Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07
MODERN WOODMEN OF
AMERICA

| N AXI\AU been torn out IOOI an
SL~ branch if he had attended
the opening meeting at the olu MasT ~ -,
temple. 431 South Hill street, las
Wednesday night. If the first meet
ing of the camp in it's new quarters Is
an instance of those to follow, Colder
State camp will indeed nave s.ea,
record. There was scarcely stahulhe
room during the rendering OF the pro
gram, which was excellent anu l se-
the crowd until it was concluded AItei
the program those who were not lhteI
eeted in the dance dispersed and left
the hall to those who enjoy dancing
The crowd broke up at II o'clock ano
ali of the six or seven hundred VINO at
tended the meeting seemed 10 nave h9'1
a pleasant evening -,
THE following was the program OF
the evening and it was well rehdereU
and thoroughly enjoyed: ,,.,,
Song, California, BABY bro '..I
niano duet, Misses Guzman; readlhg
a"Farmer Haystack's First Game OF
Golf" Mr.. Mullen; character songs
Miss Fanny Wolff; piano duet, Misses
Senulyeda: reading, Miss Won Bergen
song, Miss Schultz.
The Kleinman orchestra turnisne
splendid music for the dance ana also
for the entertainment.
One of the principal features of the
/ X,
in the foregoing program, was tht
| presentation of the California state
banner to the camp having the larges'
membership and gain for the year 1915
The presentation speech was mace py
Neighbor j. o. Burgess, deputy heao
consul for this district, in behalf OF the
head consul and the executive council
who awards the banners.
The ceremony created a great deal
of enthusiasm among the members.
and the best of feeling prevailed
Neighbor Burgess admonished the
members to look well to the work TINS
year, as there are others in the held
| with grim determination to secure the
| trophy for the year 1910.
| Neighbor j. A. Myers, consul for the
| camp, responded in behalf of the camp
and promised that the present year
| should know nothing of any cessation
| in the active enthusiasm of the mem
hers of Golden State camp No. ITO
! M. w, A., and that without doubt the
banner would have permanent
home on the walls of the camp that
first held it.
The deputy, J. A. Herbelin, and the
clerk have been holding some star
chamber sessions lately, and it is said
thew are about to hatch out a scheme
to start a membership campaign in the
near future. They are not giving away
any secrets as yet, but it Is said that
| they will spring a surprise within th2
next few weeks. This may mean for
every member of No. ITO to sit up and
take notice and get ready to do some
thing.
of the hall into fine shape and by the
next open meeting of the camp 1t
will be in as good condition as any floor
| in the city The board of managers
made the selection of a very fine piano
for the hail.
1t used to be said that when a
neighbor passed through the consul
chair In Golden State camp it was the
last that would ever be seen of him in
the camp, but that time has passed
There is scarcely a meeting of the
camp now at which there are not pres
ent three past consuls of this camp
Neighbors w. H. Taylor, DR.. c. w
Allen and Frank L.. Reynolds. This
| speaks we'll for the camp and demon
strates the sincere and lasting interest
these members have in the welfare of
the order as we'll as the camp. Long
may they live and much may they See
the camp grow.
! Neighbor A. G.. Carnes died at High
land last Wednesday and was buried
at Rosedale Saturday.
Neighbor A. G. Duarte sorrows over
the death of his father, who died Tues
day last.
valescing, and Neighbor Ives is able
to be about again.
Neighbor Will e. Ross is still at the
California hospital and is slowly i'm
proving. Neighbor Ross would be glad
to see some of the neighbors
To those voters in the city of Los
Angeles who are in doubt as to what
they should do in this recall campaign
a good suggestion would be that they
call on the deputy and he will soon
prove to them that they should be
Modern Woodmen and end all doubt by
taking their applications (and the fees)
for membership in the order. If in
doubt don't overlook this opportunity
to get a proper understanding of
things.
Consul Mclaughlin says he doesn't
care if they did lose the banner.
Others say the same thing, and then
make a face as though they had bit
into a green persimmon. Look out for
the fellows who don't care" they will
be after that banner; and if you don't
look out, they will get it, too.
The California State banner which
had been won from Golden State camp,
but which had been won back again.
has dropped into poetical effusions
WHICH are quite pleasing W Tic pIOuI
winners of the much coveted trophy.
The banner puts on a cheerful front
and gives some good advice as follows:
Well. I've come back home, boys I've been
some time away;
But II you'll get in and work, boys. I've come
back home to stay.
I've often been quite homesick, boys, since
they took me from your hall,
But Tn glad l am back again, boys. in my
place upon this wall.
OF the treatment I received, boys by Old
don't complain bit, boys-they the
proper stamp.
Oh, they husky hustlers, boys and full of
hearty cheer;
They say they'll take me back there, boys
within another year.
I know you'll not allow it, boys; you never
will lie down:
You'll get in and hustle boys for every man
in town.
You'll add them to your roll, boys, by the
dozen and the score;
And you'll not let up, boys. till there's not
dozen more
Who carry no protection, boys in our order
grand and true,
For the little ones at home. boys, and the
wives and mothers, too
All. within these friendly walls. boys of dear
old Golden State.
There's only space for Love. boys; there is no
room for Hate.
And now that I'm at home, boys, I want to
ever stay;
II you'll only keep at WORK, boys, I'll never
go away.
Vernon camp, No. 1876, held an in
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