Arizona republican., 1915-05-09
Woodmen of the World

Woodmen of the World The second great membership con test in on amongst the members of Phoenix Camp No. ,. Woodmen of the World, and it bids fair to be more interesting and more hotly con tested than the former one. There are going to be some handsome prizes given to those who are willing to get out and work and hustle from now until June 7;h, next. Sovereign Ovendale offers a beautiful Silver tea set. The clerk of the Camp Cffers $l0 as a cash prize. Sovereign Thos. W. Ncalon offers a splendid loving cup, the terms upon which ;he same is to he won are rather unique. They a,e as follows: The sovereign who wins it by getting the most members during the first month. will be entitled to have his name engraved on the cup. the sovereign who wins it the second month, if different one will be entitled to the same privilege
 All who thus win the cup for any month are entitled to have their names engraved on the cup. The sovereign who wins it for three months will be entitled to call the beautiful cup his very own. He need Tot win it three successive months but must win it three times or three different months. Neces- s2rily this contest cannot end on June 7th, but must continue for at least three months. The othe: prizes will be won by the evening of June 7th- There will be other prizes besides the ones mentioned aEove. which will be announced later If any sovereign is willing to work he can win one of these handsome prizes. besides he will aid greatly in building up the lodge and making it the largest fraternal order in the state.
 Sovereign T. E. WeRh and Sov- ereign II. Ovendale were elected to be captains of the two divisions which are going to compete for the honors of securing the most new members between now and June 7th Tonight the captains will choose up by having all the names or the sov- ereigns who live in and near Phoenix put into hat and then they will alternately select a name from the hat until all have been chosen. Every member in or near Phoenix should OS BItStnl OH 'IOllOTTOW evening at the Woodmen of the World Camp and learn upon whose side you are cEosen One of these companies win win and the losing side will have to pay some penalty, which is not fully determined as yet Several things have been suggested that the losing side should be compelled to do, but the one which seemed to meet with
  should buy the supper at the close of the contest. that the winners should be seated at the tables to enjoy the bountiful feast. and the losers should be compelled to wait upon them and serve them while they eat. However. this will be more fully determined later by the con testing teams
 Aside from the interest that every sovereign will have in seeing his side win. he will also stand a good show to winning a handsome prize. Let every sovereign think of a list of his friends who would make good choppers and who would have the benefits of the insurance and fra ternal features of the Woodmen of the World, and come tomorrow even ing May 10th, and be prepared to give to the chairman his list of names Sovereign Nealon has made this suggestion and will likely have the matter in charge.
 Deputy Stewart and Deputy Patter- sen of Glendale spent q few days at Mesa last week and report that the Woodmcn of the World Camp at that city is entering into q great membership contest and they expect to ado many new saplings to the forest The Woodmen of the World ore gaining fast all over the valley and we look for great gathering of choppers to convene in Phoenix on June 9th. when they will cele- brate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Woodmen of the World fraternal and insurance or ganization. By the way. as June 9th is to be the Silver Anniversary of the Woodmen of the World De- putty Stewart offers to give to any sovereign who will secure one or more new members. handsome Silver Certificate" which he can frame and hang up in his nome. ana which he will cherish for the next twenty-five years. This certi- ficate is in addition to the prizes which may be won by any sovereign and in addition to the beautiful solid gold button which Deputy Stew art will give to each one who se- cures one or more new members. For several reasons this contest is going tC be exceedingly interesting and will be lively contest between the teams and between the individual members.
 Sovereign Lyons. Special Deputy for Arizona and New Mexico was present and made an interesting speech on the general progress and conditions of the Woodmen of the World in Arizona.
 Pythian Sisters
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