The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-12
MANY woODMEN At MARTEL
Members of that Steadily Growing
Camp installed Officers
Last NIGHT

Camp installed Officers
Last Night
The woodmen Of Martel have made
q record since their existence as an
organization four years ago in their
public installation services and last
nights exercises and social features
were no exception to the rule, but If
anything a little more elaborate than
previous installations.
The hall was filled with sovereigns,
their families and friends to the
number OF over a hundred persons
representing the neighborhood for
miles around. Consul Commander P.
A. Ausley administered the oath of f.
deity to the trust reposed and in
Quoted the newly elected officers,
while C. H. Dame of Ocala, the en-
thusiastic and successful state organ
fzer, was appointed escort The fol-
lowing are the new officers for 1910:
p. A. Ausley, past consul command
err: ]. H. Seckinger. consul COM
mander; L. A. Tucker, adviser lieu
tenant; ]. L. Seckinger, banker; w.
r. o. Veal. physician; A. Gallipeau,
escort: o. R Veal, clerk; A. B. Kemp,
watchman J. A. Parker sentry; S.
J. McCully manager.
After these ceremonies the new
consul commander, Mr.. J. w. Seckin-
ger, called on Sovereign Dame for
words on the good of the order, but he
kindly and CONSIDERABLY called on the
editor Of the Star to break the talk
fest ice. After we had our little say
on the wonderful growth of fraternal
orders in this country in the past %
years and the great benefits they had
r.
took the floor and made a splendid
talk on woodcraft. He said the order
only 20 years old, had over 100000
members. 1t had camps Of 1900 mem
bers and one in Tampa with 500 men,
bers. That since it's organizat ton it
had paid out in endowments thirty
FIVE millions of dollars, built $4,000
monuments to deceased members and
had a reserve fund Of twelve million
dollars. He spoke of the growth of
the order in Florida, where it has been
very rapid and now in consequence Of
its numbers formed a Jurisdiction of
its own. He said if a member lived
up to the tenets of the order, morally
he would be the best man in the state
but he needs a higher incentive than
morality; he needs to have faith and
love for the supreme ruler Of the uni
verse. At 70 years of age a member
ceases paying dues, when he can draw
yearly one tenth of his endowment to
live on.
Mr.. Danes talk was greatly appre-
ciated- and he was heartily applauded.
General II. w. Long, who was an in
terested spectator, was called on and
he made one of his earnest and pa
triotic talks. followed by Uncle Billy
Folks, who in years gone was school
mate Of General Longs. Though both
were too old to join the order, they
commended it's good work in conserv-
ilg and protecting the home and its
inmates.
Rev. Lord, the new Methodist pas
tor at Martel. was present and opened
the proceedings of the meeting with a
prayer. He was also called on to
speak, but said he was not a member
of~the order and knew little Of its
workings. but what he had heard of
it led him to believe that it was doing
a generous and good work for human
ity.
At this juncture of the proceedings
the committee on edibles, namely:
j. H. Seckinger, G. A. Reddick and
Jack McCully, announced that the
feast awaited the gathering, when the
meeting adjourned and went into the
yard, where huge bonfires Illuminated
we'll spread tables, to which ample
justice was done. 1t was such a feast
as the ladies Of Martel are famous in
providing. It was an evening of So
cial commingling and all said it was
one of the most pleasant gatherings
they had ever participated in. Many
fingered around the festive board In
genial, friendly chats and the hour
was late ere they dispersed.
Those we noticed present from
Ocala were Messrs. Dame, Chambliss
NARROW, Mcclure. Robinson, Sherouse
Bearley. MI and Mrs. Louis Pillans
Mr. and Mrs. Will Barco, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ L. Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs
w. T. Stroman and the Misses Hodge
Kendrick was represented by Messrs
Webb DIN and Seckinger while Mr.
Sumter Brooks Of Zuber brought with
him Mr. Potts of Oldtown. Among
those we noted were Mr.. and Mrs
Dow Beck, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben F'reyer-
muth. Mrs J. Monroe Smith, the gen
ial hostess of the Monroe House, Mar
tel, was everywhere among the guests
making them feel their presence was
an honor and a pleasure they appre-
ciated.
The woodmen of Martel have rea-
son to be proud of their annual in
stallation ceremonies and social gath