The Royal Neighbor from Beloit, Kansas • 13

JULY 1908 THIRTEENTH THEROYAL NEIGHBOR The Eden Memory EDITH M. THOMAS Now, when the Angel missioned with the sword, At Eden-gate his burning falchion drew, And- when our sad First Parents had passed through, How did that garden mourn their fate untoward! The fourfold rivers from their urns were poured With unconsoled replnlngs; and the dew Did stand like tear-drops In the heart's-ease hlue, And waned the lilies' golden honey-hoard. The breathing air henceforth was but one sigh That all around that lonesome pleasance ran, While Voices asked and lapsed without reply. Such wtstful airs about my garden fan, I dream, some grief of Edeu still must lie At heart of every garden made by tman! Success Magazine. Bills to the amount of $9,517.62 were approved and allowed.

A motion was made and prevailed that the next meeting of the Board be held In Teorla, 111, There being no further business, to be transacted, the Board adjourned to meet In Teorla, 111., Julie 10, 1908. WINNIE FIELDER, Supreme Recorder. At the call of the chairman, Neighbor Collins, the Board of Supreme Managers, Royal Neighbors of America, met In special session at Rock Island, 111., May 20, 1908. All members present. Chairman Collins presiding.

As the meeting was called for the purpose of securing proper accommodations for the. Supreme Office in Rock Island, this matter was immediately considered, and, attended by a committee consisting of Messrs. McCnbe and Reck, the members of the Board, with Miss Dade, and Mr. Smith of the Beneficiary Committee, visited the sixth floor of the Safety building. The committee submitted a proposition which, after discussion, was accepted by the Board.

The entire sixth floor of the Safety building to be occupied by the Supreme Office of the R. N. of A. Annual rental to be $1,000. The cost of making the necessary partitions, lighting, toilet rooms, was estimated at $950, the society to bear one-half of this expense for a contract for two years.

If we should make a contract, to remain for the third year, then one-half of the $475 would be deducted for the three years, and if we remained for five years, the whole amount of $475 would be absorbed. This oiTer was accepted and Mr. B. D. Smith was instructed to draw up a contract for two years, and under the terms submitted.

A motion was made and prevailed that Neighbor Ilawes act as a committee to confer with Mr. McCabe and the contractor in regard to changes, if any are to be made, and if in her estimation it was necessary to consult with the Board, she was to notify the chairman, who would call the Board together. A motion was made and carried that the Board meet in Rock Island, 111., Tuesday, June 9, 1908. Board adjourned. EVA CHILD, Secretary.

Iproceeoinos Supreme Boavb The Board of Supreme Managers, Itoyal Neighbors of America, met In regular session, at Peoria, 111., Monday, May 4, 1908. All members present. Chairman Collins presiding. Minutes of the previous meeting read and approve'd. A communication was submitted by Neigh- l.

TT i tit 1 our nanus, iroiu iuiuiieyiowu, unu upon motion was referred to Neighbor Ilawes for reply. Correspondence was submitted from Padu-cah, and upon motion was referred to Beneficiary Committee. Correspondence from Melrose Tark, 111., was presented, and upon motion same was referred to Neighbor Ilawes. Correspondence from Miss Pierce, supervising deputy of Utah, was presented in regard to a general fund voucher for $21 proceedings Beneficiary Committee in a paper having such a large circulation as the Royal Neighbor. Shakespeare has said that those who have children, never die because they live again through their children.

Hence, if we are to live always, how important it is that we should give the very best example, both in word and action, to those "jewels" which our heavenly Father has placed-, in our care for a short time. No doubt you will agree with me in recognizing the different environments that exist at the present time, and those in existence when we were children. Take, for instance, the extravagance of the age, in dress and in eating and drinking. A friend said to me the other day as we passed the high school just as the pupils were dismissed: "Isn't it astonishing how well dressed the young people are nowadays? When I was a child, if I had had such fine clothes to wear on Sundays, I would have been happy." And the parents of these well dressed young people are not all rich cither. When I tell my daughters that the winter before I attended Normal I had only two good and no shirtwaists to break the monotony, they look horrified.

