VOLUME IIL | ROCK ISLAND. ILE” Superhisin 3 | YSSSOOSSSSSOSOSESOSISESE SESEESOEEESSSSE SESS SESESESESR y Oeputirs The Nef Plan to Be Hurther Tested Until May 1, 1903 Ye Ye Se SSSSTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHSS SSSSSSSSS S$ SSSSSS Omaha, Neb., August 14, 1902.—Royal Neighbors: At the meeting of the Board of Supreme Managers held in Rock Island, Ill., beginning August 5, the Beneficiary Committee and Su- preme Oracle being in attendance, the subject of continuing the plan of field work which was adopted at the March meeting was discussed, and a careful review of the work accomplished since the plan was adopted was made. It was thought there had not been suffi- cient time given to demonstrate what might be accomplished, therefore, it was unanimously agreed that the plan be extended until May 1, 1903. outline of this plan That the central part of the jurisdic- tion be divided into districts woman appointed as supervising dep- uty for each of these districts. lows: Mrs. Agnes E. Blazer, Manito, Ill., for the state of Illinois; Maggie Cushing, St.Paul, Minn,, for the states of Minnesota and Wiscon- sin; Mrs. Clara Richards, Buchanan, Mich., for the states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana; Dr. Cora Wittich, Des Moines, Ia., for the states of Towa and Nebraska, and Mrs. Lizzie Groninger, St. Joseph, Mo., for the states of Missouri and Kansas. The object of this division and appointments being to concentrate the | work and to bring the workers into closer touch with their respective dis- tricts. These supervising deputies are under the direct control and supervis- ion of the Supreme Oracle and are authorized to appoint solicitors and have direct charge and control of the field work within their respective dis- tricts; except the commissioning and removal of deputy supreme oracles, which may be done only by the Su- preme Oracle. These supervising deputies are given authority to appoint solicitors in their respective districts whenever and wherever such appointment will ad- vance the work of the society; but not to interfere with the work of district deputies where they can and will do their own soliciting. These solicitors are to receive as compensation for their work the sum of $1 for each social applicant and $1.50 for each beneficiary applicant secured and adopted as a member of the camp at organization. This compensation to be paid to the solicitor by the deputy supreme oracle after the camp has been instituted. Solicitors appointed by supervising deputies should make themselves thoroughly conversant with our by-laws and solicit those only for membership who are eligible under | our laws. ‘The supervising .deputy should instruct each solicitor appoint- ed. These solicitors, however, can not complete the institution of a camp. This must be completed by a legally commissioned deputy or by the super- vising deputy. We hope by this plan of appointing The | is as follows: | and a | Ap- | pointments have been made as fol- | Mrs. | solicitors to greatly aid our deputies in their work. In the remainder of the jurisdiction, this same plan is in force, except that supervising depu- ties are not appointed; the work being under direct control of the supreme Oracle. : A few poimts to those who might desire a camp in their vicinity: If you desire to act as a solicitor, write to the supervising deputy of your dis- trict, or to the Supreme Oracle direct, for information, and if authorized to solicit, remember that a man is ineli- gible to membership in the society un- less he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and no woman is eligible who is not related by blood or marriage to a Modern Woodman. No woman is eligible to membership until she has reached the age of seventeen. No person is eligible to beneficiary membership who has reached the age of forty-five. A social of the Modern Woodmen of can not become a beneficiary member of the Royal Neighbors of America and in no case can any per- son obtain membership for fess than the fee provided for in our by-laws, member Ameri“a SEPTEMBER, 1902. which is $2 for social membership, and $3.25 additional for beneficiary membership, making a total of $5.26 for beneficiary membership. plicants for membership must fill out and sign a membership application eard; if the applicant is a Woodman this card must be properly attested by the Modern Woodmen of America All ap- clerk as indicated on card. I am confident that any person who is eligible to membership will be glad to obtain information relative to securing membership in our society, and that many will be pleased to secure an appointment as_ solicitor. Therefore, we invite you to write for further information. Royally, Mrs. E. D. Watt, Supreme Oracle. LETHA M. PARKS AND HER PETS A Sensible Ultimatum Says an insurance journal, “Every girl who is being ‘shined up to’ with a view to marriage should sing and make a continuous performance of ‘If you haven’t any life insurance you needn’t come around.’” There is room for serious thought in this jocose twisting of the burden of a familiar coon song. The girl who links her life to that of a man takes a big risk upon herself, and in justice to herself, she ought to assume no more chances than she is obliged to. Marriage means a good deal more to a woman than it does toa man. A man does not have to take himself out of the ranks of the bread winners when he enters into wedlock but the woman does in most cases, and in the event of her husband’s death it may be impossible for her to resume her t PUBLICATION OFFICE, LINCOLN, NEB. NUMBER 9. Tt surely will not. be easy for her to re- old place in the industrial world. turn, for there are certain to have been changes since she stepped out of the way, changes in the manner of do- ing things and changes in the person- nel of employes in the store, shop, fac- tory, office or other establishment in which she was formerly quite at home. Moreover, she may have one or more children dependent upon her for sup- port. Even where there money, and plenty of it, the woman whose future is not safeguarded by her husband’s life policy or benefit certificate is en- tering upon a very doubtful undertak- ing, for riches are still apt to affect wings and fly away; but for a woman whose husband that is to be has only his salary or wages to depend upon, or who has only a very small sum laid by for that inevitable rainy day, it is the height of folly to marry without insisting upon the condition precedent that the man shall take out some sort of a life policy. It is hard to under- stand, indeed, how a man can really love a woman and not do it.—K. of H. Reporter. is Ww Me Be Loyal and True Every member of every fraternal as- sociation is under an obligation. In some associations the obligation coy- ers a wide range, but the corner stone of each obligation is the promise to be loyal and true to the duty they owe to the association. How many members ever think of this obligation after it is taken? How many really strive to be loyal and true in all their relations to the associa- tion? Nay more, how many there are who insist on holding the organization to the strictest fulfillment of every promise, without giving a thought to the duty they owe to the organization. How many there are who think the organization, owes everything to them simply because they pay their dues and other monetary obligations, and how many more there are who imag- ine that these payments give them the right to churlish criticisms of the management. Members who are real- ly loyal and true do not stop with the mere payment of dues. They carry the banner of the fraternity and will always be found in the front rank of the workers. They are so far out on the skirmish line striving so earn- estly to battle for the organization, that they have not time or inclination to eriticise or in any manner belittle the work of others. It is always the sutlers, camp follow- ers and other impediments in the rear of an army that criticise most severe- ly the work of those in front, and it is the same class who instantly throw down their arms and beg for quarter, if by any chance movement they should happen to be thrown anywhere near the firing line. Every fraternal association owes a debt of gratitude to its loyal and true workers so bravely battling in front for the organization, and at the same time owes a solemn duty to its entire membership to sternly suppress any noisy clamors on the part of sutlers and camp followers in the rear. Reader, do you belong. te the loyal and true members who are battling in front, or are you among those always found in the rear? If notin front why are you not there?—The Home Advo- cate. F