The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-08-29
WOODMEN OF WORLD
IN CONVENTION HERE
Nearly 800 Delegate From Twenty
NOrthra tern NOrth Carolina
Counties

Between two aud three hundred
delegate were present at the Dis.
trIrt meeting uf the Wuudmcn If
the World held here Thursday. is
the estimate uf \. q. XIII. District
mlua-er who hal chnrsr Of the en-.
t"rtaiumrnt program for the day.
Mr.. Kin ramC Ia the city few
days a.u from hi home IN Nhu,l,iC
in lIrItfurd county Ia make pre-.
paratIruS for the meeting.
Th" fist scion of the meeting
wa held in IN" Alkrama th"ntcr nt
IL u. ~. Tn" following program
wa, carried out ~ this session..
overture. hv orchestra: pp"nin.
ode. toy Delegate, and orchestra ::
lnyu,atium. hy Rev. X. I. Hall {:
Snyiph"u" solo. bv l.. X. Foreman,
Jr. Address "f Welcome. 10y Hon.
". Bon I;"udwir. Mayor: Addrcs,
rr Wrlrum" um Behalf Ui the Cham
h"r uI Commerce. hy X. 4. Job.
Soy: H,.p"I hv br I. =. Nc.
NIulnm. W. -. ". Physician: Violin
Solo. hy Robert Fearing. Jr.:
orator. Ilrn. e. X. rush; selection,
hv prrhrstri: Ilr.iug Olr. Ivy Dele.
cat"~ AMI orchestra; Brn"di"tiun,
hy Rev. T.. /. %IwypT. Nnt only
Ia" d"ln.a', aud local WOrdm"n
were Invited I" the opening session
hur ul.r the Elizabeth city public
and other prupl" in this section.
Luncheon wa @rrvud in the w.
-. y. Enuruy' Hall after ia" "p''.
in. session.. Foll"win; this was
q Ru :imr.s session held in the v.
-. W. ilall. The officer, for the
,rmirs wear were elected ~ this
m'"t'n-. ful'rwiug this session TN
',;taiYmcnr IN The form uf u boat
rite dawn rh" river ~ the Abe.
mar" SOUND uu the steamer Annie
l.. Nnu.ri.-r wa ruiryul hr the
quest. Ihi, pHr' If the program
wa. mad" possible whom Ihr mrr-
rhnuta uf H." city Cupp"ra'rd with
lhr Irual N""dm"n. ~ : l.. m.
,,,irt vurh wa, eNnmplifl"d IN the
". -. y. iILll.
The vI.itiu. delegates ""rc th"
gur.'~ uf fhr Evergreen camp M.
-. The local camp hrS 80 mcn'
hrrS AMI il one at IN" eldest Camps
III the District. This District takes
IN twenty ,uuntiC, in Northeastern
Nu!th Carolina. .>rmc delegates
were present tIDm each county AZ
cUl'lin- tu Mr.. Kiif.
The WoUdm"n uf the World was
organized. June u. 1890. by Joseph
Cullru Root. AT Lyons. Iowa. The
nam" of the organization was su--
.r>i,d hv the forests; just as the
tres i'm The forests are the nesting
places for binds furnishing protcc-
ti"u Tor them. - does the urgnni-
.atirn ur WurIm"n furnish proter-
ton Tor the familics AMI children
uf the mrmhris hy their In 'urancc
puliriCs. 1t Is 4 secret OrgnniIa'
tiun aud j. divided in two circles.
Ou" ur the circln' j. for men. the
other ter women.
The mrmbri ship Of the OrganiHa-
tiom Ia the United states today.
numbers 10000. according t. Mr..
XIII. with asa"ta ut %l1GUv,ooo.
The invC :tmrnt of the organization
amount 10 $G}ODp.n0OO. investments
largely in bonds. The W. q. W., hy
the way, holds $1ISODO of the bonds
of the Elizabeth city Graded
sSchnuls und $Si,OoO of Pasuuotunk
County r"ad bonds.
The total membership of the
Wnndm"u nf TIA" World In North
Carolina is III OOn. according tp Mr..
kiT. The meeting held in Eliz-
ahrth city was the sTcund District
mr"iin" held this year. This city
was decided pn at the last mc"tin.
held nt Auland"r in B"rtir County.
n. T.. Turner or this city has been
district president for The past year.
Dr. !. u. hathaway ha mN"d
iu .In Hinton l:ld". Take IT,"