Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
MODERN WOODMEN OF
AMERICA
no . q o oN
VIZ


II Rolling association met at
kW\S/ANEagles hall on Thursday
WMTl\kV evening and planned for
LSE the annual picnic, to be
held at Venice September
4, 5, and Z. President Edward Pick
ering was enthusiastic over the sue
cessful work of the committees as re-
ported by the different chairmen of the
subcommittee The management will
soon make announcement of the pro-
gram of events at Venice for the entlre
four days of the picnic, but desires 20
make no official announcement until
every detail is filled out. Within the
next few DAYS the program win be pub
lished and full information concerning
the entries for the sports will be gwen
The system with which the arrange
ments are being made, as directed Dy
President Pickering and his selectlon
of willing and able committeeman, aug
urs we'll for the picnic, and everyone
who knows anything about the progress
that is being made is enthusiastic over
the event.
It is now a settled fact that State
Deputy Head Consul H. V. Rees and
Supreme National Lecturer Charles b.
Whalen will be here to address the
Woodmen on this occasion. Supreme
Lecturer Whalen will address the
Woodmen and their friends in the au-
ditorium at Venice September 6, at
D. m. Neighbor Rees will also make
an address on the occasion Botn
these men are men Of eloquence and
have wide regulations as orators;
The following women were ADDED 20
the committees from the various camps
of the Royal Neighbors or America III
this district:
Reception-Mrs. Dr. Chas. E. BoWn'
Long Beach; Mrs. Harry Pyies, Whit-
tier; Mrs. c. B. Morgan, Long Beach'
Mrs. w. S. Gaylord, Pasadena; MRS
O. f. Holmes, Long Beach; Mrs. Han
nah C. Sexton, Los Angeles, ana Mrs'
]. A. Myers, Los Angeles.
Grounds and accommodations-M Mrs
Rell. Pasadena; Mrs. Alice Kriepke'
Los Angeles: Mrs. ]. Steinbaugh, Mrs.
]. L. Probst, Long Beach, and Mrs
Eva F. Hart.
Transportation-NIis Lizzie Colwell,
Los Angeles; Mrs. c, J. Carlson, Long
Beach; Mrs. E. S. Walker, Los A-hse
les, and Mrs. C. S. Brewster, Los An
geles.
President Pickering has displayed
good Judgment in the selection Of Ar
chic NJ. Newton of Golden State camp
to be officer of the day for the heid
events 1t may be expected with Arcnle
Newton as officer of the day that the
events scheduled for a certain hour
viii positively come off at that hour:
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when he selected Neighbor Newton.
The teams in the jurisdiction are
drilling hard to make the best possible
showing and win the trophy cup il pos
sible They must also, in order TO com
pete for the cup in the future score d
high percentage in their work at tn,9
log rolling event. For team 10 paru-
cipate in future events in the senior
cIass il must score at least SO per
cent in the next preceding annual
event. This rule has been adopted py
the general committee.
one of the most popular events OF
the picnic will be the Marathon race
for members of the society, TO be run
the morning of September from Los
Angeles to Venice. The hour for start
ing will probably be about o'clock.
Jobn A. Myers, who has charge of TINS
event as we'll as other Sports OF llS
occasion, is an old runner himself, ana
will see that all who enter the Ldc9
will get a good fair start from First
begin. and will then drive IN ms auto-
mobile to Venice and be there at the
finish. The athletes of the various
canaps are manifesting much interest,"
and are registering their names Win
Frank smith, secretary OF the assoetd.
ton, and are pruning themselves lol
the event. The prize will be beautl-
full trophy cup presented py james
Morley of Venice
Captain Osborn of Golden state camp
saws that he is prepared TO defend the
urn in his possession to the very last
ditch. and of course the urn VIII come
back to Golden State camp!
Neiehbor F. Heffelfnger left yester7
dav with his wife to attend the q. a;
r reunion at salt Lake city. He Will
he gone a week or ten days.
The open meeting last wednesday
night was a decided success, ana
Neighbor NJ. A. Proper, who had 1t IN
charge. is to be congratulated on MS
success. - :. 4Lo
The booster committee met IN the
office of the clerk of the camp last
Monday night and made plans that II
believes will finally be the means oI
making Golden state the greatest camp
in the Modern Woodmen of Amerlca'
THE chairman. Neighbor W. H. Taylor
thinks that by 1911 this camp will De
the largest in the jurisdiction.
The committee arranged TO hold a
whist nartv the last Saturday night OF
this month, August 90 at Golden state
haII and there will be a short program
rendered before the game at CARDS WI
beein Those who do not play cards
1yiIl he given other forms of amuse--
,,ent. and a good social time Is assured
to ali Royal Neighbors are especially
renuested to be present.