Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-18
WOODMEN ORDER
ANNOUNCES VOTE
ONRATEPROBLEM
Referendum for Purpose of
Gaining Expressions of So
ciety Planned.
JUDGES ARE APPOINTED
Coupons Are to Be Received Up to
Aug. What Is on the
Ballot.

The Modern Woodmen offiials an
nounce there will be a referendum vote
for a free expression among the mem
bership on the question of an increase
in rates. The Modern Woodman, the
offiial paper of the order, will have in
its next issue a ballot coupon for the
members. to express their views. The
ballots are to be in not later than
Aug. l, 1913.
MAKE STATEMENT.
The clerks of the five local camps
have been named as a canvassing
board The statement relative TO the
proposition, which will appear in the
paper, follows:
AS means of ascertaining the judg-
ment and wish of the membership of
our society on the question of what, if
any, action on the rate question shall
be taken at the next head camp and
believing at the present time nothing
Is more important as advisory TO the
camps of the jurisdiction before the
election of delegates to the head camp
llleAl QUILL oil SApi cSSlOll VI lllG lltlll-
bership, the Modern WoOdman submits
70 the jurisdiction, for the individual
expression of the members, the var
ious plans or proposals found on the
coupon at the bottom of this page as
an advisory referendum vote on the
question. Eight different plans, which
cover in general the suggestions of
neighbors, are submitted. Every bene-
fetal member of the Modern Wocdmen
of America is urged TO fill out the cou-
pon blank found below by putting an
Y in the square in front of the sug-
gested plan which he approves and
sign his name below, giving the num-
Der of his camp and his address, de-
taohing the coupon and mailing it to
! the referendum vote committee. All
/ coupons to be counted must be receiv-
! ed no. later than Aug. /, 1913. These
coupons will be carefully preserved for
any future reference, and the result
Of this referendum vote will be an
/ nOunced IN the Modern Woodman the
/ next issue after said count is COM
pleted. The clerks of the five local
/ camps in Rock Island. Ill, have been
named as a canvassing board to count
and classify the ballots returned. II
a majority of our members will take
( advantage of this opportunity and thus
: express their wishes, it will give the
camps and neighbors Of the jurisdiction
valuable information before instruct
ing delegates TO the next head camp.
THE QUESTIONS.
The questions asked of the member
ship with a squarefn front of each, te
be marked with an X, follow:
/ l am in favor Of an increase in
rates not to exceed so per cent of ole
rates.
2 I am in favor of an increase in
rates not TO exceed % per cent Of ole
rates.
3. am in favor of the old rate
without any change.
4 l favor the natural premium o.
step rate plan.
5. am IN favor Of the Chicago
rates, applied at age Of entry, insteat
CT at attained age
G. I favor an adequate rate, baseC
upon the society's own experience
Z. I am in favor of rates based upol
the National Fra:ernal Congress tabl
of rates.
s. l am not in favor Of any of tn
! above plans, but believe the following
. plan should be adopted: .......
The judges are Elmer F. Johnson
Camp 26; Spencer Mattison, Camp 20
G. W. Buckner, Camp 309; John Z
Corken, Camp 1850; Charles T. Hal
ris, Camp I3443