The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-11-15
MODERN wooDMEN CELEBRATE

On Monday evening the I. o. o. F.
hall was crowded with the regular
membership of Modern Woodmen,
and about forty-five candidates for
initiation. ]. G. Tate, national audi
tor; j. w. Babcock, state deputy and
District Organizers Smith and Moon
were present, and large commit
tee of Royal Neighbors served re-
| freshments.
| Mayor e. T. Peck gave an address
of welcome and stated that he had
known Auditor Tatae for thirty-four
years in the work of Woodcraft, and
as a speaker of note. j. w. Bah
cock of Idaho is man who won ma
tional distinction in Woodcraft for
organizing the lodge that had the
longest list of charter members, and
was accorded a gold star for it.
In his address Mr.. Tate said that
the Order of Modern Woodmen was
organized at Adams, Iowa, suburb
of the city of Clinton, in the year
1888, has since grown to a member
ship of 1,083,000 and half million
Royal Neighbors, and during the
forty years of its existence, fraternal
societies have multiplied until there
are now more than 200 of them with
a total membership of about ten mil
lion, with this order alone making
nearly two of the ten million. 1t
has reserve fund of thirty million
dollars in cash and bonds, is gain
ing in membership all the time and
Is steadily accommodating a greater
reserve fund. 1t has the greatest
and most efficient tuberculosis sani-
forum in the world, located near
Colorado Springs, an institution
representing an investment of two
and half million dollars where 2S5
men are being treated at the ex-
pense of the general fund and with
out any cost to the individuals. A
member finding himself afflicted
with tuberculosis in any state in the
Union or any Province of Canada
and wishing to receive treatment at
the WoOdmen sanitOrium is supplied
with ticket TO Colorado Springs,
and on arrival there Is taken out to
the institution where they expend on
him from $50 to $3.50 a week in
combating the disease. They are
given pure air, pure food and
scientific treatment. All foods and
drinks used there are tested to make
sure that they are free from any
disease, the beef and milk supply be-
ing abundant and scarcely guarded
as is everything affecting the
patients.
The keynote of Mr. Tate's address
was that it stands for the protection
If the home and especially the
children. He said the average num-
Der Of children given protection daily
)y it's insurance and other activities
s $50, not merely passive protection,
)ut active protection at the time of
leath or calamity demonding swift
Methods. 1t teaches the young man
he Importance of carrying life in
urance to protect his dependents,
he young woman the importance of
arrying life insurance to arm those
whose duty 1t becomes to protect her
hildren when death overtakes her,
nd 1t teaches both the dangers at
ending and the Importance of care
ully conserving the insurance
money when 1t is paid to the bene-
ciary. Too many nest eggs of this
ind are lifted by wolves of finance
esieging them and representing
hat they have something that will
9 a safe Investment, when in
eality 1t Is worthless
Each of the other speakers gave
hort addresses, all of them being
pen to the public, and they we're en-
Eyed by many Royal Neighbors and
ives of Woodmen. The meeting
as attended by good many who
ame from Pocatello, Idaho Falls,
kelley and Aberdeen. An illustrated
cture was given by ]. o. Holberg
i'd Paul Smith.