The Royal Neighbor from Beloit, Kansas • 2

SECOND PAGE AUGUST 1007 THE ROYAL NEIGHBOR have an opportunity to spend many more such pleasant evenings with them. Oak Camp knows how to entertain and is in a prospering condition and hope to double their membership in the coming year. Mary Crump, Assistant Deputy. ors. A few speeches were made and all of us visiting Neighbors declared the Royal Neighbors royal entertainers.

We hope to entertain Bamford Camp in the near future, and trust that we may prove as hospitable and entertaining as they were. Ethel Rice, Recorder. SS6 A SEVEN-CENT SOCIAL, 5 Enjoyed a Picnic Darlington, Wis. On Thursday, June A member writes from Troy, Idaho: "Josie Wheeler Camp 2943 has been or-agnized about four months. Our members take quite an interest in the work, also in securing new members.

WTe meet every Friday night and now have a membership of about thirty, one candidate to initiate at our next meeting and two applications to ballot on. So we feel quite encouraged. Unity Camp 2005., of Moscow, extended an invitation to our camp to meet with them on Thursday evening, June 20. We gladly accepted, and on that day a merry crowd started for the station, all looking forward to an evening of pleasure, and I assure you that none were disappointed. Neighbors Buchanan, Carter and Stewart met us at the train with a hearty welcome.

Some of us were entertained at the private homes of the members and some at the hotel. 20, 1907, the members of Camp 888 went to Gratiot to enjoy a picnic. When we arrived there we were met at the 1 tlovr an Enjoyable Entertainment I Given Watertown, Wis. I want to tell the Neighbors the way Wood Camp entertained its friends successfully, both socially and financially. A "Seven-Cent Social" was advertised in the following rhyme: WILL HOLD SALE On the seventh Instant, without fall, Will be held the first seven-cent sale station by the members of Glenwood Camp 3249 and escorted to the home of their oracle, Neighbor Burmeister, where the large, shady lawn had been supplied with chairs, swings, hammocks and everything that would be required for comfort and enjojinent.

When the supper hour arrived we were nvited to the lawn at the rear of the sented with a handsome gold badge by her camp in appreciation of her services for the camp. The reports of the district deputies for the month of June show Mrs. Catherine Buckley, of the Syracuse district, in first place with thirty-nine adoptions. The second place was occupied by the Albany district, with twenty-nine adoptions, and the third highest was the Buffalo district, with twenty-one adoptions. Tioneer Camp, of New Vovk City, on June 26, gave a successful package party, which netted the camp a substantial balance for its treasury.

The Royal Neighbor camps of Albany, Rensselaer and Columbia counties, will join the Modern Woodmen in holding a big picnic at Electric Fark on Saturday afternoon and evening, August 17. Special train service will run from various points for the accommodation of those who desire to attend. We expect a very successful affair. Miss Margaret O'Neil, a faithful and energetic- member of Franklin Camp of Syracuse, and one of its deputies, was presented with a gold emblem of the society by the members of the camp. Miss O'Neil had charge of a social given by the camp recently which netted $33.

Royal Oak Camp, of Schenectady, entertained a delegation of Albany Royal Neighbors at its last meeting in June. The--Albany members were, present to witness a complete rendition of the. cret work by the officers of the camp and incidentally to see the splendid outfit of paraphernalia which had been purchased at a cost of $200. Mrs. Lib-bie Green, the oracle, was in charge of the work, and the drills were exceedingly well rendered.

Four candi house, where tables were laden with good things of the season, all of which Part of the afternoon was spent looking around the city, and in the evening at the hall about sixty-five members were soon assembled, and three candidates were initiated. The officers de were furnished and served by the mem- ers of Glenwod Camp, who absolutely refused to open or permit the members of Camp 888 to open the well-filled serve great praise for the capable manner in which they did their work. After the regular closing a program was rendered and thoroughly enjoyed by all. askets of refreshments prepared by them for the occasion. Nothing was left undone by the Gratiot Neighbors to add to our pleasure, and we all feel grate men all retired to the banquet room and partook of a delicious lunch.

