Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Modern Woodmen Of America

Central Camp, No. 16015. gave one ap-
: plication for membership favorable
consideration at its last meeting. A
communication was received from Su-
!. preme Organiser Ralph E. johnson Of
: Omaha, Neb.. advising of his recovery
from an extended illness. H. B. Nash
was reported as convalescing. George
! b. Price as still confined to his home
and William NJ Macdonald as suffering
from a sprained ankle. An invitation
was accepted from DR.. J. x. duncan;
clerk of A. r. Talbot Camp. to Central
Camp to join with other camps In an
excursion to Chesapeake Beach August
i. A committee consisting OF Dr. Jonn
W. Sutherin. H. c. Long and John 5.
: Higgins was appointed to perfect ar
ransements. In consequence Of this the
entertainment committee deemed 1t In
2 advisable to consider the matter OF an
excursion down the Potomac previously
suggested. Purchasing talking ma
chine for camp ceremonies was au-
thorized and the matter LETT In the
hands of Past Consul John w. Sutherin.
The board of trustees, Fred c. CARING
ton. j e. Enwright and c. E. Springer,
was instructed to prepare a nag cere-
mony to be used in the camp sessions
. State Deputy William McCaffery de-
1ivered an address. District Deputy
Henry H. Willard called attention to
Talbot Camp Hall Thursday evening.
DIR. ]. K. Duncan, F. F. Mason Of A. r.
Talbot Camp, Past Consul James A.
Moody and DR.. Thomas Linville also
spoke.
Central, Columbia, Georgetown. Lin
coin, West End and A. r. Talbot Camps
will hold a class adoption in honor OF
Talbot Camp hall, 316 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, Thursday evening.
Deputy Willard has been in charge of
the field work of the Modern Woodmen
mately fve years. He was consul Of
"A. r. Talbot Camp for a number Of
years. resigning to take up his present
work. A class Of ITO candidates is said
20 be assured. and a special degree
team. composed of Consul Vergn w;
Potter of Talbot Camp, Past Consul
Henry H Millard Of Talbot Camp. Ad-
wiser Daniel Webster Of West End
Camp, Banker, Jesse c. johnson of Lin
coin Camp, Escort F. F. Mason of Tai
Higgins Of Central Camp. Worthy
Patriarch James A. Moody of Central
Camp, Death H. c. Long OF Contra!
Camp. Guard ]. Arthur Trunnel Of
Carroll Of Georgetown Camp and Lee
turer Henry H. Willard, will exemplify
the long form of adoption. The Illustrated
lecture, seldom presented before the
local camps. will also be given IN fuli.
F. r. Overbee of Talbot Camp has been
appointed chief forester and anticipates
assembling a large force of foresters
from the allied camps.
A meeting of the representatives of
the various camps in the District was
held after the session Of Central Camp
to make arrangements for the joint ex-
cursion to Chesapeake Beach. August l.
II was decided to appoint subcommit-
tees to handle athletic sports and other
details. The camps represented were
Talbot. by DIR. J. X. Duncan, F. F.
Mason and A. F. Dobrowolski: Column
bia Camp. by Fred D. Royse and A. III.
Cole; Central. by H. C. Long. John w.
Sutherin and John S. Higgins; West
End. by H. NJ. Gilman and w. T. Webb:
Lincoln, by j. w. Downs and B. E.
etarkweather, and Georgetown. by j.
Arthur Trunnel and John Green.