The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-10-21
REV. FRED INGLEY 4 SPEAKER
Rector Of st. Matthew's Church Makes
Strong Plea of Law Abiding Citizens
New Order Expected to Have Mem
bership of Hundred.

A remarkable address by the Rev.
Fred lngley, rector of st. Matthew IS
church, featured the institution of
Southport Lodge No. 545 of the Sons
Of st. George at the Odd Fellows Lodge
last Saturday night. Mr.. Ingley first
praised the beauty and ideals of the
ritual of the order, and then referred
feelingly to President Wilson IS speech
made before meeting of the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution few
days ago.
Before the signing of the American
Declaration of Independence, said
Mr. Ingley quoting President Wilson,
the ideals of liberty were found up
on one little island. =
cit is characteristic of the presi-
dem" he continued, "neyer to speak
hastily or without due regard to truth
and accuracy, and when he thus re-
ferred to our beloved mother country,
he knew whereof he spoke. England
has always stood for strength of charac-
ter, and Englishmen will never be
worthy Americans unless they bring to
this, their adopted country, the ileaIs
of English liberty and respect for the
law. This is the duty that every
British owes to this coun-
try. !"
The Rev. Mr.. Ingley IS address came
at the close of very successful meet
ing during the course of which thirty
four Kenosha candidates were initiated
into the order of the Sons Of st. George.
The initiation ceremonies were per-
formed by the Illinois Grand Lodge
officers from Chicago ably assisted by
an enthusiastic delegation of twenty
five members of the Isaac Taylor Lodge
of Racine. The officers for the evening
were: Grand President, G. @. Meurisse;
Grand Vice-President, H. Priaulx;
Grand Messenger, I. Kitchin; Grand
Secretary, W. g. Curtis; Grand Chap
lain, j. Fred Sugden; Grand Assistant
Messengers, j. w. Jenkinson and j. w.
Lunt; Grand Inside Sentinel, G. A.
Gilderson; Grand Outside Sentinel, G.
Wrixton; Past Grand President, Will
liam Turner; Installing Officer, w. Will
lis; Organizer, Ernest Waldron. Many
of these are well known business and
professional men Of Chicago. ]. Fred
Sugden is the famous advertising ex-
pert of the Horlick' s Matted Milk fac
tory of Racine, and will be remembered
by many as a former state game ward
en- and holder Of other political Offices
The following officers of the South
port Lodge were chosen by the nomin-
ating committee and unanimously elect
ed at the meeting last Saturday even
ing: Past President, Sydney Jones;
President, Samuel Sykes; Vice-Presi-
dent, Charles Sleight; Secretary, Henry
Harrington; Treasurer, Charles Potter;
Messenger, E. Britton; Assistant Secre-
tary, William Male; Chaplain, Rev.
Fred Ingley; Assistant Messenger, f.
w. Priddis; Inside Sentinel, Leonard
Parker; Outside Sentinel, A. P. Chap
man. The trustees will be elected at
a later meeting. Tt was decided to hold
meetings at the Odd Fellows Lodge on
the first and third Saturdays of each
month, and an extra meeting next Sat-
urday, Oct %, at 8 p. m.
The newly organized Southport
Lodge is preparing to make an active
campaign for new members, and con-
fidently expects to raise the member
ship to over the 100 mark before clos
ing the charter member list six weeks
from now Between fifty and sixty
members are pledged already, including
the thirty-four already initiated Tt
is pointed out by the officers that the
order offers no bar to religion, politics
or American citizenship. On the con-
trary, members are urged to become
good, plain American citizens and to
endeavor by all means in their power
to bring into their Americanism the
best ideals of liberty, Justice and love
that were born and bred into them
from countless generations of English
ancestry. Anyone with parent, grand
parent or great grandparent on either
side who was born in England is elig-
ible to join the Sons of St George,
equally with an Englishman of the
regularly imported variety. The sons
Of st. George is distinetively an Am
erican order, and has no connection
with any fraternal organization in
Great Britain or any of her colonies
and possessions.
President Wilson has interfered to