The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-23
A CLASS OF 1856.
Modern WOOdmen Had Big Night
in Topeka.
Over 2 900 Attended Ceremonies
at Auditorium,
HAD A PARADE.
Band Led Uniformed Teams UD
Kansas Avenue.
Head Consul Talbot Speaker of
the Evening.

Modern Woodmen from every sec
ton OF the state were in Topeka Tues
day night to attend the joint installa-
ton of a class of 135 candidates, I'M
der the direction of Shawnee Camp
No. $500, Sunfower Camp No. 536 and
North Topeka Camp No 1243. More
than 1000 persons attended the big
gathering and initiation in the Audi
torium
Several special trains carrying visit
ing Woodmen came to Topeka Tuesday
evening. The visitors returned home
on the late trains or remained in To-
peka until today. A dinner in honor
Of forty Of the officers of the order
was given at the Throop hotel early in
the evening. A. R. Talbot of Lincoln,
Neb., head consul of the Woodmen
lodge, was an honored guest at the
big gathering.
The WoOdmen gathered at the
Throop hotel at 1880 and marched to
nished music. and the Woodm en-,
marching four abreast formed a line
several blocks in length. More than
100 Kansas camps were represented at
the meeting.
Talbot Principal Speaker.
Head Consul Talbot was the prin-
cipaI speaker at the meeting in the
Auditorium. He paid tribute to the
Topeka camps and said kind words
about the great work being done by
the district deputies in Kansas. He
told how the order had grown from
$500 members to 100000 members;
and said the camps would continue to
Mr.. Talbot was introduced by DR.. L.
V. Sans of the Topeka camp.
Sunfower camp took charge of the
initiatory work, the North Topeka
camp gave the opening and closing
ceremonies and the Shawnee camps
team was assigned the execution of the
drill manual
Visiting Officers.
Among the visiting officers attend
ing the gathering were Head Consul
A. R. Talbot of Lincoln. Neb.; E. E.
Murphy of Leavenworth, director;
Fred w PARROT of Clay Center, a
member of the board of auditors;
Frank Allen of Marysville, a member
of the committee on new territory; D.
J. w Barker of Chanute, state head
physician; Charles S. LOcknane, state
deputy, and District Deputies J. A.
of lola, R. P. Sloan of Larned, A. NJ.
Crumm Of Downs and Lem Willems of
Lansing.
The candidates initiated at the Tues
day night meeting weres
Shawnee Camp, $500, Topeka-F.
B. Mitchell, ]. Lawton, H. o. Peters,
c. F. Reddenbaugh, G. J. Eckert, H.
V. Disney, o. w. Dietrich, ]. F.
Kruse. r. NJ -Coulson, C. G. James, H.
A. Lepper, R. L. Benedict, J. E. Add
ington, J. o. Magee. F. H. NagIe. J. H.
Carruthers, G.. c. Howard, ]. H. Rum
barger, T. L. Mason, H. s. Anderson,
NJ. L. Lippincott, E. R. Brennaman, J.
Cuthbert, P. a. Girsch NJ E Kauf-
man, H L. Ward, J. w Myers, L. r.
Mccormick, G. H Roller. A. Mitchell,
r. w Thomas, T. H. Evans, c. H.
Forsell, C. L. Brit, c. R. Miller, NJ. E.
Lobach, NJ. c. Hammer. ]. B. How
ard, J. E. Robinson, ]. T Bower, J.
H Buzbee, C. W. Williams, A. Skin
ner, Joe Seaman, L. p Howe, P. E.
Rogers.
Sunfower camp, 536, Topeka-P. H.
Barnes. NJ. B. Croll, A. S. Dunsmore,
K. H. Hedstrom, D. c. Henery, R. L.
Jennings, c. E. johnson, H l. Klop-
fer. P. r. Mecord, G. A. Sands, Will
liam c.. Shaw, c. H. Shuart, F. R. c.
Whitman, B. R. Williams, C. Wilson.
W. Wolf, Harry D. Athon, W. F.
Beltz, o. E. Bradford, Benjamin Fos-
berg, Ephriam Fosberg, John T. Rag
lund. V. E. johnson, J. ]. Lake. George