The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-20
CAMPS MUST CHANGE RULES
Head Camp Provides for More Pay
for Their Clerks and the Members
Must Decide on the Adoption of
These Rules.

The July issue OF the Modern Wooo-
man, official organ Of the Modern
Woodmen society, which is just off the
press at the printing plant in Rock
Island, bears evidence of some "rapid
fire" journalistic work that deserves
special mention. Though it is only
four weeks since the head camp of the
society adjourned in Buffalo after hay
ing devoted many hours to extensive
revision of Woodmen bylaws, those by
laws as revised appear in full in the
present issue of the Modern Woodman
Printed from small, condensed type
they cover eight pages in the official
paper.
In addition to the bylaws as revised
the July issue Of the Woodman con
tains a complete running account of
proceedings on the floor during the
head camp sessions It was necessary
to prepare the report for the official
paper within ten hours after the official
camp finally adjourned and for that
reason the accomplishment set. forth in
The current issue Of the society's paper
Is certainly record breaker in the
field of fraternal literature.
International Jurisdiction.
AS outlined by the official paper of
she Woodmen the following items con
,titute the most important action
taken by the Buffalo head camp:
Electing all head officers by aeclama-
lion.
Calling a special meeting Of the head
camp to be held ia Chicago on January
90, 1912.
Fixing compensation of delegates at
$40 per day for ten days and ten cents
q mile one way for distance by short
est route.
Extending the jurisdiction of the So
ciety to include all of the United
States and parts of Canada
Changing title of "head physician :"
to state medical director.
Continuing per capita at $1.20 per
year.
Reatirming action of Peoria head
camp by continuing salary of local
camp clerk at S1-3 cents per month
per member.
Continuing salary of head consul at
$4,000 per year; head banker at
$4,000; board of directors at $4,000.
Changing compensation of members
of board of auditors from per diem to
yearly salary and fixing amount at
$1,000
Fixing salary Of law committee at
$40 per day.
Providing that report of law com
mttee shall be published in March
preceding 1914 head camp.
Placing in hands of executive coun-
ell and the head camp committee the
selection of meeting place of 1914
head camp.
Changing the basis of representa-
ton OF head camp from 1900 to 1880
Authorizing the board of directors
to appropriate from the general fund
such sum as they may deem neces-
sary to complete the sanatorium.
Endorsing the Local Camp Clerk s
association and directing that its tri-
. ennial meetings be continued.
Doing away with the law which per.
nits the acceptance to membership
of persons engaged in hazardous oc-
cupatiou.
Prohibiting the payment of any part
of the adoption fee to a member who
is not commissioned as deputy.
The Modern Woodmen society s
membership statement for the month
ended June 80 has just been com
p!eted by Head Clerk C. w. Halves.
The statement shows a beneficial. or
insured membership of 1881, 800 in
good Standing, with total insurance in
force of 1889, 1853 500. In addition
there are 1885 social, or uninsured
members in good standing, and 25,5Oo
benefit certificates issued, but not yet
reported as delivered to new members,
making the grand total membership of
the society 1,242,435, distributed among
1902 local camps in good standing.
Texas led in the net gain in member,
ship and Illinois was second.
The Corliss baseball team and the
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