Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-23
Bl.COUNTY
CONVENTION

members Of the order belonging to
Montour and Columbia counties. No
more successful convention has ever
been held in the history OF the order
in these two counties. The addresses
were earnest efforts. eloquent in tone
and abounding in patriotic sentiments.
The hall, which had been especially
decorated for the occasion. was re-
splendent with the stars and stripes
and presented most striking appear.
ance.
Owing to the absence of A. II.
Kline, President, Robert Mapstone.
Vice President, presided st the con-
vention. The address of welcome and
enlogy to Washington was delivered
By Ralph Kisner, ESQ.,, of Camp No.
S64 and was an especially able effort.
Rev. Bschman of Camp No. 204, New
lin, made the response which was also
an appropriate and felioitous effort.
After hearing the reports officers
were elected as follows:
President. Rev. /. NJ. Bachman of
OSmp No. 204, Newlin.
Vice President, J. V. Wilson, Camp
No. 364. DanVille.
Master of Forms, W. O. Sohwep.
penheiser, Camp No. 684. MiRlinville.
Secretaries, G. B. Wilson, Camp 1854,
Danville; q. 8. Waltz, $40. Catswissa;
E. G. Scheppenheiser. l05, Berwick.
Conductor, Isaac Gross, Camp S64,
Danville.
Treasurer,I H. Seesholtz. Camp $40.
Oataw isss.
Inspector. Charles Berry, Camp lO5.
Berwick.
Guard. Stephen Nevius, Camp 864.
Danville.
Committees we're appointed as fol-
lows:
Special Committee on Resolutions
Ralph Kisner, S64 L. b. Kline. $40;
l. H. seesholtz, $40; T. Chaplin. sos;
]. W. Bellas. 1873.
General Committee on Resolutions
L. B. Kline, $40; ]. Q. Snyder, 684; P.
". UnanRst, l05; G. E. RariR. 204; A.
N. Shesrer. los.
Committee on Credentials-C. B.
Wilson, 1854; O. s. Waltz, $40; E @.
Schweppenheiser, 105; J. E. Snyder,
| 604
Lengthy resolutions were adopted
among other things endorsing the ef-
forts to bring and keep under control
corporations and trust combines. It
was also urged that no efforts be spared
| to make the public schools the best in
the world the teachers should incul.
cate American principles and devotion
to country. 1t was urged that the
order, the advocate Of the public
school. should oppose with might all
appropriation of public money for Sec
tartan purposes; that it should demand
Of our representatives that the appro-
priation for the public schools be in
creased in proportion as the school
population increases; that the mem
bers of the order should be ever mind
full of their duty that none but those
having the true interest OF the public
schools at heart be elected to Office.
Il was resolved that the order not
only. reiterate, but persistently de-
mand the reading of the Bible in the
public schools as the only standard for
the moral aud higher training OF
youth it was resolved also that the
members pot only urge, but assist in
enforcing the laws pertaining to
"Child Labor and insist upon the
enforcement of compulsory education.
1t was resolved to welcome to our
shores all who appreciate the blessings
of Liberty, but protest vas entered
against undesirable immigrants. For
all immigrants and the granting OF
naturalization papers rigid literary
test was recommended. A law was
favored restricting foreign immigra-
tion to so, 900 from any one country.
1t was decided to hold the Joint
| County convention with Camp 3l9 at
Bloomsbury on Washington Birthday
next year,
Delegates were present as follows:
Camp 1O5, ,Berwick-Boyd McAlister.
A. n. Shaerer, ]. W. Folk, Charles
Berry. p. W. Unangst.
Camp, sos, Fishing oreek-W. Il.
Kingsbury, N. ]. Robbins, Harrison
Hess, W. E. Eveland. Bruce Sutiiff.
Camp II, Light Street-Harry Zeil-
Ter, E. A. Brown, NJ, Eyerly, H. II.
| Brown.
Camp 1OS. Benton-C NJ. Truitt, J.
W. Bellas, W. f. Keefer. William
Michael, Moses Savidge.
Camp 2O4, Ne~iln-Wilson Rhodes,
J. P. SNYDER, Charles RsriR, Ray
Walters, Rev. /. NJ. Baohman.
Damp 6s4. Miflinville-J. W. Mil
| ltLH tl W VI SbhWNP
penhieser, J. E. Snyder, J. z. Lutz.
Camp 9l9, Blooms burg-C. E. White
night, ]. W. Sands, Samuel Metz.
Thomas Manning, Isaiah Deilly.
Camp $40. dam Truok
enmiller, O. W. Harder, Or. L. B.
Kline, S. S. Deibert.
Camp 964, Danville-J. Y. Wilson,
Isaac Gunsberger, William Wertmsu,
G. B. Wertmap, Ste phen Nevlus.
Camp 1855, WsshinEtonville-W. o.
Krum, W. e. Patterson, V. @. Shultz.
J. r. Patterson, A. A. SweItezr.
Camp 667, Riverside-J. A. Got
shall, William Bsilor, r. B. Bird, ID.
]. Snyder, Elmer Fowler.
CamD 617 FoWlerEyiIle-John s.