The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-05
FRANCIS K0RN
FOR REELECTION
Francis r. korn. of Des Moines, Di
rector Of Woodmen, is
in Dubuque.
TALKS ON THE RATE QUESTION

TALKS ON THE RATE QUESTION
Quotes Head Consul TaIbot's Letter
and Urges Members to Decide Mattel
for Themselves.
Francis r. Korn of Des Moines, di
rector of the Modern Woodmen O.
America. is among the visiting Shrin
ers attending the ceremonies of E
nahir Temple in Dubuque. Mr.. Korns
is commander of Cyrus Council in the
Scottish Rite at Des Mones and has
been an active worker in Masonic cir
Giles for years.
Prominent in M. W. A.
He has been equally active in Wood
craft and for many years has been one
OF the leading figures from Iowa in
the Head Camps and affairs of the
Society. He was elected Head Bank
er at the Peoria Head Camp in 1908
and gave the Society singally eff
cient and satisfactory administration
Inc laws of the NJ w. A. provide tina,
the Head Banker can serve but one
term, and the delegates We're, there
fore, denied by law from giving him
the compliment, which they felt he had
well earned, of reelection, and they
therefore, elected him director at the
Buffalo Head Camp in 1911.
Mr.. Korns will be a candidate for re-
election to the. position of director at
the next Head Camp, to be held next
June and a number of his friends am
ong the Woodmen of Dubuque have
already begun interesting themselves
in his behalf, with the view of securing
an endorsement of his candidacy by
the Dubuque county camps. Among
the Dubuque Woodmen who are thus
actively supporting Mr.. Korn's can
Gidacy for reelection is T. H. Duffy,
national lecturer for the Society. Mr.
Duffy and Mr.. Korns have been init
mate friends and fellow workers in
the NJ w. A. for number of years.
Duffy Not a Candidate.
A reporter seeking Mr.. kOrns this
morning, found I'm in Mr.. Duffy's
Office, going over some WoOdmen mat
tiers. Both spoke about the circular
name of the Dubuque lnsurgent Com
candidate for director. What the pur-
pose of those responsible for issuing
the circular can be in sending out such
a deliberate misrepresentation can
only be conjectured.
Mr.. Duffy authorized the reporter to
state most emphatically that he is not
a candidate for director, neither has he
any thought of being such.
Mr.. Duffy says he is for the reelec-
ton of Mr.. korns to this position, and
he has been advocating this SO openly
and above board that there can be no
reasonable excuse for those fOment-
ing the local "inSurgent movement
to try to represent otherwise. Mr..
Duffy is appointed to the position of
national lecturer by the Board Of Di-
rectors, and Mr.. Korns made the frank
statement that if elected as director,
that he intends to do all he can to
secure Mr. Duffy's reapDointment to
this position.
Rates Up to The Members.
Asked regarding the rate question,
Mr.. korns said:
That is up to the members. and the
Head Officers, myself among them,
are doing all we can to get the mem
bers to interest themselves in the
matter and give US definate idea OF
what they want AS officers, we are
but servants of the members: it is
our duty to carry out the members
will. and that is what we intend to
do to the very best of our ability.
in this connection Mr.. korns called
attention to the letter OF Head Consul
Talbot printed in re Modern Wood
man. the official paper of the Society
in the February, 1913, issue, in which
the Head Consul says:
1T is important that the member
ship give careful consideration to the
condition of the Society. and especial
ly it's assessment rates. between now
and the time when delegates are elect
ed for the county. state and Head
camps in 1914, and the Executive
Council urges upon the membership
that this be done, and after study
OF the situation and rates, that the
membership advise their delegates
fully and explicitly as to the action
that should be taken regarding the
reimbursement of rates at the Head
coming from the membe fship with
knowledge of their wishes. the action
taken by the next Head Camp ought
to reflect the will and desire of the
membership"
Members Should Read It.
you ought to publish that letter Mr..
korns said, land every Woodman
ought to read it and take it to heart"
Continuing Mr.. korns said, eff the
members will do that and apply them
selves to a study of the rate question:
and then instruct their delegates as to
their wishes, then the rate question
will be settled, and settled satisfac-
torly and it can be settled in no other
way.
THE matter is one that the delegat-
es, and they alone. have the power
to act on. 1t will come before the
next Head Camp, and the delegates
should be prepared to act intelligent
ly and in conformity with the will of
their respective camps. Then the
matter can be threshed out, the wish
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