Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-03
The State Convention Of
Modem Woodmen Held
at Waterville--7,0
/ oval Members--Electio


Waterville, Ne. May 2-(SpeciaD 1.-THE
seventh triennial State convention of the
Modern Woodmen Of American was held
in the Elks hall Wednesday. starting az
10 o'clock in the forenoon. All delegates
accredited to the meeting were present
and there was also a good attendance OF
Woodmen from various sections of the
State
The meeting was called TO order about
10 o'clock by state Consul c. {. TOOTH
aker Of Bath AMI the address OF welcome
was given by c. s. Johnson, consul Oh
wateryille Camp No. $3.50 The response
in behalf of the delegates was D. FRANK
! A. Curry. The committee on i''"'
was then appointed and recess 'oN'''
for Is minutes to allow the committee "
do its work Following the coming w.
,ether again the committee reported anu
This was followed by reports OF the OIL
cers. which showed the organization WAS
in splendid condition and mad peeh ao-
yancing rapidly during the past 'hree
years.
The Officers
/ THE election of officers resulted III thc
! following being chosen for the colrlns
| ,hr.s years. State deputy. q. c. Woods'
/ p.,,.or. state medical director. DR.. L.. VI.
pas+or. Bangor; State lecturer, Rev. H. H.
; Drnnack, Augusta; State consul FRANCES
A. Curry, Gardiner; State CLERK "A D.
BOSTON. Fairfield; State banker, harry w.
! Era,ch Rcckland; State advisor. "A. -
ca,thner. Guilford: State escort. Leroy
u Mitchell. Bangor: State Waterman D
IL. Gagne. Biddeford; State sentry. Hu-
gene LaBrun, Van Buren, Inc onicers
! we're then installed by State Deputy o. =.
Woods Of Bangor assisted py Dis'ric'
Deputy Frank Flynn of Portland as o'a'e
escort The committees were then APP
rcin.ed for the session and adjournment
vas taken until . o'clock.
| AT l. o'clock a fine buffet lunch was
served IN the Modern Woodnan nan 10
delegates and members present.
The first business of the afternoon
session was the election of delegates
to the head camp. which resulted as
follows: G. c. Toothaker, Bath; How
ard A. league, Lewiston; Merle r.
varney. Waterville; alternates. C. r.
McEwen, Bow doinham; George (
Weber, Auburn: L. o. Dow, Water
Vile.
Resolutions
This was followed by the reports OF
committees, including that On resoiu-
tons which presented a numper winch
were adopted including one TO the
/ Waterville, Maine, May 2, 1917.
| The seventh triennial State Camp
Of Modern Woodmen OF America for
the State of Maine, in Watervll'e'
Maine, assembled, on the second day
of May. 1917, hereby highly resolve
as fellows:
We pledge the fortunes. lives and
| sacred honor of the 1000 Woodmen OIL
Maine to uphold the flag and the nom
or Of our country for evermore.
That a copy Of this resolution be
sent to the President Of these United
! States Of America: to the Governor
Of the State Of Maine: to the head
consul and to the Official paper for
publication.
The final business Of the afternoon
was then disposed of it being voted
to hold the next convention in Dover
| in 1920. The meeting then adjourned
and practically all Of those present
! went to the City Opera house where
the films showing the Modern Wood
r.en sanatorium was shown
Degree Work
! In the evening the degree was con-
ferrcd on a large number Of candidates
by the degree team Of the Waterville
! Camp. This degree team is one OF the
/, best in the State and its work on this
occasion was such as to win large
amount Of praise from the State oft1-
GERS and the visitors present. The
! team is made up as follows: Past Con-
SUI l. f. Thomas; consul. c. S. john
son: advisor, L. J. Hancock; banker,
) NJ r. Earney; clerk. L. Q. Dow es-
cort. NJ A. Weeks: Waterman, w. K.
Perrigo; sentry, J. d. Terris; lecturer.
z. Il. Douglass; managers, j. c. Col
/ by, H. O. Ray, I. E. Thomas; physi-
clans, DIR. p. S. Merrill, DR.. L. G. Bun
! ker.
! Degree team-Clarence Littlefeld.
chief forester; Jos. st. Peter. asst. chief
forester: Harold Labrack. Chester Ell
! lis, Charley Moen. Leonard Jacques,
Amedee' Roy. George Quincy; Scott
! Pease. Charles Weeks, W. Boudreau.
Vern Belyea. w I. Sterling, E. c. Nc
Gee, Armand Nedeau. Eldred Getchell.
Melvin Weeks.
The Banquet
; Following the working of the degree
all present adjourned to the Elmwood,
where Landlord Cook had prepared one
of his finest banquets, to which YVES
done full justice. Following this there
was a feast Of good things for the
mind. the speakers being as follows:
Toastmaster. Or. L. G. Bunker
greetings. o. A. Meader. mayor Of Wat
| erville; response, c. c. Toothaker, past
State consul; Our Head Camp" Rev.
II. E. Dunnack; Our State Associa-
ton" George c. Woods: "Our Camp"
! James NJ. Greaney: Fraternity" JUS