Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-13
ALL ARE AMERICANS.
Interesting Meetings Of the Order Of
Patriotic Sons.
DOINGs AT TIE SECRET SESSION,
Balance in the Treasury Reported, and
Many New Members.
RESULT OF THE EXCITING ELECTION

Men of every vocation of life, preachers,
lawyers, educators, politicians, Congress
men, Senator's merchants, mechanics, and
representatives. of all industries, mingled
together in the Grand Opera House and
exchanged views on the various important
matters brought before the State Convention
of the Patriotic Sons of America held yes
terday in this city.
In the morning the Opera House was
| filled with nearly 900 members welcomed
to the city by Mayor Gourley. At 2 o'clock
in the afternoon the order reconvened
to hold a secret session. The re-
port of the State Secretary was
the first matter brought up for consideration.
1t showed that 1908 propositions, 12,427
elections and 493 reflections marked the
| record for the past year. The total mem
bership was 43, 79s, while subordinate camps
reported an expenditure Of S57 1926 9S in
benefits. Investments in bonds and real
estate footed up to S255,707 80. There was
a total of 547 active camps, and during the
last IL months 100 new camps were organ
lied in Pennsylvania.
State Treasurer /. S. Smith reported q
balance OF State camp funds amounting to
S11, ,562 "a in his hands for the year ending
July 81, 1890.
AN RxCIrING ELECTION.
The election OF officers was put down as
an interesting feature of the private session,
and considerable enthusiasm manifested
itself among those who were backing favorite
candidates, A Tamaqua delegate, +. z.
Spiese, carried off the presidential honors
Altoona was houored with the vice presi-
dency, the ch6ice falling on one of her
fayorite citizens, W. II. Schwartz. As an
Acknowledgement of the high esteem in
which Irwin S. Smith is held, the delegates
unanimously accorded him a reelection to
the Office of State Treasurer. w. T. Sauers,
of Williamsport, was elected State Master
of Forms and Ceremonies; P. G. Hess, State
Marshal, and II. j. Stager, of Philadel-
phia, R. II. Koch, Pottsville, and ]. r.
Helms, State Camp Trustees.
Voting for the Secretaryship went in
favor of William Weand, the present in
cumbent, who was chosen to serve another
term. After the election attention was
turned to the appointment Of committees.
Messrs. J. M. Steese, of Orb1sonia; J. W.
Wilson, of Philadelphia, and Calvin f.
Heckler, Lebanon, were selected by the
State President for the Committee on Gre
dentials. Auditing Committee, Past State
President Daniel M. Sharp, Lebanon;
Samuel Hollinger, Lansford, and w. c.
Bobst, Reading.
The gentlemen chosen to act on the Com
mittee on Laws, Rules and Decisions were
H. II. Hall, Reading; George S. McFarlan,
of the same city, and james R. Kenney,
also Readingtonian. Committee on Ap-
peaIs, F. G. Hobson, Collegeville; W. E.
Erdman, Stroudsburg, and Thomas J. Chase.
of Wilkesbarre; Messrs. n. j. Stager, Hal
Gotham, of Warren, and j. T. B. Gould,
Mt. Carmel, were appointed a Committee on
Constitutional Amendments.
SOME OTHERS HoNoRED.
The Committee on District Presidents,
Reports comprised Samuel A. Roberts, of
Conshohocken; Horace G. Dengler, OF
Shenandoah, and j. F. Baurmelster, Scran-
ton. Committee on Appropriations, r. 81.
Koch, J. K. Helms, j. Shindle Kraus;
Committee on Resolutions, Hon. Charles N.
Brumm, f. E. Steese and William n. Bal
lentine, of Mathena City. Committee on
Newspaper Reports, W. 81. Schwartz, S.
M. Helms, R. A. Townsend, G. S. Maurer
and D. c. Kaseman.
Some interesting electioneering followed,
candidates for delegates to the coming ma
tional convention Of the order, which will
be held in Boston in October. Out of all
the names submitted, AZ will be selected to
represent the State of Pennsylvania.
At 9 A. NJ. yesterday the Patriotic Sons
were escorted BY the General Committee to
the place of meeting, Mr.. George b. Hawks
worth acting as marshal. Mayor Gourley
enthusiastically welcomed the delegates in
neat speech, responded to by ex-Mayor
James R. Kinney, OF Reading, the State
President, who said among other things:
We are too prone to have peace at any sacri-
fee; we are too eager to compromise disloyaIty
and to forgive serious encroachments upon our
Americanism. The watchword of the future
then is organization and education, the employ
ment of all legitimate means to unite our
native-born Americans by strongly cemented
bond, and to educate them and all Others en-
loving the bounties of our free land, to higher
appreciation of their privilege, to more en-
iightened knowledge of their duties, and to the
necessity of lifelong loyalty to our laws and
institutions.
Outside of those pernicious doctrines symbol
lied by the red flag, and promoted and Dursed
by the vagabond mass that is permitted to land
upon our shores, and exclusive of those in our
midst. of whatever denomination, VINO oppose
system, we have weakened milk-and-water
native born who. for place in society in the
political world and in business. sacrifice their
Americanism and refuse to ally themselves
with the covenanted defenders and patriots of
to-day-we meet them on all sides-they weaken
our noble order to the extent OF their remain
ing out Of it. and further. by their example,
dissuading others ready to join u.s. These
must be educated and strengthened and con-
vinced of their error.
A PRESENTATION.
After the tune OF America" had rung
through the house, District President
George 81. Hawksworth, who has held all
the Offices in the order from State President
down, was presented by his numerous
friends with handsome gold badge, con-
tanning diamond studded star. Mr.. f. G..
Hobson, of Norristown, presented President
Kenney with a gavel cut from the wood
that formed the floor of the original head
quarters at Valley Forge.
To-day the morning and afternoon ses-
sions will be entirely secret. The delegates
to the Boston Convention will be elected
and reports of the standing committees
heard, while valuable suggestions from
President Kenney will be acted upon.
Tonight the meeting will be open to the
public. Among the speakers who will ad-
dress the society are Hon. Charles Brumm,
Hon. James R. Kenney, Hon. F. G. Hob
son, r. II. Koch, Hon. John Whitehouse,