THE ROYA he go VOLUME { | How to Make Pretty Sashes Magnolia Camp 2049, Carroll, Neb., We have had our ups We are is up and doing. “amps have. We do not have as and downs. as all doing nicely now. large an attendance as we would like to see out at each meeting, but there are always a few that push the work right along. If every Neighbor would renew their obligation we would not | have this difficulty in so many camps. There would be a large-number at each | meeting. The this has only missed one meeting in three recorder of camp years and was out of town or this one would not have been missed. We have thirty-eight members, nearly all bene- ficial, only ten social. The M. W. A. | are not as good to us as they are in a | number of places; only seven are mem- bers of We had a special | our camp. meeting January 5 called for the pur- | pose of initiating candidates and pre- paring for installation of officers ; which | 200 22 We forward to a big time then. We have had a| will be January are looking | Our camp pays $30 for hall rent. drill team the have earned $55 from suppers, play and Our We have for last two years and different times. sixth | March 14. floor-cloth, kettle ; drill team, sashes, gloves and caps. Our | socials at anniversary will be and the | | our badges, banners staffs, camp-fire and and sashes are four yards long of purple sateen, twelve inches’ wide and have silver lace trimming on the ends. They are beautiful in the sunlight. We have had the same physician for three years. We think it doctors. Death our Neighbors last September; a does not pay -to change came to elaim one of lov- We seem to have the same difficulty about an or- ing mother and Neighbor. ganist that some of our sister camps do. We try to live up to our obliga- tion; whenever there is a member sick or in need we and A number of our Neighbors will | We re- gret to see them go from our midst. always try help them. move to Dakota in the spring. Our camp has a deputy from her num- ber, Mrs. S. E. Holmes of Norfolk. All readers of the Royal Neighbor pa- We are always pleased to read the paper A MEMBER. per know of her work in the past. every month, 9 ood ¥E S Aided During Sickness Walla Walla, Wash.—At members of Mizpah Camp. 2345 our last -the | wish to know how We December, 1900, with twenty-two mem- Neighbors we are prospering. were organized in bers. From that date we had very up- hill work until we were allowed to take as members. any white woman over sixteen years of age other than Wood- that date We have bought our men’s relatives. From our prosperity began. camp banners, sashes, altar drape, floor-cloth, camp-fire and mar- shals’ staffs, and have in the neighbor- | hood of $100 in the general fund. Our membership now reaches sixty and we | badges, hope to secure the banner prize offered by our supervising deputy for the state | of Washington for the year 1906. We |} We have We are always willing to help each other. While Neighbor Jones and three of her children were suffering from typhoid | are proud of our fraternity. done good work during sickness. fever, Neighbor Hail, one of our most | | earnest workers, took her little baby, | : g er and she and her children cared for it | | as well as any mother could the eight | eS , eu weeks of Neighbor Jones’ illness. We could cite many similar kindnesses for main we believe this to be one of the i Ade A 2h V I I f ADDRESS ALL LETTERS TO) 2 . ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS § | objects of our society. | bers SU. =a aad In a social way we have been a huge success, giving dances, socials, and the Woodmen. We try to visit each Neigh- bor on his or her birthday and spend this At our next initiation we will put our eandidates through the “Degree of In- We expect to have a very interesting meet- surprising many pleasant evenings in way. quiry” and follow by a banquet. ing. We all enjoy reading the letters from other camps. A MEMBER. yg the bh x 4S ¥S A. Birthday Surprise Rockville, Ind.—Bain Camp 3638 and Modern Woodmen Camp 3245, are mgk- ing preparations to hold lation on the Woodmen both a joint instal- 31 mem- families of and evening of January hall, to which the orders their in and The consist of to affair social side of Bain Camp is in a flour- are be. invited. the refreshments. is to music ishing condition, due to our excellent the camp. geniality After officers, and the presiding which exists in our FEBRUARY, 1906. ‘chase BOR eK has been very slow indeed. At times | we have been so discouraged as to al- | most give up, but there have been a faithful few to keep the camp together. We bible and hope to soon be able to pur- have our floor-cloth, badges and robes. We gave an oyster sup- per Thanksgiving night which was not a financial success as we only cleared PLAT s ing on new life socially which may lead to We way. Some few weeks ago Neighbor Shaw, town, gave a dinner to which the mem- This winter we seem to be tak- new members. hope so, any who lives some distance from bers of our camp were invited. A num- ber of Neighbors attended and spent a pleasant day, enjoying a royal dinner. Then on January 3 our receiver, Neigh- bor Sprinkell, invited the Royal Neigh- bors and their husbands to spend the evening at her About thirty splendid town. A after home here in were in attendance. supper was served, which various games were indulged in until late On January 17 the a hour. WAITING FOR THEIR | regular closing each week, a social half to tends to bring us on a more equal so- footing. Our and sick committees keep in touch with our ab- and the In No- vember of last year we had an oyster hour, devoted music and games, cial visiting sent members sick. supper, the proceeds of which we in- vested in dishes and a cupboard, and as the Woodmen have generously do- noted tables, we are well prepared for the social gatherings we anticipate in the We had a delightful social time on the night of January 10. After had our oracle, Neighbor Aydelotte, in her near future. amp been dismissed, usual pleasing manner, asked all mem- bers to remain as guests of Neighbor Wm. Pinner, who had prepared a sur- prise for his wife, our vice-oracle; the occasion being her birthday. with all the were served. The presented Neighbor Nellie with a beautiful china salad dish. After the departed, wishing Neighbor Pinner many happy M. A. C. Oysters accessories “amp various games, guests returns of the day. “Interest in a Small Camp Russellville, Il1.