Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-02-04
ENTERTAIN SUPREME OFFICERS
Jensen Camp, No. 151 w. o. w.
and WOodmen Circle Hosts.

What was probably the largest and
most elaborate social function in Jensen
for long time was the reception and
banquet given at Woodmen Hall Mon
day evening, January 81 under the
auspices Of Hibiscus Grove No. Al and
Jensen Camp No. ISL w. o. w,
Supreme Guardian Manchester, OF
Omaha, Neb., the head of the Woodmen
Circle. was the guest of honor, accom-
panied by T, w. Mitchell, general man
ager of the w, o. w. and Woodmen
Circle for Georgia aud Florida. SUE
preme Advisor Lula Maxwell was not
present on account of illness,
During the morning the guests were
shown the beautiful surroundings OF
Jensen and were taken through the
extensive pineries of r. r. Ricou and
initiated into all the mysteries of the
ravishing pineapple by genial SOver-
eign H. w. King. Mrs. Manchester
was more than delighted at the privil-
eye of picking ripe pineapple from
the plant, the first she had ever seen
growing, She had supposed they grew
on trees.
In the afternoon G., H. Munich placed
his launch at the disposal of the COM
mittee, and accompanied by Mrs. Munich
and Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Bray, trip
was made to the inlet and out into the
ocean, and to the bean farms on the
peninsula. This was also a novel ex,
perience for the visitors who had never
seen any green vegetables growing io|
the winter ouside Of hot houses,
Owing to misunderstanding Of the
time when the reception was to be
held and the limited time Of the Su-
preme guardian, she was compelled to
leavefor Miami on the 1902 train. AS
many as was possible we're notified Of
the change of program, and at $50 the
guests assembled at the hall aud lis
tened to very interesting talk by Mrs .
Manchester until train time, when she
babe her children, as she called the
members of the Circle, very affec-
tionate adieu. and was escorted to the
train. In the brief visit she endeared f
herself in the hearts of everyone by
her apparent great ability and quiet,
unassuming dignity and fraternal moth
erly qualities.
The hall was beautifully decorated
with f1ags, FERNS honeysuckle and hli
discus, and miniature forest of real
pine trees in the rear of the hall, Two
tables, each thirty feet in length, were
arranged in the center of the hall aud
100 covers were laid. The tables were
decorated with flowers and rows of or
anges, tangerines and kumquats were
arranged around inside the plates,
while the center of the tables were
laden with cold meats, slaw and salad,
bread and butter, pies, cakes and pick
les. Coffee was served by six hand
some young ladies.
1Ab CiBnO " ClOCh lnO haAA was AAtCt4
with sovereigns and friends, quite q
number from Fort Pierce and Stuart
being present. Sovereign r. E. Bray
acted as master of ceremonies aud
called the gathering to order once more.
After Invocation and the opening ode,
Sovereign I. w. Mitchell was intro
luced. For nearly an hour he held the
rapt attention of everyone with hia
anecdotes and expounding OF the objects
Ind purposes Of woodcraft and what u
lad done for the widow, orphan and
nome. The guests were then seated
around the bounteous board, and while
III we're engaged in replenishing the
inner wants many toasts were called
or and readily responded TO. These
,ased much merriment and contributed
much to the pleasure of the evening.
After supper the tables were moved
o Ione side and the nimble footed en-
Dyed themselves with round and
quare dances until all went away sat-
ated with the pleasure of the evening