Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-04
BANQUET OF MEMBERS
Woodmen and Royal Neigh
bors Entertain Over Two
(. Hundred at Installation.

o De exact, just TWO nunQreQ
and forty-five Woodmen and Royal
Neighbors were seated In the mann
moth banquet room of the new
Congregational church last We'd
nesday evening; enjoying an elab-
crate supper and being attentive
during the ceremonies of installa-
ton of officers of both orders, fol-
lowing a mighty snappy program
which had been put on by mem
bers of both lodges.
1t was truly Woodman night
and it was not dress affair either;
everybody passed up stylish frocks
for the knitting Of friendship and
comradship into a closer form and
in this there was no failure. The
banquet preceded everything else.
A hundred were seated at the first
tables. During the serving of
food, spicy talks, historical facts,
good wholesome and jolly stories
kept up, and there was not stag
nant moment during the hours of
repast and refreshment. The
double installation was very beau
tiful, exemplifying what man and
woman can do when they join as a
whole body in furthering things
for the betterment and advance
ment of fraternal unity.
The history of Eagle Waters
Camp $50, Modern Woodmen of
America is we'll worth giving. 1t
started thirty-fve years ago when
this section was one big uncut
forest and most people handled an
axe or peavey in preference to
playing a piano or listening in"
on a radio; or fishing for pleasure,
driving an auto instead of gee
having" yoke of oxen or riding
log down some turbulent stream
where a slip meant cold ducking
or possibly the loss of life. 'Them"
were the days when real men in
habited this section and such
thing as hardships unknown.
The camp was organized on the
night of May 81 1889, with the
following charter members: J. w.
Goucher, Frank Carson, Roy Nc
Gill, Lee Wade, E. w. Anderson,
Doug Work, DIR. G. H. Haddy, F.
j. Deckert, Daniel Graham, George
Clark, VIM. Persohn, E. S. Ander-
son, Edward Deckert and George
O'Connor.
Most of these members are
strangers to the majority Of the
people here, but old-timers can
we'll remember every one of them.
Of these charter members, it is be-
lieved all dropped out with the ex-
ception of VIM. Persohn and Geo.
E. OConnor. The total men,
bership of the Camp now is 129, of
which ia are beneficial members
and Is social.
The total amount of money paid
in by members of this camp in the
35 years totals $33,460.25. There
has been 10 members of this camp
taken by death whose benefciaries
received $4,000 $1,539.75 more
than had been contributed by the
whole membership during 35 years.
The 10 members contributed only
$5,543.10 of the $4,000 received by
the families.
L h nineteen members VIII o
passed away while members of
this Camp were: A. L. Brown, D.
Souerherring, A. w. Rogers, Fred
]. Vought, Alvah H. Rechison,
John Radcliffe, Patrick Morrison,
Steve Bowker, Geo. H. Thompson,
Walter B. Raymond, Harry B. Nc
Intyre, Frank w. Mcintyre, Viii
liam Murphy, Theodor Minkley,
Albert K. Everett, William A. Brad
ford, Peter ]. Morrison, William
Persohn, Tobias Johnson. Outside
the first three, they are well
known to the majority in this Sec
ton. Fred Vought was the Camps
contribution in life to the Span
ish-American war.
The Camp is more than active
this winter. 1t has infused new
blood almost every regular meet
ing, and at Monday evenings
lodge there were over fifty inter-
ested members present. It will
put in another class of young men
very soon.