GHBO , EDITORIAL OFFICE, VOLUME IV. ) ROCK ISLAND IL Mrs. E. D. Watt, Omaha, Neb., Supreme Oracle. ; Mrs. Hester Ridenour, Cambridge Spring, Pa., Supreme Vice Oracle. Mrs. Eva Child, Hanover, Wis., Supreme Receiver. Mrs. Blanche M. . Walker, Mont., Supreme Chancellor. Mrs. Ida Hamblen, Pendleton, Ore., Su- preme Marshal. Kalispell, Mrs. Isadore Davis, Indianapolis, Ind., Supreme Inner Sentinel. Mrs. A. Alice Koll, Boise City, Idaho, Supreme Outer Sentinel. Mrs. Irene E, Bentley, Oelwein, Ia.; Mrs. Lina M. Collins, St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs. Hattie M. Lombard, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Mrs. Mary Fay-Hawes, Rock Island, IIl., and Mrs. Myra B. Enright, Kansas City, Kan., Members Board of Supreme Man- agers. Dr. E. France Morrill, Peoria, Ill.; Dr. Elnora Gilson-Whitmore, Topeka, Kan.; Dr. Susan McG. Snyder, Council Bluffs, Ia., and Dr. Addie Ford Kirkpatrick, Whatcom, Wash., Supreme Physicians. Mrs. Florence Brown, Zanesville, O.; Mrs. Jessie Mitchell, Ionia, Mich., and Mrs. Alice Nash, Minneapolis, Minn., Members Board Supreme Auditors. The above in brief is the result of the election for new_ officers of the Royal Neighbors of America which occurred at the Supreme Camp held at Indianapolis, Ind., commencing on Tuesday, May 12. While there were many candidates for office, it required only one ballot to make choice and for some of the officers, notably that of Supreme Re- corder and Supreme Chancellor, there was only one candidate for each office. In the contest for Supreme Receiver, Mrs. Eva Child, of Wisconsin, Mrs. Susan M. Boas, of Missouri, and Mrs. Eunice Wilber, of Nebraska, were nom- inated. Before the voting began, how- Mrs. Wilber withdrew, leaving only two candidates in the field. The tellers reported 145 votes cast, of which Mrs. Child received 73 and Mrs. Boas 72. In making announcements of results, the tellers stated that. one ballot had been thrown out and Mrs. Boas asked for a recount. This was granted and the vote for this office was again canvassed in the presence of both candidates and their friends, with the result that one additional vote was tallied, or rather an error dis- covered in first count, showing that 147 delegates had voted and that 74 votes were cast for Mrs. Child, and 72 for Mrs. Boas and one spoiled. This gave Mrs. Child a majority of all the votes cast and she was declared elect- ed and she was installed by her op- ponent. There was a good-natured campaign for the several offices pending the nom- inations and election. The following were the candidates nominated and the number of vates received by each, the attached being the official ballot. SUPREME ORACLE. (Vote for one.) ever, *Mrs. E. D. Watt, Omaha, Neb.......... 109 Mrs. Helen Deam, Summer Hill, Ill.... 37 SUPREME VICE-ORACLE. (Vote for one.) Mrs. Bertha Kelly, Minneapolis, Minn.. 16 Mrs. Jennie Larrabee, Aurora, S. D.... 8 Fur a Greater Sorirty Che Supreme Camp Enarts Important Expansion Lalu Cd Mrs. Dora E. Bailey, Garden City, PSN c sr ies wa uate g sana iliene Bhagat a die Cre eas 14 *Mrs. Hester Ridenour, Cambridge ISPTIN GS: Phas creo MARR Ca eae 93 Miss Cora Wilcox, Yankton, S. D...... 15 SUPREME RECORDER. *Mrs. Winnie Fielder, Peoria, Ill......... 146 SUPREME RECEIVER. (Vote for one.) *Mrs. Eva Child, Hanover,. Wis.......... 73 Mrs. Susie M. Boas, Springfield, Mo... 72 SUPREME CHANCELLOR. *Mrs. Blanche M. Walker, Kalispell, Mont. rT PUBLICATION OFFICE JUNE, 1908. } LINCOLN, NEB. ’ SUPREME PHYSICIAN. (Vote for four, one of whom must be from far west, and not more than one in any state.) *Dr; Franc’ Morrill, (Peorta,; Dh 106 Dr. Hada Burkhart, Springfield, Ill...... 43 *Dr. Elnora Gilson-Whitmore, Topeka, PEON veo Heo otal sine potneeee tes aneuaeeee 187 *Dr. Susan McG. Snyder, Council Bluffs, > Ta. *Dr. Addie Ford Kirkpatrick, Whatcom, VRAIN AG TE Coo hated Eeaceule® ace 6 Hol tae ou We Raa He 91 Dr. Julia Fitzhugh, Denver, Colo........ 49 Dr. Etta Bechtel, Indianola, Ia........... 44 SUPREME BOARD OF AUDITORS. (Vote for three.) Mrs. Ella Irwin, Ellendale, N. D........ 78 *Mrs. Florence Brown, Zanesville, O..... 103 *Mrs. Jessie Mitchell, Ionia, Mich........ 100 *Mrs. Alice Nash, Minneapolis, Minn....109 Mrs. Nellie Yoho, Lincoln, Neb.......... 45 *Those marked with * were elected. From the above it will be seen that Mrs. Watt had a majority of 72 over Mrs. Deam for Supreme Oracle, while MRS. E. D. WATT, Omaha, Neb., Re-elected Supreme Oracle, Royal Neighbors of America. SUPREME MARSHAL. (Vote for one.) *Mrs. Ida Hamblin, Pendleton, Ore....... 81 Mrs. Carrie McLain, Ponca City, Okla.. 63 SUPREME INNER SENTINEL. (Vote for one.) Miss Burkella Pierce, Salt Lake City, WERE iteas ce ere WEae tee Eels ss Geis walkie wih ec 35 *Mrs. Isadore Travis, Indianapolis, Ind.110 SUPREME OUTER SENTINEL, (Vote for one.) Mrs. Ada Bender, Oakland, Cal......... 28 *Mrs. Alice Koll, Boise City, Idaho...... 