Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-16

county clerk of Pottawattamie county,
Iowa.
Twenty Names on Charter.
/ There were 20 names on the charter
OF the head camp. \ ritual was pre-
pared by Supreme Oracle HUFF and a
! constitution by Supreme Vice Oracle
Kirkland. The first local or subordi.
nate camp organized after the society
was incorporated was camp 1 of Coun-
ell Bluffs. Iowa, and all of the charter
members of the head camp became
members of this camp. Eighteen local
camps were organized during the next
three years. Several special meetings
OF the head camp were held during
I the year 1891. Supreme Recorder Hay
den resigned and Mrs. J. r. Carrothers
of Council Bluffs was appointed to
serve as supreme recorder. Up TO
this time women only were eligible to
membership. but at a special meeting
of the head camp held on April Z, 1891,
il was decided to admit as members
ma- who were already members of the
Modern Woodmen of America At the
first head camp held on Jan. 6, 1892.
in Council Bluffs. Iowa, four camps
orly were represented. This detail
IS ElNEA III VI AttaAt TIC ANNIEA AAAs%-
understand from what a small begin
ming has come the present great So
ciety. for at the supreme camp to be
held in Rock Island, instead of the
four camps represented in the first
head camp. 67I3 camps will be rep
resented. However. at the first head
camp the delegates were sent direct
from the local to the head camp. Now.
because of the large membership. the
representation TO the head camp is
based upon one delegate for each
800 members in a state. and at the
Rock Island supreme camp there will
be present PIG delegates, representing
3I1,S77 members.
Recognized as Auxiliary.
At the first head camp held in 1892
a constitution and bylaws were adopt {
ed. \ special meeting Of the head
camp was held in Council BLUFFS. Iowa, /
in March OF the same year. Resigna-
ton of Supreme Vice Oracle Emma Il.
Manchester was filed and Mrs. Agnes |
r. Blazer OF Mantle. Ill, was elected /
10 fill the vacancy. At this meeting
Mrs. Blazer was instructed TO COM
municate with the head officers of the /
Modern Woodmen OF America and ask 4
that the Royal Neigh6Ors of America /
be formally recognized as an auxiliary 4
by these head officers and, on their z
recommendation, at the head camp OF
the Modern Woodmen, held in Omaha I
in November of that year, the Royal ]
Neighbors of America was, by unan:- 4
nous vote, accepted as the auxiliary 4
of The Modern Woodmen OF America, /
and TO this act more than to any other
single thing the supreme officers OF
the ROYAL Neighbors ascribed the
marvellous growth which the society
enfoved-the TWO societies having al
WAYS worked tremendously together.
each seeking to advance the interests
of the other. At the second annual
head camp which convened in Omaha
in January. 1898. the society had ex-
Derienced such a splendid growth that
delegates were present from camps in
Iowa. Nebraska and Illinois, on that
date there being IS camps in exist
ence. located in the states as follows:
Seven in Iowa, eight in Illinois, six
in Nebraska and one each IN South
Dakota and Kansas. Camp No. 3 in
Lincoln, Neb.. was the first camp TO
fall by the wayside and IL surrendered
it's charter in 1892
Protection Idea Not Popular.
The total membership OF the society
when the second head camp convened
In January. 1893. was $40. At this
meeting there was much discussion OF
the proposition 10 make the society
a fratefnal beneficiary society with
an insurance feature Very many were
opposed 10 this action as they seem
I'd 10 think that iis mission could be
1ettc- performed simply rs a social or