At a late hour we took the home-bound train Py the ltoyal Neighbors of America. The door of the lodge room 18 open wide To welcome all that come inside. There'll be bargain packages piled up high, And seven round cents your choice can buy. For seven cents yon can buy such cake As your mother never dared to make. Yon can eat Ice cream for seven cents So good you'll forget all about expense.

And of fancy articles you'll And a feast At prices that end in seven at least. So remember every one, 1 pray At seven o'clock on the seventh day Of this present month. Come wet or dry; Please gather to laugh and talk and buy. The hall was decorated in the national colors, with the official purple and white draped liberally around the stations of the principal officers. At one end of the hall two booths were tastily draped in carnival colors with bunting and Chinese lanterns.

At one booth home-made and other candies were sold, while at the other, a table was piled high with small packages supplied by the Royal Neighbors and sold at seven cents apiece. This proved the interesting feature and goods sold ful to them and unite in pronouncing hem Royal Neighbors in the true declaring we had had the 'time of our sense of the word. It was the largest ioyal Neighbor picnic ever held in southwestern Wisconsin. Our camp 1 i was never in a more flourishing condition. We arc constantly adding hew members, and as we have exercised considerable care our present member ship is of the most desirable charac ter.

We have received invitations froni several of our members to hold pic readily. Small tables for. card players nics at their homes in the country and were placed down the center of the hall, also at seven cents a player, while as the best of feeling exists among the members of our camp we anticipate a dates were -admitted- --Mrs. 'Mary. Clan very pleasant.

time during the summer the farther end had tables where were disposed of coffee, sandwiches, ice months. F. G. cy, oracle, Mrs. Iloefllch, assistant marshal' of Prosperity Camp 4575; Miss Margaret Mahan, marshal, of Franklin Camp 4664, and Mrs.

Mary Kelly, chancellor, and Miss Carrolt, past oracle, of Mrs. E. D. Watt Camp 2460, were among the visitors present and con Worh Together Successfully Wadena, Minn. Nakomis Camp, of cream and cake.

Each member was taxed twenty-five cents or its equivalent in eatables; so all were treated alike and expense well covered, netting a neat sum for our entertainment Have Begun Another Contest Kansas City, Kan. Oak Leaf Camp 490, Kansas City, has a membership of ninety-eight and each member seems tj be hustling to get more. At our last meeting we had our contest supper and the purple side lost and I being on the losing side we served to the members of the winning side pie de'lome and coffee. Our contest was begun again and I was chosen on the purple side for which I am happy. Last month we gave a tackie social.

There were card playing, dancing and other features. A prize was given to the tackiest couple and also to the best card players. Ice cream and. cake were sold at ten cents a dish, and cheese sandwiches, pickles, pumpkin pie and coffee were served for the tackie party. We cleared about twenty-five dollars for our camp.

Our camp is booming wonderfully and we have from two to seven candidates each meeting night. Our membership has increased so fast we have asked our managers to speak for the Woodmen hall, which is a little larger than the one we have now. Most of our members are beneficial. Not long ago we asked Neighbor Egan to be the captain of our team as our former captain, Neighbor McGowan, was about to move into the country and could not Wadena, is doing well. We are having jolly social times.

The Royal tributed to the program. Refreshments were served. Royal Oak Camp certain fund. Ope drawback, however, which eliminates our social pleasures to some extent, is the very meagre attendance of our Neighbors, the Modern Wood Neighbors entertain one month and the. Woodmen the: next.

We have ly deserves great credit for. the. progress it has made, and is now planning for a newspaper filled with items about members of both camps, also games, men. We sent them an official invite, which seems to have met with their approval at their meeting, but still refreshments and sometimes danc- g. We hope that these little a class Initiation.

Mrs. Carrie Franklin, Supervising Deputy. A Reminder of Other Days gatherings will be the means of adding they fail to turn out. Will any one suggest a remedy? Recorder. ti? Vi Warson, Ind.

This beautiful Sunday Mrs. Cora L. Kirk, recorder, writes morning when opening my mail from Neosho, "Spring Camp 1452 was organized by Susie M. Boas, No found a copy of The Royal Neighbor, the first I have seen in almost a year. vember 28, 1900.

