Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-01-14
THE PUBLIC INSTALLATION
Modern W0odmen and Royal Neighbors
Draw Big Crowd

The public installation of officers of
the Modern Woodmen OF America and
the Royal Neighbors drew together an
assemblage of over l50 persons in the
M. w. A. hallTuesday evening to wit
ness the induction into office ofthe OFF,
GERS chosen for the present term. All
present we're greatly pleased with what
they saw and heard as the ceremony
was both instructive and interesting.
The following M. w. A. officers were
indicted into their new positions in
the camp:
r. d. White, Consul.
d. ID. Drake, Worthy Advisor.
w. j. Laubender, Clerk,
j. a. Baker, Banker.
M. A. Hollingsworth, Escort.
j. K. Potter, Watchman.
Harry Staley, Sentry.
E. M. Johnson, Manager.
The camp physicians we're not In.
stalled into Office because they did not
present themselves at the hall for that
purpose. Some of the members claim
ed they we're all out on sick calls while
others asserted that, the doctors were
too bashful to be inducted into office
in the presence of so many ladies.
The Royal neighbours, the ladies
auxialiary to the M. w. A. made a
fine impression upon those present to
witness the installation ceremonies
and their work throughout the exer-
cises was remarkably good. The fol-
lowing were indicted into office:
Mrs. Anna Law, Vice Oracle.
Mrs. Maggie Reese, Recorder.
Miss Clara Anderson, Marshal,
Mrs. Christina Christensen, Inner
Sentinel
Mrs. Susan Ulrich, Outer Sentinel.
Miss Ruth Anderson, Mr.. Charles
Poulson and Mrs. Minnie Tittering-
ton, Managers.
DR.. Fulton, Physician.
Mrs. Anna Tramp, oracle; Mrs. Nell
lie Booten, chancellor; and Mrs. Lii
liam Poulson, receiver; were detained
at their homes through sickness in
their families and will be installed at
the next meeting if not again prevent
ed from being present
The Royal Neighbor officers were
installed by Miss Grace Nj. Wirick,
district deputy, who came here from
Osceola, Iowa, for that purpose, and
Mrs. Marie Jensen acted as ceremo-
NAL marshal. Both performed their
respective duties in highly credita-
BILE manner and received many COM
pliments for the way in which the cere-
monies were conducted.
Miss Wirick is newspaper woman
of considerable ability and has been
connected with The Sentinel and Demo-
crat, Oscela newspapers, for a number
of years. She has very pleasing
menner and address and has bril-
liant mode of conversation that is en-
pertaining and at the same time brisk
and to the point-just what you would
look for in a newspaper woman. There
is a possibility that the Royal Neigh
bors may keep her here to organize a
class for membership, and If they do
they will make no mistake in intrust-
ing the work to Miss Wirick.
A very pleasant feature of the occa-
sion was the presence of the Audubon
orchestra under the leadership OF Miss
Martha Dunn. which furnished num-
Der of well executed selections during
the evening. This was the first public
appearance of the orchestra and the
selections we're all finely rendered and
elected applause.
Thai asst number on the program was
caSFto refreshments, and these were
beautifully supplied by the Royal
Neighbors on two long tables which
were filled three times by the me mbers
and their guests; and still there was
large quantity of good things that re-
manned uueaten. This last NUMBER,
like the music, was very highly spoken
of by all who partook of the feast be-
fore departing.