIG MAJORITY FAVORS CITY
Members of Local Camp Rejoicing Over
Showing Made by Kenosha at Wau-
sau Meeting on Wednesday,
Entertainment Planned
(From FridaY's Daily


All Woodmen in Kenosha county are
rejoicing today over the fact that the
next Triennial State Camp meeting Of
the great order Of the Modern Wood
men of America is to be held in this
city and the Pike Woods Camp will act
as host to the state gathering in May
1911. The selection of Kenosha as the
place for holding the big meeting was
accomplished at the session of the State
Camp at Wausau on Wednesday after
noon and great credit for the success
of this city is due to Alderman Alfred
Simons of the Third ward who with
Alva Paddock of the town of Salem led
the fight for the selection Of Kenosha on
the floor of the State Camp. The fight
for the entertainment of the State
Camp was bitter one and the honor
was sought by Kenosha, Oconomowoc,
Green Bay, Sparta, Fond du Lac and
Oconto. Green Bay and Oconto offer
ed to withdraw in favor Of Kenosha,
but the other cities were determined
to keep up the fight and it was finally
carried to the floor of the State Camp.
The victory Of the Kenosha delegates
was complete and Kenosha got SO votes
while the largest vote polled by any
of the other cities was nine. Sparta
was second in the race.
The gathering to be held in Kenosha
will be the greatest gathering of Wood
men ever held in Wisconsin Every
county in the state will be entitled to
send two delegates to the State Camp
meeting and in addition to that it is
expected that hundreds of Woodmen
not delegates will come to attend the
meetings of the Camp.
While the Kenosha Triennial session
of the State Camp will not be held until
1911, the local members of the order
will at once begin to make arrange
ments for the entertainment Of the
guests. The session will be two days
session and it is the plan Of Pike Woods
Camp to make it the most interesting
gathering of the members of the order
ever held in the state There will be
something doing from the tap Of the
gavel in the first session until the last
delegates leave the city. Alderman
Simons is expected home tomorrow and
as soon as he arrives the work of MAX
ing arrangements for raising funds for
the big gathering will be taken up and
all of the three years will be given
over to this purpose. This is the first
time Kenosha has secured a state meet
of any of the big fraternal organiza-
tions and the Woodmen are determine
to make good.
John G. Kleczka Of Milwaukee, was
elected State Clerk of the order at the
meeting yesterday and he has notified
the members of the Kenosha camp that
he will do everything in his power to
make the Kenosha session success.
Mayor w. w. Waterhouse of Wausau
was elected State Consul and A. F.
Barker and Henry Woodward of Mil.
waukee, were named as delegates from
Wisconsin to the Head Camp meeting
which is to be held at Peoria, ILL.,, next
June. Michael Schneider and Law.
renee Jaeger also of Milwaukee. were
elected as delegates.
The fact that the Kenosha Forester
team had been invited to exemplify the
work at the session of the Head Camr
caused quite stir when it was an
nounced to the delegates from the diff
ferent state camps.