The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-25
WOODMEN MEET.
HEARTALKS AND
ENJOY A FEAST
HICKORY CAMP NO. q WAS HOST
LAST NIGHT, WHEN GRAND
LODGE OFFICERS MADE VISIT
TO THAT CAMP oF wooocRAFT.

LODGE OFFICERS MADE VISIT |
TO THAT CAMP oF wooocRAFT. |
Hickory Camp No 81 PLAYED hosts
20 upward % two hundred people last
night 81 the spacious hall on the cor
ner Of Bayien and Romano streets. /
and one q the most enjoyable eve
nings that has ever been the pleasure |
q all % attend At that meeting haii
NaE the result. Speeches were made BY
Mayor A. Greenhut. who welcomed
Sovereign A. p. Mills. 81 Jacksonville. |
70 he city. Sovereign SeeEer. who. az
the close Of his address presented each
81 the delegates who had returned from
the meeting Of Head Camp a. Lake
land with q carnstion. Sovereign A n
Mis-. who told 81 . trip 20 Pensacola
Twelve years aEo. Sovereign p. l. Roll
10, who has been selected as one OF the
representative 20 the Supreme Camp.
which meets in s.. Paul Each 81 the
speakers was introduced By Sovereign
Mckinley. who prefixed the naming of
earh % those heard with q nice little
tributs.
eoAuwing the speeches, and the In
torosting ariil by the degree team
from Oak Grove Circle. an present
accepted pressing Invitation from
Sovereign Seeger 60 assemble about the
Ions tables allied with good things 10
eat, and TO help themselves There
was needed no second invitation. but
there vas an ample supply and the
more than two hundred who attended
tho welcoming session. we're more than
pleased.
The entire gathering was made up
81 those connected vi 9r interested
in Woodcraft Hickory Was the host
camp, and short business meeting
% that camp was held previous % the
opening q the more interesting cerc.
! monies. Al business transacted az the
closed meeting. the members Of the
lodges represented, gathered In the
large room and enjoyed the ceremonies
1 which soon started
Mayer Greeuhut paid a tribute 70
the large membershlp % the Wood
men lodges IN Pensacola. saying that
II the lodges we're not good there
would not have been enlisted under
that banner more than 700 Pensaeo-
lians. He extended q warm greeting
70 Sovereign Mills. with whom the
mayor became very much attached
before the large aSsembiaRe separated
SoveFeign Seeger IN his speech ex-
tended a welcome not only 20 the wood
men. BAT 10 all who are expecting 20
come into the camp OF their choice
Ia time. lie was one Of the delegates
who attended the meeting OF the Head
Camp al Lakeland two weeks ago ard
had something TO say about that de-
ughtful trip
Sovereign Mills. who made the trip
upon q promise made 20 delegates az
Lakeland, was In q happy frame Of
mind lie said that he expected TO
meet with the boys a. Pensacola. but
that Hickory Camp has put one over
on him hy having the ladies' present.
too" and also spreading such a feast In
his and the other honored guests honor.
He told Of trip he made here a dozen
years ago, when he wac taken By
committees 20 the old Escambla hot a,
which was found 10 have been filed.
and from ~ o'clock a. night until about
2 O'clock In the morning. Ia charge Of
the local committee. Caey tramped the
sandy streets In search 81 q boarding
house Then five bunked IN the one
room. he told this story 20 show the
wonderful advances which he noticed
with the present-day Pensacola. = fact
that be congratulated the people OF the
city generally on. and the mayor in
particular He also paid a nice com
pliment 10 the officers OF the host Lodge
who had provided such an entertain
ment- The interesting statement was
made By Mr., Mills that II was hts In
tention 90 bring. 10 n lay In hts power.
the uniform encampment Of woodmen.
about zoo strong. 60 Pensacola, next
August He said that he thought il
could easily be done, ne he had half
way assurances that the Alabama ard
0eorgia delegates would vote for Pen
sacoia His remarks we're greeted with
applause.
The dTin ~ the degree team OF Oak
Grove Circle was another biz feature
81 the evening These ladies'. All AZ.
/ tired In white, went through a mum Der
! Of evolutlons. under the guidance and
direction ~ Mrs. Gathering Brown. and
the performance was applapded.
Mrs. Karen ~ Nielsen made an in
teresting address, reading an article on
Woodcraft from = publication.
p. Il Rollo. who wac elected req.
resentative TO The Supreme Camp. was
heard Ia q well worded address. after
which the collation. was enjoyed.
Knippers orchestra furnished the
delightful music during the evening
and this was q feature which proved
higaiy satisfactory 60 al.