Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-05-17
BOAK, WOW. CONSUL
VISITS LOCAL CAMP
Large Meeting Greets High Officer
of Life Insurance Order--Many
Out-of-Town Visitors

A hall packed with neighbors of
the Woodmen of the World, includ-
ing many visitors from Lewiston, Pa
louise, Colfax and other towns in this
locality, greeted Head Consul /. /.
Boak of Denver, Colo, when he made
a visit to the local camp Tuesday
evening the visit being made in re
cognition of the excellent work being
done by the Pullman camp in further
ing the interests of the order.
Mr. Boak arrived on the evening
Northern Pacific train and was met
by u delegation of local Woodmen
and escorted to the hall, where a
large crowd taxed the capacity of the
lodge room. An informal reception
was held to give the head consul a
chance to meet the neighbors before
the session of the camp was called to
order and then the doors were closed
and the lodge settled down to work.
Six applications for membership
were acted upon and then five candi-
dates were led through the forest
under the eye of the head officer,
who proved an attentive spectator.
In the speech of the evening MIR.
Boak struck a responsive chord when
he alluded to the patriotism of the
w. o. W., being often interrupted
the fact that winning the war was the
most important subject for each and
every man to consider and urged all
to back the administration and those
in charge of the various activities,
and foTcefully asserted that the time
for discussion of the causes of the
war stopped the moment President
Wilson declared a state of war eX-
listed between the United States and
the imperial German government.
In speaking of the patriotism of the
w. o. w. Mr.. Boak cited the fact
ludl tue bIutI leluSCu " put any
burden on a neighbor who answered
the call to arms; that the w. o. W.
had not raised its rates on account
of the war; that the head camp had
invested $3,000,000 in Liberty Bonds
and would invest more, even to the
extent of putting its entire $9,000,-
600 surplus fund at the disposal of
the government if necessary; and the
fact that the local camps all over the
jurisdiction were subscribing liber-
ally to the Liberty Bonds and to the
Red Cross When Mr.. Boak declared
that those who stayed at home
should bear the financial burden for
those who offered to make the SUI
preme sacrifice the applause was
spontaneous. The head consul told
the neighbors that the order was in
better condition today than ever be-
fore, and stated that since the adop-
ton of the new ritual the member
ship had increased more rapidly and
the records showed less delinquents
that in any other previous like period
of time. He congratulated the local
camp on its excellent work in the in
terests of the w. o. w. and offered
helpful suggestions to the degree
team.
In introducing Head Consul Boak
VIM. Swain, chairman of the head
camp ritualistic committee, alluded
to the fact that when MIR. AcAdoo
was working out the plan for life in
surance for the American army and
navy, he called in Mr., Boak as one
OF the great insurance experts of
the United States and stated further
that the head officer of the w. 0. W.
was president of the Association of
Fraternal Insurance Societies.
After Mr.. Boak's speech the lodge
closed in ritualistic form and then
enjoyed social session in which
music by Hawaiian orchestra and
ice cream and cake featured