Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-06-13
TWO LOCAL WOMEN
DISTRICT OFFICERS
ELECTED on CLOSING DAY OF
NEIGHBORS OF WOODCRAFT
CONVENTION.

Two Thurston county women were
honored by election as district officers
of Woodcraft on the closing day OF
it's annual convention here, Tuesday
Mrs. Sylvina Schlosser of Olympia was
named district clerk and Grace Glib.
son of Tenino district banker
The other officers are:
Lizzie Haggerman of Centralia
grand district guardian, to succeed
Mrs. Leona Vammen. of Aberdeen
past district guardian; Emma c.
Turner Of Puyallup, district advisor;
Ada Kirkaldie of Elma, Lillian Gar
ner of Centralia and Ina Wall of Win.
lock, district managers; Effie Sim
mons of Centralia, district magician
Clara Crawford of Tacoma. attend
ant; Clara Stone Of Aberdeen, inner
sentinel; Sarah E. Southwick ol
Dryad, outer sentinel; Mrs. Margaret
C. Shovlain Of Tacoma, captain ol
district; Ameda Gibson of Tacoma
musician.
Tacoma was selected as the place
for next years meeting.
The two days convention came tc
a close Tuesday evening with the in
stallation ceremonies. The program
OF the afternoon included a talk BY
Mrs. Agnes RUSSELL OF Seattle, district
organizer, on Juvenile Insurance.
A collection of $12.65 was taken tc
show the appreciation Of the visiting
delegates to the local order.
Grand Guardian Mrs. c. G. Var
Orsdall of Portland conducted a Ques
tiOn box, which was followed by q
talk by Mrs. Minnie Hiper. grand
manager. from Los Angeles, on THE
New Woodcraft Home" No definite
plans for the erection of this home
were made at the convention but
plans to forther the enterprise dur
ing the coming year were voiced.
Another feature Of the afternoons
program was talk by Mrs. Berths
Sumner Leach grand banker of the
Neighbors Of Woodcraft, from Port
land. Mrs. Leacn spoke on Growth
Its Necessity. and Its Relation to the
District Funds ~
More than 150 delegates, repre-.
sentative of the section from Tacoma
to Portland and east to the noun.
tains, gathered at Central hall at the
opening of the convention Monday to
hear of the newest ideas in frater-
nal organizations: to make plans for
both their district and local branch
es and to go back to their local
branches with renewed interest and
enthusiasm in their work.
Predominant OH the program was
the address by Grand Guardian Car
rie c. Van Orsdall of Portland on
"The Law: Our plan and our prob
lens" Mrs. Van Orsdall outlined the
amendment which the fraternal OF.
ganizatiOns hope to secure to the
present law by which the valuation
requirement would be eliminated. She
also presented the amendment to the
present law and outlined the cooper
ative plan of insurance.
Some of the most beautiful drill
work that has ever been witnessed in
Woodcraft conventions was part OF
Mondays program. The drills were
the work of the Tacoma drill team
which received hearty conmmenda-
tion from all high officials present
Mrs. Margaret c. Shovlain of Tacoma
led the drill team work. The largest
delegation present is that from Taco
ma, which includes 81 delegates.
"A banquet at the Methodist church
closed Mondays session. The mem
bers of the local order were the host.
esses of the evening. Following the
banquet. Grand Guardian Van Ors-
dali spoke at public meeting at Cen
trai hall on THE Law: Our plan and
our problems"
The delegates were welcomed to
the city Monday by J. T. Otis, Mrs.
Van Orsdall responding.