Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-03
Webster City Camp Holds an Inter-
esting Meeting-Delegates to
the County Camp Elected.
HELD IN THIS CITY APRIL l
Demand Repeal of the Rate Legis-
lation of the Head Camp
at Chicago.

Webster City Camp No. 416 held
meeting last night and much
enthusiasm was in evidence. The
matter of rates was discussed anG
the sentiment was practically unan.
imous against the rates recently
adopted by the head camp. Dele.
gates were elected to the county
camp to be held in this city April
, first next, as follows:
Delegates: John D. Porter, Fred
Bishop, James Kolbeck, L. E. Vau.
bel, j. c. Sterling, c. H. Swiney
r. H. Ash, C. Weise, w. J. Hubacher
A. C. Hoots, e. J. Meller, P. J.
Brandrup, J. J. Rhone, G. c. Tucker,
w. F. Hunter, J. Hanrahan.
Alternates: H. A. Maxon, A.
Hawkes., Lars Larson, J. w. Frank,
J. B. Hughes, w. H. Cunningham,
A. P. Peterson, T. H. Whaley, c. H.
Richeson, j. R. Zeigler, Fred Peter
son, F. D. Hamilton, J. S. Gingery,
Geo. F. Tucker, S. B. Bair, Levi Ras-
mussen.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Be it Resolved; That we, the
members of Webster City Camp, No.
416, M. w. A., Webster City, Iowa.
at its regular meeting held Monday
evening, February 2, 1914, do here
by. most emphatically declare that
we are unalterably opposed to the
rate legislation adopted by the Chi
cagO Heal Camp, in special session,
in the year 1912, and do hereby de-
mand its repeal and the reinactment
of our former Plan and Rates of AS
sessment:
Resolved; That, inasmuch as the
best interests of our order and the
perpetuity of woodcraft make a
thorough house-cleaning of our So
ciety imperative, we therefore are
strongly opposed to the election, re-
election, appointment or re-appoint
ment to any office by the Head Camp
to be held in Toledo, O., June 16,
1914, either directly or indirectly,
of any Neighbor who voted for, fav-
ored, advocated or who may now be
in sympathy with the Chicago
Rates:
Resolved; That we are strenously
opposed to more than two consecu-
tive terms for any officer of the Head
Camp. including all Head Officers
and their appointees, and that no
person shall be permitted to hold
any two offices in immediate success
sion:
Resolved; That we favor and de-
mand a substantial reduction IN the
salaries Of our Head Officers and
their appointees, and general and
radical retrenchment in the expense
of conducting the business of the So
ciety:
Resolved: That we demand the
restoration of self-government to the
to the end that any
change of the policies and principles
of the society may be determined
only by the submission thereof to
the said membership, and their rati-
fication by a majority vote thereon:
Resolved; That the delegates
elected by this Camp to represent us
at the County Camp, to be held at
City, Iowa, April 1, 1914,
be, and are hereby directed and in
to support in the said Coun-
ty Camp, resolutions in harmony
with these resolutions and to sup
port only such persons for delegates |
to the state camp who are in full
harmony and accord Herewith, and
who will pledge themselves to sup
port and carry out to the full extent
the spirit and purpose as herein set
'orth.