The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-05
MODERN W0ODMEN
HOLD CELEBRATION
Head Consul Talbot Is Present,
and Given a Warm
Reception.
GROWTH OF THE ORDER
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH
Big Parade Is One of the Pleas
ing Features of the
Gathering.

The fraterpal spirit Of the members
of tbc Modern Woodmcn of America
was eXcmplited Tuesday evening when
they formed To escort their head con
! sui, A. r. Talbot, through the streets
Of the city with their large parade,
More than 500 members Of the orgauiza-
ton were IN the line of march. which
was viewed by fhe crowds of people
who thronged fhc sidewalks at s o clock
Tuesday evening 10 Ntuess the spec
taclc.
The first division of thc parade
formed on Postollice place, facing cast,
and was headed by Lieut. j. Hempel
and platoon Of police and followed
by the ladies G.. \ r. band of twenty
one ulcmbcrs After these came the
automobiles, three in number, the first
of which contained Head Consul A, Il.
Talbot, Judge George G.. Armstrong +.
h Stephens, Mayor Brapsford aud
President ". j. Halloran of the Com"
mercial club In the second automobile
were Officials Ramcy. Kluge, Howe and
Bott of the Modern Woodmen. and +.
w. McEwen. the hypnotist, who is
member of the order, In the third auto
mobile were the officials Of the Ogden
camps. and this was followed by the
state banner and the degree team and
members of the Ogden camp
The second division was composed Of
carriages filled with the officers of the
ROYAL Ncighbor camps. which were fol
lowed by automobiles bearing the
teams of The Royal Neighbor camps,
and more carriages filed with members
Of the Royal Ncighbor camps. Then
came the visiting members of the
Modern Noodmcu and those Of the
Royal Neigbbors, who were followed. in
turn by the members of the Excelsior
camp.
The third division was headed by
Held 5 band, which marched in front
of the members Of the Excelsior camp,
the Banner Great Salt Lake camp, the
team of the Great Salt Lake camp. tho
camp goat and the various candidates
who were to he ipductcd into tho order
after the close of the speech makipg,
The line of march was as follows:
North on Main to Third South, east
on Third South to State. north ou State
TO Second South, west on Second South
to Main, north on Main TO monument,
countermarch to Second South west on
Second South to state armoTy in Pier
pont street.
Ar1nory Hall Packed.
Immediately after the parade Armory
hall was packed to the doors with
those who were eager to hear the head
consul deliver his address, and many
were turned away on account Of the
.lnsui1iclency OF the seating room ca.
pacity of the hall Judge George c.
Armstrong was the presiding officer of
the evening. aud the exercises were
opened with song by Mrs. John b.
Davis. Judge Armstrong then intro.
duced the speaker of the evening in a
short, pointed aud pithy speech, which
Was applauded rouadly as Head Consul
Talbot arose.
Mr.. Talbot. who is speaker of ma |
tlousl reputation. devoted his time to a |
discussion of the historical development |
of the social, industrial and commercial !
life Of the people of the United States,
and pointed out its relation 10 the
growth in the different parts of the +
material development of the govern
ment.
He then weni Co. 90 say that the per-
fccting of the government was respons-
lblc for the early development of the
fraternal instinct in the people, and
traced the growth of the fratcrual spir-
y throughout history, showing that all
traternal organizations were not musb-
room growths, but the process of cvo-
luton, They were the ultimate out
'omc of a demand of the people for bet
Si Pi"Ic'iiou ludn MAS ailOrueu DS the
corporations of rhe country at large,
nasmuch as they were not built en-
lrely on the commercial busis, but
aught the great truths of the true
ratcrDal spirit.
Growth Is Rapid.
According to the speaker, the last
quarter of century bad brought the
cooperative system of the fraternal or.
sanIzatlous to the crystalizeG form of
he present time, aud this was continu-
,lIy being made more perfect through ;
no ripper knowledge of experience. Mr.
talbot then went into the details of
ne progress Of The society and spoke
II its wonderful growth from IFS in
option to the present time. when it {
ad more than 100000 members in !
be United States. This growth had
eep due to the good the order had ac
omplished IN the last twenty. Ell ght
ears, which was the time passed since
WAS organized. 1t now contained
ne"eIghtb OF the eight millions of the
len and women who belong to the 325
raterua societies in the United States
nd was constantly increasing its mem
ership.
The speaker went into the question
The benefits tbe order was confer. I
ing upon it's members who were suf- S
ring with the great ''White plague q
hl spohe OF Tue SdNltaTlum located at &
olorado Springs. AT that place there II
ere being treated sixty-fivo patients
ho lived IN the seventy cottages y
wned by the order and under the SUI II
'rNisIon of doctors and trained nurses. "
atelv the various camps Of the Wood. y,
en- throughout the country had passed h,
ws which would place at the disposal
the sanitarum 100000 per year for
'e maintenance of the patients and n
I'd donated seveuty-five new cot.
gcs.
Prof. McEwer Performs. =.
The speaker was followed by a song
ON Prof. Charles Kent, which was
ell received, and this in turn was fol
wed by an original box trick per
rmed by Z. w, McEwen At the close
The entertainment eighty-five can.
dates were iuducted into the mys. a
res of the organization by the local
i'll teams.
During the early part of the day. tbe co
cal degree teams of the Modern -
oodmen. who went TO Ogden Monday ";
ght for rho purpose of attending the or
All