Evening journal., 1915-06-01
MAYOR TALKS Peace
TO 5. OF h. LODGE
Tells Delegates To Stand
Together While Relations
Are Strained
ORDER REPORTS
YEAR OF PROGRESS

More than 100 members of the
Supreme Lodge OF the Shield of
Honor of the United States were pres
ent at the opening this morning of the
annual three day session OF the order
at the headquarters of the local lodge
in the Jenny Building, No. S34 Market
street The address of welcome on
behalf OF the city was made by Mayor
Harrison W. Howell. Supreme Com
mander Milton c. Davis, OF Baltimore,
responded
Besides welcoming the delegates to
the city, Mayor Howell spoke on the
value of fraternal organizations TO
community He said each member of
the Shield OF Honor should take an
active part in the affairs of the COM
munity where they are located, espe-
cially in the aiiairs OF city govern
ment with view OF spreading the
brotherhood idea. He said the coun-
! try was in the midst Of a very strain
ed foreign relation as a result of re-
cent developments IN Europe. He
urged those present to unite TO main
tain peace in this country.
The Mayor spoke also of the bene-
! fits this country has received through
| peace. He said while IL should not
| be the object OF any man to gain from
the misfortune of others. il is only
natural that the United States will
profit in a commercial as we'll as a
moral way from the war in Europe
| The essential factor to make this
success complete. he said. was for all
men to cooperate for the best end.
Speaking of Wilmington, the Mayor
said, this city was especially ad-
yantageous as convention city. not
so much for monetary reasons. but
because of the spirit of friendliness
which prevails here and the fraternal
relations between il and other cities.
The people of Wilmington, he said arc
far more cOngenial than those OF other
cities He told the delegates they
would find this out during their stay
here
Supreme Master Davis replied TO
Mayor Howell's address He said he
was pleased TO he in Wilmington and
thanked the city's executive for his
invitation to the delegates to the ses-
sion TO go and come wherever they
wanted 10 during the meeting He said
his experience during his short stay
here had shown him that there was
nothing like Wilmington hospitality.
The morning business session con-
vened after the opening addresses. Su-
preme Master Davis read his report
for the year. He said he had found
harmony and good fellowship in all
Jurisdictions Of the order he had Wis
tied and urged a revival of fraternal
unity.
81 want every member here 10
pledge himself TO go back home and
do in the coming year all he can to
promote brotherly love and devotion
of the old days of the order.' he said.
An increage in membership, he said,
would follow.
Official circulars of the year next
we're read by the Supreme Secretary,
Charles Z. Siegmund These in
cluded amendments to the constitution
of the order and other instructions to
secretaries Of local organizations. A
decision from the grand jurisdiction
Of West Virginia declared hat appli-
cants for reinstatement do not have
to pay for medical examinations.
These committees we're appointed:
Secret work and ritual. Harry Fritsch.
William c. Griffith and d. W. Wanna
man law, Charles E. Siegmund, John
n. Richardson and William +. Ed
wards: appeals and grievances
Thomas NJ. Vansant, J. " +. Brink
man. Andrew George Edward O'Neill.
c. Thorpe Martin; printing, George h.
Burrier Joseph Stock and John
Younger.
The report of the secretary was as
follows Receipts. S9.572.65; disburse-
menis, S11,245.02; stock on hand,
S202.S0: death benefit fund, 1901, ,537.-
S5; lodges los: subordinate lodges,
lO7; membership Of lodges. total. o.
422, showing loss from the figures
of 1914 of 119 members. There were
lS5 deaths during the year.
w. II. II. Sultzer, supreme treas
urer. reported as follows: Receipts.
geneSal fund, S11,523.26; disburse-
ments, general fund, S11.245.O2: bal
ance on hand. March 81, 1915, S2S7. .26
Supreme Medical Examiner George
S. Silljacks reported that out of all
the deaths in the order during the
past year many were caused by tuber-
culosis and homOrrhage.
The session adjourned at noon to
the Hotel DUPONT, where the dele
gates gathered together and later
took a trip in forty automobiles to
Fort DUPONT. where they inspected
the fort by special permission from
the War Department Many of the
members, who represent practically
every State in the Union. are accom-
panied by their wives, who enjoyed
the trip greatly.
competitive degree contest will be
held tomorrow in Eden Hall.
On Thursday afternoon the delegates
viii be guests of the DUPONT Gun Club
and will take part in trapshooting con.
tests. An automobile sightseeing trip
will follow. A reception and banquet
will complete the days program at Odd
Fellows Hall, Tenth and King streets.