VOLUME VII. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, JUNE, 1906. NUMBER 6. Lx ley ae >, SV ez * 1S The second largest class adoption in the history of our society took place at Lincoln, Neb., April 16, in Fraternity hall. There were present about 500 Neighbors. Those from a distance were: Supreme Oracle Mrs. E. D. Watt, _ ees Omaha; Supreme Physician Dr. Susan McG. Snyder, Council Bluffs, Ia.; and Neighbors Mary Izard, Nellie Brailey and Nellie Yoho, of Omaha. The applicants were secured by the five Royal Neighbor camps of Lincoln, and other camps of Lancaster county. Ninety-three candidates were secured. but on the night of the class adoption it was not possible for all of these ninety-three persons to be present for adoption and about seventy candidates were initiated. , The candidates were initiated by the team of Camp 3720. The ritualistic work was unusually fine, and shows great ability upon the part of the mem- bers..of this team. - A» very interesting. program was rendered, consisting of short addresses by the Supreme Officers, interspersed by some fine musical se- Jections, and a fancy drill given by one of the Lincoln teams. Our Supreme Oracle spoke along the line of the prog- ress that our society is making, and complimented the camps of Lancaster county upon the excellent work they had accomplished. Dr. Snyder gave a talk pertaining prineipally to the bene-'} Mr. Ralph: | ficial affairs of our society. Johnson, supreme organizer of the M. W. of A., delivered a short address, which was enjoyed by all. A prize was offered to the camp se- euring the greatest number of appli- eants for this class adoption, and this prize was won by Camp 630. Mrs. Ken- nedy, the deputy for the winning camp, secured thirty applicants, and Miss Emma Ferrier, deputy for Camp 3720, secured twenty. The other deputies of the county made very good records. Great credit is due Mrs. Stonesifer, dis- trict deputy for that territory, for her tireless energy in being instrumental in bringing about these results. This is the first large class that we have adopted in Nebraska, and is a splendid initiative for more such work in the state. MarrHa E. LatrriMorg, Supervising Deputy for Nebraska and Wyoming. ww Rw Hind Words Cost Nothing “T am poor and lately moved into a city where I have not a single acquaint- ance,” writes a homesick member. “I visited the local camp of Royal Neigh- bors hoping to meet with kindly greet- ing and find someone who would at least speak a kind word to me. I gave my name and address to the oracle and during the meeting I was introduced. ~My clothes were not shabby, but one could easily judge from them that my husband was not very well-to-do, al- though we always have paid our way and kept our two children in both the day school and the Sunday school. Dur- ing the camp recess no one came to me to speak a word and since then not a single member has called, neither was I requested to deposit my transfer card with them. I am almost heartbroken and about my only comfort away out here is my Royal Neighbor paper, which. comes each month bringing me words of comfort, hope and cheer. I have Ninety-Three Candidates Secured for Big Event CLASS AT LINCOLN @@& eee Se ene ESAT IES aS ey never met our editor, but I know if I could see her she »would. gladly advise me what to do. I really feel that after the snub I can never again force my company upon the camp, and as my husband is to be employed here for a year at least, I fear I am to be deprived of the pleasure I always had from the meetings of the local camp. Can you advise me what to do?” Now, this is not an isolated case. In far too many of our camps we have become just a little careless about speaking to the stranger who may hap- pen to visit us. We do not mean to be unkind and we are sure that if the members of this camp had for a moment thought how their negligence was stab- tell the name of the camp nor the city in which it is located, but if one of you who read these lines imagines that your camp might be the guilty one, please notice the next stranger that ap- pears and be sure to speak to her, We cannot imagine what a kind word may mean to one who is away from her old home seeking a new home in a strange land. The Sacred Heart Review has some words on the subject of kind words which are worth repeating in this connection. It says: “Kind words do not cost much. They are quickly spoken. They do not blister the tongue that utters them. They never have to be repented of. They do not keep us awake till midnight. It is easy to seatter them. And oh, how much good they may do! They do good to the person from whose lips they fall. Soft words will soften the soul. They will smooth down the rough places in our natures. Care to say kindly things will SOUTH SIDE PITTSBURGH DRILL TEAM, WHICH EXEMPLIFIED THE ORS. AT THE STATE CONVENTION. ey Upper row—Mrs, Lower row—Mrs. Pentz, Mrs. ‘Wie. toe See Wie ddan. Mesa eoea aa e to the heart this modest little woman they would have spoken a kind- ly word and also asked her to come again. Then, too, we think our corre- spondent just a little at fault. She has become a little supersensitive. We know it from the tone of her letter. She imagines that “clothes” count for more than they really do. A true woman does not judge another by the quality so much as