The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-27
State Convention of Great
Fraternal Order to be Held
Wednesday, May 3rd
EXPECT HUNDREDS OF VISITORS
Committee to Announce Program for
the Big Convention the Latter Part
of this Week.-Head Officials to be
Present.

The city Of Kenosha will throw open
its doors to the Woodmen of the state
on next Wednesday when. the state con-
vention of the great fraternal organi-
zation will be held in the city. Judge
Clifford +. Randall, who is chairman
of the committee in charge Of the en-
tertainment of the convention, has re
ceived letters from all parts of the
state assuring him that the attendance
at the convention will break all form
er records for state meetings of the
Woodmen in Wisconsin. The list now
prepared shows that there will be two
hundred delegates representing the diff
ferent counties in the state and it is
expected that there will be from five
4 to six hundred members of the order
who are not regularly elected as dele
gates to the convention. The conven-
tion will bring to Kenosha the largest
number of the officers of the head camp
in Wisconsin at one time. Head Con
sui Talbot, Grand Clerk Halves of Rock
Island, Ill, and at least three of the
head directors of the organization will
be in attendance and with them will
come all of the officials connected with
the state camp
The convention promises to be decid-
eddy interesting. In addition to the
election of delegates to the head camp
to be held in Buffalo in June it is GER
tain that a number of great questions
in regard to the conduct of the head
camp will come up. Resolutions have
been prepared urging change in the
methods Of assessments and it is ex-
pccted that Wisconsin will 60 on record
as favorable to such a change as will
make it possible for the order to pro-
vide a sinking fund to take care of
deaths in the future. 1t is even posi-
Bile that the Wisconsin convention will
so on record as favoring an increase
in the rates now charged for insur-
ance.
Another matter that is regarded as
certain to be taken up at the state
meeting is the demand for a reduc-
tion OF the salaries now being paid to
the officials Of the head camp. Mem
bers of rural camps are clamoring for
reduction in these salaries, but for
the most part the members of the
Kenosha camp seem to be willing to
leave these salaries without material
change. Ii is claimed that the charges
of the head camp of the Woodmen are
much lower than those maintained in
other similar fratemal organizations
throughout the country.
1t is probable that the convention
will have some interesting fights of
its own to settle. A rump delegation
is coming from Milwaukee and the
first business of the state camp will
be to settle the differences between
The Milwaukee members of the order.
1t is pretty certain that two full sets
OF delegations will come from Milwau-
kee and their differences will have to
be fought out before the committee on
credentials on the floor of the state
camp.
The complete program for the state
meeting is not as yet completed, but
it will be made public within the next
few days. All of the camps in Keno
sha county have been invited to aid
The henosha camp in the entertainment
of the visitors
The official badge for the delegates
will be one of the cleverest ever of
fered at state meeting. 1t is similar
to the city hall dedication badge with
the Badger pin as one of the prominent
features. The badge is in silver and
viii undoubtedly be eagerly sought by
the visiting members of the order.