Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-19


which viii De for social purposes only. F
number Of the state delegations had 4
bsnguets during the evening and later
met in cauEuses. Director IS 3. Tan.
neT and State Deputy o F. AIesh5re +
were hosts TO members Of the Illinois .
delegation including a number from .
Rock Island
Leading among the social features /
Or the evening was the organization Of
nut camp" Of Noodmen ia the
cellar Of the Hotel Sherman This
was something new ia the history
or head camps and IS the idea
81 Mr. Aleshire It was modelled upon
the functions Of the Grjdiron club ana
head officers were the butt q MANY
witty take-offs, Material for the pro
gram vas gathered from the propa-.
Eanda Of the insurgents of Ehrea years
ago. head officers being painted as bad
or even worse than the most radical
Insurgent ever proclaimed them to be.
and they had 10 stand for Fl and seem
10 Ike it. W T. Hogan, formerly Of
Rock Island, cast in the role he his
satanic majesty, took a leading part
Big Men Direct Affairs.
Affairs Of the Modern Woodner are
in the hands Of big men. men capable F.
of handling large affairs and men.
for the most part. who have fought
their way up from the ranks. THIS Is /
not given I'm the way Of news. esDec-
tally To Rock Island readers who for
the most part know tHe officers Of the +
society either personally or by repa- /
tation, but II is merely the express
sion Of an impression Which IS re-
newed wildly whenever the heads 81
the society get together for The tran
ERction Of business.
They are telling here as they all
ways do at head camps, HoW this or
that leader worked hts way tc the
top i'm W0oderaft and how he has
made his mark outside OF the society.
al the same time
There Is Director r.. r. Smith Of
Missouri who is known as plain
Bob to bis iugimates He started .
his career as a section hand near his
home town Of BFookfeid but he did
not stick long with the pick and
shovel When he got into WoCdcraft
he quickly rose to leadership He
was state deputy for g. number
wears and later became head banker
being advanced to membership in the
board via this route. BIT. Smith no"
lives in Kansas City He is promi-
uenE in state politics. being considered
promising gubernatorisi material ln .
the Republican party
Director FL E Murphy says his suc- 4
cess has been due 10 his wife bat his
friends suspect that he also bias had .
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