the condition of the clothes one wears. We feel sure that our cor- respondent’s clothes are neat and ap- propriate to her because her letter is written carefully and in a hand which indicates that she has been well edu- cated. She is really too modest and too retiring. We advise her to visit this camp once more and at recess go to the recorder and ask her to introduce ‘her to one or two of her nearest Neighbors. Then, when introduced, engage in inter- esting. conversation. Simply tell them that you are a stranger in the city; that your little children keep you rather closely at home nights, but that you always enjoy the meetings and that you can attend when it is so your husband can remain at home with them. If this is done and results are not satisfactory, then we will be inclined to think the fault is entirely with the members of the camp. We will not Dominique, Mrs. Clouser, Miss ‘Brutcher, . Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Scarem, Mrs. , Bown, Mrs. Ora Shive. Mrs. Parker, Newsen, Mrs. Darling, Mrs. Sarah Shive, Mrs. Deaton. drill our natures in kindness. It will help pull up all the roots of passion. It will give us a spirit of self control. It will make the conscience delicate and the disposition gentle. A woman can not make a habit of speaking kind words without augmenting her own gracious temper. But better will be their influence upon others. If cold words. freeze people, and hot words scorch them, and bitter words madden them, so will kind words reproduce themselves and soothe and quiet and comfort the hearer. They make all the better elements of one’s nature come trooping to the surface. .They melt our stubbornness. They arouse an appre- ciation of better things. Let us say the kindly word. No one can tell how many burdened hearts may be relieved, how many discouraged souls may be inspired. Say it every day; to the one who disturbs you while you are bitsy, asking for work; to the one who has almost lost hope; to all. . Remember kind words ean never die.” We A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he], who plants kindness gathers love; pleas- ure bestowed upon a grateful mind was never sterile, but generally gratitude begets reward.—Basil, Allegheny’s First Log-Rolling Notice to all Royal Neighbor camps in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio: The Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbor camps will hold their first annual log-rolling at Cascade Park, Newcastle, Pa., Saturday, June 16, and wish a large attendance from all camps and invite all Neighbors to come and bring their friends. We wish to make this a memorable event for the Woodmen and Royal Neighbors. Train leaves Anderson street, Alle- gheny, P. & W. R. R., 8 o’clock city time. Fare, round trip: Adults, 75 cents; children, 50 cents. : R. N, HEINzMAN, Secretary. we we : Have Good Time Ottumwa, Ia.—Seven years ago the Neighbors from this place were in-— vited to go to Bloomfield to assist in instituting a camp at that place and on May 3 of the present month the Neighbors at Bloomfield invited the members of Woodbine Camp to come and assist in celebrating their seventh anniversary. Twenty of us availed our- selves of the opportunity to shake off household cares for a day and to say we enjoyed the visit is putting it mildly. Our degree staff performed the initiatory ceremonies and we were most royally entertained during the entire day by the Bloomfield Neigh- bors. It was indeed a pleasure to meet the many familiar faces of those whom we had seen at the institution of the camp and we hope to be able to enjoy many more such meetings. Mrs, By- rum was present. and we enjoyed the visit with her very much and hope to — have her visit our camp sometime in the near future. Woodbine Camp 1014 is hustling and enjoying life. We pro- - vided ourselves with a complete outfit . of robes sometime ago and we have since had frequent use for them in the initiatory ceremonies of the camp. R. V. Brown. Me Me Union Meeting in Wisconsin Sparta, Wis.—Carnation Camp 3619 was organized by Mrs. “Ay Be Heath, February 17, 1904, with twenty-three charter members, our membership now being fifty-two. Our camp voted to have a union meeting with near-by camps May 15. There were fourteen camps invited and nine camps_ re- sponded, making a total of 150 visiting Neighbors. It was a great day for the Sparta Royal Neighbors. Supreme Man- ager Eva Child, of Hanover, Wis., and Deputy Supreme Oracle Anna Blass, of Portage, Wis., were present. ‘here was a short program in the afternoon, ban- quet at 5:30, and in the evening five candidates for Sparta Camp were given the initiation by Winters Camp 2117, of | Tomah, who did the work exceedingly well. In the afternoon Deputy Supreme Oracle Mrs. Anna Blass gave a very instructive address, and in the evening Supreme Manager Mrs. Eva Child ad- dressed the camp in a very pleasing manner. We were informed that this was the first union meeting ever held in the state of Wisconsin, and are in hopes that other camps wil] follow the ex- ample set before them, as we feel that these meetings are very instructive, especially so when you are honored with the presence of one or more Su- preme Officers. Mrs. Caprrota HorrMAN, Recorder. Me Don’t fail to see that suspended mem- ber once more and secure — reinstate- ment,