Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-21
Woodmen of the WorIdd

Phoenix Camp No. ), w. 0. w. has
during the past three months received
more than leo members. The class of
- new members We're expected to be
present last Monday night, January Is,
and in Sp!te of THE stormy Gather, -
stalWarts showed up and were intro
duced to the mysteries of woodcraft
which was put on By the new officers
and assisted SC ably by Captain John
Sloan degree team of Is men in their
new uniforms, that always presents Il
beautiful spectacular sight.
The Phoenix camp is starting out
the year 1917, in a most pleasing,
harmonious and prosperous condition,
all OF which is accounted for by the
allie manner in which Thomas W.
Nealen so ably handled the camp dur
ing 1916 and turned over the newly
elected Consul Commander Hon. A. A.
Belts so COMMONLY known as Sunshine
Belts no is so ably backed up hy q
strong corps of officers, great things
are expected Of the camp this year
no look To their clerk and deputy, A.
l.. Higgins, leading them on to victory.
Glendale Camp No. 10 met January
9 with 4 large number OF men in at
tendance and installed their new Of
ficers, j. ". Patterson, their old time
standby and present deputy, was in
is backed by the degree team and a
strong corps Of officers are going to
success. AT the close of the installa-
ton which was so beautifully put on
by Attorney Albert d. Levine of PhOe-
nix and a number of short addresses
by different ones, the Glendale boys
cleared he room, stretched long tables
and soon all present set down to the
hoUntoous feast OF an oyster stew
and to say that all present enjoyed
the occasion is putting it lightly.
on January A, Mesa Camp No T.
had a double header of installations
and both The Woodmen and the
womens circle united in a public oc-
casion and a large crowd present. AL
bert l.. Leyhe having been invited,
was there TO act as installation OF
ficer. He is a past master on such oc
caSionS, having oeen Il member of 1
number Of the leading lodges for
years he is at home on such occasions.
Possibly he has received more calls
TO install the officers Of more Wood
men camps in Arizona and New Mex
leo than any man in the Salt River
valley
II is not to ne overlooked the eff
ficient and splendid work being done
by C2ptain john Sloan and his hand
some team of fine looking young men
working with the Phoenix camp. Glen
dale and elsewhere Also that of A L.
Higgins giving such captivating read
ings to the camps Of this valley. No
doubt one of the most beautiful things
happened Monday, January the Eighth
when Hon. Thomas w. Neeland. re-
firing c. c., had Installed the officers
and had given his beautiful and I'M
pressive charge to the newly elected
officers and was ready to take his
seat when Judge Albert D. Leyhe
halted him and with few Of the
most fitting words purest English
couched in tender and sympathetic
thought representing the camp in pre-
senting to Hon. Thomas w. Neeland
a solid emblamatic gold ring bearing
the letters W. O. w. as appreciation
Of his untiring wise and kind ad-
mnistration of which he was closing.
Sow. Nceland was 50 surprised that
his hands dropped by his side. his
lower jaw on his breast and every
hair on his head stood straight up
and for a few moments he was
speech-less, finally gaining his poise
and with deep emotion he was able
TO thank Mr.. Lahye and the camp for
such a deep taken of respect.
T0rnorrow night. January % 4