Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-25
p. q. s. OF A TEN
IN CONVENTION


held Monday at Catawissa. Gathered
together in the hall of W. G. No. $40
were no less than a hundred officers,
delegates and members.
Represented at the meeting were
the following camps No. II, Light
Street; No GS Miflinville; No 1913,
Benton; No. SOB, Jonestown; No. 2o4,
Newlin; No. SCI, Riverside; No. 3G4,
Danvillo; No. lO5. Berwick; No. 3l9,
Bloomsbury No. H. FowIervilIe No.
391, Lime Ridge and No. $40, Cata-
wissa.
When the convention opened the fol-
lowing officers were III the chairs
President, Dr. |. L. Edwards; Charles
McAllister. vice president. Boyd Nc
Allister, Master of Forms; J. Y. Will
son and E. A. Brown, secretaries; j.
l.. G. Kline, treasurer, George Labor,
conductor. With the singing of the
camp ode and prayer by chaplain
Schweppenheiser, the convention was
opened. The address by president |.
l. Edw ards was one of considerable
strength and brought out well the OBJ
ject for which the organization Is
striving Several members gave brief,
earnest talks, followed by the reports
of their districts by District president
Kline OF Southern Columbia County
district and District President Sch
weppenheiser of the Northern Colum-
bia County district. Each reported the
camps in their districts to be in a
fourishing condition.
The election of officers resulted is
follows: President, a. Fl. Kline, Vice
President, Matt Stone; Master of
Forms, A. T. Chaplin, Fishing Greek;
Secretaries, Charles Wilson, Danville,
E. G.. Schweppenheiser Berwick; O.
S. Waltz. Catawissa; Treasurer. l. H.
Seesholtz. Conductor, J. J. Davis,
FowlerviIle; Inspector, Isaac Gross,
Danville; Guard, Wilson Rhodes, New
| lin.
A most excellent and stirring ad
dress on the principles of the order
was that given by Rev. |. NJ. Bach
man, of Newlin. Danville was chos
en- as the place 3or the next conven-
tion. and it was decided that the
camps should send the part Of the res
olutjons, pertaining to the schools to
the school board and teachers. The
resolutions were as follows:
Whereas, We the members of the
| Columbia Moutour District Joint Con-
vention of the Patriotic Order Sons of
America have this day assembled our
selves together for the transaction of
such business as may he for the good
Of the Order Now therefore be it
| hereby
Resolved, lst, That the resolutions
adopted at Benton and Light Street be
heartily endorsed by this convention.
2nd, Be it resolved that this couven-
tion considers the delinquency OF the
non-attendance of delegates represent
ing various camps, we would hereby
urge their attendance, making this
joint convention a greater success,
We further resolve that we the said
! convention would urge the school
| boards and teachers to make every
effort to educate the pupils by illustra-
| tious relating to the further advance
ments of patriotism and that we re-
! commend that the teacher Of each
school should read or have read to the
I school Washington Farewell Address
| which should be read on or about Feb
ruary 22nd, Washington Birthday.
! We further resolve that the Bible
should be used in the public school in
I an unsectarian way.
4th, We further urge the investiga-
| tion of the cause of inducements to
| foreigners and foreign immigration.
9th, We lastly resolve that these res
| olutions be printed aud sent to every
camp in said convention and spread
| on the minutes OF same and also thank
| the members of W. @. $40 of Cata-
wissa for their kindness and hospital
| ity for the use of their rooms, and al
so thanks to all who have so kindly
| assisted this convention, especially to
members of N. E. Church.
Charles Wilson. Chairman.
W. E. Eveland.
J. E. Snyder.
The Committees named are:
Credential Committee-Bro Eve
land. Camp No. SOB; Bro. Charles Will
sou, Camp 364; Bro. Snyder. Camp
684; Bro. @. s. Waltz, Camp $40.
Resolution Committee-Bro. Bach
man, Camp 204 Bro. Charles Wilson,
Camp 1854; Bro. DR.. Edwards. Camp
1913; Bro. L. B. Kline, Camp $40; Bro
Jacob Stiner. Camp 3l9; Bro. Charles
McAllister, Camp 105; Bro. George
Labour, Camp SOB Bro A. u. Lesh-
er, Camp l05; Bro. @. f. Ran dali,
Camp $40.
Four Generations.
Miss A. NJ. Keeler, Mill street, has