Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-21
FORESTER COURTS
GREATEST TRIUMPH
Ceremony Which Completes the
Enrolment of Five Thousand
Members in Ten Weeks

The great city class Initiation a. I.n In
Temple on Saturday night last prpyed sue
cess beyond all expectations ana the Dis
gest event Of the kind ever held ~ wy
order here. II represented the elimination
Of tho series of limitations which haNe
brought In total ot 6oQo new members
since October 1 Prominent Forcsterg trom
distant points were IN attendance ana tooe
part IN the ceremonies Speciai aeleSe'
tons came from Jersey city, New Notk,
MASSACHUSETTS, and various other states anu
cities
The analr was held under the ausplees
OF the Grand Court. managed by the Eren9
chief ranger. T. w PILOT. aud his stan ena
| was participated ia ~ more than sV9V
momhcrs representing all the ibt courts w
| PHILADELPHIA Prior 90 the ceremonies Pa
rades were held IN various parts Of me
city, marching by way Of Broad street 70
| the halt
The initiation ceremonies were prssded
| over by Pas, supreme Chlet Ranger Harry
| w Macc The degrees were conferred "
| teams from Cheltunham Court No 1873 nna
| the udcs sung by the combined choruses OF
the courta Following the admission OF Tue
| new members addresses were dcifvered py
| 3 $. chief Ranger y. shetland, oI New
| ark. J. Judge B. IA oBricn oE lynn
| Mass, and John r Cosgruvc, of HARTFORD
| Conn, past supreme chief rangers; Thomas
| a. punncliy, of Jersey city. supreme see
retary, aud John =. Donohne. chairman ol
| the supreme board of trustees, Al lhe
leading oiiiclals of the city and state were
present An elaborate entertainment tnl'
| lowed.
The number u candidates initiated vas g9, iS9S;
nsyunk No o., rscgNi9S the grepSI, e,r,s hoTgs re
sslysE srggisi eSHmTsSda,aO ssrsi syandgEa,
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gullie. Ne ,ali Toe sgsSsistSt s,iisnst SsShl
Slong was supcrylsins DEPUTY W. H. Hurley
of ,Vc Nerthwegt ,pistrlet -. .,,,.,,.a 90 the
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ece'Sye!rsn's s;Sorgg t9TsGIsSn ever, eSutt
icssLop WI siiil ~ devoted n lnlyaleLLS
@SSnTsd 10. rSst Il tsSdtss @ ness 10 So nineisd INTO
thp order upon that date.
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gieusiy cspsrdehig. will cna9le ihs body N We
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spiendil s il eyrnt whsS tsSgd the sSaliorigp si2.
mS0aSnd EIsnse pTs s dGS GorSsasiaoh from the
Weat Philadelphia sceilon
Court American Eagle No, p5. 3, Twgply,
fopy!h and Whsrton streets, had s9yIsI la NM NM
feiiowshin II wps the tsrmipptlon o. . Segiss
uf special fsslVttcs tho foTe8hhdowiuE oF q
Ercatsr prosraln for ihp new year
eq95, gsI5%oqS2 Il .Ss4lgla cSqasvSSGa So iS 49,
! tie ConWoliiatsd Activities Frdrration, ~ iht
! iSihe pesrsc rsaSs ASsocla,loh' held . nightly
CSItSh' CSoItsSn6Shiu. No 'i5s,N doing ibc work at o.
Errgt. city class Initiation The events W wSIe mSI
slsfs Siose q ,bs So uhor% M Ss'sf ~ % c.sep
\ | 81, yarled ia the spertacnlar dril eiecls, Ths
I | spectators wvre treated 60 rare sertos ~ wei
( | inI words but % accompanying symb9llsm w
Z actions INTERPRETING the solemn Lessons lntgnueu
% 81 conveyed by the ritual % the order rh,.Is
icssoSss' oi tnls liberty. rsal unity uasSlnss
4 | hsnevolopco und aincere concord. y " nul w
I | empty CEREMONY, but tho outward c5prgsel93t
of 'inward rsgtties and nrmly rooted T1inn iII,
hat Il Il almost impossible 70 dettrmne which
4 | & tho most proficient "a .neh haa soins Fsfs :,
I Z not duplicated by The others
i Court Robin Hood. No, ~. Twenty. second ent
I. | Dickinson streets, was the srune OF the tntia
!, eohssis ot minstrel ssSw SGd Sg'aaevll!s 's
8 | fornieTs now retired 60 private lfe. aud al
: protksrs y, n Meyers, " thlt local togFi
Q brother htanatrset of No ~. OF tho Nuudoyill,