118 BOARD SUPREME MANAGERS. (Vote for five.) *Mrs. Irene E. Bentley, Oelwein, Ia....112 *Mrs. Lina M. Collins, St. Paul, Minn..114 Mrs. Ella Miller, Decatur, Ill............ 60 *Mrs. Hattie M. Lombard, Grand Rap- WS; IMIG Gh coud Sieh eah ate dattahausesliewe ee ess 84 *Mrs. Mary Fay-Hawes, Rock Island, Was CSR owe ge sUnesemmecion ace cenc tue 112 Mrs. Lizzie Zimmerman, Marion, Ind... 37 *Mrs. Myra B. Enright, Kansas City, PRAT ies cere ies wea Reams auitenc oe thetads 109 Mrs. Ida Detrick, Indianapolis, Ind....< 19 Mrs. L. M. Parks, Menasha, Wis........ 37 Mrs. Jennie C. Franks, Peoria, IIl...... 22 in the contest for Auditor the vote was a little closer, still the election in every case except for Receiver was by a good majority of the 147 delegates present and voting. The scenes about the lobby of the Dennison hotel, which was headquar- ters, for three days before the con- vening of the Supreme Camp reminded the gentlemen present, as they said, of a political convention. While the ladies might not be experienced campaigners and expert wire-pullers they did evince much energy and no small amount of enthusiasm. There were trades and combinations galore. A few Wood- men were present in the capacity cf “eoachers” or managers’ but after the preliminary skirmishes the most of these retired and looked on from afar, while the ladies voted their personal choice regardless of instructions, -camps. NUMBER 6. trades or combinations, but with the result that good officers were chosen. On Monday evening the delegates and visitors were tendered a reception and banquet at the Dennison hotel by members of the local Royal Neighbor The event was made very in- teresting and entertaining and a musi- cal and literary program was rendered. On Wednesday evening a degree staff from three of the Indianapolis camps exemplified the secret work before a large audience composed of delegates and Supreme Officers. Following the work short addresses were delivered by Supreme Officers, after which those of younger years spent a few hours in dancing. On Thursday afternoon the Royal Neighbors treated the visitors to a trolley ride about the city. The pleas- ure of this trip was marred by an accident which was followed by very sad results. The trolley party was taken on three large cars, each in charge of a separate motorman and conductor. After running some dis- tance, because of the alleged defect of an air-brake, the rear car crashed into the second car and eleven of the passengers were injured, six slightly and five very seriously. Among those most seriously injured were Mrs. Win- nie Fielder, Supreme Recorder; Mrs. Josie Briggs, Sheldon, Ia.; Mrs. Ada M.- Lawson, Anoka, Minn.; Dr. Ginovia- Warbis, Lohrville, Ia., and Miss Alice Wahm, Pekin, Ill. Since the adjourn- ment of the Supreme Camp all have recovered sufficiently to be removed to their homes. On the convening of the Supreme Camp, Tuesday morning, Mayor Book- walter delivered an address of wel- come, to which Mrs. Mary Fay-Hawes, member of the Supreme Board, re- sponded. Mrs. E. D. Watt, Supreme Oracle, de- livered an address in which, among other things she said: “We here assemble in convention, the representatives of a society with a membership of 126,391, which repre- sents over half of the states of the Union, extending from the Atlantic ocean on the east, to the Pacifie on the west; and from the British possession on the north to the southern boundary of Oklahoma. * * * “At our last report, made April 1, 1901, the membership of our society numbered 110,683, and of this number 52,736 were beneficiaries; and the net gain in the beneficiary department for the two years previous to the last Su- preme Camp was 27,239. The number of camps on April 1, 1901, was 2,465, and it affords me great pleasure to report a marked increase in the total membership, beneficiary members and in camps. On April 1, 1903, the number of camps was 3,464; the total bene- ficiary membership on April 1, 1903, being 71,335, showing an increase in benefit members since last report of 18,599.” She also called attention to the World’s Fair fraternal building. As $2,000 was the minimum amount that any society must raise to have repre- sentation in the fraternal building, and as the amount raised by voluntary contribution was only $1,121.65, she recommended that the Supreme Camp consider the subject of contributing (Continued on page four.)