Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-19

Y was necessary to go back to their
Y tents, where the facilities for drying
r out were not OF the best. To add to
\ their discomfort the nights here have
: been cool and covering for the cots
r scanty. such a contingency not having
f. been expected. Many of the foresters
have made n practice of taking down
their tents and wrapping up in the
canvas.
Royal Neighbors In Line.
The parade got away about an hour
late. Reduced as they were in num-
Der there were still marchers enough
to cover a route more than a mile in
length. First came head officers and
local committees in automobiles. Head
Consul Talbot rode alone on a horse
After the officers was what seemed an
interminable line of foresters.
sprinkled here and there with bands
and bugle corps. OF which there were
half a dozen. Near the rear came the
hospital corps and the Toledo Royal
Neighbors, clad n white A degree
team of 90 members marched abreast.
carrying white sunshades and behind
them came three large floats. one for
| each Toledo camp. and on each was
| seated a score or more women who
| it must be said, rather exceIled the
men in the degree of cheerfulness with
| which they bore their discomforts
The real review took place at the
Hotel Secor, instead of at the stand
Here the teams lined up company
front" and with axes at port" passed
the big crowd on the sidewalks and in !
the buildings on both sides of the |.
street. Much applause was given the /
marchers at this point and the team |
of Camp 20 came in for liberal share |
Of it.
In the evening there was a river
pageant on the Maumee, which bisects
the city, arranged jointly by the two
local boat clubs. Gaily Illuminated
barges and launches made up the pro-
cession, which was reviewed at River
side park. Thirty-two prizes were1
given to the craft making the best ap-
pearance. Afterward there were fire
works. During the evening two bands
discoursed music from the banks of
the stream.
For Frisco Encampment
Major General John H. Mitchell of
Ionia, Mich. head of the Woodmen
Foresters, has Asked the head camp to
Gil pAuchl dl Tie odu
Francisco exposition next year, follow
ing out. the plan put into effect at the
st. Louis worlds fair. He says he
will guarantee to have 10000 men
there in UNIFORM if his request is
granted.
General Mitchell pointed out that
the foresters are the only uniformed
rank of fraternal organization which
"a toll
the United States army. as eYinced by
the assigning OF regular army officers
at each head camp to pass upon drill
He also asserted that the
'oresters form without exception the
best behaved body of men in uniform
which meets anywhere, this being es-
ablished by the fact that seldom If
ever is there any disorder which calls i
or police interference and that intoxi-
;ation among them is practically I'M
Known. The general also paid a high
TO their loyalty, declaring
hat other fraternal societies, after
rying in vain to duplicate the or
;anization, had tried TO bride whole
cams into desertion from the Modern
Voodmen to join the rival organiza-
ion. Despite the fact that such over
ures had been generally made, with q
he offer of bonuses, free insurance. q
tc, but four or five teams have ever
eft the Woodmen to unite with any
ther fraternal society.
In the junior team drills Camp 519S
( Bellingham, Wash. won first prize,
300: in the intermediate class Camp II
IO1 of st. Paul won first, $500. and in
he pony class Camp 443 OF Appleton,
Wis.,. won first, SIPS. Toledo won the
attalion drill. Columbus being the OF
My competitor. b;
Bouquets For Normoyle. cl
Colonel James f. Normoyle, ~
-ho is here for the purpose of judging IN
lie competitive events in the foresters' eA
together with seven IN
Their regular army officers, is given In
notices in the local or
ress. The Toledo Blade says of him: m
Colonel J. L. Normoyle. L. S. A., ii
mt by President Wilson to the Ohio ed
pod district last year, and who had w
tive charge of the G. A r. encamp- as
ent at Gettysburg, is one of the
dges of the competitive foresters'
ills at Camp r. r. Smith. He Is rec
,nized as one of the most efficient V.
Hillary opponents in attendance at si'
q Woodmen convention and encamp- =
ent."
At this encampment, for the first lT
me in ii > history OF the society
,stal substation has been established II
Inside OF a city's limits for the con- II
.nience OF the foresters. The sub II
alton at Camp r. r. Smith is in
arge of A. B. Wagner, a veteran in II
e service in the Toledo Office, while III
eutenant Colonel II. Z. Collick is in II
arge for the Woodmen. The substa- II
IN is as complete as any in the city, II
wing a money order department and II
milling parcel post. II
Take Weight From Shamrock. II