French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-16

Sovereign Commander William A.
Fraser. head of the Woodmen of the
World Sovereign Adviser B. w. Jew
ell. both of Omaha, Neb., and E. B.
Lewis. of Kinston, N. c., state manager
for North Carolina, were guests OF
White Pine Camp No. 213 here last
night at a public speaking in the city
auditorium and a delightful banquet
served afterwards at the Kentucky
Home hotel.
Mr.. Fraser and his party were met
at the depot by a committee of Hen
dersOnville citizens, and Immediately
after getting off the SIS train were
taken over the city, riding in the car
with John T. Wilkins and r. M. Oates.
They were preceded by the Henderson
Vile band and about 40 automobiles
followed. The Noterman property, the
siUo OF the proposed Root memorial
park. was circled; then up Main street
and back to the Park Hill hotel where
the guests stopped while in the city.
At s o'clock, Notwithstanding the
cold weather, the auditorium of the
city hall was we'll filled with Woodmen
and their friends for the speaking.
John T. Wilkins had charge of the
meeting, and Rev. T. E. Simpson, pas
tor OF the Presbyterian church, led in
prayer Mr.. Wilkins introduced Dis
trict Deputy v. E. Grant, who intro
duced E. B. Lewis. Mr.. Lewis in turn
presenting Mr.. Fraser.
Mr.. Fraser's address was highly
enjoyed and he interspersed his words
of thought with witty stories which
kept the audience in good humor all
the way through
Il am glad of the privilege of COM
ing to North Carolina, !" said the speak
er, "and I told Lewis. who made the
dates for me to be sure and include
Hendersonville. I have found North
Carolina to be a revelation of life
time. Having always thought of the
state as a place where nothing but
cotton and colored folks were raised,
l was agreeably surprised to see so
many manufacturing plants and other
industries fourishing, but the greatest
asset North Carolina has is the Wood
men of the World. While the power
plants, the furniture factories, the cot
ton mills. give employment to thou
sands, thereby enabling them to earn
a liVlihood, the W. o. w. stands for
protection of the home and assures in.
dependence for the widows and chill
dren should adversely overtake th3
head of the house.
There is one town in North Carroll
ma that somehow I have always want
ed to visit. and that town is Hender-
sonVille. 1t was here that On Decem-
ber "a, 1913. that the founder of the
great order of which I am now at the
head, died, and for this reason have
always wanted to visit your city. I
am sorry the hotel where he breathed
his last is burned down, but am glad
to meet the good men and women who
administered to him during his last.
hours.
Some time ago l went to New York
where l executed contract with
Tiffany for a magnificent memorial
window to the memory of Mr.. Root
which when completed will be placed
in the splendid Woodmen of the World
building at Omaha
'The WOodmen Of the World was or
ganized in 1890 and has far exceeded
the dreams of the founder. Starting
without capital and without stock the
society now has over 100000 members
and has $30,O0O,00O held in reserve in
its vaults.
"The ladies make the work of our
order much easier and far more sue
cessful and for them there has been
founded the Woodmen Circle. The So
clety came into existence for the pur-
pose of making it easy for man 10
provide for his family after he passes
away The 100000 Sovereigns in the
order carry protection amounting to
s69,000,000. ranging in amounts OF
from $500 to $4,000. so that their
wives and mothers and children Will
De enabled to care for themselves In
me event that the sovereign dies.
The society is unique above all
others in one particular. No member
VII sleep in an unmarked grave. every
deceased member has a monument
erected to his memory costing 500.
The society has invested in North
carolina So 900 900 in road, municipal
ana school bonds. and right in Hen
4ersonVille has invested $4,000 in
bridge and funding bonds. I regret
mar we haven't invested $1O,000.000 in
North Carolina bonds for they are gilt
cage. Hereafter when North Carolina
ponds are offered IFS we will buy them
"lthout question. and they ought to
ne. ne on par with those of New York and
iiiiilolS because of the manufacturing
interests here.'
!, de said the local camp was as en-
Ihnsiastic as anv to he found any
mere and paid tribute to V. E. Grant
II NJ Is DONG so much for the good Of
~ ?Iuer' He read a telegram from
shet increase in membership for the