The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-12-10
SECRET SOCIETY GOSSIP.
society Iid-Bits OF Interest to the Mem5
bers Of the Fraternity.

Hoolety Aid-hita OF interest 20 the Meh1
bers Of the Fraternity.
The P. o. S. of A. Band at Wealth
erly will hold a masquerade ball in the
rink on the evening of January 2nd,
1893. Invitations will be issued next
week.
Washington Camp, No. 2l9, P. o. S.
of A., will open the new hall at Beaver
Meadow on Friday evening, the l6 inst,
with a musical entertainment and a
ball. Prominent members of the or
gani2ation will be present from differ
ent parts. A good orchestra has been
engaged. Everything is free and it is
likely that the affair will be unusually
large
The p. o. S. of A. State President,
John r. Mast, has decided to push the
organization of new camps in the State
under his administration. Among
those already organized are No G6s, at
York; No. 669, Of Keelersville, Bucks
county; No. go, of Mansfield, Tioga
county, and No. 42s, Onset, Lebanon
county. New camps are ready for in
stitution at West Chester, and Elk
Grove, Columbia county. Harvey A.
Tyson, of Chester, has been appointed
special organizer for Chester and Ian
caster counties and II. NJ Mckee, of
Allegheny City, for organization work
in Allegheny, Washington, Beaver,
Butler, Armstrong, Lawrence and
Mercer counties.
The annual report of Green B..
| Raum, commissioner of pensions,
shows that there we're on the pension
rolls June 30, 1892, s76,O6s pensioners,
an increase during the year of l99,9OS.
There were added to the rolls during
the year 222,937 new pensions and 2,476
pensioners previously dropped were
restored to the pension lists. During
the year 25, ,306 persons were dropped
from the rolls. The total amount eX-
pended for pensions during the fiscal
was S135,O35,6 GIL. For the present fiscal
year s144, ,955,OOO is appropriated, and
taking the costs of the penion allow.
ances during the first months of this
fiscal year as basis of calculation, the
commissioner estimates that a defici.
ency appropriation of sl0,50S,62l will
be necessary to supplement this years
appropriation. An estimate of $780,.
100000 is submitted for the next fiscal
year, but Commissioner Raum says
that if as many allowances of pension
shall be made during the fiscal year to
come as during the fiscal year ended
June 30, last, this amount will not be
large enough. Under the dependent
and disability pension act 929,957
claims have been filed, of which mum.
Der 403,856 have been allowed. The
pension payments under the law up to
Sept 30, 1892, amounted to S76,494, ,443
The commission heartily commends
the disability law.
Jos. N. Bennett, after filling the
office of Recording Secretary for LIE
| hlku OOuuCll, NO. lOly JE- w. ". y. M,
with ability and credit, has rendered
his resignation.
+ *Knights of Honor Lodge 2087, will
hold grand public installation in
their hall ON or about January 8, in the
new year.
*George w. Diehl, Tuesday, paid
over to Garret Linderman, of South
Bethlehem, $4,000, the full amount oil
insurance carried by the late Abr. G
Brodhead, who was a member of the
council of Royal Arcanum in this city
= In a general order issued last week
by Department Commander Taylor
was the following "Post officers
elected to serve during the year 1885,
will be installed in their respective
offices at The first stated meeting in
January, 1893. The installation may
be conducted publicly at special
peeting to be held for that. purpose
when NO, part of the opening or closing
services or sign of recognition shall bt
issued. These new posts have beer
mustered in Pennsylvania; Il. r
Packer Post, No. GIG, located at Rose
vile, Tioga county; Benjamin Arm
strong Post, No. 6l7, at Richfleld
Juniata county.
Capt. Joseph S. Webb Camp, Nc
80, S. of ", have elected the following
new officers; Captain, Clayton Heydt
first lieutenant, Edward Hibbler; sec
; ond lieutenant, Harry Haines; camI
council, G.. w. Fry, William Watson
} Andrew Riffert; delegate to state camp
Phaon Strauss; alternate, G. w. Fry.
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