And imagine a high school boy at the present time wearing patched trousers to school. Still, thirty years ago many a boy, who has since made a mark in the world, had as many patches as trousers. In these days, when a poor mother has. perhaps been ironing or baking all the morning and offers a plain dinner to her family, you will hear complaints from the younger members. "Is this all va have to eat? Haven't we any desert?" The mother may reply "If your father who buys the food and your mother who prepares it are satisfied, it is not becoming in you to find fault." Then you will hear the grumbling reply, "Oh, mamma, would be satisfied with anything." We were surprised to read in a March magazine that two-thirds of the juvenile criminals come from the families of the well-to-do parents.

The reason given for this sad state of affairs is that the home is simply a supply house the parents do not insist on the boy being obedient and industrious, but are foolishly indulgent in the matter of money and clothing. Fenny arcades and five-cent theatres also are a source of evil among children. Investigation has found that in Chicago, children at the age of five spend on an average of ten cents a day for these amusements, and at the age of sixteen the average is ninety cents a day. And this is only ine large city, my dear parents. How appalling are these two evils alone.

Then there are-divorces and graft. The Catholic church has never allowed divorce, and at conferences of non-Catholic churches of recent ears there is a strenuous effort made to stem the tide of divorce. And we mothers are responsible for this sad state of affairs. You Avill say this is a serious charge to make but we will prove this to be true. In the first place, we have absolute control of the child in its tender years.

Until the age of seven, or thereabouts, our influence is supreme do we realize this precious time? The minds of our little ones are so like wax that they may be -moulded into habits of good or evil, their pliable dispositions may be so shaped as to form beautiful or hideous characters. Do we beg the assistance of Almighty God on the task that lies before us? Do we instill into their young hearts, love for that good God, confidence in His help, love of truth, love of our neighbor? Many of us will have to admit that we have been negligent in this respect, and the first thing we know these children of yesterday will have grown up and will be lc ving home, to be launched on the cold rorld, and not having been trained to combat evil they are like a ship without a tossed to and fro by the waves of temptation. Is it any wonder that so many young lives are ship-wrecked? Let the members of our grand society get interested in this department. Let us have articles dealing with children under five years of age, and so on. At the end of year we would have touched on twelve stages of child life; and no doubt we would be greatly benefited by the interchange of ideas.

I trust that this article will direct your thoughts in this very important direction, and that we will hear from many. of the mothers. Mits. Mary Stack Rooney. 4030 Mary E.

Clark 43 157 1000 4038 Lizzie K. Jude 30 2205 1000 4030 Lizzie Adams 34 a.50 1000 4040 Inn Anderson ....24 80 1000 4041 Olga B. Barg 32 3311 1000 4042 Alice Borders 42 507 1000 4013 Elizabeth II. Cassldy 52 93 KMX) 4014 Emily Nllson 36 131 1000 4048 Philena Clark 44 2180 2000 4049 Mary Ley 50 1160 1000 4054 Cora Richardson 38 1687 1000 4055 Mary Snyder 49 505 1000 4050 Minnie L. Young 42 3170 1500 4058 Alice S.

..19 2669 1000 4059 John B. Thorn 41 2305 2000 4000 Sarah A. Johnson 54 897 1000 4061 Sherberger 49 1068 1000 4003 Clara lloff 50 1811 500 4006 Grace el ley 28 305 2000 40(57 Eliza A. Howe 40 3928 500 4070 Kate Parker 34 3527 500 4073 Luise llund 47 301 1000 4074 Sarah E. Metz 52 727 KMX) 4079 Pleasle T.

Bolan 31 207 500 4085 Helen L. Remington 40 181 500 4002 Ellen Vi'ckery 52 209 1 0(K) 3874 Henrietta Reno 30 1200 400 On motion, the following listed claims were referred to members of the Beneficiary. Committee for further investigation and report at a subsequent meeting, as follows: No. Name Location 4071 Martha A. Moore.

Ohio 4007 Mary-L. Troyer Lincoln, Neb. t.3835 Albert S. Keuyon Reno, Nev. t3S83 Annie Smith Crofton, Neb.

3915 Mary E. McCoy Nowata. Okla. 13053 Mary P. Laubach Wilton.

N. D. Mary Voss Michigan Citv. Ind. t4O)0 Mary Costello Seal tie, Wash.

14001 Lizzie Labor Clarion, la. t4O05 Charles W. Fresh Blackfoot, Idaho 1032 Hattie Lewis Alto Pass, ill $4047 Mary Brekke Brantwood. Wis. 4052 Minnie Baker Temple Hill, III.

