The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-06
CLERKS TO GET MORE SALARY
for the Maintenance
of the Sanitorium at Colorado
Springs Left With Executive Com
mittee to Decide.

s'Readjustment of rates and the Sc
curing of a rate that will be in keep
ing with the provisions of the law sug-
gested by the fraternal congress was
the biggest question to come before the
head camp Of the Modern Woodmen Of
America at the head camp sessions in
Buffalo, said Judge Randall of the
municipal court who returned home
Thursday evening after attending the
great national gathering of the Wood
men as one of the Wisconsin delegates.
cit is probable that this matter will
be disposed of at the proposed special
meeting of the head camp to be held
in Chicago and the leading members Of
the order realize the fact that the rate
proposed by the Mobile convention of
the fraternal congress is a good rate.
In addition to this it has been adopt
ed as a law in sixteen states of the
union and if the Woodmen are to con-
tinue in business in these states they
will be forced to meet this rate. It
of course means the readjustment of
rates for all states in the union The
order will meet this demand in a man
ner that will be most fair to every
policy holder and already, plans are
being made to give rate which will
insure the perpetuity of the organiza-
ton and at the same time place no
burden on the million of loyal mem
bers. The discussion of the rate prop
osition came up all through the session
and it was deemed best to hold this
special session of the head camp in
order to finally dispose of it. The
meeting will probably be held in Chi
cago, but this decision is not final.
The head camp did not take final ac-
tion in regard to the large apporpria-
tions urged for the maintenance Of the
sanitorium at Colorado Springs and this
matter was left with the executive
board with power to act, but it was I'M
derstood that the amount to be used for
this institution is not to exceed the
100000 suggested in the recommended
lions of the committee. The reports
on the sanitorium show that it is doing
a great work and I was interested in
seeing that the Kenosha Woodmen were
doing their part in the support of the
institution. The head camp again pass
ed resolutions directing that clerks Of
camps be paid at the rate of 81 mem
Der as annual salary, but there is no
provision made for Tie enforcing of the
rule and it is probable that it will not
meet with enforcement in many of the
camps. At the present time the Keno
sha clerk is paid at the rate of sixty
cents a member and this rate is salts
factory to the camp and to the clerk. .
Judge Randall was placed at the
head of the important committee on de-
positories and investments and in this
way he had chance to study the in
yestment of the funds of the great. fra
ternal organization. When told that it
had been reported that the Woodmen
held a million dollars worth of the
bonds of the Chicago and Milwaukee
Electric road, Judge Randall declared
that such statement was absolutely
without foundation in fact and that all
investments of the funds of the Wood
men were in municipal bonds and other
high class securities and that no spec
ulative stocks were handled by the or
ganization in any way.
Judge Randall declaerd that the re-
ports of the officials of the head eamn
showed a great increase in membership
and in the financial standing of the
order.