East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-04

Honored by the visit Of Head Con-
sui l. I. Boak of Denver chief of this
jurisdiction. Pendleton Camp No. Al,
w. o. w. tonight will bring to a close
a successful campaign for membership.
with the initiation of class of IA
members into the order. The work
will be put on by Head Consul Boak
and other distinguished visitors as
sisted by the Pendleton degree team.
Following the initiatory ceremonies
the newly acquierd Woodman hall
will be dedicated to the use of that
order with impressive ceremonies.
Tonight's class of initiates includes:
NJ. D. Anderson, VIM. j. Bell, Jas. A.
Cobb. ]. H. Estes. J. T. Hemphill, ].
L, Howard, L. Hamilton, T. Olsen,
John Ross, n. S. Sarkins, r. B. Stu
art, Lacey Shaver and Charles Towns
BOak VIII Conduct Ceremonies.
Immediately after initiation Head
Consul Boak will also conduct the
impressive dedication ceremonies
during which addresses will be made
by Consul Boak and by John H. Pat
terson of Colfax, Wash, who is one Of
the members of the head board Of
managers of the order, and who is
visitor in the city to attend the cere-
monies today.
Consul Boak arrived in Pendleton
this afternoon on No. /, coming direct
from his ffices in Denver, and he
will remain for three days in this city.
He was met at the train by the degree
team of the local lodge and escorted
to the Hotel Pendleton where he is
stopping. The consul will be busy in
with prominent local
woodmen while in this city and will
terminate his visit after the joint in
stallation which will be held on We'd
nesday evening when he will instalr
the newly elected officers, not only of
Pendleton lodge No. Al, but of Dap
hne circle No. 2 and Pendleton circle
No. 527, as well.
The installation will be held in
Noodman hall, and will be followed
~ an elaborate banquet at which
Consul Boak and other prominent
Noodmen and their ladies will speak.
Following his visit here the head
consul will visit Walla Walla and
respectively on the 7th and
tn, returning on the 9Th to Athena
where he will hold big meeting and
Local Lodge Is Important.
Mr.. Boak expressed great pleasure
\ being able to visit Pendleton at
his time, as the local lodge is almost
he parent of the order in the north
'est, being the Oldest lodge in the
'est with the exception of the 40.
amps organized in Colorado before
he order became strong enough to.
pread beyond that state. He de-
Jared that he was most proud of the
nancial and numerical strength Of
ne local camp and was most pleased
Y the recent purchase of a half in
crest in the Eagles building which
endleton Camp has just completed.
There are few camps anywhere"
lid John H. Patterson of Colfax,
'n., one of the board of head man.
gers of the order, who is a guest of
o. Al during the ceremonies. that.
re as strong as Pendleton Camp. I
Nv this morning check for $4,000,
hich the camp drew Saturday to
'ver payment on their building.
Id am informed that the boys here,
ave almost $4,000 in money and
'operty. 1t is a splendid showing.
oreover the membership now is al
ost $50, wonderfully strong for a
wn of this size"
When Organized.
Pendleton Comp was organized
pit. 80, 1890, with a charter mem
ship of 65. and since its organl-