Arizona republican., 1915-06-07

sanitation of Phoenix Camp No. D, woodmen of the World there seems to have been a relaxing of the enthusiasm that had previously prevailed among the members, and it became an effort to maintain the membership. Not many permitted themselves to be suspended ar withdraw from tn camp, yet there
 were very few additions to it's roll Oc- casionally for a month or so some slight enthusiasm was manifested which resulted in securing lew lie" members but such efforts seem to have been of short duration, and on Taruarv first 1915, the camp had in good standing about 15S staId' trled anu trne members who for almost a quar- ter century, had fought its battles anu over come it's difficulties. The begin ming of 1915 found the camp 1lVlhs, breathing, pulsating institution, ana the members were awakened rom the Iethergv of their living, and force irresistible and inVinclble, was hoNlhs the camp and it's membership onward and forward with a rapldlty seluoiii eouaIe6 in the annals of fraternallsm-
 In every great and commendaple cauee there must be some moving spir- if to guide it's destinies, ana some coil- manding general was now needed to plant the banner of wood craft III fhoe- nix upon the highest ramparts- NlIh one acclaim the members of the camp chose to lead their marching hosts, Sovereign M. l.. Stewart, q memper ol the society for many years, a lover ol fraternalism, and in whose life there breathes the broad humanltarlanlsm that was voiced by the man of Galllee- In his masterly work, that mas SD greatly inspired the Woodmen or thls city to noble efforts, there have been none of the pomp and buster that one might expect in the organizer of so- cieties nor has there been any or lhe spirit of the dictator. but he has won renowned success through his kind and affable manners, his honesty ana ln- teeritv and his manly devotion to duty Each and every member of the camp has caught the inspiration and today there is enrolled as members of Phoe- nix Camp No. ,. more than 325, good, trustworthy and loyal men,
 The organization meeting Of the camp was held in a hall over what is now The Hub clothing store, and so far as can be ascertained there were about 30 members to sign the charter. Rut through the enthusiastic and ener- getic efforts of a MT. w. w. Henry, who was the deputy organizer in charge of instituting of the camp, and with the enthusiastic cooperation of the charter members. the camp in creased within the year following to about 13O. and maintained approxi- mately that number for many years thereafter.
 Several months after its organization the camp moved it's meeting place to the northeast room of the city hall up stairs. where it continued to meet for several months, after which time meet ings were held in what was known as the Elks hall. at the north end of the Lamson Business College. However, with the strength the camp then had, financially and otherwise, 1t felt that better quarters should be secured and the members decided to move with the E1lks to the Horner building, which is the building in which the Masonic hall is now located and there the Woodmen gathered until the Knights of Pythias hall was prepared for lodge purposes, and in that hall the Woodmen have since held their meetings.
 Fires on two different occasions have. partially destroyed the buildings in which the camp held it's meetings and much of the records have been de stroyed, so that it is difficult to ascer tain the names of the charter members and the officers serving the camp for the many years since its organization. The charter of the camp, however, has been preserved and it gives the names of the officers elected to serve from the