THE lam Tm ty ao 4 % ee Wh vé VOLUME V. EDITORIAL OFFICE., ROCK ISLAND, ILL. SEPTEMBER, 1904. } PUBLICATION OFFICE, | LINCOLN, NEB. NUMBER 9. FIFTH ANNIVERSARY Celebrated by Cedar Leaf Camp— Enjoys Questions and Answers Minneapolis, Minn.—Cedar Leaf Camp 1811 will celebrate its fifth an- niversary August 15 with an ice cream social. We have the pleasure of hav- ing an ice cream social every year on our anniversary. This being our fifth, I guess we will have to eat our ice cream out of wooden plates. We now have 160 members; 135 beneficial and twenty-five social. We have adopted twenty beneficial members since No- vember 1, 1903, and are going to cap- ture a prize offered by the Supreme Camp. To say that we are pleased is expressing it mildly. We are very grateful to think that cele- brate our fifth anniversary and have not lost a member by death and only two by suspension. we We have a “fu- neral fund” of $250 on. interest that we have put aside to give $25 to the family at the time of death of a member. The money was all cleared by giv- ing card parties, dances and enter- tainments; so you see no one is as- sessed but only _asked to sell tick- ets. Suffice to say we are fast getting to the front in members and pop- ularity. At last statistics we stood second ft rank in beneficial member- ship, but Neigh- bors, let. "us* not forget the old ad- age that “pride sometimes’ goes be- fore a fall.” Let us’ not get “-so puffed up over our success that we fall. I have visited Harmony Camp at Waconia, and was well pleased with my visit. I was pleased . to’ see an item 1D the July Roya. NEIGHBOR, saying every month letters were received asking what should be done if an officer does not do thus and so, es- pecially when some other member is alleged to have been guilty of some offense. Members who read chapter 35 in our Supreme Camp laws do not have to write asking that question. If all would read the by-laws carefully we would not have so much letter writing, and less trouble in the camp. Officers ought to be assisted in their work and not annoyed, especially when they are doing their duty ac- cording to the by-laws. I look to the questions and answers in THE ROYAL NEIGHBOR and think them a great ben- efit to us, if we would only observe them. Our degree staff was invited to Twentieth Century Camp to exemplify the work on ten candidates, and were served with an elegant lunch. Our brother Woodmen have shown us large hall, in connection with the one we hold our meetings in, whenever we have a large gathering, and we ap- preciate it very much. We have a very beautiful flower bed with the let- ters “R. N. A.” in the eenter, “C. L.” on the sides, at M. W. of A. park, at Robbinsdale, and had our picnic at the park, open for all members on July 20. Hoping to hear many more good answers to questions asked in the Royal Neighbor paper, I remain, royally yours, MINNIE ROEDELL, Recorder. Me Me Wide Awake and Interested Douglas, Neb.—Rosebud Camp 3805 was organized at this place June 4, 1904, by Mrs. Josephine Stonesifer with a charter of twenty members and we have taken in two new members PRIZE DRILL since, and we expect more new ones and some by card at our next meet- ing. Our officers are all wide awake and interested in the work, and the members all have the work at heart and seem so anxious to help that I don’t see why we cannot have as good a camp here as there is any place, and I believe we shall. Next: Wednesday night is the time set for the M. W. of A. to take in about twenty-five new members who were secured through the assistance of ‘District Deputy Wil- liams. They have invited the mem- bers. of Palmyra Camp and expect a large crowd. The Royal Neighbors ex- pect to furnish supper for them; the proceeds of which we expect to use for the benefit of the order. We have the use of the Woodmen hall. We meet every second and fourth Satur- days of each month; the second in the afternoon and the fourth in the favors by donating us the use of the | evening. Our last meeting, which was TEAM OF Top Row—Mrs. Nettie Hansen, Anna Nelson, Maggie Walenta, Hannah Schmidt, Augusta Olson, Mary Harris. Middle Row—Mrs. Josie May, Mollie Yoch, Jennie Bagley, Martha Slingerland, Nellie Ostherimer, Maggie Smith. Bottom Row—Mrs. Sadie Davis, Mae Olson, Anna Smith, Estella Anderson, Rhoamer Breed. the first we held since we were fully organized, we surprised our Wood- men members by serving refresh- ments, which consisted of angel food and ice cream. We all seem to enjoy the work splendidly and we are all anxious for the Royal Neighbor paper, which we expect this month, so we may see what our sister camps are do- ing. We were the first new camp to receive the new rituals, which we were much pleased with. We are all study- ing hard to make our meetings inter- esting. A MEMBER. we A. Good Report Derby, Kan—Star Camp 1126 was organized six years ago, August 31, and will give a social on that date. Our growth has been slow but sub- stantial. We have reached a beneficial membership of forty. We have lost = tel SUPERIOR CAMP 1407, four by suspension and six have with- drawn by ecard. We have three social members and have never had a death. There are five or six fraternal organ- izations in our little town of less than three hundred inhabitants and the Royal Neighbors leads them all in in- terest. Some of the members live five or six miles away, but are faithful in attendance, having the true Royal Neighbor spirit. We often serve re- freshments and sometimes have a drill in floor work. We are expecting the new rituals and with them increased interest in camp work. The camp quarrel is not in evidence and would | not be tolerated. We read with pleas- ure our Supreme Oracle’s letter tell- ing of the growth of the order in the different states, and also of the Royal Neighbor headquarters at St. Louis, which some of the members of our camp will have the pleasure of visit- ing while at the fair. JENNIE BRADEN, Recorder. will be pleased to hear front us. THE WORK IN WISCONSIN One Deputy Will Organize Three Camps a Month Superior, Wis.—Florence VanGal- der, Editor Royal Neighbor.—I sup- pose all articles of interest pertaining to our order are always acceptable, and not seeing anything from our state for some time, I take it you On account of the past severe winter par- tially, and the readjustment of rates in the Modern Woodmen, the field work in this state has not been up to the standard, but the deputies are now getting something of a hustle on, and I believe the next few months of this year will see Wisconsin in the front column of new camps. I expect to organize three camps a month, and I believe I can do it. I put in four in» June, and be- lieve three camps can be made an average if depu- ties will only work and put in their time as they would at other kinds of labor. My terri- tory is a long dis- tance from my home, necessitat- ing considerable time spent in go- ing to and from it, beside big trav- eling expenses. I believe if the su- pervising deputies would aim to bring a deputy’s terri- tory nearer home, it would produce better results. I am always pleased to see, in THE Roya NEIGHBOR, short articles from each and every camp, and would urge all re- corders in Wiscon- sin to give this matter a little more of their at- tention, especially recorders in my district. You little know, Neighbors, what good these little items do, and it only takes a few minutes of your time. I notice in the June Roya NEIGHBOR, that our order has decided to join with the Modern Woodmen in their Memorial Day exercise. This is as it should be, for are we not one? Some Royal Neighbors think they are the only one, but when I find a camp of that kind, I generally find a camp in more or less trouble, and would suggest to all Royal Neighbor camps to get as many Modern Woodmen to join as they can. They will find it a good remedy for their troubles. It surprises me sometimes, to see the feeling exhibited by some _ Royal Neighbor camps against admitting Woodmen to membership. Why! Neighbors, if you only did but know it, you are doing the very worst thing you could do for your camp. Reverse your tactics, and see if I am not right. Yours for the good of the order, Essizt A. Burt, D. S. O.