It now has thirty- three beneficial and thirty social mem new members. Bamford Camp, of New York Mills, sent us an invitation to visit them on June 15, and a delegation of seven went. We were disappointed in not having a larger number, but so many were unable to go at that time. We arrived on the afternoon train and a committee was at the station, and we were taken to the home of Mrs. Peterson, then were taken around to see the sights of the village, and were also refreshed with ice cream, and then were shown through a Finnish bath-house.

This consisted of two dressing rooms and one supplied with a furnace to heat a large pile of stones. Then away in my Oklahoma home one was taken whose going out took so much of the mother's heart with him and left so much of vacancy to her, bers, making quite a nice little band. If we are not as thrifty as some of the who loved him so well, it seemed al most an act of God that when I opened the paper the first thing to greet me was an Oklahoma cotton field. How I ever bless those far away Neighbors for their kindness and thoughtful care. attend the meetings, and since Neighbor Egan has taken charge our graces as well as the other officers have drilled most persistently.

Our drill team is getting so we are beginning to feel proud of their work. I wish to state while I am writing, how well the Royal Neighbors are building up and if all our Neighbors feel towards them as I do they can not say enough for them. We have a flower fund and each meeting drops a penny for the penny fund which goes for flowers when a member is ill. Lottie Cunningham. Life's pathway is brightened by such unselfish courtesy as is found no where Water is thrown on these and the people bathe in the steam which arises, afterwards using wisps of dried oak bark and leaves to lash their bodies more than among the Royal Neighbors of America.

Emeline S. Keith. fe Class at Baylis with. After supper at Mrs. Peterson's we went to the hall.

The camp has a very nice hall and a good membership. We all felt at home immediately. The camps we read about in the Royal Neighbor paper, we are doing the best we can under the circumstances surrounding us. We meet every Monday evening at Woodmen hall. We have our banners, badges, camp fire and floor-cloth and hope to secure robes for the officers soon.

In January the Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors had joint installation, after which refreshments were served. The most pleasing thing that has happened to our camp was when we received word that Mrs. Lizzie Groninger, supervising deputy, would arrive in Neosho on June 18. Past Oracle Mary Calkins, Receiver Lillie Sand, and Recorder Cora L. Kirk met her at the station.

At Woodmen hall she delivered a short but eloquent address, after which refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. The next night she delivered a grand lecture to Royal Neighbors, Modern Woodmen and the public generally which for impressiveness and instruction could not be praised too much." Assistant Deputy Mary Crump se oracle was just recovering from a se cured a class of seventeen for Oak vere sickness and was unable to attend Camp 2507 in four days, which was the meeting. We all went in to see her adopted April 19. Barry staff were in O'Size BEAUTY On. of the amallest watches anr manufactured.

A llttls and found her a very pleasant lady. vited and heartily responded, and, with look WX much largtt than a 26e piece. Doubto uaung case, rlonij eogravrd. Ilk tolld fold ailed. the assistance of the Baylis team, ex warranted tlx manufacturer to wear for 10 Two candidates were put through our mysteries, and the floor work was done yean.

Fitted with beautiful little rub; jeweled mu, ranor deeorated dial ana gold naadtv emplified the work by initiating two of the candidates. After the meeting tfti tuu KMP oOTreot ume tor SO YBA SPL 5 beautifully. Nearly all of the mem ifSnCnt this out nd aend it to with jotrf bers are young people and the most of otBea and eipreat effiew addmiata w. will thil beautiful little watch to the guests were invited to the dining room, where refreshments were served XSf'TWar-'W Unr-l-fSJ tVOT- -9 foil uant 1ft. unM i4tM them girls.

After the work was over, a little informal dance was held and and It I vmirfl. Catfilfwim and lidt of At a late hour the twelve from Barry Dulne te.tlmoB.lals free with or err wetoh. R. E. CHALMERS 852-856 Deerbovn CHICAGO.

departed, wishing the members supper served, the tables being deco rated very prettily with R. N. A. col Baylis Camp success and hoping to writing to advertisers mention Royal.