Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-28
THE NATIONAL CAMP
PATRIOTIC ORDER OF AMERICA
IN SESSION.
Representative of a Membership of
Ten Thousand in the States
and Territories.

Under suspicious circumstances the sixth
annual session of the National Camp. Pa
triotic Order of America was convened this
morning at 10 o'clock in the hall, No. 43O
9th street northwest, with about $50 dele
gates. representing nearly all the states and
territories of the Union. in attendance. The
hall was tastefully decorated with the ma
tional colors. two large designs being artis-
tically arranged back Of the presidents
chair, while streamers Of red, white and
blue bunting were grouped from the walls
and conferred at the chandeliers in the room
A number of Japanese lanterns were used
in the decorations. and the whole made a
most pleasing effect.
Promptly at the hour named the gavel Of
the national president Mrs. A. F. Robert
son. sounded on the desk, calling the body
to order. Mr.. A. E. German, secretary of
the entertainment committee. made the
welcoming address to the visiting delegates.
to which response was made by the ma
tional president.
At this mornings session the reports Of
the president. secretary and treasurer, fe-
spectively, were submitted and referred to
the proper committees Many new resolu-
tions were reported, and the hours of the
meeting were set from am. to II m. and
from 30 to pm. The camp adjourned at
10 for luncheon.
The afternoon session was convened
about o'clock. This sitting was devoted
to the reports Of the different committees
on the mornings work and the nomination
of officers for the ensuing year.
Session This Evening.
At 7 o'clock the members will assemble
ar the headquarters of the convention, in
the Metropolitan Hotel, and will proceed In
body to the Pennsylvania depot to receive
the union degree team from Baltimore and
escort them thence to the hall on 9th street
where the evening session will convene at
7:30 o'clock. when the ritualistic work will
be conferred upon a number CT candidat es
OF the local organizations. At the C n
clusion Of these ceremonies refreshments
will be served, and the remaining mo nents
OF the meeting given over to social func-
lions.
A reception was rendered last evening at
the Metropolitan Hotel by the entertain
ment committee, of which Mrs. Anna NJ
WetZel Is the chairman, to the national
officers. The parlors of the hostely were
deliberately decorated for the occasion and
an excellent musical program was arranged
for the event.
Tomorrows convention will be held at
the same place. and the officers for the en-
suing year will be elected. Thursday will
be given over to sightseeing, and the many
places of interest in and about the city will
be visited by large number of the visiting
delegates.
Mrs. Wetzel chairman of the entertain
ment committee, has been untIring In her
efforts to make the convention one of pleas
ure to the many delegates The organiza-
tion represents about 10000 of the several
states and territories There are six camps
In this city, the work here being but year
old and showing a representation of about
400 members
The national officers are: President Mrs.
A. F. Robertson. Newburg. N. Y: assist
ant national president, A NJ. Giesbert. Bal
timore: vice president, Mrs. Linda Curran,
Waverly. N. Y: assistant, Gustave Kaiser,
Jersey City: conductor, Rachael c. Power,
Yonkers. N. Y: assistant. Milton D. Dep,
Philadelphia: secretary. G. s. Maurer La
velle. Pa: assistant. Miss Emma Monroe,
Baltimore; treasurer, Emily S. Harkins
Philadelphia: chaplain, Mrs Anna McGay,
Norristown. Pa; guard, Alice Stevens,
Chicago