Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-23
LOCAL WOMEN TO
ATTEND MEETING
Or. Hada VI. Carlson and Mrs. r. Daly
viii Be Present at Royal Neighbor
Session in Joliet.
EXPECT 5000 TO PARTICIPATE
~RaIfy Day Program in Prison City
win Be One OF Largest in the His
tory of the Society.

Dr.. Hada NJ Carlson, supreme re-
.corder of the Royal Neighbors of
America. and Mrs. R. DAILY of Rock Is
land will he among the members of the
society from Rock Island county, who
will attend one of the largest meetings
Of ROYAL Neighbors ever held in Hi
nois. The session will take place at
Joliet on July 6.
The Joliet News Herald tells of the
approaching event as follows:
"One of the largest gatherings in
ROYAL Neighbor history will be held in
Joliet, July 6, when members Of the
order from throughout the United
States will join with the four Joliet
camps in rally day program
Three thousand guests are expect
ed BY the Joliet Royal Neighhors who
are making plans for the entertain
ment OF visiting delegates and arrang-
ing programs for ritual work to be
staged at Masonic temple
All the supreme officers Of Illinois
will assist in the initiation of five hun
dred Joliet candidates into the order,
an auxiliary to the Modern Woodmen.
THE largest class in the history of
the Joliet organization will be initia-
ted during the rally day service and
the largest gathering of Royal Neigh
bors IN Joliet will he held on July 6.
Mrs. Laura Brummagin of Spring
field. supreme, supreme adjuster of the
order, will come TO Joliet next week to
make final arrangements for the rally
day. She will direct the program to be
given al Masonic temple
THE organization has existed in
Joliet for over twenty years and has
had both social and beneficiary men,
bers. II is a fraternaI society and
does extensive charity work in the
city, devoting particular effort to old
soldiers. their widows and families
The Joliet officers who Will take an
active part in the exercises are Mrs
Wrennie Ramsten Oak Leaf Camp;
Mrs Ida Drake, Sherman camp; Mrs
G. R Powell, Stevenson camp; and
Mrs F Hauser, Silver Leaf camp. A
Joliet oracle will be appointed by the
supreme adjuster to preside over the
Joliet convention.
Some of the Visitors.
Among the visiting officers who will
come for rally day are Mrs. R. DAILY,
Rock Island: Mrs. Z Smith. Spring
field: Mrs Laura Brummagin, supreme
adjuster, Springfield: Mrs Myra B.
Kan: Mrs. Alice GiIliland, supreme
manager, Springfield; Mrs. Laura
Newton Peoria, supreme deputy, and
Mrs Hada Carlson, Rock Island, SUI
preme recorder.
The visiting delegates will go from
Toilet to Rock Island where they will
tend d meeting of the board of su-
enc officers July and q
The morning OF July s. will be de-
voted to floor work, for which Joliet
Neighbors have been preparing for the
past year. A floral drill will be pre-
sented and the ritual work of the order
will be reviewed Mrs. Myra B. En-
right, supreme oracle from Kansas
City, will direct the floor work and
head the school Of instruction which
Will be held during the morning
Initiation viii take place in the aft
ernOon, all the visiting delegates TAX
ing part Arrangements are being
completed for a banquet at Woodruff
Inn in the evening, TO the new mem
bers and visiting delegates.
THE candidates will be ushered in
to the four Joliet camps, Oak Leaf. No.
1852; Stevenson, No. 1887; Sherman.
No. 453, and Silver Leaf, No. 1882, at
the banquet
ROYAL Neighbor camps are scatter
ed all over the United States. and rep
resentatives will come clear across the
continent 10 attend the Joliet meeting.
Joliet is recognized as the strongest
center Of Royal NeighbOrs in the mid
die west"