The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-05-08
w. o. w. CONVENTION

vention, which was held at Blackfoo
Wednesday, was a very successful
and satisfactory event thruout, an(
the men who were most responsible
for its coming here feel that theil
fellow townsmen rose to the &C
casiOn and made good on the prom
ises which the committee made t
the grand lodge four years ago, wher
the invitation was extended and the
promises were made that Blackfooi
would treat them royalty If they
would only come.
The events of the day were har-
monious and gratifying to the visitor
and the home members, and in the
, evening nearly hundred people en-
joyed banquet and open session up
to 9 o'clock, when the lodge went
into a closed session and excused
their guests.
Charles E. Harris presided at the
open session and called on Charles
w. Poole of Rexburg, H. K. Higson,
of Pocatello, and Jake Quillin, the
district deputy, of Blackfoot, each of
whom responded with short and in
spring addresses.
The Woodmen Of the World is
fraternal cooperative benefit associa-
ton pledged to the protection of the
American home-1O0 per cent fra
ternal all the time. The management
of the order is in the hands of Of
ficers elected by delegates selected
by the membership, the same as the
president of the United States is, and
their duties and salaries are defined
by the delegates. The head office
is at Denver, and I. l. Boak is the
head consul.
The ritualistic work is impressive
and dignified. 1t offends no re-
ligious belief and contains nothing
offensive or humiliating to anyone.
The organization is about thirty
years old and has a reserve fund to
sustain it's insurance provisions. This
fund has been steadily growing since
it's inception more than twenty years
ago, and has been so carefully in
vested that not dollar of it has ever |
been lost. 1t is invested only in |
bonds of the nation, state, county or |
and Bingham county |
has some of its money, so that the
property of local members Is a |
of the payment of interest |
and principal to the treasury of the |
head camp, as Is all the other prop
erty of the county. Such. security |
Is considered as safe as the common
wealth itself and the Woodmen of
The World are the commonwealth in
part. The head camp has more than
nine million dollars invested in such
and half a million invested
n liberty monds. 1t has two hun
lred twenty million dollars in life
insurance in force and has paid
million in death claims.
t is one of the insurance bodies that
)ears the distinction of keeping an
lttorney employed, whose duty 1t is
o find reasons why death claims
hould be allowed and paid-a dis
met reversal of the practices to
which the public have become &C
in presenting claims for
ife insurance. 1t is the policy of
he organization to close one eye to
he defects of a death claim If they
an be rated as average human Incl {
ents to which flesh is heir, and
many examples of this kind can be t
ointed to in this valley, where y
laims were paid and protection {
endered to worthy beneficiaries, I
7here technically, such rights had s
cen forfeited. 1t stands among men |
s business organization that is at t
nee strong in business and tender '
nth humanness. 1t is strong in +
sading men to carry protection for t
heir loved ones, and it is tender in t
elivering such protection in the
our of need. Men from 16 to SO +
ears of age, who are physically fit, 3
re eligible to membership. The | 4
residing officer of Blackfot camp is {
!. M. Nelson, and Ford Hassing is a
ecretary. a