Semi-weekly herald., 1914-12-07
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odd Guard Members
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SthuuiHk. lucic nao OSSh uuihhB ehAD
time over sl9,000,O00 distributed to
the widows and orphans OF deceased
neighbors and at the same time there
has been accumulated reserve fund
Of nearly $7,000,000 invested in first
class securities which, with its accu-
mulating interest, competent actuaries
claim, would be sufficient to pay the
promised amount to the beneficiaries
of the present membership, if we
never added another new member to
our rolls. All Of this has been ac-
complished within the memory of the
old guard.
1t will probably be surprise to
many of the newer members to learn
that Aztec camp No. 80 was originally
organized as Camp No. 1866 Modern
Woomen of America, but such was
the case, On the 26th day Of March,
1890, at meeing held in the Odd Eel
lows hall in Durango, Colo, at the re-
quest of |. I. Boak, our esteemed head
consul, then acting as the deputy head
consul of the Modern Woodmen Of
America, there were present and
adopted as charter members of said
camp, W. r. Winters, J. P. Soens, E.
Lambert, Jr., John F. Bell, J. P. Cos
ton, C. l.. Coston, George Weaver, j.
F. Hechtman, w. T. Longnecker, S.
w. Raymond, NJ. j. McCloskey, ]. L.
Russell, W. N. Bagby, A. c. Bagby,
j. II. McHolland, N. C. Miller, Morris,
Stein, A. W. Seabury, Fl. r. Kicker,
A. C. Myers, George Goodman, D. C.
Coulson, A. H. G. Palmer, d. C. Sar-
gent, A. NJ. Hedges, T. o. Baker,
James Curtain, G. w. Milton, S. A.
Young, Charles B. Shaw, James Hef-
fernan, A. W. Ayers, G. V. Copp, o.
S. Galbreath, C. f. Beard, C. A. Pike,
Robert C. Prewitt, Charles Naegelin,
S. C. Wall, M. P. McSwain, C. S. But
ler, r. A. Ambold, d. L. Sheets, Ar
thur Cornforth, e. 7. Darlington, Ja-
cob Fritz, H. c. Bollnigre, Frank
Cunha, George Freund, p. ]. O'Don-
nell, w. II. Wickline, II. II. Strater,
N. Nagengast, C. L. Juell, W. B. Rob-
ertson, R. l.. Hammett, F. W. Strater,
S. Il. Herr, John Morlock, Thomas
Edwards, D. Preston Bell, C. S. Trip
lett, W. l.. Leelsa, Geo. N. Raymond,
C. II. Clark, E. A. Hillman, Sam Stein,
d. J. Blackburn, P. F. Bellinger, H.
C. James, P. T. Mccartney, W. H.
La Count, w. s. Weightman, c. H..
Barton, r. ]. Carson, Ben Corden.
Frank Gallotti, William NJ. Keightly,
J. II. Alexander, r. H. McFadden,
D. X. Drake.
The camp continued to operate un-
der said charter and added to its
membership the following named per-
sons: Marcious G. Langley, Nicholas
F. Cooke, Albert X Nail and William
J. Iredale, making a total member
ship of eighty-nine. OF these eighty
nine members thirty of the original
number are now in good standing and
who are entitled to be included as
members of the Old Guard, namely:
A. w. Ayres, J. H. Alexander, R. A
Ambold, C, S. Butler, II. C. Bollinger
lJ F. Bell, j. P. Coston, c. L. Coston
Frank Cunha, N f. Cooke, r. l.
Hammett, 0. S. Galbreath, ]. r
Hechtman, A. E. Knapp, w. H. La
Count, John Morlock, A. C. Myers, P
t. Mccartney, Charles Naegelin, P. ]
O'Donnell, C. A. Pike, G. N. Ray
mond, S. W. Raymond, r. w. Strater
D. l.. Sheets, H. Fl. Strater, George
Weaver, S. G. Wall and W. S. Weight
man, a total of thirty, truly great
record After twenty-four years, thir
ty of the original eighty-nine still
alive and faithful to the order, few
camps can equal this record.
On June 2Sth, 1890, special meet
ing was called for the purpose Of vot
ing upon the proposition to determine
whether or not the camp should re
main with the old organization or joil
the Pacific jurisdiction, Woodmen o
the World The vote was unanimou u
in favor of joining the new order, AM
on June 28th, 1890, charter wa
issued to Aztec camp No. 30, Wood
men Of the World, with the following
named officers: C. A. Pike, vener
able consul; t o. Baker, worthy ad
wiser; N. f. Cooke, excellent banker
J f. Hechtman, worthy clerk; NJ. J
Langley, escort; p. j. O'Donnel
watchman; H. r. Kicker, secretary
w. r. Winters, local physician; j. F
Coston, II. II. Strater and Edwar
! Lambert, managers.
From that time until the presen
the camp has passed through the vary
! ing vissicitudes common to all simi
lar organizations, each year losing
few by death or lapses, but more tha
making theshe good by the new mem
bers gained. until today we boast
membership of 475 members in goo
standing, among whom there exist
no feuds, no dissensions, but stronl
} fraternal fellowship which we shoul