The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-23
CONNANDERY SESSION
COmmandery General of the Sons
of America in Annual
Convention.
OPENED HERE THIS MORNING
DELEGATES FROM SEVERAL PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY RESPONDED TO ROLL
CALL THIS MORNING.
officers and Committees Make Reports
and the Commandery Makes Nom
nations of 0fficers-LiSt Of
the Delegates.

The fifth annual session of the Coms |
mandery General, Sons of America, con.
vened in Dougherty's hall, on West |
Centre street, this morning. Commander |
General j. Harry Hughes, assuming his
position, called the meeting to order |
promptly at 10 o'clock.
Recorder General called the roll Of
officers, and the following responded
Commander, j. Harry Hughes, Phil. |
adelphia; Senior Vice Commander, f. P. |
Hart, Chicago; Junior Vice Commander, |
S. L. Brown, Shenandoah Recorder, f. G. |
-Stees, Philadelphia; Treasurer, DR.. A. G.
Shissler, Shamokin; Chaplain, Rev. d. e.
Rupley, Catawissa; Inspector, e. e. Hum
mel, Reading; Guard, D. H. Barnhill,
Middletown; Picket, John H. Long,
Ronova; Financiers, J. L. Oberholtzer,
Lansdale; S. M. Helms, Reading, and r.
H. Morgan, Shenandoah; ex.Comman
ders, John R. Mast, Reading, o. B.
Wetherhold, Reading; L. V. Rausch,
Mahanoy City; H. j. Stager, Philadel
phia; District Commanders, d. H,'Wehu,
Mahanoy City; Jacob l.. Lurwick, Port
Carbon; E. e. Hummel, Reading; P. E.
Hartman, Dauphin; James A. Robb,
| Philadelphia; H. S. Lewis, Chester;
| Charles Dickert, Allentown; Clarence F
HUH, Shamokin; w. A. Sbuler, Hughes
vile; r. A. Fogle, Hazleton; G. S. Waltz,
Catawissa; H. K Kreibel. North Wales:
e. w. Harsburger, Dubois; John Fl. Long,
Renova; H. M Patton, indianapolis, Ind;
| b. F. McClamrock, Charlottesville, Ind;
P NJ. Lessly, Denver, Colorado; G. E.
Corbin, Chicago, ILL.,; John L. Dill,
Dayton, Ohio. Delegates, Lexington
Commandery, No. 3, John L. Kershner,
John G. Eckert. Warren, No. 3, Z. D.
Henize. Philadelphia, No. 4, Clifford
Ashmore, B. F. Baily. Lebanon Valley,
No. 3, Daniel NJ, Sharp, W. H. W. Hesse,
A. S. Fortna, A. Barnhart, G. j. Frantz.
Lehigh No. 6, j. w. Noll, j. H. Stall
wecker. Dayton No. 10, John Dill.
Warren No 49, Clarence f. Huth. Shen-
andoah No. IA, George H. Krick, George
Seibert. Halle No. II, w. A. Shelly.
Garfield No. q, John G. Kalbach, Joseph
Weller. Sherman No. 23, w. H. Young.
Chicago No. 81, George P. Smith. Grant
No SO, Joseph A. Bier. Lincoln No. AZ,
Louis Dickel. Chester No. 49, Edmund
Lisler. Reynolds No. So. G. H. Albator.
Hartrautt No. 80, H. Truckenmuller, II.
j. Strouse. Meade No. 79, E. @. Becker.
Conyngham No. "A, Reuben Smith.
Charlottesville No. 10, James S. Layman
Dubois No. 54, E. w. Hershberger.
The above were, by motion, accepted
and seated.
Commander ]. Harry Hughes made his
annual address. 1t was referred to the
committee on state of the order.
The Commander then appointed the
following committees: Appropriations,
S. M. Helms, d. NJ Sharp O. S. Waltz
Resolutions, John R. Mast, James A,
Kplbach, Clifford Ashmore. Laws, Geo
II. Krick, Charles Erantz, JohTL. Kersh'
ner State of the order, G. f. Huth, o.
lB Wetherhald. j. A. Robb. District
Commanders reports, j. H. Stalnecker
A. Truckenmiller, L. Dickel. Creden
tials r. H. Morgan, L. L. Lurwick, DR.
A. G. Shissler. Press, S. L, Brown
Joseph A. Bier
The executive committee reported th'
business since last meeting. Several new
Communicates were organized during thr
year.
The Recorder pre- ented his financia
and statistical reports, showing fiftysil
Communicates with a membership o
1000.
Treasurer A. G. Shissler, NJ D., re
p ported balance of $1,000 on hand
The Financiers reported the books o
Recorder aad Treasurer correct.
A communication was read from Color
ado Commandery No, 25, recommendinl
a reunion of Communicates at the meet
log of National Camp, p. o. S. of A, 4
1897.
A communication from Hartrauft Con
mandery No. 90, asking for the establish
ment of a death benefit fund and ais
asking for reduction Of per capita taA
was read and referred to committee o
= resolutions,
The following nominations were made
>, Commander, Joseph A. Bier, Port Can
bon Sr, Vice Commander, S. L. Brown
Shenandoah; Sr. Vice Commander
] mes A. Robb, Philadelphia Jr. Vic
Commander, G. G. Frantz, Lebanon
Recorder, F. E. Stees, Philadelphia
Treasurer, DR.. A. G. ShissIer, Shamokin
Chaplain, S. NJ. Helms, Reading lnspe'
tor, Reuben Smith, Conyngham; Guar'
John g. Eckert, Reading; Guard, Eime
Becker, St. Clair Picket H. X. Strous'
CAtawissa Financiers, b. H. Bailey