THE I] NN ) MMMM x: é a ee rn VOLUME V. ENCOURAGING LETTERS Good Work Reported Camps--Members Surprise the Modern Woodmen Mrs. Hattie Minge, oracle, writes from Homewood, Il.: “Mistletoe Camp 3358 was organized on January 4, 1904, by Martha Lattimore, deputy supreme oracle, of Bloomington, with twenty- one charter members. We have se- cured five new members since. We hold meetings at our village hall every first and third Tuesdays of each month. ' We have twelve brother Woodmen in our camp and should be pleased to see our other brothers join us. We gave a progressive flinch party Tuesday, April 4, and invited a few of our friends and afterward we served a light We also have what we call a flower fund for our sick Neigh- bors. Our officers are all very at- lunch. tentive. I. enjoy reading our Royal Neighbor paper very much and I think all the Neighbors should read it through, for it is a great help to us all.” A “Member” writes from Bur- lington, Ia.: “I am a member of Crys- tal Camp 674 and wish to add a let- ter to the many instructive ones I read in our dear RoyAt NEIGHBOR. My membership began in Rose Leaf Camp, Aledo, IlL, five years ago. Two years was in Queen City Camp 216, at Beloit, Kan. I~ would like to read of both of these camps in the paper. After I hold membership in a camp and move away it just seems like some of my family was left behind. Camp 674 and Woodmen Camp 98 here own a beauti- ful hall on Jefferson street. Our meet- ings are on the first and third Friday evenings. of each month. Our oracle has filled the chair six years. We held a public installation with the Wood- men in the opera house January 5. We have plenty of funds, robes, banners and floor-cloth and a good membership. We are anxious to see the new rituals, but I am not in favor of shortening the lectures. Too much cannot be said to impress new members with the great good they are to assist our order in doing its practical work.” Florence Recorder Anna Galbraith writes from Wisner, Neb.: ‘“‘Woodbine Camp 2024 would like to give our Neighbors an ' jdea how successful our camp is and how enthusiastic our members are. We have a membership of eighty- eight, about half of whom are bene- ficial members. We have had candi- dates to initiate at every meeting since January 1; taking in thirty since that | time. Our camp has a most worthy EDITORIAL OFFICE., ROCK ISLAND, ILL. in Various oracle, Neighbor Ida West, who gives us her entire thought on how to make it a most pleasant organization for each and every one of us. We have a fine drill team and efficient officers, and all that is necessary for a lodge to have. All members take interest and attend regularly. In January we gave a box social, the men paying for their box by giving one cent for every pound that the of the box weighed. We netted nearly thirty dol- lars and donated it to library. During February and March we held a contest and on April 4 we had a royal time. Our contest was a tie, each one working with a view to winning for their captain a victory over the other side. We celebrated each occasion by having a social time with refreshments, initiating not less owner our public Bierbaum. Mary Stewart. Amalia Bowman. Clara Hawkins. Mary Speir. Minnie Morgenroth. than four candidates at every meeting. After our work for the evening is over, our invited friends come in In that way new members we have to share our social time. able and keep wp interest in our camp.” we are to secure A ‘Member” writes’ from Fergus Falls, “Royal Oak Camp has not been idle. We have taken in sey- eral new members. We have a sewing circle and meet at the Neighbors’ homes every two weeks. In that way we kept up interest in the camp work, besides making a quilt which with our ten-cent lunches brought us nearly $40; $10 of that sum we sent to the flood sufferers. We have been organ- ized just four years and have nearly four times the number we started with. We bought our robes, banners and everything we need the second year. We had joint installation, which was very quiet, our camp being in mourning for the first time. The morning before installation death sad- dened our hearts by .taking one of our youngest members, Miss Elfset. | She was a special favorite, with her Minn.: Margaret Yenny. pretty face and sweet songs, and her death has left a vacant place that can never be filled. We all read THE RoyAL NEIGHBOR and find it a great help.” A member writes from Springfield, Mo.: “I thought I would send a few words about our little camp of about Sunflower Camp 750 is in a very flourishing condition, taking in new members almost’ every meet- ing. There was a little dissatisfaction the beginning of the year, so some of members went to work and se- cured names enough to organize an- other camp, taking some of our mem- bers, which makes four Royal Neigh- bor camps in this town, so don’t be afraid to come to Springfield, Mo., for there are quite an army of us here, and, as I said before, still getting 150 members. our DEGREE TEAM OF MARGUERITE CAMP 500, ALTON, ILL. PHOTO. BY eg ae Bee Marek as