—Wabash Camp 2443, located in the small inland village of was organized March, 1901, by Miss Lizzie McIntire and Mrs. Ada members. Russellville, in Sircolomb with twenty charter We now have only twenty- eight, twenty-five being beneficial and three social; have lost two by death and four have withdrawn; while eight have moved away so they cannot attend the meetings, but still hold their mem- bership here. MISTRISS. So you see our growth | Photographed at Liberty, Mo. recorder will entertain the camp at her home. We Neighbor paper. Mrs. HELEN enjoy reading the Royal BARKER, Recorder. oo2 oe Oe ye ¥S S og % Chose Sides in Contest Freeport, Kan.—We have been read- ing so many good letters from other eamps, I think it time our little camp of Freeport was saying something for itself. 1905, and named “Camp Lawson,” in honor of Neighbor Alma V. Lawson, who was an active member in organiz- We were organized March 1, ing. A good many of our members live in the country, but I do not think any of better attendance than we can. We have had a couple of entertainments and suppers which every one seemed to enjoy and we Royal well paid for trouble, as we have our banners, robes and altar drape and the New Year found us out of debt and with a nice little sum in the treasury. We have not increased in membership as we would like, but hope for better success in the future. We have one candidate to adopt at the next meeting and as our camp has choosen sides to see which gets the most members in sixty days (the side that beat and the one can. boast Neighbors were our refreshments ) of our gets serves with encouragement oracle, Mrs. Flora Preston, we hope to | the near been very hall and some have a flourishing camp in future. The M. W. of A. have liberal with us, paying our which has helped very much, of them who belong to our good in regard to instructions which camp are they give freely. VIoLA DuNCAN, Recorder. i PRINTED AT ) (LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 5 rent | 9) ds NUMBER Joint Installation Michigan “City, Ind.—One of pleasant events in Woodcraft was the joint installation of Royal Oak Camp 7913 M. W. of A. and Lake View Camp 818 R. N. of A. January 9 at the Elks hall, After der Consul the calling the meeting to or- Wm. Finske turned the gavel over to Mrs. Freda Kruger, oracle of Lake View Camp. She addressed the Woodmen thanking them for their kind invitation, also the members of her the honors shown her by electing her for the third term. The Mrs. Bah- ceremonial Mrs. Anna Brummer, were then introduced. After the officers. were duly installed, Mrs. Brummer had a surprise in store camp for installing officers, Carrie ringer and marshal, for the oracle in shape of a diamond set ring, which she presented her in behalf of the camp with expression of esteem for her prompt and efficient service during the past two years. Mrs. Kruger responded in a few appropriate remarks. The Woodmen then proceed- fed to install, Henry Lambka, past con- He first addressed the members urging them to be regular their so encourage the new officers. Jacob Barth, consul, on Woodcraft, after ments were served to about three hun- sul, doing the work. attendance and After being installed in gave an address which refresh- dred people and dancing was partici- pated in for the remainder of the even- Moon, Recorder. ing. SADIE Pay Assessment No. 1 in February The law does not permit the recorder to hold her pass report open after Feb- 28, bers as in good standing. delinquent mem- It is the law and not the recorder that suspends, and ruary to report she must report your suspension if your assessment is not in her possession be- fore the close of the month. Prize Banner Offer Wishing to increase the membership © of R. N. A. in Washington, Supervising Deputy Mrs. Catherine Stedman wishes ° to announce that she will present the camp securing the greatest number of beneficial members during 1906 with a beautiful prize banner. This offer is irrespective of present membership, and record will be secured from the office of the Beneficiary Recorder. po? ¥S Supreme Physicians’ Territory Re- districted At the January session of the Bene- ficiary Committee the territory of the Supreme Physicians was redistricted, and hereafter all applications for bene- ficial membership in each state must be sent to the Supreme Physician for that state, viz.: Dr. Morrill—Illinois, Michigan, In- diana, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Isl- and, Virginia, Arizona, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. Dr. Snyder—Iowa, Nebraska, Minne- sota, Ohio, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, South Dakota, North Dakota, Utah and Kentucky. Mr. Whitmore Pennsylvania, Indian Territory, Okla- Wisconsin, Kansas, | homa, District of Columbia, West Vir- ginia, Nevada, Maryland, Delaware, Colorado, New Jersey and Missouri. Dr. Kirkpatrick—Washington, Ore- gon and California. ye Every sacrifice you make for others is something pleasant to store away in your memory.