The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-21
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Inais, June 1l.The head
z Modem Woodmsn Of Amer
S5 J $500 this morning at ~
ksf- Je6efson theatro at 10
2Scek Mayor Henry w. kjel de-,
5isl1 ~ address Of welcome and
T1n Consul A. r Talbot ~
'sIS1;lod All the 4S3 delegates vefo
- 80 seats when called to order
<Si ~ 18Th session Of tho head
- started it, deliberations.
! - National Camp Clicks asgo-
1870 ended ~ meeting yesterday
sSIsrIcon. Ofncers elected were r.
}iSH1oere. Lincoln, Neb.. president;
~. Copeland, Wapakonsta, Ohio.
pa l1tasy, and Erwin 7. 0iest, Joliet
~ treasurer. The clerks had I
- successful meeting. nearly
| r. attending. Many questions
1s1rn discussed and II 10 expected
iR1f he neighbors derived = great
S1ou1t Of good therefrom. -
Il was recommended that action
- taken to hold these meetinga an
aoslIy instead OF quadrennially. Mo-
tlou pictures were taken at noon
Yesterday Of the entire delegation Of
c3orhs in front OF the historical
coufthOuse. This building is real
cM-time structure, as slave auctions
vere held on its steps at frequent
i,iervals In the days Of long ago.
10000 At Flag Raising.
The flag raising ceremony at
Hufest park Sunday afternoon was
Witnessed by, crowd of 10000
poople. Head Consul Talbot pre-
Nd and in the mastery address
y touched on the subject Of what
~ society has done in its career Of
= years. He referred to the for
ester' department with pride and
What Q wonderful adjunct 1t Is for
kseping the society in the front
ranks Of similar organizations. At
~ conclusion of his talk, he intro
ducsd Director s. S. Tanner of
Miner, ILL.,, in whose honor the en-
eampment Is named. Director Tan
nef delivered short talk of a pat
Yiotic nature which was right to the
paint Major General ]. D. Liggett
q Des MONIES, Iowa, in charge of
~ encampment, also spoke.
Camp Tanner is situated in a
bssutiful spot right among the
tees. The camp is well laid out
sad sanitary conditions are excel
lent. At the mess tents there were
more than $500 dinners served
Sunday noon and the boys got such
avonderful helping of chicken and
~ the trimmings that some of
tim had to let their belts out a
letch There is a barber shop, soft
drink tent, shoe shining stand, and
asreat big community tent where
VAUDEVILLE stunts and movies are
staged every afternoon and evening
sbaolutely free Of charge. There is
wonderful ZOO in the park which
y receiving lots of attention from
10 foresters and, everything con-
tidefed, this will be the finest for.
sster encampment every held.
Director Murphy gave a banquet
y al representatives from the Sum
lower state last night.
sPats Busy Running Texas.
The head camp will miss Pat"
NsR Of Texas, this year. Pat" Is
now governor Of the Lone Star state
~ his guhernatorfal duties will
invent him from coming. This il
mist head camp he has missed
hyears.
Hundreds of foresters are in
Emp and by tomorrow morning II
> 0pected that every tent will be
eeeepied by these merry boys. Inde-
noe1ce camp No. rs, Of Rock Is
-, has 40 men In its drill team
~ drum corps and they are in
" limelight as both of these or
!shisat1ons were prize winners at
y encampment In Chicago in 1917
~ lofesters are all delighted with
~. NE camp site and are making
ulnes hum in Forest park. They
- mere for a good time and Of
"sfse they will have 1t. Some Of
~ more adventurous ones took q
lMp through the clouds Sunday and
fellow from Ohio was SC
Eaeed that he swallowed his chew
@oocco and then tore his return
v.s, Oaa !. ticket to shreds as he