Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Another Test of Strength Be-
tween Collins and HaWes
Factions
AND THE FORMER WINS
Vote for Officers Not Officially
Announced, but it Was
Decisive.

Chicago, H., May 1G.-(Argus spe
ciaI-At the Royal Neighbors conven.
tion in the Fine Arts building this
mCrning the delegates consumed the
entire session over the question of
adding the supreme GRACE and su.
preme recorder to the executive coun-
Gil with The rlsht to vote on appC:n-
tive officers. 1t was another test OF
strength between the Collins and
Hawes factions in which the former
won 106 to 103. The council now con
sists of the board of five managers
and two officers.
Expect to Finish Work.
A resolution providing Il large SUN
tor building will probably pass this
sftcfroun aud the convention will ~
to complete its by-lows and adjourn to-
day. H. P. S.
Chicago, May 1G.-The Royal Neigh
this morning to complete the revision
OF the constitution made necessary as
a result of the consolidation of the
two departments, and to install the
new officers, which will be the last
thing on the program.
While the official vote on officers
has not been announced the defeated
LOTT S.n,t .afi
there will be no contests
Mrs. Hawes is Cheerful.
Mrs Halves who failed of election to
the Office of supreme oracle said
"The best man won. 1t was a fair
count and a fair victory and | for one
say, all power to the new supreme
officers. The good of our order is first
sure, with all my friends on the tick
ct with me-"
Unofficial Figures Secured.
Mrs. Lima NJ Collins of st. Paul
Mimi, received 12G votes for supreme
oracle, while her opponent, Mary Fay
Hawes of Rock Island, Got 9i
Miss Myrtle Z. Dade of Rock Island
defeated Mrs Winnie Fielder of Peor
ia for the position of supreme recorder
by vote of 1872 to SS.
Mrs. Jessie Mitchell of Iona, Mich.
elected supreme receiver, got II;
votes. and Mrs Eunice Wilbur of Oma
ha got 105.
Mrs. Eudora Hard of Naugatuck
Conn, defeated Mrs. Rose Dawson o
OH ~
SO.
Vote on Other Officers.
The vote for other officers was a
follows:
Supreme Marshal-Mrs. C. Stedman
Seattle, Wash, 219
Inner Sentinel-Mrs Hynda Bal
Laramie, Wyo., 1876.
Outer Sentinel-Mrs. Rebecca Swoi
ford, Sherman, Texas, 121; Mrs
Blanche Switzer, Kalispell, Mont, 81.
Board of Managers-The first fiv
being elected: Mrs. Myra Enright
Kansas City, Kan. 169; Mrs. Susie \
Bcas, Springfield, Mo-, 121; Mrs. Ann
Pair, Webster City, Iowa, ia; Mrs
Eva Child, Hanover, Wis, 116; Mrs
Clara Richards Buchanan, Mich, los
Mrs. Laura d. Byram, Des Moines, la
1e3: Mrs. Kate Remington, Omahi
Neb., 80; Mrs. Wilhelmina Koch. Ch
cago, "A; Mrs. Alice Zapp, st. Loui
Mo-, 81 Mrs. l.. NJ. Mcintyre, Peori
ILL.,. "a.
Supreme physicians, highest five b.
ing elected: Drs. L. G. Whitmers, T,
peka, Kan, 1888; E. F. Scheel, Ne
York, 1872; Florence Manion, Portland
Ore, 1913; Susan Snyder. Counc
Bluffs, Ia, 12O; E. Franc Morrell Oh
cago. 127; AIDA Bliel. Kansas Cit
Mo-, SO; Hada Burkhardt, Rock Islam
ILL.,, II.
Supreme auditors, first three cleo
ed: Mrs II. Nash, Minneapoli
Mimi. 17S: Mrs. Emily Foster, Chan
Ter, Okla. 10; Mrs. Francis Brow
Hopewell. Ohio, 173; Mrs. Mann
Hardendorf, Ft. Wayne, Ind, 167.