Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01
MODERN WoODMEN

Vernon camp, which meets at Gen.
trail and Vernon avenues, gave an open
meeting last Tuesday evening which
was well attended by enthusiastic
members of the order, together with
their families and friends.
The program rendered was an ex-
cellent one in every sense of the word,
and was composed of music, both vocal
and instrumental; recitations, I'M
promptu speeches and whistling solos.
The affair ended with a social dance
Refreshments were served during the
evening. Vernon camp has over 200
members and is making good headway
right along. A good many visitors
were present at the social from the
other camps.
On Saturday evening of last week
a party composed of members or Gold
en- Gate drill team and their friends
went out to Mount Wilson to enjoy
the pleasures of climb to the summit
of that eminence. After alighting
from the Sierra Madre car the party
went on to the mountain and started
nm the trail at $40 o'clock. There was
six inches of snow on the ground and
the climbing was anything but sum-
mer picnic When the last or the
stragelers reached the summit 1t was
o'clock in the morning. Consider.
able fun was had at the expense or
Mr.. Sarrall, who had never pelore
been in snow. The young people are are
trying to figure out where the run
came in.
All the camps of Modern Woodmen
throughout the county are gettlng
ready for the county convention, Wnlcn
will be held at Whittier on the first
day of April.
for each twenty-five members or frac-
tion thereof. The county convention
determines the delegates that Will go
to the state convention, which VIII
meet in Visalia in May. At the latter
city the delegates from California VIII
he elected to go to the national con-
vention, or head camp, which VIII De
held in Peoria, ILL.,, in June.
At present there are caucuses and
other meetings, both public and pri-
vate. by aspirants for place at the
national campfire and their friends.
Golden State camp has three asp1rants
for the honor-John Myers, Bill Taylor
and DIR. Allen. Each man has his
friends and followers and things are
Getting warm. politically speaking. OF
course only the deepest of friendship
reigns everywhere, but each man Is
working. You understand!
Things are progressing in a very
satisfactory manner at Golden state
camp. The members are working
among their friends in an endeavor
to get them to go into the order.
Two weeks ago fifteen were initiated,
while five went over the rocky road the
About forty policies were issued in
favor of the camp for the month OF
February. which is good work for any
month, let alone quiet month In
business circles.
ID. d. Mcdonald, deputy for Golden
state camp. received q letter from
Head Consul A. r. Talbot this week
in which that jovial leader of the
greatest fraternal insurance organlza-
tfion in the world, spoke in the highest
terms of the Woodmen of this state,
and especially of the boys in Los An
geles.
he smoke at the Auditorium and had so
much to say of the women of this
citv that ali who heard him fell In
love with him at sight
He Is a Jolly man and one of the
most beloved leaders of any order un-
der the sun. Mr.. Talbot is always well
come to Los Angeles.
There was to have been regimental
drill at Pasadena Friday night by the
Forester teams, but the rain spoiled the
affair. The boys from Los Angeles
who were to participate in the festivi-
ties returned early in the evening with
their ardor and clothing equally damp
ened.
Golden State camp will hold an open
meeting next Wednesday evening to
which all sojourning members Of the
order and their families and friends
are cordially invited. There Win be