The Constitution of the Wimachtendienk approved in June 1916 states in section IV – Membership:
Charter Membership – The directors of Treasure Island Camp for the season of 1915 together with all those who, elected to membership in the order during that season, have previous to the 1st day of July 1916, signified their wish and intention to maintain interest and membership in the order, shall constitute its charter membership.
The list that follows are the 23 Scouts elected to membership in Wimachtendienk in 1915 and they are the first year inductees in the Order. Goodman and Edson’s names are added for a total of 25 members that came out of Treasure Island Scout Reservation in 1915. They are not “Charter Members” as defined by the Constitution of Wimachtendienk, but they are the initial inaugural year members.
First Week: July 16, 1915
Robert Craig
Gilpin Allen
Second Week: July 23, 1915
Edward Pilkington
Robert Gordon
W.C. McCullough
August Wainwright
Third Week: July 30, 1915
Norman McConnel
Walter Marshbank
Edward Krein
Joseph Simon
Fourth Week: August 5, 1915
Linder Bongardt
Robert L. King
Jack Rosselle
Barret Culin
Edmund Lloyd
Joseph Cohen
Fifth Week: August 13, 1915
Edgar Hewish
William Spaeth
William Hirst
Louis Moss
There were ten Scouts that met the Wimachtendienk constitutional requirements to be considered Charter members. Unami Lodge records confirm that the following ten Arrowmen signified their “wish and intention to maintain interest and membership in the Order” and are the Charter Members of WWW:
E. Urner Goodman
Edward M. Krein
Jack Roselle
Norman J. McConnell
Howard D. Seideman
Harry A. Yoder
Carroll A. Edson
Edward Pilkington
William S. Spaeth
George W. Chapman