$4002 Anna DcYoung DeKalb. 111. 4065 Dora Savanna, III. $4076 Kate E. Seery Berkley, Calif.

$4083 Agnes Simpson. Falls, Iowa Referred to L. M. Lego. 1 Referred to B.

D. Smith. Referred to J. I). Denison.

Correspondence and reports from camp located at Ilollister, are referred to the chairman of the Beneficiary Committe, Neighbor B. D. Smith, for investigation and report. The application of Neighbor Jane Hoffman for membership in Camp 2225, with correspondence, was referred to Chairman B. D.

Smith for such action as he deemed necessary to the case. The application of Rebecca C. Busse for membership in Camp 4072, with correspondence and other papers, received In the were, on motion, to be forwarded by the Beneficiary Recorder to the Supreme Physician for such action as she deemed necessary to take. On motion, benefit certificate No. 171330, issued to Laura Adams, Camp 1031, April 7, 1908, is, on motion, declared null and.

void and the Beneficiary Recorder Is directed to give notice to this effect to the camp recorder. On motion, the application of Dora DIssler for membership in Camp 4092 is referred to Chairman B. D. Smith for investigation and report. On motion, certificate No.

174423, held by Ellen Wordon of Camp 5178, for $500, is, on motion, hereby declared null and void. Attention being called to the fact that Neighbor Frances Dobias, a member in Camp 548, has been rated too high, on motion the Beneficiary Recorder is requested to ask the Neighbor to furnish an affidavit showing her correct age and date of birth that it may be attached to the papers in the case, then, to be referred again to this Committee for action. The following resolution was presented and, on motion, adopted: Whereas, The Tieneficiary Committee, Royal Neighbors of America, having reviewed the claims made upon the general fund of the Beneficiary Department, aggregating $4,334.04, and finding each and all of them to be legal claims on said fund of the Beneficiary Department: Therefore, be it Resolved that the Beneficiary Recorder be, and she Is hereby, directed to issue orders on the general fund In payment of the several amounts. There being no further business, session adjourned to meet at the office of the Beneficiary Recorder on the 12th day of June, 1908. MYRTLE E.

DADE, Beneficiary Recorder. Read and approved this 13th day of June, 1908. BENJ. D. SMITH, Chairman Beneficiary Committee.

Jg Between Us Mothers There is a request for a department to be devoted to the mothers and that which most interests them the children and the home. If our readers make it interesting it can be continued. Editor. Superior, Wis. I have read, with interest, the new department, "Good of the Order." See if you could give another column on "Good of the Order" to the mothers.

I have often thought that if we mothers could have "heart-to-heart" talks on the best ways and moans of bringing up our children, much good could be accomplished, especially were such subjects published wmcn naa ueen issued to Deputy Jennie Larson, of Salt Lake City, Utah, and upon motion correspondence was laid over until next meeting of the Board, and matter "referred to Mi's. Fielder, for further, inves-tigation. Minutes of Beneficiary Committee were read and placed on file. Supreme Oracle Mrs. Watt was nnable to be present at the May meeting of the Board, but forwarded such correspondence as she desired to present to them for counsel and advice.

Same was given careful attention. Beneficiary Recorder's financial statement for April was read and placed on file. Supreme Receiver's report for April gave balance In benefit fund: April 30, 190S $92,534 30 General benefit fund 5,215 72 General social fund 134,822 64 Orphan's home finding fund 259 35 Earthquake fund 505 41 Total balance in all funds April 30, 1908 $233,397 42 Editor VanGalder gave report for April, 1908, as follows: For nine resolutions $27 00 For cut of Kansas City, team. 5 50 Sub. for Royal Neighbor 50 Total $33 00 Pattern Department: Receipts $97 45 Disbursements CO 8G Balance $30 50 Art Needlework Department: Receipts 55 Material 1 55 Total $15 10 Disbursements 9 40 Balance $5 64 Neighbor Collins reported having attended an open meeting of Dewey camp 1024, at Anoka, April 25; an anniversary meeting of camp at Homer, April 24; anniversary of Highland Park Camp 3008, Minneapolis, April 30.

