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Show THE WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Senior Deputy Head Consul Falkenburg: at Work In Till City. W. S. Falkenburg, senior deputy head consul of the order of Modern Woodmen of America and an efficient team of five assistants are in the city with the object of organizing the fra-rernity fra-rernity in this city and the territory. These gentlemen camo properly commissioned com-missioned by duly authorized officers to placo tho "Woodmen," as they are popularly pop-ularly called, in all of these lands. The order now numbers about 55,000 with a daily increase of about 100 in the entire order. The Paoitio jurisdiction, of which Utah is a part, has its head offices in Denver, Colo., and includes all of the territory of the great northwest. The objects of the organization are four fold! vi,., fraternal, social, business busi-ness and beneliciarv. It has paid out more than l,000,000 to its bcnellciaries, never has had more than nine assessments assess-ments in one vear. and never a higher death rate than thirty-one to 1000 risks. . , Its medical examinations are as rigid as any old life insuranco company, and it uncompromisingly rejects all extra-dangerous extra-dangerous vocations, as well as persons engaged in dishonorable or unlawful or immoral business or'of irregular habits; thus affording tho best possible select risks at the absolute cost. 'The ritualistic work is high toned and intelligent, and is complimented by the foremost men of tho older fraternities. In other cilies and states, the very best of the leading citizens are its members, mem-bers, and here it is expected by tho organizer or-ganizer that none but lirst class men will be admitted. At the recent meeting of tho Head Camp in Denver, Salt Lake, City was unanimously selected as the place to hold its next session in August, 1HI)?. Mr. Falkenburg, and his specials, Messrs. Stoncr, Rudd, Hines, Hosick and Hall, are at the St. James, where they will be glad to meet any one desiring de-siring information relative to their work. |