Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-03
UNI 0RYI RANK is
WANTED HERE
NOOdmen of World Anxious
for Company.

The hope is still entertained that 2
company OF the Uniformed Rank will
be formed in Americas from the mem
bership of The Americus Camp, Wood
men Of the World. The rapid increase
Of the uniformed branch Of tie order
has intensified interest in the matter
locally and it's the expressed hope
of many Of the members that the
movement 10 organize a company here
VIII be pushed speedily. to a success
fuI contamination. Mr.. {. R. Win
chester has been elected captain and
the work Of organization rests in his
/ hands. It is felt that out OF the 421
members OF the order here enough
should be secured to make good
branch Of the uniformed order Such
a company, once it has been well
drilled, would also, it is held, be an
important factor in the development
OF The camp here. drawing into its
membership men who are fond Of the
! military feature and who would unite
with the order to participate III it,
/ Dr. T. T. Myers Of Columbus was
/ recently appointed colonel Of the Uni
! formed Rank in Georgia. In an inter
view Col Myers has this to say about
this branch Of the ORDER
AT the last sovereign camp conyeu-
ton held in Detroit, Mich, June last
/ past. the report Of this branch of
woodcraa showed such growth and
activity that the convention appropri-
/ ated $4,000 10 be used in defraying
+ expenses OF encampments and for
/ prizes in competitive floor and field
drills.
The number Of regiments reported
I at that meeting was 81, with 658
: companies. showing an increase
7 in TWO years-of 70 regiments with 800
/ companies, thus attesting the popu-
/ larity Of this branch or feature Of
/ the order, as also the wisdom OF it.
+ The personnel of the sovereign camp
in encouraging It's development by
I aforementioned appropriation and
its use in the floor work Of the camp
| Others orders having the military fea-
, ture have found it hard to maintain
+ because all that is expected Of them
/ is to occasionally appear in parade
whereas this order requires the com
pany to have charge Of the initiatory
work Of The camp, the military fea-
ture so blending with the dramatic
that there is little danger Of Tagging
+ interest when once introduced as well
as the public appearance and pros
poets OF encamDment.
This appropriation. above mention
ed has been aDportoned to- ten dis
tricts; the states Of Georgia, Flor.
ida and South Carolina COMPOSING
this district. Florida has one reei
ment with seven companies; soutf
Carolina, one regiment with twelve
companies, and Georgia. one regiment
of thirteen companies,
From small acorns, large oa}
trees grow is well ezemDlifed in thi.
feature which had its origin in man.
love Of uniformed display and which
now is recognized not only as
+ strong, but a permanent feature Of the
order
Although our state reports thrice,
companies assigned to the 29th Regt
ment, because Of the purely local char
acter Of these companies, no eIfor
has thus far been made to perfect bat
TALON or regimentaI organization
which will be taken up at once witt
a view to holding an encampmen
during the coming year, not less thar
ten companies being required to par
ticipate, and I hope that condition
viii be such and the location of thest
/ companies will warrant our efforts tt
hold the first Georgia encampmen
here