Woodmen Assist Sick Neighbor, Crawford County, Illinois

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The spirit of fraternal charity displayed in an eminently
practical manner last Thursday by the members of Camp # 2801, M.
W. of America, toward their neighbor Charles Gaddis who has been
suffering an attack of typhoid for some three weeks past. Mr.
Gaddis has been worrying considerably about his corn crop since he
has been ill , he having 27 acres of corn in this year on the Mrs.
Alexander land north of town.  On Tuesday 35 of the Modern Woodman
with 17 teams gathered at the Gaddis home and employed picking the
entire crop, placing Mrs. Alexander’s share in her crib, the
balance in Mr. Gaddis crib and hauling 3 loads to town for
immediate marketing.  Orlando Walker, of the prairie, had the work
in charge and divided the field up in a systematic manner and by
1:30 p.m. the entire 27 acres had been picked with as little waste
as the most careful farmer could desire. The party provided their
own dinners and report that the day was really an outing instead
of one of lab! or.  An expression of fraternity in a concrete form
such as this is very commendable to the local Woodmen.

Palestine Reporter 1906


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