The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-14
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Messrs Carter Fl. Dame, Jno. F.
Thompson and B. n. DOsh returned last
night from Tallahassee, where they at
tended as delegates of Fort King
King Camp No. IA, w. .. w, the head
camp convention, which convened in
the hall of Leon Camp No. 2. in that
city, Tuesday afternoon and adjourned
Thursday noon.
There were upwards Of $50 delegates
and head camp officers in attendance,
and the Woodman Circle, the female,
auxiliary of the order, which met at
the same time in the federal court
room, had some one hundred or more
delegates and officers in attendance
The Tallahassee hotels were taxed TO
their utmost TO take care of the crowd
and the Seaboard railroad ran special
trains to and from the capital city for
the accommodation of the choppers.
The opening session. Tuesday morn
ing. was a public one. held in the mag
nifcent auditorium of the public
school building The woodmen, the
members of the Circle and many citi-
~ens of Tallahassee attending the open
ing session numbered fully 500 and 1t
was indeed a representative gathering.
on the platform were seated the Of
fieers of the head camp, Governor Park
Trammell, State superintendent OF
Public instruction w. n. Sheats, for
mer Attorney General VIM. H Ellis
and prominent citizens of the town
Mr.. Ellis made the address of welcome
for the city, Governor Trammen well
coined the convention in behalf of the
state and Mr.. Sheats made an address
of welcome in behalf Of the local
camp of Woodmen. These addresses
were responded TO by various members,
prominent in business and public life,
from different parts of the state.
The sessions were harmonious and
business-Iike and many matters for the
good and welfare of the order were
brought up and discussed. among the
most important of which was the
adoption of a resolution looking for
ward for the establishment in this state
of an orphans home and institution
for the care and support of old and
decrepid members of the order.
! The Ocala delegation made an effort
to secure the next head camp meeting,
but Lakeland and South Florida sent a
strong delegation to work for the con-
vention and won by majority of about
thfrty-five votes The officers elected
| AOI the eHSulhS AHO SO1A7 a. % -
lows:
Head Consult E. Brawner, Pensa-
cola
Head Adviser-J E. Pennington
Welborne.
Head Banker H. Fears. Campbell
town.
Head Clerk. A. ouincess. Lake
City.
Head Escort-Joe Brooks, Gaines
vile.
Head Watchman-West Lake.
| Representatives to the Sovereign
Camp. which will convene in Jackson
vile next June-Hal w. Adams, Mayo
| C. D. Mills, Jacksonville.
Two thirds of the Ocala delegation
come home with strange reports con-
corning the other third of the delega-
ton, which are to the effect that Ocala
was we'll represented in the Woman's
Circle convention, both during its SEES
sfons and between whites and that
some of the boys from Jacksonville
tackled a pair of old shoes onto an Ocala
grip and stuffed much finest Carolina
head" down one Ocala mans back
when the party left Tallahassee yes
terday afternoon.
Messrs. Thompson and Dosh will
make a full report of the proceedings
of the head camp at the meeting OF
Fort King Camp tonight, and Mr.
c. H. Dame, who is thoroughly famil-
| lar with all branches of Woodcraft
will report the doings of the circle.
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