The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-02-04
OFFICERS
ENTERTAINED
Jensen Camp, No. t51, W. O. W.
and WOOdmen Circle Hosts
OTHER CAMPS PRESENT
Jensen One OF Three Places on the FlOri-
East COas, Visited by the Supreme Of
fiCials Of Modern WOOdCraft.

What was probably the largest and
most elaborate social function held in
Jensen for long time, was the recep-
ton and banquet given at WOOdmen
Hall Monday night, January 81, under
the auspicies of Hibiscus Grove, No.
AZ, Woodmen Circle, and Jensen Camp,
No ISL, w. O. w. g..
Supreme Guardian. Mrs. Emma B..
Manchester, of Omaha, Neb., head of
the WOodmen Circle, was the guest Of
honor. accompanied by Sovereign I. W.
Mitchell, manager of the w. 0. W.
and WoOdmen Circle for Georgia and
Florida. Supreme Adviser Lula Mark
well was not present on account of i'll
ness.
In the morning the guests were
shown the beautiful surroundings of
Jensen, and were taken then to the eX-
tensive pineries of R. r. Ricou and in
itiated into all the mysteries of the raw
ishing pineapple by our genial SOver-
egn. H. w. King.
Mrs. Manchester was more than de-
lighted at the privilege of picking
ripe pineapple from the plant, the first
she had ever seen growing. She had
supposed they grew on a tree resent
bling pine tree, hence the name.
In the afternoon, Sovereign c. H.
Munich placed his launch at the disposal
Of the committee. and accompanied by
Mrs. Munich and Mrs. Lillian A. Bray,
Guardian of Hibiscus Grove, and r. E.
Bray, Consul Commander of Jensen
Camp, a trip was made thru the inlet
and out into ocean and to the bean
farms on the peninsular. This was
another novel experience for the visi-
tors who had never seen any green
vegetables growing in the winter, out
side of hot houses.
Owing to a misunderstanding of the
time when the reception was to be held
and the limited time at the DISPOSAL of
the Supreme Guardian she was COM
PEELED to leave on the 1902 train for
Miami. As many as was possible were
notified of the change in the program
and at $3.50 the guests assembled at the
hall and listened to very instructive
talk by Mrs. Manchester until train
time when she babe her children, as
called the members of the Circle, an
affictiOnate adieu and was escorted to
the train. In the brief time she was
here she endeared herself in hearts of
everyone by her apparent great ability
and quiet unassuming dignity and fra.
terhal, mOtherly qualities. The hall
was beautifully decorated with flags
ferns, honeysuckle and hibiscus and a
miniature pine forest in the rear of the
hall. Two tables each thirty feet in
length were arranged in the center of
the hall and one hundred covers were |
laid. The tables were decorated with.
flowers and rows of oranges, tangerines
and kumquats were arranged around !
inside the plates while the center of
the table was loaded with cold meats,
slaw and salad, bread and butter, pies,
cakes and pickles. Coffee was served
by six beautiful young ladies'.
At O'Clock the hall was filled with |
Sovereigns and friends, quite number
coming from Stuart and Fort Pierce. |
Sovereign K. K Bray acted as master
of ceremonies, and called the gathering |
offered by Miss Emily Beardsley, chap
lain of Hibiscus Grove. The Opening |
Ode" was sung, after which Sovereign |
L. W. Mitchell was introduced For
nearly an hour he held the wrapped at
tention Of everyone with his anecdotes
and expounding of the objects and pur-
poses of WoOdcraft, and what It has
done for the widow, orphan and home.
The object lessons he pictured were i'm
pressvr and much good to the order
must result from his talk.
The guests were then seated around !
the bounteous board and while all were
engaged in replenishing the inner wants
tOasts were called for and responded to
IS follows: "Love." Mrs. Lillian Bray; |
WISDOM" Mrs. S. Beardsley; Ere
H. W. King; Power"
;. c. Stewart; 1.-THE American Eagle"
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