Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
WOODMEN OF THE
WORLD

~ meeting of the new w.
Ga o. w. camp to be soon
k.CI formally instituted in the
A"O" Boyle Heights section,
NasA@S& TR7nrLos Angeles, was held
S'1tltEIlsg' last Wednesday night. a
good attendance of enthusiastic neigh
bors and prospective members was
present. District Organizer Z: H.
Stretch was In charge of the meeting
+. n. Livingston of Fremont camp act
ing as clerk pro tenn and Charles DaY-
les of the same camp occupying the
escorts chair.
Twelve names were voted on favor
ablV nine of which were new TO the
order. the others coming in by trans
fer. representing the camps Of Ere
mont, Eastlake and Vernon. Alto
gether forty-six applications nave
been received for membership in the
new camp eight of which represent
transfers, drawing from nearly every
camp in Los Angeles.
r. r. Fowler was elected temporary
clerk The election of permanent
clerk and other officers will take place
September %.
The camp, which is to be known as
HolIenbeck camp, will meet the first
and third Wednesday nights in each
month, place Of meeting to be stone 5
hall, corner First and Chicago streets:
On account of a previous arrangement
respecting the hall, the meeting next
week will occur Monday night.
The officers and degree team of
Vernon camp conducted unveiling
services at Inglewood cemetery last
Sunday, the monument being that OF
Neighbor S. C. Smith, formerly banker
of California camp in San Francisco
The beautiful and impressive rituals
tic ceremony was added by an appro-
pirate and touching Grafton by Dis
trict Organizer c. z. Stretch, who
dwelt at some length on the noble
traits of character of the deceased
Iteighbor and the Christian duty de-
volving upon members of fraternal
orders.
The general funeral committee met
last Monday night with La Fiesta
camp, representatives from every camp
in the city but enc being present
Many questions came up for consid-
Grafton. natural to the formation of a
new organization. The principal dis
cussion revoived around the duties to
be imposed on the general committee,
some holding to the view that 1t should
be wide in its scope, others contend
ing that the individual camps should
attend to the ritualistic work in every
instance. 1t was agreed to leave the
this end a committee was appointed
to meet with Eastlake camp next
Tuesday night for the purpose of
drawing UP a set of bylaws, copies of
which will be sent to all the city
camps for approval or disapproval
The question of how best to keep
I'D the membership of the general COM
mite was also discussed and left for
later consideration, a motion prevail
ing. however, that the present mem
bers of the committee serve until a
definite plan be adopted.
The officers Of the general funeral
committee as it now stands are F. n.
Livingston, chairman, of Fremont
camp. and C. w Warren, secretary,
of Los Angeles camp.
La Fiesta camp is planning an IN
teresting series of entertainments dur
ing the coming winter. These enter
tainments will keep all of the members
in an expectant attitude. The first
affair of Importance will be held on
Monday night, September 26, when an
open meeting for men will be on the
tapis At that meeting the "eligibles"
will be expected. Cards. cigars, music
and an address or two on the benefits
of the order will occupy the attention
of those present.
Every candidate initiated between
row and November will be entitled to
q seat at an elaborate banquet TO be
furnished by the camp at one of the
leading cafes, and the member pro-
posing the candidate will also have
seat at the banquet without expense
to him.
Several applications were received
for the banquet and the members
promised that it should be the biggest
affair of its kind in Los Angeles.
George L. Dodge one of the charter
members of La Fiesta who has been
in Fresno for the past ten years, visit
ed his first love and gave an account
of the early trials of the camp.
Hon j. P, Transue, who has been in
Sacramento attending the special ses-
sion of the Legislature, returned last
Wednesday.