Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
NEWS OF FRATERNAL
w ouDMEN OF THE WORLD

/ \ lROM the initiation OF two new S,
SS4llisz44gsssT Wednesday, nights lat
home for members and their families
and the election of an advisory COM
mittee, the camp had jolly good
time. This committee is composed of
j. V. Riviere, p. G. c.; r. G.. Thomp-
son, Z. c. c.; Capt w. Rogers and
Clerk T. H. Chapman. Their duty will
be to pass upon the advisability of
Su ubmitting to the camp all circular
letters pertaining to the forthcoming
elections or any subject outside Of the
usual run of ordinary business. The
members of Vernon camp are notified
to be at Rosedale cemetery, main en-
trance, at O'Clock for the unveiling
of the monument of late Neighbor t
N. Griffiths. All members of the city
and visiting Neighbors are also cta
daily invited to be present and take
part in the ceremony.
Eastlake camp officers were greeted
with the largest attendance last Tues
day night of the campaign season
Several new applications were balloted
on. two transfers received and six
initiated. Booster speeches We're made
by various Neighbors of the camp
The indications are that the contest
for new members is growing keener
with the passing of the weeks. The
valuable gold watch won by Neighbor
Tobe Toombs in the membership con-
test was presented by Organizer
Stretch on behalf of the head. camp.
The camp degree team also surprised
Neighbor Toombs in the gift of
handsome rocker as a wedding present.
Fremont camp held an interesting
meeting Thursday night at its hall in
the Walker theater building. The ma
jOr portion of the evening was devoted
to the discussion and formulation OF
plans for the successful carrying out
of the campaign for increased men,
/ bership that is now fairly under way.
The attendance showed a good IN
crease, and the interest manifested on
all sides is gratifying to those giving
their time to the movement. Two ap-
pications were voted on, and with the
numerous prospects" in view many
applications should be on Nelghbor
! Bordens desk at each meeting during
the campaign. Neighbor Charles Da-
vies P c. c., has returned to Los
| Angeles and was present at the meet
ing of the camp Thursday night. he
has been for a number of years one or
Fremonts best boosters and workers,
and his home coming on the eve OF
a campaign is regarded as a fortunate
circumstance. The social entertain
ment of the evening was furnished by
Professor Richards, a visiting Neigh
bor from San Francisco. He is an eX-
pert mind reader and legerdemain ar
tist and he demonstrated his abilities
along this line to the satisfaction OF
every one present. One of the many
mystifying feats performed by him
was the finding of a pin secreted by
one of the Neighbors and placing 1t
exactly on a dot placed in the center
of a small card, also hidden away.
| Los Angeles camp fired its first gun
/ FRIDAY night Their goal is 700 en-
rollment. Organizer Stretch was pres
ent and gave a forceful address and
organized the camp for aggressive
icampaigning. Results will be forth
coming in short order with the camp,
as it numbers among its membership
| some of the best boosters in the city.
! Pasadena camp is forging ahead
with giant strides in its campaign for
an increased enrolment The interest
! displayed at the commencement Of the
campaign is unabated, with the result
that from four to five applications are
received weekly. Organizer George p.
/ Stretch has the conditions we'll in
/ hand and is producir splendid results
| for the limited time that he can give
| the camp. He is being ably assisted
| in the work by his brother, William
Stretch, a recent addition to the or
I
of experience in this line of work, and
when he becomes fully acquainted
with his new surroundings he will
without doubt more than make good.
For the present considerable of his
time will be given to the upbuilding
of Pasadena camp.
The active members of Santa Monica
camp held a meeting Tuesday night at
/ Dr. Cases office for the purpose of dis
I nd for the
| pose of increasing the membership
and instilling new life into the camp
! generally. It was the consensus of
opinion of all present that, with the
| assistance Of the organizeres. the camp
| could be placed in a hourishing con-
dition in a reasonable period of time
| To be sure, there are certain difficult
] ties to be overcome before the mem
| bership can be aroused to that active
/ participation in the camps affairs
which is so necessary to reach the end
4 desired However, with such organ
| izers as Neiehbors Stretch and Hol-
lands in the field and taking the lead,
it need not be stated that Santa Mon
| lea Bay camp will soon stand side by
| side with its sister camps in point of
membership and active interest
The largest crowd of men that has
/ been seen upon the floor of any of the
camps in Los Angeles lately turned
out to participate in the house warm
! ing of La Fiesta camp October 4. Be
/ tween 400 and 500 men were present
The hall is larger and better in many
! respects than the one Just vacated and
every one spoke kindly of the change
and encouragi gingly of the prospects for
larger attendance. Members who had
not been in attendance for years were
present. renewed their fealty and
promised once more to take up active
work The Hawaiian trio in native
costume sang native songs and played
on native Instruments and delighted
| the mem bers, who voluntarily gave up
card playing during the singing.
The orchestra of the camp. under the
| able leadership of Neighbor Wachtel,
played several selections, which in
variably produced a round of applause.
Cigars were passed around and the
committee was forced to go OUT not
once hut twice for fresh supplies.
Past Head Consul John H. Foley
gave an earnest and instructive talk
on woodcraft and showed the unini-
tiates the ADVANTAGES to he derived
from association with the Woodmen of
the World and urged every member of
the camp to interest himself in the
matter of it's upbuilding.
The members of the order then
busted themselves among the sScen-
gers present and a dozen or more ap-
plica tions resulted from their efforts.
| Then came the piece de resistance, a
three and FIVE round boxing contest.
and they were genuine scraps, too.
three knockdowns during the evening,
tl,a ,,oa,, SAVING opa of the men in tbe