THE VOLUME L. SS Yj Uy aS Seer BELOIT, KANSAS, ti ee / 7 Wh v4 NOVEMBER, 1909. NUMBER 11 THE ILLINOIS SCHOOL. Its Second Meeting a Grand Success. When the deputies of Illinois were called to Decatur last May, those who were present formed a temporary asso- ciation with Miss L. M. MelIntire, of Topeka, as chairman and Mrs. Carrie Root, of Gardner, secretary. The asso- ciation was composed of our Supreme Officers and Deputies of Illinois and was organized for the purpose of hold- ing Schools of Instructionsoour work may be more uniform. Peoria was selected as the permanent place of meeting and the Decatur school ad- journed to meet there in October. This meeting was convened in Peoria, October 12. Those present were our Supreme Oracle, Mrs. E. D. Watt, and the Supreme Board of Managers and Dr. Frane Morrill and a majori- ty of the Deputies of Illinois. The meeting was called to order at 10 a. m. by Neigh- bor McIntire and a welcome address delivered by Mrs. M. Kk. Arnholt, of Peoria, an ad- dress to Deputies, was de- livered by Mrs. E. D. Watt on ‘‘How to secure new mem- bers.’? This was follwed by general discussion. “Our Benefit Application’’ was the subject of an address by Dr. Morrill, Supreme Physician. ‘‘Organization of NewCamps’’ was a theme for discussion and was followed by instruc- tions from Supreme Oracle in floor work. We feel great- ly benefited by our instruc- tions from Supreme Oracle Mrs. Watt, and would re- commend that all our depu- ties endeavor to hold such meetings. A motion pre- vailed to continue these meet- ings. Mrs. M. Kk. Arnholt of Peoria ‘was elected chairman and Miss L. M. Meintire was elected secretary. Meetings will be held twice a year. ONE PRESENT. Good of the Order. Owatonna, Minn., October 12.—Kditor Royal NEIGH- gor: It is a great pleas- ure to receive news from so many of our sistercamps. Wesendgreetings to all through your valuable paper. Victory Camp, 1040, is not one of the large camps; we have a membership of forty-nine, sixteen of whom are beneficiary; but with our good work- ing officers and members there is a chance for us to grow, too. The ladies have also organized a sewing circle; the name being Evergreen, that meets every two weeks at the homes of the members. Light refreshments are served for which we each pay five cents into the treasury and it is the means of promoting more sociability among the Neighbors. We are mak- ing arrangments for holding a fair some time in November. Of course this calls for a good deal of work, but with such earnest workers as Vic- | tory Camp is composed of we hope to make it a success both socially and financially. Mrs. MARTHA THON, Recorder. Laurel Camp After Laurels. Moulton, Iowa, Sept. 30.—I want people through THE RoyaL NEIGHBOR to know of Laurel Camp, 2274. With Mrs. E. B. Cresap as deputy we were organized in July, with a charter of twenty-eight members. We now have about forty, with adoption at most every night. Our officers and members are all working for the good of the or- der and I predict that Laurel Camp will soon be the banner camp of Iowa. The drill team is simply fine for the length of time they have been at work. We meet once a week in the same hall the Woodmen use. The ‘Modern Woodmen have a strong camp here, which is a great help to us. They are a fine set of men, only they don’t get up early enough to surprise the Royal Neighbors. We have been serving lunch and having a _ short literary program after our work is through, which I think is very helpful to all, as we have good material for all kinds of work. The Modern Woodmen picnic will be held here next fall, and we ex- pect to be able to stand our share of the burden. We are going to work now to get $100 for the Woodmen. We have not as yet our uniforms,but hope to soon be able to have them and all who visit our city next fall will look with pride at us. EFFIE M. FERRITOR, Oracle. THE EVENING GAME, SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION. Second Meeting of the Kind in the His- tory of the Society. Mound City, Kan., Oct. 10: By in- vitation of the Supreme Oracle the deputies from South Dakota, Lowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas met in Omaha, October 3 and 4, for in- structions regarding their work. A most enjoyable as well as_ profitable. meeting was held. . The first afternoon the meeting was called to order by the Supreme Oracle and avery able paper was read by Mrs. Allen, member of Sup- eme Board of Managers. After dis- cussing the paper, Supreme Physician Dr. Snyder, gave the deputies very good advice regarding the care that should be taken in securing beneficiary members. We adjourned and met with two of the local camps for the evening. We had been assigned our different rooming places and depend- ed on our hostess as to which camp we attended. Both camps entertained royally and it will be a time not soon to be forgotten by the deputies pres- ent. Thursday morning we met and all morning was devoted to the Floor Drill and instructions from the Su- preme Oracle. We regret very much that so few were present to gain the benefit of this meeting, we may think that we have the work perfect, and I believe many of us have it very good, and yet there were little ideas ad- vanced that will benefit those who were in attendance. A great desire was manifested by those present to hold one of these meetings in every state, and we think arrangements could be made to this effect. The Su- preme officers made every moment of our stay enjoyable. Mrs. Watt and Dr. Snyder entertained all the deputies at their homes. Mrs. Flor- ence Brown and Mrs. C. E. Allen were present and in their usual happy manner made us welcome. Mrs. Bent- ly was one of the deputies and said she: was not there as one of the Su- preme Board of Managers. Those present were Mrs. Hattie M. Drake, South Dakota; Mrs. Emily Albert, Mrs. Irene Bently and Miss Bertha Severson, Iowa; Mrs. Amie M. Teel and Mrs. Kate Remmington, Nebras- ka; Mrs. Cora Cooper, Mrs. Mary A. Saxon and Mrs. B. C. Douglas, Kan- sas. With kindly greeting to all the Royal Neighbors in Omaha and Council Bluffs, DEPUTIES. Surprised The Sentinel. Toledo, Ohio, October 1, 1900. —Forest Camp, 1798, at To- ledo, Ohio, is progressing nicely. We are now a little over a year old and have thirty beneficiary and about ten social members, all of whom are in good standing. We expect at our next meet- ing to initiate four. We now have our badges which are very pretty. On the after- noon of September 24 the de- gree staff of our camp went to East Toledo to exmplify the work for Magnolia Camp, 2282, recently organized. The work was done beautifully and without an error. The ladies of Forest Camp are good entertainers, which is _ fre- quently realized when we spend an evening at one of their homes. On Friday eve- ning, September 21, we were invited to the home of our In- ner Sentinel, Mrs. Barbara Holtkamp. A very enjoyable evening was spent and after the dainty luncheon, which was served by our hostess, as- sisted by our Marshal, Mrs. Ali- moth, we presented Mrs. Holt. kamp with a beautiful salad bowl. The presentation speech was made by Dr. L. Rabenoyich. Our camp meets every first and third Mon- day evening and any Royal Neighbors visiting our city on meeting night will be royally welcome. EMMA M. STETZER, Deputy. Plain Truth. The man who gets the fewest letters complains the most at the postoffice; the man who complains of his preach- er pays the preacher least; the man who complains the most of his neigh- bor is the meanest neighbor, and the man who has the least sense is the most conceited. It may also be added that the woman who is all the time complaining of the way in which the camp of which she is a member is run does the least to make it a success,