The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

This camp is obtaining quite q num-
Der of new members and is doing
some very hard work, for all of which
1t is to be commended.
Elm Camp, No. s, meets at Old Ma
sonic Temple. Ninth and F streets
northwest, on Thursday night and
will put through the initiation a class
Of candidates. At its last meeting the
camp received nine applications for
membership. District Manager ]. e.
Mcconnell made a report of the leg
islation enacted at the recent conven-
ton at Atlanta. Ca, of which he was
the delegate from this Jurisdiction.
Among the important legislation
adopted is the issuing of certificates
on the lives of children from 2 to Is
years of age, and the levying of
war tax of 10 cents on each and every
member of the fraternity beginning
with the October. 1917, assessment. All
sovereigns are asked to take note OF
this and comply Herewith.
The various camps in the city and
throughout the country maintain uni
form rank degree teams. These
teams consist of disciplined and we'll
drilled young men, according to the
regular army tactics. Many of these
young men will go to the front but
the vacancies will be filed by those
not eligible for war duty. These
teams have been rendered to the gov
ernors of states and mayors of cities
in which they may be needed in or
der that those remaining may be
protection to the homes of those
patriots who answer the call to the
co!ors.
Mt. Vernon Camp. No. 5. will meet
on Monday night at Woodmen of the
World hall. Four-and-a-Half and q
streets southwest, and will give the
protection degree to several candi-
dates. The camp will also elect its
new members to the Boosters Club
on this night Sovereign Schoneber-
ger will report to the camp the new
legislation passed at the last meeting
of the Boosters Club.
Old Glory Camp, No. 8, met last
Tuesday, at Washington Hall. with
a very spirited attendance. The camp
received the report of the delegates
to the Boosters Club, after which II
from the floor. The camp elected Col
George Wilsher and Head Advisor
Tippett who were instructed to attend
the special meeting of the club to be
held September 4. There were among
the visitors Capt. c. A. Cole, Oak
Camp, Watchman James Freeland,
Alpha Camp; Advisor Lieut. Weldon.
Oak Camp, and Vice President John
W. Sanders OF the Boosters Club. The
vice president, during the course of
his remarks, told the camp Of the
recent visit of the sovereign COM
mander to Washington and his deci-
sion to call a special convention of
the head consuls Of the sovereign
jurisdiction to work with Woodmen
Of the World national food conserva-
tion committee, and urged the camp 10
lend to the movement its hearty sup
port, which was unreservedly prom
ised Col. wilsher reported the prog
ress being made by him In The Herald
contest and the camp assured him OF
their further support, as has all camps
in the city. Sovereign King Of this
camp, who was recently hurt in an
accident is still improving but will
be incapacitated for quite while yet.
The members are urged to call on
Sovereign King.
The Fraser quartet made a report TO
the camp of the unveiling of the
monument erected to late Sovereign
William r. Sanders, of this city. who
was a member OF Hickory No. 6, Rich
mond, Va. The quartet was requested
to officiate at the unveiling in Oak
wood Cemetery, Richmond, Va, the
last resting place of the father of
Robert L. and John w. Sanders, both
members of Fraser Camp, No. II, and
accordingly rendered their services TO
Hickory Camp. The Woodmen in
Richmond. showed the Fraser quartet
a lively time. one of the features of
the trip being a motor trip to Peters,