Arizona republican., 1917-04-27
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Branding as untrue all reports cir culating that members of the Wood men of the World who enlist in the defense of the United States wonld inralidate their benefits, Sovereign Commander W. A. Fraser has written letter to A. L. Higgins. clerk ot Phoenix Camp. No ,. Woodmen of the World, in which he says that this is not only an untruthful, but malicious contention. The Wood men of the World" says Sovereign l Commander Fraser, will live up to it's reputation as national protector | of the home, and thereby lend great est aid to our country.
 1 Incidental to taking up the mat tor of these reports, the supreme or i ficer of the Woodmen aVails himself 1 of the opportunity to express his | pleasure at the good work that has been accomplished in Phoenix In the upbui!ding of the local camp. He says there are still few days in which this work may be continued nnder the present dispensaton granted for the purpose of securing | new members
 The letter of Sovereign Commander Fraser will interest all members of fraternal organizations, and it IS pre- sented herewith:
 Personal ana important Sovereign Camp, Wo2dmen of the
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 Omaha, Neb., April IS, 1917. 1 A. L. Higgins, Phoenix, Ariz-
 Esteemed Sovereign: I am pleased | with the results that we have ac- | complished in the last three months, and would certainly be unapprecla tive if I were not truly grateful to you for the splendid effort you have put forth. I realize these result s l have been accomplished under ad- verse conditions. You were no doubt more or less preoccupied with the meeting of your head camp, which is now a thing of the past, and ! trust the action taken. meets with y6nr full approval.
 | (The sovereign commander then calls attention to reports that the Woodmen of the World would re- strict their payments in case of war claims, and he says):
 So far as the Woodmen of the World is concerned, this is not only an untruthful, but malicious con | tention, as our society will gladly | furnish protection to. the families of those of our members who go to the front in the defense of the United States of America, under the provis- 1 ions of our laws, which have been and are now in force.
 Others may feel justified in is suing emergency clauses, but the l Woodmen of the World will live up to it's reputation as a national pro- teotor of the home, and thereby lend greatest aid to our country.
 We have taken pride in announc- ing broadcast our success of Jan uary, our record for February, and again the achievement Of March, the greatest of all
 To continue to surpass our pre- | vious records, 1 ask you personally not to allow any opportunity to pass 10 get as many applications in by the 1st of May as you possibly can To successfully accomplish this pur- pose, the best efforts of every ono of our active members, and partic- ularly our loyal field workers, must be put forth, and that without delay. I have never made a special call upon you in vain, and 1 am confident that you will meet the present condi- ton with a hearty response, and l thank you, truly thank ycu, for your unselfish cooperation with me in the upbuilding of our society.
 Truly and fraternally yours,
 w. A. FRASER,
 Sovereign Commander.