Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25
wooDMRN AND NEIGHBoRs
HELD MONSTER MEETiN"
Five Hundred Attended in.'.A
and banquet Here Last Night


The largest body OF Wooemen
and ROYAL Neighbors ever assemblies
IN Abilene enjoyed the hospitah'y
~ the local woodmen and Neisnoofs
,.., night. Woodmen and their wives
ana Royal Neighbors from Assaria'
salina. solomon, New Cambria I'm,
terurise. Talmage, Junction oi.y anu
.svaral other towns from this sec
,,or ~ the state and members OF the
orders from other Kansas cities were
IN attendance. and the A. y. u W.
,odge hall was filled to overflowins'
A class OF forty woodmen was ADOPT
ed but ninety names OF members
who have received their certificates
,v,lI he recorded as being obligateu
here. Many of them were unable 10
attend last night. OF the class OF
ninety, Al we're from Abilene ~
from Assaria, IA from Solomon ano
from Detroit. This is the biggest
class to be recorded by a Woodman
lodge in Kansas in three years. says
n. B. Riggs, district deputy.
The number of visitors was nearly
400 and at least 500 persons at
tanded the banquet. Salina brought
$50 visitors, Gypsum IT, Assaria
n Solomon 63, Detroit IL, juno
ton city 4 and members from other
towns attended. Twenty-one camps
were represented. 49,.
The work was in charge OF the
sal,na officers and team, with Harry
snencer as venerable consul and Leo
struble as worthy advisor. The pres
ence of a large crowd and the gen
oral spirit of hilarity made the init
iat,on ceremonies unusually lively.
A special train over the Union
Pacific brought the visitors from
the west. Like most specials, the
train was late and by the time 1t ar
rived a large crowd was gathered AZ
the depot. The Abilene band wei
coined the visitors. A parade waS
formed at the station, with the Sa'
lima drum corps and team leadlng
the Abilene band following, the can
didates hanging to rope tralilnt
behind, and the Royal Neighbors anC
the Woodmen bringing up the rear
After a parade through the business
district the visiting women were eS
corted to the Commercial club room
where the Royal Neighbors OF ADJ
lene had prepared an entertainment
The Woodmen proceeded to TN
lodge hall, where it was a.Questiol
for a time IL the hall would hold tn
crowd. Between 800 and 400 WOOD
men were in camp.
The visiting women enjoyed III
comfortable reception awaiting tner
in the Commercial club rooms. Mr'
Eli Copeland presided. Mrs. Myr
Enright of Kansas City, Kan.' Tn
supreme oracle of the auxi1ar!
made an address; others also spok'
Music formed a part of the program
The Lyric theatre performance wa
leased for the evening and the visl
ing women were entertained Their
Following this, the Neighbors an
the Women's wives Joined the WOO
men in the lodge hall. The Nelgl
bors were welcomed by Consul
E. Blye of Abilene. Mrs. Enright r
sponded for the Neighbors and Sc
eraJ other Neighbors spoke. the .
lima team under the direction
Captain Roy Perkins, drilled in e
cellent style.
A banquet was served in u
north room of the hall. The Sail
train left early this morning. II
visitors all spoke enthusiastically
the Abilene people as entertalne
and enjoyed the entire evening.
w. c. Renner, Sixth district de
uty, was visitor.
]. w. Walker, state deputy ne
consul and Carrie L. Marshall, vi
oracle of the Royal Neighbors we
olso nresent. Mrs. Marshall may