VOLUME VI. NATIONAL FRATERNAL PRESS” This Association Held Interesting Meetings While some of the sessions of the National Fraternal Congress proper were both interesting and entertaining to the editor the meetings of the press section were of the most practical value in her special line of work. Early in the session the subject of a paper presented turned the discussion direct- ly upon the question of improvements in fraternal papers and all through the sessions the subject was not lost sight of entirely. The question seemed to be this: Do the members prefer that their official organ shall contain only letters from the camps and re- ports of routine work of the society, with a sprinkling of fraternal articles, or would the pa- pers be more wide- ly read and more appreciated if they were transformed into periodicals filled with stories, sketches, fashion departments, help- ing hand columns, departments for the farm and home, in addition to furnishing all the really interest- ing news from the camps, but not so much of only local camp interest. The general opinion, seemed to be that the periodical pat- terned more after the general maga- zine and contain- ing general miscel- laneous matter would be most widely read. The papers presented were bright and instructive and the sessions were all harmonious and pleasant. In the election of officers D. W. Gerrard, of the Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur, Crawfordsville, Ind., was elected president; S. H. Tatersall, Im- proved Order of. Heptasophs, Balti- more, Md., vice-president, and A: E. Stevenson, of the Independent Order of Foresters, Detroit, Mich., secretary and treasurer. The next meeting of the Press Association will be held in Montreal next August. eM : The New Bond On page three in this issue we give the terms of the new blanket bond which every camp must understand is now and henceforth to bond both their recorder and receiver without any ac- tion being taken on their part. As the Supreme Camp adopted this blanket bond, personal bonds are no longer legal bonds fér this purpose. All the action necessary for the local camp to take is to send to the Supreme Re- corder, Mrs. Winnie Fielder, Peoria, Ill, $1.30. This is a charge levied against every camp which must be paid. The amount is small and should ADDRESS ALL LETTERS TO ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS be promptly forwarded. If the camp is already bonded in a surety company bond, then credit for one-half of the eost of the new bond will be given. Some camps have written that they do not care for the new bond, as they ‘already have their officers personally bonded. It is not a question of choice left with the local camps. They are not given the option of accepting or rejecting the new bond. The Supreme Camp law makes it imperative that every camp be bonded by the blanket bond and each camp must pay the $1.30. This is a charge against the local camp which becomes just as bind- ing as the assessment for per capita -tax and must be paid to keep the camp in good standing. Every local camp recorder and receiver is now bonded by the new bond. OCTOBER, 1906. made in it at any time if it does not bring satisfactory results. men have tried many plans. When one plan becomes unsatisfactory they try another. Conditions are constantly changing and plans must be changed to meet varying conditions in each so- ciety. The present plan of the Royal Neighbors will remain in force for at least six months, and doubtless much longer, for it will be found tc be a good. plan when put fully into opera- tion. Let all give it hearty trial and then if it is found defective in any particular, let it be changed. If a deputy can not get results in her dis- trict under the present plan, then it would seem that her particular district was not worth working and no more STEAMBOAT ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE. New Deputy Plan Some of the deputies do not like the new deputy plan. They say they can- not make the work pay them under its provisions. This is hardly fair to the new plan. No plan can be fully tested in a month. Six months at least will be required to determine whether or not the plan is a better one than the old plan. To make the new plan pay them even better than the old plan district deputies should put a larger number of assistant deputies to work. Some deputies have asked why the Royal Neighbors may not have the same deputy plan now in operation in the Modern Woodmen of America. There are several reasons. The Royal Neighbors can not afford to pay the large sum for deputy work the Wood- men are now paying, because they do not have the money. The Woodmen collect a per capita tax of $1 per mem- ber, while the Royal Neighbors collect only 80 cents. Then, too, the present deputy plan in the Woodmen is a new plan which is being tested, and we are money should be wasted upon it; but the management do not believe there’ is any part of the jurisdiction which will not yield results if the new plan is pushed. No deputy should expect large results if they are doing nothing to produce results. Under any plan the deputy must give personal effort if she is to prove a profitable deputy for the society. Let all give the new plan a cheerful, hearty, energetic trial before they condemn it. ww A. Ghost Social Eaton, Colo.—Gladys Camp 4298 was organized at Eaton, Colo., on July 28, 1905, by Mrs. Gladys Woolums, of .Den- ver, with a charter list of twenty. We have gainea one member by card and one was adopted at our last meeting, with more already balloted upon. On September 2 we gave a box social in Woodmen hall and cleared $24.90. Many thanks are due to Eaton’s M. W. of A. We expect to give a ghost social in the near future. . A MEMBER. PRINTED AT | LINCOLN NEBRASKA advised that changes are liable to be The Wood- Ten Assessments a Year or Less How to Continue the Record BY MRS. MYRA B. ENRIGHT, SUPREME MANAGER Upon the individual member in our- — camp rests the responsibility of con- tinuing this record. This result must _ be accomplished by a steady and con-— tinuous growth. Nothing but new ~ members secured will save in the pock- ets of the whole membership two or more assessments each year. The so- — cieties having the least expense of managment are the societies whose individual members exert the greatest | : effort to keep and build up the mem- a bership, promoting the interest in the _ camp meetings, keeping up the en- ~ thusiasm by adding new blood. Ca What can one member accomplish? A little. ae What can the Supreme Officers, su- pervising deputies, | district deputies and assistant dep- z uties accomplish? Much. ji What can all = these with the co- _ operation of 150- — 000 members ac- _ complish? Every- thing they under- RS take. : s What have we | undertaken? Anew, je plan of increasing the membership. — The most potent — factor in this new ~ system is the as- _ sistant deputy; the os one who is nearest s to you. In each: camp in the juris- — diction one of © your own mem- bers should be chosen at once assistant deputy of your camp. Be — generous, and give cg her all the fees on _ beneficial mem- bers. If she can-~ not devote much — time to soliciting new members and tells you so and is willing to divide the fees with you, let the camp — recommend her to the district deputy of your district, and then let every member bring her the application of one of their friends at the next meet- ing. This new system hinges on the ‘ assistant deputy who is now commis- sioned to solicit and institute camps. Do you want to have eight assess- ments instead of ten? Increase the membership; assist the assistant — deputy in your camp. Become an as- — sistant deputy yourself if there is none in your county. Exemplify the un- selfishness taught in our ritual. Do not — make the mistake of saving the fees of the new applicant in the canip generai fund, thereby forcing the management to pay out of the Supreme Camp gen- eral fund the equivalent. a ; Is it not possible that the Equitable we Life imbroglio may be the feather to break the back of the camel of state supervision and dump the whole busi- — ness into the federal government? . 7a) ae . Re aan eee ust ste Sas tle 1 | 4 2 lar Soetie! Yale BESS as 2k +) 7 Reale si < 1 ot ak eae Cd eet