The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24
LIVE NEWS OF
WEST SCRANTON
HISTORY OF WASHINGTON
CAMP, NO. 333, p. o. S. OF A.
Organized Little Over Ten Years
Ago 1t Has Had Very Successful
Career-Names of the Charter
Members and the First Officers of
the Camp-Scrahton Railway Com
pany is Putting in Connecting
Link on It's Road to Providence.

washington camp No. o53, Patrlollc
Order Sons of America, which has now
reached its tenth year, is one of the
most prominent Of the younger fratern-
al societies i'm West Scranton, the Sec
tton of Societies" The camp has
passed through many trials during its
ten years of life. which would have
destroyed one less stronger
on the evening of June G. 1883, a
meeting was held in Cooperative hall,
on North Main avenue, for the pur-
pose of considering the organization of
u new camp. At that time there was
only one such camp on this side, and
that was Washington Camp No. 1IS,
which still exists as one of the strong
est lodges in West Scranton.
This preparatory meeting was well
attended and the district president of
the Lackawanna- Western district, w.
II. Coons, presided. From this meet
ing. with its enthusiasm. it was only
a step to the organizing, and on June
Is, 1888, there was instituted n new
camp, known as Washington camp No.
333. The ceremonies were held at
Masonic hail. and continuously from
that date every Tuesday evening the
camp has held a session i'm this hall.
There were forty-four charter MEM
bers enrolled that evening. Officers
for the term. which is six months for
all officers, except fipancial and re-
cording secretaries and treasurer,
which are filled for a year, were chosen
and seated that evening.
They were: Senior past president c.
| Corlcss, sr.; president, Eli J. Davis;
| vice president, l.. L. Stanton; master
sNf
| secretary. Louis Schoen: financial sec
| retary, ]. p. Harris; treasurer, c.
| HOrning; conductor, William Lyman;
| inner guard, +. f. Jones; outer guard
j. Wilson; trustees. for eighteen
months. Bert Scott, and for six months,
| b. b. Anthony.
| The charter members were: T.. j.
| Davies, j. II. Reynolds, Orlando Utter,
| j. s. Crawford, r.. II. Holbert. A. F.
| Becker, w. w. Abbott, c. Horning, G..
| W. Coons, Louis Schoen, William Ly-
man, Jacob Wilson, Elmer Stover, w.
G. NOsburg. Bert Scot, ]. j. Wash
burn, Is. Il. Anthony, Richard Will
liams, j. II. Washburn, C. Corless,
| S. l.. Stanton, II. II. Page. +. +. Jones,
+. l.. Crawford, S. a. Hartman. d. "
| Jones, G. $. HOlbert b. +. Thomas. f..
T. Bailey, John Gudekunst, John Grow
er, j. p. Harris, Fred Ritenauer. John
! Roberts, Charles Leitner, q G. Glnad-
| er, Daniel Robertson, d. r. Barr, Will
| liam Klinger, II. +. Ferber, Frank
| Woodruff. j. S. Piper, d. j. Harris and
;. B. Adkins. The majority are still
members in good standing
The camp now has 100 members in
good standing, and has had as high as
20 during the ten years. During it,
life the camp has only been called
upon but three times to perform the
ritualistic burial service for dead
member The dead are John VI. House,
| William Jenkins and II. \. Wescott.
Few lodges, proportiona' ely as old
and as large, have as low a record
| of deceased brethren.
From the camps membrrahip the
district presidency has been tilled five
| times during the ten years. Though
the feature of giving a pri2a for ora
tory at the state camp was only in
stituted four years ago, David J. Da-
Wis, member of the camp has cap
tured the first and second prizes in
| two entries out Of four He carried
off first prize the first year.
| When a call for volunteers was IS
sued the camp sent its quota as CON-
| pared with other lodges of equal mum
hcrs. -Four members We're taken hut
cne was rejected fer a slight physical
defnrmity of the hand. The Other
thrae are still in the service They are
Archie Bisbing, past president and q
III mi er of Company b, ThiPtcrnrl1
regiment; Private Edward Edwards OF
Company =, same teglmenL. ard Fred
60.
In addition the nucleus of Il company
was formed from camp members Il
necessity arose to require them. This
was mostly among married men OF
whom the membership is largely com.
posed.
During the past fiscal year S1O59 wa,
paid out i'm benefits. The camp i;
worth approximately $1,000 The pres
ent officers are: Junior past president
samuel Jones; president, j. w. Crit
man; vice president. L. l.. storm; mas
ter Of forms, r. II. Holbert; record
ing secretary, w. IL. Harris; financia
secretary. w. Il. Bisbing; treasurer
", +. Knapp; conductor, w. J. Sutton
inner guard. Fred Buck; outer guard
jasper Webster; trustees for eighteel
months, u. J. Davies; for twelv,
months, Samuel Jones; for six months
l. \. Daniels.
The initiation fee is SO, and an!
American-born, white man, between |
and 80 years of age, Is eligible 4
membership, The camp meets regu
larly every Tuesday evening at
oc ocll in Masonic hall, North Mai
avenue. al members of the order ar
welcome.