The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
Woodmen Of the World.


east. Wednesday evening, at o'clock.
This will be one of the largest meet
ings of the year, as the delegates to
the head camp, which will meet in
Parkersburg. W. Va. March II, will be
elected. 1t Is to be hoped that all
members OF Oak Camp will be pres
ent. There will be fourteen candidates
TO be initiated and 1t is expected that
the full degree work Will be put on.
Visitors from out of the city will be
present and all Woodmen OF the World
in the District are invited to attend.
A buffet lunch will be served after the
meeting. Sovereign Casper Geier. who
has been the banker of Oak Camp, No.
4, since il was organized. seveR years
ago. will be rendered q reception In the
near future.
Old Glory Camp. No. ,. woodmen of
the World. held their last meeting in
their hall. Third and Pennsylvania
Avenue Southeast. Tuesday evening, H.
w. Tippett, counsel commander pre-
siding. The camp initiated three new
members, and had four applications.
The degree team. under command Of
Capt George Welscher. put the degree
work on and received the highest COM
pliment from all the members present
Il. +. Williams, consul commander of
Oak Camp, No. 4, was present and gave
an interesting talk ON the work the
Woodmen of the World are doing Inf
the District, and what the order ex-
poets to accomplish this year. His
remarks were well received. There
| were visitors from several camps in
the District and good time was en-
| joyed by all present. Others who
spoke were II. w. Tippett. consul COM
mander: X. s TRlbert, II. /. Meader,
| and Sovereign Houk. OF Tennessee.
| The degree team of this camp will give
an entertainment and dance on Febru-
| ary II at their hall. Third and Penn
| sylvania Avenue Southeast. Captain
George welscher is chairman Of the
committee. II. W. Tippett and r. $
| Talbert were elected delegates and A.
W. He'll and II. l. Meader alternates TO
the head camp. This camp has doubled
Its membership during the past year.
Any Woodman visiting this camp will
J always receive a cordial welcome.
Maple Camp. No. l3, woodmen OF the
World. meets in the town hall, Capitol
! Heights Md, and at its last meeting a
good many visitors from the District
We're present and received cordial
welcome from its consul comma nder
Sovereign Holmes. This camp Is COM
posed Of all the business men of Capt.
! tol Heights and is well thought of by
| all the residents of that section. ID. w
| Thayer, State manager OF Maryland
is expected to be present and address
| the next meeting. This will be ar
important meeting and a large number
of visitors are expected to be present
Elm Camp, No. 8. woodmen of the
I World. at its last meeting in the Old
Masonic Temple. Ninth and ( Streets
4 Northwest. Sovereign Frank Murphy
| presiding. initiated four new candid.
dates. and had several applications
read. There were a good many visitors
present and a very interesting meeting
held. This camp will elect its dele
gates TO the head camp at its nex'
meeting. and a large membership /:
expected to be present.
Alpha Camp. No 4. woodmen of the
World. at its next meeting will cleo
its delegates to the head camp, anC
other business % Importance will come
up for action. Sovereign Smith, whC
has been elected its consul commander
this year. is one of the hardest workers
for WOOdcraft in the District, and h'
expects to double its membership thi:
year. The camp meets In the Old Ma
sonic Temple
Cypress Camp. woodmen of the
World. will meet in its hall, 81
Twentieth Street Northwest. to-mor'
row evening at o'clock. 1t vii
have several candidates to initiate anC
several visitors from out of the city
are expected to be present at thi!
meeting. Delegates to the head CAM
will be elected at this meeting. Bel
Harding. its popular consul comman
l.. L.
take on new life. cordial welcome
IS extended to all to be present at the
next meeting.
Mount Vernon Camp. No. 5. woodmer
Of the World, has doubled its member
ship in the past few months and thi:
camp will be one OF the largest camp:
in the District if it keeps up il
present rate of increase. This CAM
will send delegates to the head camp
Sovereign William Schoenberger in
vites all members of the order IN thu
District to be present at its next meet
ing.
There will be large class initiation
in the District under the control of thu
Executive Camp. of the District, wheI
II is expected that several hundred will
be inducted into the order. William G
stall, president or the Executive camp
is a hard worker for Woodcraft ii
the District, and his work is appre
ciated by the members Of the order.
Sovereign Heffner. captain of Oal
Camp, No. 4, degree team. expects T.
have his team on the floor at tn
next meeting of the camp. 1t is ex
pected that in a few weeks Oak Caml
will have the best degree team in thu
District. as Sovereign Heffner is one o
the best drilled men in the order.
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