Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Secret Societies
WooDMEN OF THE WORLD

The long looked tof anu
~ much heralded picnic OF
- last Monday was tre-
STd a mendous success, ana
I IROM 7 more people visited santa
X Monica canyon than at
HeNISYlE Nk4slV any other day in its MS
~aQ11LfsST tory. 1t was very de-
liehtful at the picnic grounds anu an
ideal day for sports Ihe Woll,ol olit. ,
baseball game was won by Goldeh Sta1o
circle bv a score of about 100 to III. OF
something like that. This was tne pen ~
de resistance, and everVbody Is ST. .4a,
Laughing. over that game. me spoI11 70
were ali contested for, and much riVal- IVA
nv was exhibited. Prizes were dlstIlp,
uted amounting to $3.50. The barpecueu
beef and friioles were greatly enJoyeu'
Il & Hamilton, chairman Of the cohl-
n1ittee. and F. A. Harrington, secretary,
and Mrs. Minnie Hiner, treasurer, were
among the busiest people at the can
yon. -, .t,,,,,eol,,es
Nearly 5000 people availed themselves YES
of the opportunity of mlngllilg VIZ VIZ, ',lf ,f
Woodmen of the World ana No,iIii an
Woodcraft upon this occasion anu a. az
other triumph reached the efforts OF the
committee. eo,,,,,4-
Today. the anniversary of the tounu-
inc of the order, will be httlngly cohic
memorated. Camps of the Woodlileh u
the world and circles of tie women VI. VI
Woodcraft will hold services III ever
cemetery in the land. Monuments @ @tlldD
have been erected during the past year
In memory of deceased members will
he unveiled with ritualistic ceremonies,
and all graves will be decorated with
flowers. At Rosedale cemetery TINS al
ternoon the principal ceremonies VIII
take -place. All the camps ana clrcles
will ioin. A memorial address Will pc
delivered by Rev. w. A. Knighten' Inc
La Fiesta quartet will sing, ana camps
and circles will alternate in dedlcatlng
the monuments At Mountain view
cemetery. Pasadena, the camD and cir
Gle will officiate and Organizer u. Il.
Stretch will deliver the oration
Last Tuesday night Fremont camp
initiated three candidates, received four
transfer cards and voted on four new
applications An invitation was extend
ed the team and officers of Long Beach
camp to perform the initiatory work
June Is. Eastlake camp vas invited TO
nut on the work on a class of candl-
dates June %. and Vernon camps team
and officers were invited to assist Head
Adviser r. Clinton Veale install the
officers of Fremont camp Junly o.
Tomorrow night La Fiesta camp will
initiate a class of ten ~@"didates, ana
the degree team promises something
unusual, while the Joseph team has ar
ranged something out of the ordinary.
The attendance at La Fiesta camp has
been unusually good, and a record
breaking attendance is expected. a
large delegation from Los Angeles camp
is expected to attend, ana there VIII oe
several inspiring speeches from among
the visitors. This camp initiated nearly
twenty candidates during the month
of May. and produced more limitations
than any other camp in this section
during that time.
The mutual entertainment committee
will give another entertainment at
Akey's hall June 19, under the auspices
of Vernon circle. H. b. Smith will de-
liver fraternal address, and several
of the circle members viii contest for
silver medal and will speak on sub
iects pertaining to the Women of Wood
craft. A big attendance is assured,
and as usual dancing will Immediately
follow the conclusion of the musical
program.
Vernon camp held a we'll attended and
interesting meeting last Wednesday
night. Many visitors were present. one
candidate was initiated and three appli-
cations were received. Past Consul
Thompson and Banker Powers made
addresses looking toward the biggest
DOOSIlnS littllliS VI AAAC Ne'i+ -
tensive programs is planned, with Head
Adviser T. c. Veale as the principal
speaker of the evening.
EastIake camp initiated three candi-
dates last Tuesday night and received
one application. Addresses were de-
livered by Neighbors Rodgers, Let's,
McMurray, Dew and Organizer Stretch.
Such an awakening and enthusiasm as
are now prevalent have not been expert
enced in many months, and the MEM
bership bids fair to reach the 800 mark
during the campaign. A splendid set
of officers has been elected to succeed
the present most efficient force ana
brighter era seems dawning.
A fine time was the verdict of the
members who attended Los Angeles
meeting last Thursday night.
Applications and limitations are the or
der of the day, with an occasional even
ing of social entertainment thrown IN.
The members of the camp are looking
for a spot among the ten leaders. and
expect to crowd into that select bunch
in the near future.
Palms camp elected the following
members to serve them in an ofhc1al
capacity during the term beginning
July /: Consul commander, I. Fellows;
adv. lieutenant George e. La Fargo;
escort. Walter Lewis; Waterman, c. {.
Randall; sentry, w Horton managers,
S. A. Sterns and A. G. Kruger.
Organizer G. e. Stretch gave the boys
a first class booster speech. Several
members promised to have applications
for. the next meeting. One name was
voted in and one cadnidate initiated.
Long Beach is enjoying few days
time from Organizer Stretch, and last
Wednesday twelve applications were re-
ceived.i This promises to be only the
starter in a campaign that will wake
things up at the seaside town. Enough
prospects were promised to double this
amount for next Wednesday, and a
class initiation viii be in order about
July l.