The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-05-19
The American Woodmen To Celebrate
TUenty-third Anniversary In Detroit
Big Local Parade On
May ~ Will Be
A Feature

The American Woodmen Camps.
OF Detroit. will celebrate the thirty
third anniversary of the founding
OF the organization. Sunday, MAY
q. at 3 p. m ~ ST. John c. VI. T..
church. To- at ST. Aubin and
Maple sire The parade will
form AT Eastern Market and pro-
ceed South on Russell street to La
fayeite 10 ST. Aubin avenue. North
on St Aubin TO Maple street.
The committee on arrangement
invite citizens who own automo-
biles. TO decorate them aud enter
tie contest for the best-decorated
car First prize will be ten dollars;
second prize. five dollars.
Chairman of the program COM
mittee on arrangements. +. l..
Starnes. assisted by Manager +. +.
Darlington. commanders V. A. Bris-
tOl. ID. H. Roundtree. Attorney
Charles B. Berry; and the follow
ing clerks Mrs. Corine Wilczenski,
Roberta Durrett. Gertrude A.
Grose. and Deputy b. A. Martin are
busy completing arrangements for
the big event. The public is invited.
Fine Record
The Supreme Camp of the Ameri-
can Woodmen was organized and
chartered under the laws of the
state of Colorado. April 5, 1901 and
licensed TO operate in twenty-six
states and the District of Colum-
bia.
During the thirty-three years of
its existence the institution has
numbered among its Supreme
Camp Officers men of outstanding
business ability. Under the leader
ship of the late Honorable Cassius
NJ White. Supreme Commander a
native OF the state OF Michigan.
who served In this capacity from
1910 20 1929. the Order grew and
flourished
Lawrence II. Lightner, who was
elected Supreme Commander at the
Eighth Quadronnial Supreme Camp
Convention last August, served the
Society as Supreme Clerk for
twenty-five years. He Is an able
business executive.
Benjamin H. Graham was elect
ed Supreme Clerk at the Eighth
Quadrennial Convention in August
1888 and served the Woodmen in
the capacity of Supervisor and Dis
trict Manager eleven years.
Essex e. Darlington, Supreme
Auditor has served the institution
in this capacity and as Supervisor
and District Manager for nearly
nineteen years. He is manager OF
the Michigan-Ohio District and in
charge of the Detroit branch office
470S Beaubien Street. Detroit.
Liberal Policies
The American Woodmen writ,
fraternal life insurance on the lives
of men and women from 16 to s.
years OF age and issues policie
from $250.00 to $4,000. The ne'
contract contains the followin
features: old age endowment, aut'
> matte paid up insurance, and pa
up values. 1t is "a modern progre
! sive institution meeting model
conditions.
II has paid in claims more Cha
SO. 700, 10000. has assets of $3.50
10000 for the protection OF polio
holders; II gives employment
more men and women than all c
the other fraternal orders combin
ed. Ii maintains a 4 per cent re
serve I'm accordance with laws re
gulating fraternal insurance; II ha
invested more than two million
dollars In real estate first mort
cages and thereby saved thousands
of homes OF our race group. II pays
}all legitimate death claims i'm.
mediately upon satisfactory proof
land The cnViahlc record which the
Order made years ago has been
maintained right through the de-
nroesiOn nc riOd