The Prescott daily news., 1915-05-26
JOHN TWEEZER VISITS CAMDEN
lBY John TWeezerl

~AA~ A' Ats oi ciiNIl lO OdIlutti last Sunday instead of walking. As I lourneyed along thought of that grand old philosopher who said 'the world do move." Then I wondered if that grand old man had ever tackled the Branch"
 The scenery along the route was pleasing to the eye, as nature had plenty of time to touch up the foliage of the trees with her pair brush sev- eral times before We reached our des- tination.
 l have always been a great admir- CT of natures works. think it should be encouraged. It is one of the great est handiworks of man when it comes to changing cotton seed to Jersey but ter, and raising one dollar note to a ten. When l was boy l used to as sist nature in stripping her vines of muscadines and grapes by craw ing around under the bushes with otler insects, filling myself with cramps and red bugs. But times have changed. One seldom sees real boy nowadays. Soap and cigarettes have put them out of commission. They wear shoes; now, instead of rag around their toes.
 As the train passed over the Little Missouri River the waters looked vel low and uninviting which gave me a thirst to drink-something else. I have wasted more bait on the waters of this beautiful little stream than it would take to quiet the thirst of an August drouth, and all I have to show for it is legal permit to fish.
 As We dragged along out of the bot tom, l was lulled to sleep by the sol emn requiem of the bull frog. and when l awoke I found myself in the hands of the Woodmen at Camden, who spirited me away, anG at 8 o'clock they formed me in line with Ouachita Camp No. 19, Woodmen of the World, and marched me imposing!y, with sev- eral hundred choppers, to Greenwood Cemetery, where 1 was to take part in the decorating exercises.
 At the cemetery the wedge was formed at the speakers stand, be- meath shady grove which nature had so generously provided. Strong men. beautiful women and sweet children crowded about the wedge to witness the beautiful exercises that were so ably given by the officers of Ouachita Camp.
 The choir held the audience with renditions of sacred vocal selections.
 Master of Ceremonies, Sov. A. N. Meek, introduced Judge Geo. R. Haynie as orator of the day. His subject was just simply "Woodcraft." He set forth it's objects, its adaptabi- lity to the means of the common mas ses of men and women. He said in part;
 "All fraternal orders are based upon moral principles. The foundation of human govrenment is the rock of eter- nal ages. The secret of rapid civi- lization is the idea of a universal brotherhood. We do not join the or der of Woodcraft to make us Wood men indeed, for the principles are al ready in us-naturally in us-and the order is only an avenue through which We do our work.
 "Hence, we need to be Woodmen, not in namely only, but in deed and in truth
 "What is the object and purposes of Woodcraft in the world? It sure ly has a noble purpose. In the first place, it serves a natural protection for ones self and family. Wherever a Woodman travels in this wide world-even among strangers and in a strange land-if he happens to some misfortune in the great forest, is crippled or diseased, his fellow work CTS come to him with helping hands of sympathy and cooling draughts of water.
 "Then again, when he falls beneath the shadow of life's wooded shade to rise no more this side of the eternal morning, he has left protection for his loved ones here This is provi- sion that none should neglect"
 The Camp honors were then given and the several committees deposited the wreaths of flowers on the little mounds that marked the resting places