Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-29
STATE CAMP ?. D. 5. OF 4.
SELECT OFFICERS.

The annual convention of the state camp,
Patriotic Order Sons Of America, held in
the opera house at Newton last week con-
cluded It's labors on Wednesday.
The election of state officers for the ensu-
ing year proved to be lengthy business,
and good share Of the delegates time was
given up to this, on account of contests
which developed for some of the officers,
necessitating two ballots before selection
was made. The chief contest was over the
election OF state master Of forms There
were three candidates, Charles L. Wilson
Of Camp 80, N. C. Post. Camp 7S, and G.
A. Ham, Camp 80. On the first ballot
Wilson received 13S, Ham 109 and Post
81 The last named withdrew and Wilson
was declared the choice of the convention
on the second ballot by a majority Of 27
The new master of forms lives in Swedes-
boro.
There were three contestants for the post
of state inspector, and D. S. Walters, of
Phillipsburg. was elected. DR.. Alton
Perigo, of Branchyille, was elected state
guard. He was elected over three other
candidates and is the first Sussex county
delegate to be chosen for Office in the state
camp. S. E. Moon. of Lamb -rtyille, de-
feated Frank Unschneider for state trustee.
The officers elected without contest were:
State presidents, Eugene G. Nehrhoff, Camp
"a, Jersey City; vice president, w How
ard Mercer, Camp 30, Merchantville; treas
urer, George N. Weimer, Camp %, Pal
myra conductor, w G. Kershaw, Camp 43,
Somerville; representatives to national con-
yention, Walter Wood, G c. Ships, Chas.
II. Elder, William H. Reese, S. S. Brown,
H. J. Groom, Thomas j. PFickett, Il. w.
Young, F. A. Pope, R. H. Thorpe, J. W.
d ecker.
The financial report showed expenditures
for death claims OF about $4,000 and a
balance of 81, 200 in the state treasury, The
organization, it was stated, had paid out
S95, 900 in death claims since ifs formation.
Twenty new camps were reported to haye
been formed during the year, and one
charter had been surrendered The total of
camps now in the state was given as 108
The present membership was reported as
O. 734, net gain of /, ,377 over the figures
of 1906.
Camp 63 of Clayton was awarded the
prize flag for the greatest increase in mem
bership for the year The winning camp
reported gain Of over 800 per cent. The
prize badge, fer the member bringing in
the most new members, was given TO AL
bert Essling OF jersey City. The presen-
tation speeches were made by Fred Pope of
SomervIle.
past presidents emblem was presented
to the retiring president, Willard c. Cut
ter, of Trenton. Walter Wood, of Jersey
City, made the presentation address to
which Past President Cutter responded,
promising his continued services for the
good of the order.
Bridgeton was selected as the place for
meeting next year. Lambertville and
Mays Landing put forward claims, and
two ballots were necessary before choice
was made.
Before adjournment committee, con-
sisting of Delegates Pope, Prickett aud
Hucksworth, was appointed to daft reso.
iutions of respect on account of the death Of
Past State President, George H. GTooms.
who was the first past state president to
have died