Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-07
ROYAL NEIGHBORS'
10TH ANNIVERSARY
Celebrated by Eva Camp R. N.
A. Last Friday Evening.
Mrs. Eva Childs, for Whom Camp Was
Named and 129 Other Visitors
Present.


anniversaly of Eva Camp r. N. A
The brethren from all the camps
in the county and some from out
side as well had been invited and
$50 visitors were present. the
representation being as follows:
Bloomington %; Beetown 3; Bosco-
bel 1; Burton 5; Cassville 9; Cuba
City 10; Ellenboro IL; FennimoreI
10; Glen Haven 8; Mt. Hope 1; Mt.
Ida 2; Montfort IA; PotOsi 3; Pres
ton 10; Sitter A; Hanover 1; Dodge
vile /; Peoria 1.
Supper was served from to 10 p.
m. during the progress OF which
fine concert was given by the
Lancaster orchestra. Following the
repast an address of welcome was
given by Oracle Addie Austin.
responded to by Mrs. Mink, dis
trict deputy, of Burton camp, after
which initiatory work was conferl :
ed upon two candidates.
At the conclusion of the initia-
tiOns a vocal solo was very prett1ly
rendered by Miss Floss1e Bldwell; a
greeting by Belle Dudley Smith was
read after which Mrs. Eva Child, of
Hanover, who instituted the camp
ten years ago and in whose honor
it was named, gave very interest
ing address. G. T. Dickinson read
a history of the camp, which we
give herewith:
1.-The history of Eva Camp No.
1904, r N. of A. for the 10 years of
&c hot of dc
much interest and satisfaction in
chronicling. It's growth has not
been OF a mushroom charactar,
springing up in a few days and as
rapidly melting away, but OF
steady and conservative growth,
careful scrutiny and consideration
being given to applications made
for membership and constant aim
to add such names to our member
ship roll as will reflect credit upon
the camp and add new lustre to the
tenets of the order.
This camp was organized In Lam
caster, March 31st, 1899, by Mrs.
Eva Child, of Hanover, Wisconsin,
district deputy, chow one of the
supreme board of managers) and
was named Eva Camp in her honor.
There were SO charter members, of
which number SO were beneficiary
and SO social members.
The officers elect were installed
by Mrs Child, the ceremonies, TO-
gether with the obligation to mem
bers and exemplifcation of the
work extending over afternoon and
evening,
The first set of officers elected
was as follows:
Oracle, Ocea Basford; Vice Oracle,
Fannie Knapp; Recorder, Grace
NARROW; Receiver, Amelia Dickin-
son; Chancellor, Lucretia Miles;
Marshal, Ada Nathan; Asst. Mar
shall, Jessie Starr; Inner Sentinel,
Cora Gibbs; Outer Sentinel, Emma
McGonigal; Managers, c. 81. Bas-
ford Mary Woodhouse, Carrie
Wolker; Physician, DIR. J. A. Gault.
The following neighbors have
served as Oracle during the past
ten years:
Ocea Basford, 1899; Amelia Dick
inson, 19OO-19O1; Helen Reed)
Wayne, 1902 8; Nettie Finney, 1904;
Mary (Kiug) Williams, 1905; Amelia
Lisherness, 1906 4; Addie Austin,
1908 8.
Names of members deceased dur
ing the same period are:
Rosa Kinzel, Ocea E. Ray, Catha-
rine Flynn, Name Bennett.
During the ten years since our
organization we have added 120
new members to our list, but
through death, removals and lapses,
we have lost seventy of these, the
present membership being 120, of
which hummer 80 are beneficiary
aud 65 social members.
The adoption of new members
appOrtioned to the several years
were as follows:
1899 following organization 5;
1900, 3; 1901, s, 1902, Is; 1908, 8;
1904, AZ; 1905, 8; 1906, 6; 1907, z;
1908, 10; 1909, 4.
IT will be seen from this list that
the period of the camps greatest
growth was In 1904, when AZ new
names were added to thu roll of
chem being put on during a con-
test which extended over period
of three months in which the camp
vas divided into two opposing sides,
.ach one proselyting for new mem,
lers. The losing side was to stand
he expense of a banquet for the
amp, but when the contest ended
was found that honors were
lually divided each side report
e eighteen new names.
The camp thereupon decided by
)te to have the banquet paid for
1t of the funds in the treasury and
was so done.
The social affairs of the camp