The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-24
5. Or A. CONVENTION
COmmandery General Concluded It's
LabOrS Yesterday Afternoon
and Adjourned.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION IT
WAS DECIDED TO MAKE NO CHANGE
IN PER CAPITA TAX.
The COmmandery Postponed Action OF
Change of Officers TitleS--The
Next Convention Will be
Held at Berwick.

The Commandery General of the Sons of
America reconvened in Dougherty's hall
at 1;45 o'clock yesterday afternoon to
finish it's annual session and accomplished
that end shortly after five o'clock. Com.
mander General J. Harry Hughes presided
at the session.
Credentials were received from E. L.
Heinze, of Warren No. B. Ashland, and
DR.. H. A. Klock, of Garfield No. 81, NAH
anoy City.
Committee on state of the order reported
the order in better condition than at any
time in its history. 1t concurred with
the recommendation of the Commander,
in regard to the appointment of District
Commanders and opposed a reduction of
per capita tax for the coming year. A
discussion was had on the matter, State
President Huth opposing the reduction.
G. S. Waltz, No SO, j. L. Lurwick, No
&c. and Kline, of SO, favored the reduction.
A vote was taken and the CommRndery
decided in favor of making the tax the
same as last year.
The Commandery General decided to
participate in the celebration of the
/ fftieth anniversary of the organization
of the P. o. S. of A, and the matter was
left in the hands of the executive com
mittee with power to act.
The question of organizing comman
deries, armed with muskets, was discussed
and postponed indefinitely.
A communication from Colorado Com
mandery No 25, calling for reunion of
commanderies at the meeting of the
National Camp in 1897 and every four
years thereafter, was adopted.
The committee on District Commanders
reported districts in good condition.
The committee on laws recommended
changing the law in regard to the ap
pointment of District Commanders.
Hereafter District Commanders will be
appointed from the membership instead
of from Past Commanders. The com
mittee also recommended the dropping of
the word General" from the title of
officers and making it National" This
Recommendation was not concurred in.
The appropriation committee reported
appropriations amounting to $679.
Hazlston, Renoys and Berwick were
placed on nomination for the next place
of meeting. A vote was taken and
Berwick was selected as the place.
The per capita tax for ensuing year WAS
Iplaced at SOC.
The executive committee was instructed
to procure bonds for the Secretary and
Treasurer from some approved trust com
pany.
A vote of thanks was rendered Shenan-
and courteous treatment rendered the
delegates to the Commandery General.
The executive committee was instructed
to have new ritual prepared for use OF
Commandery Geueral, to be used at the
annual session.
| G. +. Huth was instructed to prepare h
funeral ceremony for the use of subordin-
ate Communicates.
rhe following officers were elected for
the ensuing year; Commander General,
Joseph A Bier, Port Carbon Sr. Vice
Commander General, S. L. Brown, Sheu.
andoah; Jr Vice Commander General,
Q. f. Frantz, Lebanon; Recorder General,
F. E. Stees, Philadelphia; Treasurer
General, DR.. A. G. Shissler, Shamokin;
Chaplain General, S. NJ. Helms, Reading;
Inspector General, r. II. Smith, Conyng-
ham; Guard General, John G.. Eckert,
Reading; Picket General, FL, j. Strouse,
Catawissa; Financier Generals. B. F.
Bailey, Philadelphia; j. H. Stalnecker,
Allentown, and g. H. Altvator, Renova.
Past Commander General John r.
Mast, of Reading, installed the officers
aud the ceremony was followed by short
addresses by several officers, after which
the convention adjourned to meet at
Berwick on the third Thursday of April
1896
NOTES.
A. L. Kline ia an old Schuylkill county
boy, having had his early training in
famous Camp 75.
Louis Diekel was the fat man of the
convention.
James A, Robb, of Philadelphia, made
an impression upon the ladies',
o. b. Wetherhold is an eloquentlspeaker
and as a story teller he has no equal.
DR.. Klock is an old war horse in the
cause
There were four Past State Presidents
of the P. o. S. A. present.
State President Huths speech on the
per capita tax was a telling one. He
certainly does not believe in ten cent
orders
This being J. Harry Hughes first visit