Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-07
IVDEP. AMERICANS
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Ample Provision for National
Defense and Orphans Pro-
lection, but No Secular
Distinction


''Belr' surmounting all, were revelation
Of artistic decoration and electrical DIS
play. The parade by the Q. OF l. a
regiment and councils and council guards
was q splendid demonstration for Whlch
the Judges made the following AWARDS OF
prizes: Duquesne Council No. no orlen-
tai Degree Team. Pittsburgh. S2oW' Car-
iisle Council, No. 574, Carlisle, "a, VOW
shlllington Council, No. bb shiilins'on' Sn,
Pa, $500: Royersford Council, NO OIL
Royersford, Pa. 5000.
The public exercises were held In the
Colonial Theatre, Brother John l. NC
Carraher, OF Wayne Council. No 30
chairman. The address OF welcome WAS
made nv Burgess Thomas A. Evans.
Past state Councillor William T. Ram
sey responded, saying In part rms rs
on order founded on patriotism not only
IN the sense OF love for our country but
10 teach the members citizenship, honesty
and Justice: not only love OF our Coul,-
try. but the rules OF the order teaCh
obedience to law and government We
declare that all persons should worship
God as they please, according TO the dlc-
tptes Of their conscience. we beutNe
that tho foundation stone TO generate tu-
ture America Is the public schools Where
every one Is placed on an equal oasIs OF
learning. We stand with uplitted arm
against any organization or body OF men
that would tear down the public school
aVstem. We are peaceful, law-abidtng cit
i2ens and as We come here IN TINS coH-
veEtion I'm the shadows OF the old Nhlley
Forge hills, Il is my sincere BELIEF that
the i2th annual session OF the .. OF l. a
will go down in the history or the order
as the greatest ever held
Tho Hon william Wayne, the only Nv
ing descendant OF General Mad Anthony
Wayne. was introduced. He said tnat
he was born and had been raised In the
same house that General Wayne had
been. "The motto Of your order is hon
or. liberty and our country, and I am
sure that General Wayne stood strongly
for all these things" he said.
The state Council Immediately went into
executive session, and was called 70 order ey
made the tOllowi1g Sppoint1ments; o SondSetg5' 5
t1beri Hib,s@n No eli! inside sentinel. y H. Lyle.
No 160; outside sentinel. Albert NJ Gorton
No sss shsplsW5nii Wi,m nlotoF ste%Sf SSye[ no 49,
Press Committee, Maurice II. ,as Rasener' No
hs and mA5fSs AafS' Of isnHs the S session
proved as printed. The following decision
ma oerotS.r % Suspsnded Tor nonpayment Of dues
BY council before It became a council OF the
in order to become a member Of a council Of
the o. OF l.; A., as he has never been mem
The present membership of the order consists
Of 200 councils In Pennsyivanis' tW9 SouhSu@ hS
ing as, 800 beneficial members and 400 honorary
members total smbers 81 sos5oo IN ohio and 1gi mem
charter was granted to Mountain Top
Council, No. .. silk hags were awarded 70
the following councils for greatest gain In
2ii, 81 members Tamagua. No. 547 81 mem
bers. and Aliegheny, No. Ii2; i0s ysi,n memSers'
Newbai. eT dn No. % go5, Il per cent PRIDE Of Cop
Law No, 1t. "A per cent. and Belsano' No.
The ~ Recommendation of the Board of Officers
hat 5000 Se ts te Se orShans
fund, to be invested as directed by the laws
m sns lieu tSereof' it YVES agreed that the State
council treasurer be authorized to transfer
orvhsns ' permanent fund for Investment, and
that whenever az the close Of any ns9ai year ear
orphans per capita tax shall exceed 5000, the
amount IN excess thereof shall be placed place TO 70
invested by the proper officers
Recommendation No. of the Board OF offi-
GERS reading as follows, was not agreed 70.
That the SIX American silk eags awarded for
increase Of memeesship be s isI sneors e
increase Of memhsSshiP be adopted rns me sm
Slem Of the order and other suitable engraving
thereon; said cups to be awarded As i ioiio"s -
Ss e sepSTated sDs i into i5 groups one cup 70 me
council IN each group whea whd mas mas cne to ne
aSne nsTssSe IN ~ eaeh Group which has the greatest
percentage OF increase OF membership LOT ye5S1i
Recommendation No was. approved rSs, as fol, 6y
the State Council 10 a member OF S0InSl, SoShsrs
he shs prp%srs % eoSt,nues SnI esVs e. Serstofore
Recommendation No. =, as follows. was aIs qls-
asgroyes Aisr hs SsTnsserRs ss 5s or e@Srl 5e9
and pass an examination on u before being
bsatiA bsr ana that the incoming board OF officers
and Law Committee be instructed 20 make the
% byiaws q the State Council. also the constitu-
ton OF the subordinate councils.
bers Of the orohansT commission which, under
the law abolishes the Orphans Committee. II
A' ,hs SGn ssoSsd from the MaSis
District should serve for three years, from
Eastern District for one year.
AT invitation from the Western District IN
hE IN the city NJ Pittsburgh accepted.
csr that Tes s sse Vice eouncory IG sny Tbe
nasminees ss were ysr. Isaac N spAndo' No sl2 and
The following recommendations OF the
Finance Committee were adopted:
upon the membership for State Council eS- sSe
penres. 10 cents payable December 81. 1918;
upon the membership for the care of the
cents PAYABLE June % SO, 1918. C'''''' o. -'i''
That the State Council secretary again be
printins, ana ' that 9TH the % Finance Committee
eward the work 20 the lowest qualified bidder
considering quality and workmanship.
The accommodation providing that a spe-
cial tar OF B cents be levied upon the mem
/ 10 be used for organization work. was not
approved.
During the last year the number OF orpha ms
being cared for has increased from 143 10 1871,
net increase OF "A, and the cost Of mainte-
nance has increased from S4i55Os TO $4s59. .O2.
Ine estimated cost for the ensuing year rs
spproximated al $4,000. The number OF orphans
nov receiving allowances Is 1877.
The RECOMMENDATION that no allowances for
orphans shall be granted upon the Application
Of council, n the brother who is deceased
was not entitled 70 ack and death benefits al
the time OF his DEATH" approved.
Tho following recommendation was not ap-
proved That In lieu OF an orphans per capita
tax tax Of 25 cents. 20 be known as the
from each OF lis members ana forwarded TO
the State Council secretary semlannually. Ftf-
teen cents 20 be paid December 81 and 10 cents
June 80 of each and every year hereafter, be-
ginning December 81, 1915.
The following donations from councils 20
the Orphans Permanent Fund were received
No s9g. Lieutenant Gushing 800 No. ~.
No as Beaver Falls, S7.75i No. 827s Pride
Of Pickering s.; No. 120, Empire 500; No.
ggs Inland City. sl7i No. s6s Hoxborough.
An important resolution passed az the ses-
sion was one concerning the national defense
and which was fOrcibly argued and debated pY
the representatives and unanimonsiy eaopLs.ai;;
.1se one of the annual events OF the state
y. Nhereas, The question or stronger ana pet
~ - national defense Is the which II lead