The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-07-11
MAKE FIGHT ON new RATES
Every Camp in State has Been Asked
to Send Delegates to Convention and
Attendance is Expected to Set Rec
ord for Wood1nen Gatherings.

held in Milwaukee on July 18th and
| 10th, and at that time some final de-
cision will be made as to the part Wis
consin Woodmen are to take in the
big battle for the new rates. The con-
vention is called by what is known as
the "Laymen's Association. In
speaking of the call for the conven-
tion Secretary Charles Buchta says:
'The object Of the Laymen's As
sociation in calling this meeting, is to
form state organization, as other
states have done, to oppose the pas
sage Of the Mobile Bill, and to prevent
the political activity of the head Off
GERS in aiding it's passage.
HThe new rates will also come up
for discussion, and ways and means
will be outlined to prevent their being
put in force.
fThe Laymen's Association de-
mands that the membership shall be
given the right to elect delegates to
the head camp directly from the local
camp, and that all important questions
for the society's welfare shall be sub
mitted to the membership for ref
erendum vote, before being enacted as
laws.
delegates have been requested
from every camp in the state, and from
present indications, the meeting will
be largely attended,
The official call for the convention
says in part:
Esteemed Neighbors:
You are requested to carefully con
slider the following and take action
| thereon. As you will no doubt remem-
Der meeting Of members of the M. w.
A. was held in Chicago, H., Dec 18th
and 18th, 1911, at which permanent
Organization, known as the National
Laymen S Association Of the M. w. A.
was formed, and the accompanying
section of bylaws was unanimously
adopted by representatives Of eleven
states. While the rates were raised at
the adjourned sessions of the head
camp, at Chicago, last January, which
action has caused much dissatisfaction
among the rank and file; however,
steps are now being taken to try land
prevent them from going into effect;
and it now becomes our duty to use
every honorable means at our command
to retain our membership. Prevail
upon your members not to lapse, but
sit steady in the boat and we III
weather the storm. Every clerk and
member should use their utmost in
fiuence to retain their members. How
ever, we believe that only in organiza--
tion can the things desired by the
rank and file be attained, and to that
end state and congressional organiza-
ton, to become part of this National
Laymen' Association, should be per-
fected, in order that the membership
can collectively and intelligently look
to our own welfare at future head
camps of the Modern Woodmen of
America. This, we believe, can be
best accomplished by amending the by
laws of the Modern Woodmen of
America so as to better protect the in
terest Of the membership at large.
With this object in view, and in ac-
cordance with a resolution of the
National Executive Committee, unani-
mously adopted, we hereby issue this
call for a state meeting, to be held in
Milwaukee Thursday and Friday, July
18th and 10Th, 1912. Headquarters
will be at the Republican House.
| At this meeting every camp in the
state should be represented, and every
Neighbor, for their own personal in
terest and welfare, should insist that
his camp should have delegate in at
tendance at this meeting.
So, Neighbors, get in line with other
states, as nothing succeeds like sue
cess" and success cannot be attained
without the work, push and energy of
those who expect to reap the future
benefit.
Fraternally yours,
| Harry A. Woodward,