Report accepted. Neighbor Child reported that on April 20 she attended an open meeting of Minnehaha Camp, Milwaukee, and on April 28 attended a class adoption of May Flower Camp, La Crosse, Wis. Report accepted. The last day of the session was devoted to signing the order book, and a careful ludit of the bills against the society, pre-iStcd by Supreme Recorder Mrs. Fielder.

After which the following resolution was presented, and adopted: Whereas, The Board of Supreme Managers has investigated the following listed bills, and having satisfied itself that said claims, and each and all of them, are a lawful charge upon the general fund of the society: Resolved, That the same be, and they are hereby, allowed, arid that the Supremo Recorder be, and she is hereby, directed, to issue orders upon the Supreme Itoceiver to be paid from the society's general fund. Rock Island, 111., May 19, 1908. Pursuant to adjournment the Beneficiary Committee, Royal Neighbors of America, met in regular session at the office of the Beneficiary Recorder on Tuesday, the 19th day of "May, and continued in session until and including Friday, May 22, 1908. Present: Mr. B.

D. Smith, Miss Lulu M. Lego and Mr. J. D.

Denison, Jr. Chairman Smith presiding. The minutes of the previous session were read and, on motion, approved. On motion, the following list of death claims, having been reviewed and considered legal claims on the benefit fund of the society are hereby approved and the Beneficiary Recorder is authorized and directed to issue benefit orders In payment of the following approved claims as soon as all legal requirements have been complied with, namely: Claim Name Age Camp A int. 2755 Elizabeth DuFrane 40 1898 $500 3470 Olive Carlson Towne ....25 2355 1000 3773 Ida M.

Whipple 48 1377 2000 3785 Sarah Ely Dill 35 3071 2000 3700 Kate J. Turner 48 157 1000 3799 Effie Dean Cornutt 31 4505 30(H) 3831 Annie M. Deagon 35 1838 1000 3854 Mary Lorden 61 298 1000 3800 Ada Hays .35 33 2000 3008 Harriet Staekhouse 50 10 1000 3911 Nancy E. El son 29 3817 1000 3010 Ola J. St.

John 37 3169 2000 3934 Marie R. Rennlieu 32 3312. 1000 3946 Auguste Steffen 41 1259 1000 3904 Ella R. Elliott 38 2874 1000 39fi0 A. Catherine Patterson.

.40 2140 1000 3971 Maggie N. Phillips 34 2580 1000 3972 Mary J. Otis 43 331 1000 3973 Orpheus O. Spencer 38 4373 .1000 3979 Mattie Donnelly 52 50 10)0 3980 Grace Mieklewright 34 505 1000 3081 Alice C. Glazier 40 178 1000 3988 Eliza Jefferson 48 604 1000 3090 Sue Denncv 39 2320 1500 3993 Lizzie IT.

01 560 1000 3000 Julia A. Hubbard 41 1013 500 3007 Ella Swenson 28 4325 1000 3999 Mary Hurley 35 244 1000 4004 Katie Dykes 28 282 1000 4000 Mable V. Johnston 27 899 2000 4007 Mary Kane 41 4147 1500 4008 T-ou Connelly 40 3726 500 4009 Ellen M. Holm. 20 1344 1000 4010 Arie F.

Moses 29 1982 1000 4011 Minnie Oswald 48 200 2000 4012 Ida L. Sandow 38 4923 1000 4013 Lewis Stout 47 352 1000 4014 Emma Christiansen 42 4071 1OO0 4015 Mattie A. Kaiser 21 4042 1000 4010 Rose Pine 34 171 1000 4017 Kate Sparks 41 4209 500 4018 Minnie S. Peppmnller 29 1733 1000 4019 Annie 48 730 lOOO 4022 Annie Whalen 30 501 2OO0 4023 Nettie A. Barton 41 305 1000 4025 Mollle D.

Hutchison 44 4355 1000 4020 W. I. Aleott 46 808 1000 4027 Mary J. O'Neill 40 1 540 1 000 4028 Edith M. Palmer 30 802 1000 4031 Mabel Pitts 25 4705 1000 40:51 Henry Selnif.b 47 973 1000 4033 Bertha Drath.

.48 1820 500.