Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-30
GOSSIP DECLARES
ALESHIRE Is OUT
FOR HEAD BANKER
Chicago Man Alleged to Have
Announced Candidacy for
Woodmen Office.
DIRECTORS HELD MEETING
Final Session Of the Year 20 Complete
Business for 1ef5-Tslbot
Is co..

Further gossip today in Modern
Woodmen circles from the local head
oncss IS 70 the effect that o. z Ale
shire. well known in Rock Island and
now a resident Of Chicago. has an
rounced his candidacy FOR the position
az head banker Of the order at the
coming head camp session. Under the
by-Iavs Of the order. no banker can be
elected 70 succeed himself. as the en-
tire funds must change hands once
n every three years, thus s1ording
absolute safety 70 the enormous
amount on deposit. D. : Myers Of Pom
tiac is the present head banker. hav-
ing been elected at the head camp
meeting three years ago. Mr. Aleshirs
IS an old Hancock county boy.
Final Session.
The board OF directors and two Of
the head officers OF the WoOdmen met
here this afternoon in the head Offices
and succeeded in cleaning Up the bust
ness for the year. All claims held over
were allowed and other business for
1913 completed The directors present
were X T. Smith OF BrOOkfeld. Mo.
- y. Bort Of Beloit. Ms, ;. :. Tan
ue- OF MINER. Ill. and r. r. Korns OF
Des MOineE The officers present were
e. W HAYES. clerk. Of Rock Island.
and James Mcnamara. assistant clerk.
Of Rock Island
Talbot IlI.
ytrorS 49, -.~cf,-f.z .gd.r. - 80. loci
head Offices from Lincoln. Seb.. stat
INK that r adj Consul \. r. Talbot IL
~ al his home there and could not at
tend the executive board meeting His
sickness = not serious. and he will
again be about within a couple OF days
Is the expectation. Mr.. Talbot was 20
have acted as an honorary pallbearsr
at The funeral services ia Omaha OF
Joseph Root. founder Of the Modern
wOodmen order. but Was unable TO do
so because Of hts sudden Illness
Joint Meeting.
A. a joint meeting held last evening
IN the Modern WOodmen publication
building. a class OF 10 new members
WAS adopted by the order. Booster
camp and Independence camp No. 90
being the participants. These joint
sessions for class adoption are held
monthly and a large number OF new
members have been taken in by both
camps within the past few months.
Eight OF the members last night en-
tered the Booster camp while two
Joined the Independence camp.
Plans are being made for the hold
ing Of another such session in the lat
ter part Of January. when another class
viii be adopted
VIII Lecture Here.
Dr. J. a Rutledge Of Colorado
Springs. Col. superintendent aud med
teal director OF the Modern woodmen
a. America tuberculosis sanatorium in
that place. will arrive IN Rock leland
tomorrow noon. preparatory 20 spend
ing the month OF January in a lecture
tour OF the state OF Illinois. The dec
tor will stop here for only a few days.
and will then leave for a visit 70 the
various camps about the state. HIS
lectures are non-partisan and deliver
ed for the benefit OF the sanatorium.
Owing 20 the fact that Rock Island
is greatly interested in the establish !
ment OF a tuberculosis sanatorium |
similar 20 she one under the care OF !
DIR. Rutledge. an EFFORT will be made |