Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
PATRIOTIC ORDER
SONS OF AMERICA
With More Than 100000 Mem
bers State Headquarters
Claim Largest Gains in
History of the Order

1
Of the State Camp, at 1917 North Broa,
street, show that the order throughou
the State is making wonderful strides 4
the goal set for the end Of June 20, tina
of having 10000 members in the Key
stone State.
Many camps that have not shown an,
activity during the last several years arc
now busily occupied in taking in iarg,
| classes of candidates. New camps ar,
being Instituted In the central and west
ern sections OF the State, and every In
dicatlon points to the fact that the period
| from January l TO June 80 will be a ban
ner term. The State president, c. L
| Nonemaker, of Altoona, is kept busy Wis
itlng all sections Of the State, and has
received much encouragement from his
many visits. The State president Is high
ly respected, and on every occasion Is
received by large numbers OF members of
the order willing to pay homage TO his
worth and the work he is accomplishing.
Since the hrst Of the year, camps have been
IS? adassufS f2oFFae Fas
t9nyille, Bellewood, Port Trevorton, Central
S Rsea and SsfsS s ana No dGSs
gD1st gm91sth vii see camps ins,tutsd at Meyers
s.y Thee sse Sor tSsy 1rs hf 1sS
S.rs se With the The ,S sSs q the
e have hoi P dsc SHOW w he Hn2 largest osn san
R. %ssspye $s S centIss 4 ~ orSss
during di gei the paif past six " months S ''O'' '' ~
The new State secretary, William ]. Muir.
is fast becoming acquainted with the mem
s@Eed S I'M IN fiins ohSSsements srn % every lEh, at
dGsl p aSmP l fsf BFotRsr Muir % has q asSqmed @ the
Of his PredeosSSoT, TIE late William WeSna,
aSs GS%nT..tee @ Re sGSs feady Is n:
the state and his experiences i' as the state pres:
so Of Fds s nesa Of PIN e IN
tioR r6,par and the % %membership, a. large @ 0,o.,o -
the cftice at the coming convention. to be, held
n Phoaslph!a this August and has RlasssSd ssi
%0s before Of the Se sas G the saf
He q receiving many ANY letters from ali over
5sS Ste to s him e. the of the
An enthusiastic meeting, was held in the
sHO@ Gf he e% State G O si Bf6ser
Muir, The meeting was attended BY many
sSsut q @ s#s 9 Rsst R5ssd5s.ts p ,se
the camp BY Secretary John II. Holt. who is
Srothsr Holt IN 'i' a few appropriate re remarks
gave the reoson for the precise manner in
was taken care OF.
At The las. meeting Of the wSshns9sn Birth
Camp Headquarters, 1917 North Broad street.
C Win 9Ss Sd
next s9 Thfs
held ftit a meeting during the last week and per.
and sesret tary The commttee % Viii report It's
work BACK TO the General committee 3t It's
taken 70 begin active @ Work e 70 propery p eele2 o
PFa.S ann,r the SF SSlFrthdsy q THE Father Of Our
ms tSs and % S tss s n %
together with Secretary opdyke, is enToilIng
meetings Of the Association u" can eSplSin the per T
nansnt association membership to any mNnber
ter. and the present state ,Sondgctor Is max max
hss oasS ayiS9GopS n iSmDsign for to
points to his success. @ So He .' Is known
by the mefnbership at large, Is well liked and
R %R6R e h5'h s eamp ne s
coant fn0g IN e Sc a eTssI as hg Feq
lro all working hard to that end. " $3.50
vac Tssently reelected % me office Of recorder.
from meme4s %fhG of the Gn
a a Sssz sonneefos tafsS
sta the Snt6Gr%eS rank There g no
than the er-in-chief.
That pioneer of tho order of the State of
'ennsylYania, State Treasurer Irwin s. Smith.
S The hfs to h Prs
ne t,s IN hext tive two years; He had no opposition
rethren and his ability to handle this re-
ponsible position.
Camp No. 502. of Norrlstown, will hold a |
yslie meeting in It's handsome camp room on
sw , candidates. Among the speakers Of the
,erry. of Camp No, 203, of Philadelphia. and
theirs well known In the order. II
State Master of Forms E. Z. Clark. of !
who is at the present time In |
orYay attending TO business of his office |
s chief OF detectives. writes TO friends of his
elightkul trip over and expects to return
hortly.