Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-24
Bl.COUNTY
CONVENTION


Birthday. was attended by some 125
members of the order belonging to
Montour and Columbia counties. Nc
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
anoe.
Owing to the absence Of A. H..
Kline, President. Robert Mapstone.
Vice President. presided at the con-
vention. The address of welcome and
eulogy to Washington was delivered
By Ralph Kisner, ESQ.,. of Camp No.
1854 and was an especially able effort.
Rev. BaolIman of Camp No. 204, New
lin, made the response which was also
an appropriate and felioitous effort.
After hearing the reports officers
we're elected as follows:
President. Rev. I. NJ. Baohman of
Camp No. 204. Newlin.
Vice President. J. v. Wilson, Camp
No. 1854. Danville.
Master of Forms. W. q. Schwep.
penheiser. Camp No. 6si, ,Mifflinville.
Secretaries. G. B. Wilson, Camp 384,
Danville. q. s. Waltz, $40. Catawissa
E. G. Scteppenheiser. l05. Berwick.
Conductor, Isaac Gross. Camp Se4,
Danville.
Treasurer,I. H. Seesholtz. Camp $40.
Catawissa.
Inspector. Charles Berry, Camp l05.
Berwick,
Guard. Stephen Nevius, Camp ss4.
Danville.
Committees we're appointed as fol-
lows:
Special Committee on Resolutions
Ralph Kisner. 364; l.. b. Kline, $40
1. H. Seesholtz. $40; 7. Chaplin, sos !;
!. W. Bellas. 1873.
|
L. B. Kline, $40; ]. o. Snyder, 6s4 P.
W. Unangst, 105; O. E, RariR, 204; A.
N. Shearer. l0h
| Committee on Credentials-C. B.
Wilson, 1854; O. 8. Waltz. $40; E. g.
Sohweppenheiser, l05; ]. e. Snyder,
604.
Lengthy resolutions were adopted
among other things endorsing the ef-
forts to bring and keep under control
corporations and trust combines. 1t
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.
1t 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 and higher training OF
youth it was resolved also that the
members not 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 a rigid literary
test was recommended. A law was
favored restricting foreign immigra.
tion to so, 600 from any one country.
1t was decided to hold the Joint
County convention with Camp 319 at
Bloomsbury on Washington's Birthday
next year.
| Delegates were present az follows:
Camp los, ,Berwick-Boyd McAlister.
A. N. Shaerer. J. W. Folk, Charles
Berry. P. W. Unangst
Camp. sos, Fishing creek-W. H.
Kingsbury, N. ]. Robbins, Harrison
Hess, W. K. Eveland. Bruce Sut,iff.
Camp II. Light Strset-Harry Zeil.
Ter, E. A. Brown. M. Eyerly, H. H.
Brown.
Camp 1903. Benton-C. NJ. Truitt. ].
W. Bellas. ". f. Keefer. William
Michael, Moses Savidge.
Camp 204, Newiln-Wilson Rhodes,
J. p. Snyder, Charles RariR, Ray
Walters, Rev. I. M. Baohman.
Camp 6s4, Mifflinville-J. ". Mil
ler, J. II. limerick. v. @. Schwep.
penhieser. J. e. Snyder, J. E. Lutz.
Camp 3l9. Bloomsbury e. White.
night, J. W. Sands, Samuel Metz.
Thomas Manning. Isaiah Deilly.
Camp $40, Cstawissa-Adam Truck
enmiller, O. W. Harder, Or. L. B.
Kline, s. s. Deibert.
Camp 1854. Danville-J. Y. Wilson,
Isaac Gunsberger, William Wertman.
g. B. WertmaD, Stephen Nevius.
Camp 1866, WashinRtonville-W. O..
Krum, W. G. Patterson, V. O. Shultz.
j. r. Patterson. A. A. Sweitezr.
Camp 567, Riverside-J. A. Got
shall, william Bailor, r. B. Bird, D..
]. Snyder, Elmer Fowler.
Camp 517, Fowlersville-John 8.
Scott, T. A. Remley.
Camp 1874, Mainville-Charles Bau-