Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
WOODMEN OF
WORLD MEET
INCONVENTION
Seventh Biennial Session of
Jurisdiction G. Opens
in Newark Today.
DRILL BY PERTH AMBOY
CAMP TO 8E FEATURE
Order Has Membership of
About a Million and Is
Growing All the Time.

Fewark, March 9:-Head Camp, Jur-
isdiction G, Woodmen Of the World,
will hold its seventh biennial con.en-
tion in Oraton Hall this week, begiu-
ming this morning. The Woodmen Of
the World is the second largest frater-
nal organization in the world, and Jnr.
isdiction G comprises all of New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, with 254 camps, and
a membership of more than 10000. II
is expected that more than 200 delegates
will be present at the sessions, Head.
quarters will be at the Continental Ho-
tel
This morning the convention will be
opened by Mayor Haussling, who win
extend q welcome to the visiting osle-
gates. Head Consul William T. Cor
don, of Rochester, Pa, will make the
opening address. After other addresses
the various committees win be appoint
ed, and the business session Drope: win
begin in the afternoon, when the var
ious standing committees viii presepe
their reports.
Closes Thursday.
Tomorrow will be devoted to the se<-
ltement of unfinished business and the
transaction of such new business -
may come before the delegates. The
convention will be brought to a close
Thursday, when officers will be elected;
also delegates TO the sovereign camp,
which is to have it's session in Detroit
in June.
The local Woodmen will make things
pleasant for the visiting delegates with
dinners, theatre parties, house parties
and automobile sightseeing journeys.
Order Successful
The Woodmen of the World have
had a very successful career. They
were organized In June, 1890. and the
order has a membership. now Of nearly
,00o, 600. There are three jurisdictions,
the Sovereign, the Pacific and the Cam
adian. There are 650,000 members in
the sovereign jurisdiction. There is
200 900 in the reserve fund Auxii-
iary bodies are the Uniformed Rank,
Ladies Auxiliary and the Boys of the
Wooderaft. Several Of the camps have
a sick benefit fund, which is operated.
independently OF the order at large.
In this country there are in the
Ineighborhood of 10000 camps In New
Jersey there are ffty-four camps and
in Pennsylvania 200, representing .
A class OF 900 candidates is expected
to be initiated in Hill Camp, the latest
to be established In this city. It will
have its class initiation April IA in Odd
Fellows hall, in Sixteenth avenue.
Arrangements Committee.
The local arrangements COMMITTEES
which will have charge of the enter.
tainment of the visiting delegates is
headed by John Cullerton, of thi- city,
editor of The Stump, monthly publ
cation issued by jurisdiction G, of tha<
order. Acting with him are A. WSa-s =
wick and John Gregg. Or The recety
tion committee arc u. 3. Romaine, VII
liam Z. Seal and H Van Wrinkle.
The officers Of Jurisdiction G are ss
follows: Head consul, William T. Cor.
don, Rochester, Pa; head adviser, John
81. Bowman, Johnstown, Pa head
banker, George 7. Lauffer, Warren,
Pa; head escort, George " Degitz, La
trobe, Pa; heaa watchman, J. NJ Schatz
of Elizabeth; head sentry, Frank w.
Bindhammer, Paterson; head managers,
John E. Ritchey, Franklin, Pa; A. G.
Barvin, Philadelphia; DIR. E. P. Cuth-
bert, Evans City, Pa; John G. Miles,
Williamsburg, Pa; George Fl. Cook,
Peckville, Pa; delegates at large, F. o.
Thompson, Metuchen; Daniel Lardin.. !.
Butler, Pa; past head consul, n. q.
Scott, Homer City, Pa.
Amboy After Prize.
The degree team OF Perth Amboy
Camp No. 19 and Goodwill Camp
No. 81, Woodmen of the World,
Uniform rank, of this city, will 20
to Newark tonight to take part In
the exhibition drill and degree work
at the convention of Head Camp.