I just got the following in response to a query I made months ago. MWA is much more helpful than WOW. Margaret Begin forwarded message: > From: "Gail Levis" <[email protected]> > Date: Wed Feb 13, 2002 08:55:32 AM US/Eastern > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Modern Woodmen of America Research > > February 12, 2002 > > > > > e-mail: [email protected] > > > Dear Margaret: > > Edward D. Ryan belonged to Modern Woodmen of America Camp No. 409 > located in Merrill, Wisconsin. Modern Woodmen issued a check for > $2,000 on April 20, 1922. Unfortunately, the original application is > no longer available. > > Sincerely, > > Gail Ann Levis > Historian > > gl/lh > > >