The ROYAL NEIGHBOR 5 Volume XXIII. FEBRUARY, 1922. Number 2 Official organ of the Royal Neighbors. Issued monthly from office of publication, Rock Island, Ill. Entered as second-class matter, September 21,1911, at the postoffice at Rock Island, Ill., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section | 103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized on June 28, 1918. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy monthly, per annum, NELLIE E.PREBLE, ....... 2648 Eastwood Ave., Chicago, Ill. All copy must be sent to the above address no later an the first of the month for publication in the cur- rent issue of THE ROYAL NEIGHBOR. $ .20 . Editor By Jes’ Laughin’. Folks sometimes fail ter note the possibilities that lie In the way yer mouth is curvin’ an’ the twinkle in yer eye; ; It ain’t so much what’s said that hurts ez what yer think lies hid, it ain’t aca the doin’ ez the way a thing 1s id. An’ many a home’s kep’ happy an’ contented, day by day, An’ like ez not a kingdom hez been rescued from decay By jes’ laughin’. Proper consideration for the feelings of others always bespeaks nobleness in the individual. , y , Pay your dues promptly and avoid the risk of forgetting them until they are past due and you are in arrears. Ce The woman who has so firm a grip on herself that the hurry and scurry of life as we now live it cannot disturb her, or upset her equanimity, is indeed for- tunate. see Is there anything you could buy with the amount of money your insurance costs you each year, that would give you the satisfaction, confi- dence and freedom from worry that your life insurance certifi- cate gives you? * * & Only by working to- gether and in har- mony can the welfare of the camp be ad- vanced. The success of the whole organiza- tion depends upon the effort put forth by each member working -in harmony with the other members of her camp. It is of the ut- most importance that all do their share for more is accomplished when all work to- gether. A death in the - family has converted Kenton, O. camps. ’ neglect, it is lost. many an enemy into an earnest and en- thusiastic advocate of life insurance. In the average family, death following a long illness finds the funds inadequate to meet the heavy bills that come tumb- ling in. Then comes that blessed little voucher that chases away the gloom; that friend of the needy—a “help in a a = ” time of storm. is One never realizes how valuable a certificate of life insurance is until through a moment’s carelessness or Then we awake to the fact that we have deliberately thrown away the protection that the near future may show is absolutely necessary for the comfort and safety of those we love better than life itself. Keep yourself in good standing. At- tend to the payment of dues and assess- ments yourself, and know beyond a shadow doubt that your insurance is safe. Sears A mother’s duty does not end with keeping her home spotless and bright and looking after the comfort of her little ones day by day. These things are the everyday duties of any good mother, but while her hands are busy, her heart and mind must be searching out the future years when she may have passed on and the needs and com- fort and safety of her children it will not be her privilege to provide. But life insurance, “the mother’s friend” makes it possible for her to prepare for whatever contingency the years OFFICERS OF LAUREL CAMP 3906. The above picture shows the very capable staff of officers of Laurel Camp 3906 of This is one of the camps that believes in doing the work well and their team has been called on several times to go out of town to put on the degree work for other may bring and she can rest happy in the thought that should the call come for her, by this means she may provide the comforts, necessities and advan- tages for her little ones until they reach the age when such care will no longer be necessary. 44 & One of the first things a salesman for a business house does is to study the selling points of the goods he is to handle. Unless the deputy under- stands and is able to impress others with the value of the insurance she is endeavoring to sell she cannot hope to be a success. Study the selling points of Royal Neighbor insurance; know ail there is to know about your Society— its membership—all the benefits it of- fers for the price it asks—why it is better than any other, then go out after the business and you will get it. * * x Half-hearted effort brings only indif- ferent results, but if we put our whole energy into our work good results are sure to follow. Success is only achieved by patient perseverance and hard work. There are no short cuts. This is es- pecially true in fraternal work and the camps in which the members are giving their best efforts to the work are the successful ones of which we read in the camp-fire corner. Brilliant enter- tainments; class adoptions; drill teams in demand at social affairs of other camps; a staff of officers whose perfect work is the pride of the district. These are the things that show the working material of a camp, and one knows at once whether it is a success or not. Let us take up our work with en- thusiasm and put into it all the energy and ability we possess and there will be no ques- tion of the success of our camp and Society. * * The annual meeting of the American Fra- ternal congress will be held at the Sherman hotel, Chicago, Febru- ary 20 and 21. The A. F. C., of which Mrs. Francis E. Burns of St. Louis, Mich., is president, represents 4,000,000 members. * ok After all, our worst misfortunes never happen, and most mis- eries lie in anticipa- tion.—Balzac.