Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-28
PATRIOTIC ORDER
SONS OF AMERICA
Sixty-ninth Anniversary Of a Ma
tional Organization Achieving
Success on Loyal Nativity

The Patriotic order sons OF America hns
passed from ts slxty4nlnth year OF history
INTO " severteth year This organization
has had more great achievements 10 It's
credit than perhaps any other slmltAr So
elety IN the history Of the country The
9ruer was htEt organised In Philadelphia,
december 10. lsa1. and was then known
ne the Junior Sons ot America, and was
composed Of young mon under the ago Of
tWehV-one years, When the Civil War
broke out general voluntary enlistment
OF the members, In practical exempiihca-
lon OF The teachings of the order. IN It's
love Tor the Old naG. compelled almost an
entire suspension of the order Astsr the
restoration Of peace Il was reorganircd and
now hrmly established IN nearly every
state N the nation 30 that today tho camp.
hres OF this old patriotic organization arc
burning brightly and its standard waving
S.lunlphanl IN all parts OF the land ny the
strcngth of lts principles II has acquired an
lnhuenee and assumed a position og power
Tor good in tho nation
9yyeto 30 600, ana n P6nsdsiphis there srs Svrt
- ffS'ytuV w insmesra, berks County. n propsrtiS ~
state there being iag0o smssr. 'Sssti Wstis II iss iss
fourteen camps ef thet eifySV m"me'ts IN w"
oeip, tlens .rogaesa men Of all trades
the lssdins men % ths Stat" asd nsses. i'e
born ctissns ~ so5d gspsi sslr,gty 70 gat,,S,
THIS IL eonpldsrsl probably no orisr IN tb y hi.
wS X, FsSo,ts fs' soa. Ssa Of 'yea &.s e''l2es St
Xfnsris.S .tiss, We SrasF are ~ lqgnisaSs purs
fiGnn fisn institutions 90 eutiysis frstsrnsi acc.
sgd national SHsrs 70 sppSss sil fIss apprcsaiaiiShs
prs,SlSs mS1sg sg is, scctagiah ppfpgsss. 10
y Sss;is Sssfnd Ssa rnsihtSln tho American system
.s sl2'a @ saa 5 S'' q ,ss a.sS
nested with ID wno nav l. Ia need me or8sr
ssi.a sSs soS p esr.os &c. rspr;ylySnis y,s ioi
s,tn, stats oiassr. 3! TIE iSisn PsnS.yysns stss RS
rts6d&rsb & sifs; s,. Ptssa'Gs yss E5ns,t lsrE e
SnGRssr SsRss w q IL.sS,nonj sts!s master p i5rms
S,.l.s ETi9 smIIs D i!sH$ES sba STATE s,gtstary
agstts arr S. ossis % 3, sPfA sP2ts ror 9' heal
hs use I 81 tSs s,s,s Isna ssSB ne eSnS devoted to
The 2ooO-ciasa Initiation COMMITTEES have r..
s,,N,,S 20 many REQUESTS for rrserypd,svat TICK.
% them Tor thS class ie,aon ,pHsi'SS oS .tardas M az
psS9ls Spsesli. Of nsS' Tsss In the Moe,e AudlerHm
ses,' E #, from out q town however, win be pro.
Tickets hsys been placed in ihe hands ot ViS ,se
esT, ,!Si, %s., T q t9ggh with .nsIr osa dseEais.
camps directly intsTsssd In M. sSsrpriss S sSy sSys
naSd aad proposed syen more candidates than they
flGhnt' ftlGhnt liEs the s.rs,, parade viii leave Ciy
ns ms, ngiompI'g ,, II go oG9ss and !he chief
so The entire. Tefrbsfship Is asSed toy 70 turn
gut IN ths parade. which In display promises 10
% one qt the ETeateBt tho order has ever made
netc' ,Iln degree team IL composed ~ mom-
osTs OF tho different degree teams ~ Phiiadsi.
phia with John u, Carlisle of Camp No ai5
- PRESIDENT. chs entire sthts and national
executive committees have notified the commit.
AM thslr presence, vita tho many Leading mem.
osrs from all sections ot tho state, viii make
Z, most tntsreAtinE y. O. y. OF A. oysnng ia
. What 10 20 he known a. the T. o. \ Of
tlylnE gapahcon win pay . yisl, to all tho camps
~ Philadelphia during tho month OF Fehruary
rms squadron VIII be composed Of the leading
speakers in the order from all corners of liz
STATE, and they wilt spend several nights In
Phllsdeiphla IN an efrort 70 hrinE to Jhs local
tho order The stats executive oammlttss has
asked for 10000 Increase for the year put.
ting all OF lts couraRe and vigur behind mo
tnovamant, 80 that success will hardly fail 10
crown lia uohls edcrtH The EVFViN8 I.sTpER
VIII follow the trail OF the living squadron
rms squadron Il sHpectsd 10 visit thirty rainps
n one evening" 'Ltye.yIrs'' methods la ths
IN which this new ne IL being spread through,
out inytes 60 she men a. lns head OF this or.
ganlEaton the highest credit and eommendatlon
The pr9sesdnss Of the last state camp are
beihs maied 70 the mtmbsTs this week. being
beautlful book OF several hundred pages and
en1tains the entire proceedings of the asaHi6n
ono Of the inteTeatilR features Of the Journal IL
TIE address OF JudEs Charles n nruufn on
The History OF the Order Tnn pFepara tt6b