Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-22
NAME F. N. BURT
ASSISTANT HEAD
CLERK WOODMAN
Rock Island Man Appointed to
an Office by Executive
Council.
ACTION Is POPULAR HERE
Major and Mrs. C. w. Halves Are Re
eipients of Gifts as is J. r.
Munger, Retiring Auditor.

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several years secretary to the head
clerk, was appointed assistant head
clerk of the Modern Woodmen of
America at the session of the execu-
tive council of the society held yester
day afternoon.
While the naming of the Rock Island
man to such a position was among the
very last matters attended to by the
council, yet 1t was by no means of
least Importance, and the action is
popular.
Who Mr.. Burt's successor as secre-
tary to Mr.. Mcnamara will be has
not been decided upon as yet. but it is
thought that the Office will be left va
cant for some time. possibly year, as
the duties during that time will be
comparatively light.
Following the appointment of Mr..
Burt the executive council adjourned to
meet again in August.
Make Present to Halves.
In the afternoon, in the lobby of the
head office building, the head officers
who were present, together with the
employees, assembled and presented
Major Halves, retiring head clerk, with
set of porch furniture, made of
some kind of seaweed and imported
from Japan. They presented him also
with a book of memoirs, containing the
signature of each employee, the date
he entered service, and quotation or
something original expressive of SEN
timents of friendship and esteem in
which the major is held
The executive council also recon-
mended to the head clerk that desk
be kept at the head Office for the use
of the former head clerk, and the
latter said he would be glad to avail
himself of such a convenience and
would consider himself subject to cSll
to confer or advise at any time on com
sideration that such service would be
without compensation. "Otherwise il
would deprive me. of the pleasure of
offering my services he said.
Official announcement was made of
the resignation of j. F. Munger, for
the past 20 years chief auditor. Mr..
Munger's fellow employees presented
him with a field glass, beautifully
mounted and engraved. Mr.. Munger
made the speech of presentation to
.Iaior Halves and II. ]. Olmstead, as
sistant chief auditor, presented the re-
membrance to Mr.. Munger.
Mrs. c. w. Halves was also present
ed with beautiful bouquet by the
head office employees as a token of their
esteem.
Important Appointments.
The executive council made the fol-
lowing other appointments:
General Attorney-Truman Plantz,
Warsaw, Ill.
Editor-F. o. Van Calder, Rock Is
land, Ill.
Supreme Medical Board-Dr. F.. A.
Smith, Rock Island, reappointed; DR. |
B. E. Jones, Rock Island. reappoint- !
ed; DR.. A. Z. Anderson, Holding Ford, |
MINI.
Assistant to Head Consul. G. /
Ray, Lincoln, Neb.
Supreme Organizer-R (. Johnson, !
Lincoln; Neb.
Medical Director and Superintend- !
ent of the Sanitorium-Dr ]. A. Rut- |
ledge, Woodmen, Colo.
Inspectors. G. Pace, Cleveland, |
Ohio. chief; w. H Dawson, Mime
apolis, Mimi; w. p. Sparrow. Moberly, |
Mo. These inspectors are all reap
poi1tments.
National Lecturers-C. E. Whelan,
Madison, Wis; E. f. Burns, Newark,
n. j.; T. H. Duffy, Dubuque. Iowa: G. I
w. Reilly, -Danville, ILL.,; J. F. Harris, |
Detroit, Mich. These are in most cases |
reappointments.
Standing Committees.
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Laws-Nelson c. Pratt, chairman
Omaha Neh RovnnldS