The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-08-12
SECRET SOCIETY DOINGS.
Society rid-Bits Of Interest to the Mem
bers Of the Fraternity.

Society rid-Bits Of Interest to the Men
bers OF the Fraternity.
Secret societies in need of paraphe
MALTA, flags, banners, uniforms, etc.
should consult H. V. Mortimer, Jr.
who represents one of the largest firms
and importers, manufacturers and
dealers in this country before purchas.
ing elsewhere.
"a grand reunion of the Castles and
Commandiries knights of the Golden
Eagle Of the Lehigh Valley will be held
at Laury's on Sept. 8. Extensive pre-.
parations are being made to make IL
one of the most enjoyable affairs ever
held in this section of the state. Every
Sir Knight should attend.
Norman Commandry, l35, Knights
Of Malta, of town, conferred the BlsoI,
Degree on y Sir Knights on Tuesday
evening A delegation from Mauob
Chunk was present and assisted in tine
work After the convocation a ban.
quet was served at the Mansion House,
in Mine host HONS best style.
The Convention of Knights of
Golden Eagle delegates and reunion of
Castles and Communicates from Mont
gomery, Berks, Chester, LehiRh and
Bucks counties, to be held in Potts.
town ON Saturday, August 26. will be
by long odds one of the most elaborate
events of the kind ever held in that
part of the State. The territory in.
terested contains y Castles and 8 Com.
manderies. The programme provides
Tor convention of three delegates
from each Castle or Commandery, at 10
a. m. There will be grand street par
ade at IL 10 "A. m. in which numerous
Castles and Communicates will partici-
pate. w. p. Young will be Chief Mar
shall. Burgess Evans will welcome the
visitors in an address at Sanatoga Park
at , o'clock in the afternoon and there
will be addresses of responce by j. d.
Barnes, Grand Master of Records and
Jenkin Hill, Grand Sir Herald, and
and Others. Visiting Communicates
Will engage in competitive drill at
$3.50 p, m, and complimentary ball,
lasting from to l1;30 p. M, will close
the festivities. The National Band
and the National Orchestra will furnish
music during the afternoon and even
ing. Prizes will be awarded as follows:
First to the best drilled Commandery.
800; second, to the largest and best
equipped Commandery, S25; third, to
largest Castle, $50; fourth, to Castle
displaying the most handsome banner
in parade, $50; fifth, to the Command.
cry ranking second in the competitive
drill, gold X. G. E emblem. No Com
mandery will be awarded more than one
prize and the Pottstown organizations
will not compete.
*The twentY-eight annual session of
the State Camp P. o. S. of A., will be
held at Chester, commencing Tuesday
August %, aud as the time draws near
candidates for State Camp officers are
becoming quite numerous. The follow
ing have thus far announced them
selves;For State President, f. G.. Hob
son, of Camp No. 207. Iron Bridge, and
Major r. NJ. Reed, of Camp No. 36l,
Philadelphia; for State vice president.
7. M. Mckee, or Camp No. 3, Allegheny.
IL. f. Kaehlea, of Camp No. 2i2, Scran-
ton, and IL. e. Ritter, of Camp No. 1913,
Liverpool; for State master of forms:
VIM, f. Frantz, of Camp No. g,Lebanon.
State Treasure, Irwin s Smith of Camp
50, Reading, and State Secretary VIM.
Weand, of Camp No. II, Philadelphia,
will each be candidates for reelection.
Wilks-Barre, Easton and Allentown.
will each make "a strong fight for the
State Camp sessions of 1894.
*The annual convention of the Jr.O
U. A. NJ. of Pennsylvania, will be held
in Johnstown in September, and on
the 18th day of that month the annual
parade will take place. The convention
Will be in session four days and twelve
hundred delegates are ex pected. One
of the important contests at the CON
veAtion will be the election of a repre-. |
sentative to the national convention. |
The following prizes will be awarded |
on the day of the parade: First prize
To the Council having the largest num- |
Der of members in line. Second prize
To the Council making the finest ap-
pearance in line. Third prize-To the
Council coming the longest distance
Fourth prize-Io the Council having
largest percentage of members in the
parade. A prize will also be given TO
the Commandery making the finest ap-
pearance in the parade. One of the
important features of the meeting will |
be the election of National Representa-
tlves and State Vice Councillor. the
candidates are A. d. Wilkin, Victor G. |
Reed, W. S. Davis and Robt. w. Crane. |
W.S. Davis halls from Johnstown and
is member of General Custer Couacil |
2O6, and according TO present indica |
tions his chances of winning are very |
good. lie was representative 10 the
State Council ever since 1887, and was
the originator Of the Advisory Council |
of Cambria county, and has been its
secretary ever since its organization. |
As he has the endorsement of a |
majority of the Cambria county Coun.
ellis aud the support Of the principal |
officers aud many of the leading mem. |