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TTN JUNE, 1890, Joseph Cullen Root visited Omaha and met F. A. Falkenkenburg of Denver;
A -B. W. Jewell of Manchester, Iowa; John T. Yates and Dr. W. O. Rodgers of Omaha, and
others, to establish a beneficiary society. On the 6th of June, 1890, the infant fraternity was an
ncmneed. An office was established in Sheely Block. H. J. Root and Ruby H. Root attended to the details of
the office, while J. C. Root "organized a field force and began the upbuilding of the order. John T. Yates, Sov
Clerk, soon became actively engaged in the duties of his office. '
Twenty-one years orf effort has1 resulted in enlisting nearly 600,000 members; establishing two
ladies' auxilliaries and promoting co-ordinate jurisdictions in Canada and the Pacific States, mak-
ing a combined membership of over 800,000 men and women in the system of perfected woodcraft
The Members
Rule in
PEBFiBOTO.
fflwmgisfliFir
No stockholder to exact dividends.
An equal, mutual co-partnership.
Not temporary, but permanent protection.
Not an experiment, but an established
success.
Every member has membership in the
order and contributes equally, based on
expectancy of life according to age, cre
ating an interest earning fund, safely in
vested, to minimize the monthly contri
butions, t6 assure positive payment of
death benefits, the erection of a monu
ment to the memory of each deceased mem
ber, and to assure annual pensions to liv
ing members for total physical disability
by reason of old age.
The wonderful growth yof the Wood
men of the World all over the American
continent is due to its equitable and safe
plan. If understood it impels confidence.
WOODMAN'S SPIRIT OF 1911.
What the
tUoGdmen of the ArSd
Is Doing for Omaha
INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE '
Over a million and a half dollars in old -and
new headquarters to be erected.
," 240 EMPLOYES IN OFFICES.
OVER $8,000,000 HANDLED BY OMAHA
BANKS DURING THE YEAR.
Thousands of dollars paid postoffice
and express companies in Omah?
Nearly a half million dollars disbursed
in Omaha for advertising, official newspa
per, management and field work every year
i
650 death losses paid through Omaha
banks every month.
$12,000,000 emergency fwrt invested in
bonds kept in Omaha increasing $3,000,000
per year.
600 monuments at a cost of $100 each
placed to the memory of deceased members
contracted from Omaha office every month.
Every insurable man in Nebraska
should show appreciation by joining the
Woodmen of the World.
Fraternal Life Insurance at Actual st
Its Membership
December 31. 1891 5,449
December 31. 1893 10.299
December 31. 1893 14.057
lcember 31. 1894 ........ 20.272
Dt-ember 31. 1895 33,027-
Dect.jibcr 31. 1396 50.110
Deceru-er 31, 1897 - .'. 67,661
December 31. 1S98 88,481
December 31. 1899 s 113,473
December 31. 1900 , - 129,837
December 31, 1901 153.017
December 8, 1S0I
December 31. 1903
December 31. 1904
December 31. 1905
176,028
. ... 207.176
237.253
274,592
December 31. 1906 33:,720
December 31. 1907 389,169
December 31. 1908 .....439.285
December 31, 1969 L (00,369
December II, 1910 563.466
Annual Cpsf
Of $1,04)0 and 9100 Monument.
Age cf Joining Cost rer
18 to 25 - -
26 to 29
30 to 33
34 to 37
38 to 40
41 to 42
43 to 45
46
47
48
49
50
51
TJnder 52
$1,000
9.60
10.80
12.00
13.20
15.00
16.20
17.40
19.20
20.40
22.20
23.40
26.40
30.00
34.80
Monthly Payments
Age at nearest blrtnday
thing except Camp dues t
Ages on
18 to 25 .
to
to
to
to
to
to
26
30
34
38
41
43
29
33
37
40
42
45
4C
47
48
49
60
51
52
.1500
.60
.55
.eo
.05
.75
, .80
, .85
.95
.1.00
.1.10
,1.15
,1.30
.1.45
. 1.65
when
o tnfe
l,O0l
.80
.90
1.00
1.10
1.25
1.35
1.45
1.G0
1.70
1.85
1.95
2.20
2.50
2.90
joining. Inc
t local expen
1,E IJ.OUU
1.15 1.45
1.30
1.45
1.60
1.85
2.U0
2.15
2.40
2.55
2.80
3.70
3.90
4.05
4.30
1.65
1.85
2.05
2.35
2.55
2.75
3.05
3.25
3.55
4.95
5.20
5.10
5.70
hides
ses.
1.80
1.05
2.30
2.55
2.95
3.20
5.15
5.40
5.65
5.90
6.15
6.45
6.75
7.10
every-
IS.OUU
2.10
2.40
2.70
3.00
3.45
3.75
6.20
6.50
6.75
7.05
7.40
, 7.75
8.10
8.55
Old Ag3
In addition to placing a $KK3 Monument to
the memory of every deceased member, one
tenth of the amount of Certificate is jud for
encfits
total physical dis!bility by reason of old age.
total physical disability by reason of old age,
each year .until fully paid after reaching 7U
Officers Sovereign Gamp
Sovereign Commander
HON. JOSEPH CULLEN ROOT.
"Founder of all Woodcraft."
Sovereign Adviser
W. A. FRASER ,.. Dallas, Tex.
Sovereign Banker
HON. MORRIS SIIEPPAR11.
Member Congress,
' Texarkana. Tex.
Sovereign Clerk
JOHN T. VAiJS Omaha, Neb.
Sovereign Escort
H. F. SIM RAUL Columbus, Mies.
Sovereign Watchman
H. WOOD JEWELL Manchester, Iowa
Sovereign Seutry
DE E. BRADSHAW Little Rock, Ark
Sovereign Managers '
N. B. MAXEY, Chairman Muskogee, Okla.
C. C. FARMER Mt. Carroll, III.
J. E. FITZGERALD Kansas CTly, Mo.
I. Q. RAWSON Cleveland, O.
T. E. PATTERSON Chattanooga, Tenn.
ELISHAB. LEWfS i Klnsion. N. C
ED D CAMPBELI Pt. Huron, Ainu.
Sovereign Physician
IRA V. PORTER, M. D Mobile, Ala.
A. D. CLOYD, M. D. Salisbury, Mo.
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