Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-14
ATLANTIC CITY
FOR WOODMEN'S
NEXT MEETING
Shore Town Is Chosen Over
Perth Amboy After Spirited
Campaign.

in East Park street, today, when the
regulars made clean sweep of the
election. Atlantic City was named as
the convention city for 1917 over Perth
Amboy.
The officers elected were: Frank
o. Thompson, of Metuchen, head
consul; A. W. Fenwick, of this city,
head advisor; J. J. Flynn, of Perth Am
boy, head banker; w. L. T. Andrews,
of Elizabeth, head clerk: It. s. Tilton,
of Trenton, head escort; F. e. Quipp,
of Plainfield, head watchman; Fred
Goething, of Trenton, head sentry;
Frank Palmer, Of Trenton; Val
Gloeckner, of Carteret; c. C. Boyd, of
Kenilworth; John Gregg, of this city,
and Thomas j. Walsh, of Roselle
Park, head managers.
Following the announcement of the
result of the election, it was moved
to make II unanimous, which was
done.
Early electioneering of lnsurgent
candidates gave evidence that fight
would be made for. several of the
higher Offices. When the nomina-
tions were called for an effort was
made to have the printed ballots of
the regulars" thrown out as Illegal,
This move was defeated by ruling
of J. e. Fitzgerald, of Omaha. Neb.,
chairman of the Sovereign Camp,
who presided over the convention.
Election Is Spirited.
Around the Office of head consul
and head advisor the fight was hot
test. State Manager Frank o.
Thompson, of Metuchen, was nomi-
mated for head consul by Frank Pal
mer. of Trenton, and former Mayor
C. G, Boyd, of Kenilworth, seconded
the nomination. Joseph Clark, of
Perth Amboy, head of the insurgents,
was placed in nomination by Emil
Fry, of Perth Amboy. Mayor Fred
Garrison, of that city, seconded the
nomination.
Fenwick and Fred A. Corkey, of
Elizabeth, contested the place of head
advisor, and Mr.. Andrews had as an
insurgent opponent William Kan
dolph Carter, of Elizabeth, for the
office OF head clerk. For the post
of head manager there were two IN
surgent candidates, John Mundy, OF
Trenton, and George Wilhelm, of
Elizabeth.
Perth Amboy Energetic.
In the fight for the convention city
the Perth Amboy delegation had
printed hundreds of leaflets telling of
the growth of the order in that city
and its possibilities IL the convention
was brought there. Mayor Garrison
In speaking for the "Potteries CITY"
said that he had been authorized to
extend the freedom of the city, and
that he though 1t only right in the
face of the great growth of the order
there to give the city an opportunity
to show it's appreciation OF the good
will of the Woodmen. He asserted
that Perth Amboy had won the right
to be the next convention city more
than any other section of the State
The Trenton delegation laid Its
claim to having Atlantic City as the
convention city on the grounds that
there had been two Woodmen con-
ventions in this State since It's or
ganization. and both were held In the
northern section.
When the vote showed the selection
of Atlantic City IL was moved to
make 1t unanimous, which was done
An American flag that had been
won by the New Jersey Woodmen Tor
showing the greatest growth or any
district of the order was presented
to the head camp by Mr.. Fitzgerald.
remarkable increase in membership
and that 1t was the hope of the
sovereign camp that New Jersey
would continue to boom in the num-
ber of members taken into the or
ganization as 1t had in the past.
Past Head Consul F. S. Tilton and
Head Consul Frank o. Thompson will
represent the New Jersey district at
the next convention of the sovereign
camp of Woodmen.
Two Hundred initiated.
Two hundred candidates were ini-
tiated into the order last night at a
ceremonial In the New Auditorium,
in Orange street. The initiatory
work was done by the degree team Of
Roseville Camp No. 20. Over 1000
persons witnessed the initiation.
Captain James F. Clarke and staff,
consisting Of John Cullerton, A. W.
Fenwick, W. F. Small, William Pts
ter, Louis Auch and Jacob Gilhooley,
were in charge of the degree work.
Before the initiation the members
of the uniformed rank of the order
from this city and nearby cities
paraded from Lincoln Park to the
New Auditorium. Captain Edward
Small, y. s. A., was grand marshal.
His aides were Lieutenant Colonel
Edward H. Tilton, Major H. p. Oh
sen and Captain A. A. Kafer, jr. In
spector- General j. r. Fitzgerald, of
Omaha, reviewed the parade from the
Hotel Continental, the headquarters
of the convention.
Following the parade and initiation
q banquet was held at the. Conti-
mental Frank G. Thompson, State
manager, was toastmaster. The
speakers were: Mr.. Fitzgerald, of the
Sovereign Camp, on Our Order;"
Mrs. Emma B. Manchester, of
Omaha, head of the Woodmen's Cir
Gle, whose topic was "The Circle, -
and Past Counsel Commander John
Cullerton, chairman of the local COM
| mittee, who spoke on Our Guests. J"
Temporary officers were elected late
yesterday afternoon for the conven-
ton sessions. They are: Head coun.
sci. Peter B. Tilton, of Trenton; head
advisor, John Cullerton, of this city;
head clerk, w. l.. T. Andrews, of
Elizabeth; head banker, Michael
| Commini, of Trenton; head sentry,
Luke Farley, of Trenton; head man.
ayers, William Walmsley, of Borden
town; D. Vilikan, of Perth Amboy;
| J. J. Engle, of EliZabeth; A. l..
Simon, of Paterson, and Robert Tur-
ton. of New Brunswick.
Inc cOnVenLlOn OF tne WOOutuen
Circle was brought to a close last
night with the election of officers
as follows: Past guardian, Mrs. Edna
| Schwartzwalder, of Jersey City;
grand guardian, Mrs. Harriet Spring
er, of Railway; grand adviser, Mrs
Mary Gibbons of Elizabeth; grand
clerk, Mrs Rose Kalasark, of Perth
| Amboy; grand banker, Mrs. Emily
Tilton, of Trenton; grand chaplain
Mrs. Edith Renton, of Roselle Park;
| grand attendant, Mrs. Christine Will
helm, of Elizabeth; grand inner SEN
tinel, Mrs. Rose Everson, of PERTH
Amboy; grand outer sentinel, Miss
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