Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-03
EAGLE SIR KNIGHTS
INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
Castle Halls Thronged With
Golden Eagle knights Start
ing Years Work

The members OF the order throughou
! the entire country will regret to learn o
| the serious Illness of Supreme Keeper o
| Exchequer William Culbertson.
| Brother Culbertson has been active "
| the order for many years. and is virtu
ally known TO every Eagle knight in th
! United States. He is the oldest pas
/ grand CHIEF In the state OF Pennsylvania
| having served as grand chief of tht
| Grand Castle OF Pennsylvania in 1879 ii,
Is also one of the oldest members in poin
| OF service in the State, having been ad
nitted 10 the order November %, 1875.
So active were his services In behalf oi
his own castle and the Grand Castle oi
Pennsylvania that he was in due time ad,
| mitted to membership in the Supreme
Castle. where he became Just as active
for that branch of the order as he had
been in the subordinate and Grand
Castles
lie served the Supreme Castle as su-
preme master OF records from 1886 to 1887,
and upon the death Of his predecessor be-
camc the supreme keeper Of exchequer In
1900. which office he still holds.
AZ the present time grcther. CulbeTtson is
confined to his home and unable 70 attend TO
John y. Ford. has apSolaittsd Past Z Grand cHiel
siprs mo no RssFSy oI TO sefye, ss
the Illness Of Brother Culbertson.
% c9nddscs AZ s aste ast estrs sdneSs
eyenlqF;, The, three degrees were conferred BY
ganIzed BY District Grand Chief John Bender
s ye i9ss sas They eso w h2 a@s mos Shs
not the 6e a adt q ha h' Rey %ere oh
instituted November 10.
et officers at Wilson's Hail on January <
team from sedgwiek Castle. No. '' a8s. s''''''''S
District Grand Chief William Mcfarland
grand ehsf for Ansona NAVY SasRe sRsoNea No iS i
Berwyn, has proven himsclf TO be alert and
hight and the Result is that the sst6R
u IN q splendid condition. The members have
February ana viii viii have @ 0Pe humber a Prominent SST m
members of the order as speakers.
,,!ssti,, 81 GSorge's Castle 80. 60 viii hold a
SSS Se i9gst'fa'gR g. II n Of ,qihSSers Sor, Jfn1 n
Admission Will be bv card and an unusually
s2Ra hs ben 81 hs Sss aSG fS hs
Sas15Ss IN hs order snd has maRy
one of its active and ardent supporters.
The The degree team, Of Chester Castle. No. 90.
aesday evening" and coqferrcq the the three de. de.
castle tndeT t6c gaaee Of Pas cher Bmt Bfha
tt66s"SF1 t6s %or ~ ,hs H. tenn s becoming proficient in
'H' Npth VI lHB llfHe OeRieCs.
Grand Master OF Records L. L. GALLAGHER
VINO had been seriously lli and detained at
nome Tor several weeks. " again back at his
desk. ,iully prepared to take up the duties OF
ms QIice During his illness, that no delay
Bhould occur tho work ably carried on
ny supreme Master of Records John b.
Crescent Castle. No 9s, has admitted 20
new members during the last term and con
tinues to take In candidates at every session.
city from all sections or tho State show A
Eeneral revival of interest among Eagle
castle halls. Glasses OF 10, 20 and even as
high az 40 candidates have been admitted
ana petitions are being freely received each
week. q gratifying condition which. II sus-
tained during the winter will result In sub-
stHnual net gains in membership like unto
the hkures which in former times each year
We're shown in the annual reports OF the
grand master OF records