Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-27
ANNUAL SESSION
OF EAGLE KNIGHTS
Plans Announced for Demon
stration in Honor of Grand
Castle of Knights of
Golden Eagle

The following officers constitute the
LIST Brigade staff of the Military Branch
of the order in Pennsylvania: Brigadier
! General q. r. Gregory, Reading: Assis-
tant Adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel e. @.
! Huhn Philadelphia Assistant Quarter
master, Major J. G. Frederlcks. Reading ::
s5istant Surgeon, r. r. Shay. Lancaster /;
Aides de Camp, Captain b. A. McCracken
Danville; Captain A. n Broomall, West
chester; Sergeant Major, W. H. Gosnell
Jr., Philadelphia; Quartermaster Ser
geant, @. Madara, Shamokin. and color
Sergeant, =. Kemp.
he Military Branch is one OF the most
4. important and valuable auxiliaries Of the
knights Of the Golden Eagle i'm the pro-
gressive work Of this rapidly developing
fraternity.
and thoroughly equipped ami materially aid
IN the demonstrations OF the order az times
other occasions when it is Desirable TO make u
public display of the order. The military
in building up the suhosdluatc castles nrd
oWSGsTs' of Ee T e@Rds OF he ig 2gg' f9
and aiding the Sir knights In She dissemlna-
Honor.
The Grand Castle Of peunsy!,anlq as we'll
rs the Grund Temple. will convene In unnuul
session in Reading on May q. The annual
Master Of Records l.. L. Gallagher win show
that the current year has h7on one " nm
sections Of The state. and that 'suRsitaniai net
gains nave been recorded Ioth numerically
anu financially.
The Genera cemmit,ce on Arrangements
outlined an attractive program and the at
tcrdnncc prnmacs to he tho largest for Years
Tewur on, Tuesday morning. MAY .. at n:3O
ttc city bv hts Honor. % tho Ri' Mayor TuSsdSWy S ~
ati9rn9on the annual Approximation WIN oCgur
and commanderias' in R"rks County. beside
members. of visiting castles and comm lndGrics
that ~ the grand castl" officers will appcar
" Mnltorn nnd BE- mmunird. There viii be =
indd and iinGN VIII gnnsar IL citNcns dark claihcS
be known as the division Of past Erand r shtSfs
Tn" General Committee has secured the
Tor he Gcn@ra ommioc for t%u tRis is" Pn"S
ana more VIII be ut least II other bands in
outside OF Rcris COUNTY w. ''''''
RECEPTION HntdeR Rr Gasd s'Sl"" XS as of Ph1HIa H9
nhia ,l VII present to tho home a handsome Uf,i
errhanagc, Past supreme Chief John n.
has arranssd to TI tender % ] RECEPTION asTy and BAN
quCt to all past grand cnicfs and all supreme
evening. on the same evening the annual
mtW,iisry 6a VII 2CGur in RaaS remeC @ 10
GsS sH as N Ho @ A2c" 5 aaR GRS team No Vim 20 Use Ts s
own paranhcrnalia and orchestra. This, no
doubt, will attract every representative and
member of the order to the nujuh Temple.
where the degrees wiz Sp eNemp!incd.
The committee has offered u long list Of
valuable prizes for competition during the
demonstration both for castles and Comman-
dcrirs in and out of BCrks County. There will
be- six prizes Tor communicates. four prizes
for castles in Bcrks County and ten prizes for
the east 'Cs outside of Bcrks County.
Past Grand chief Howard l.. Boas. the chief
marshal of the parade. IL busy making all
arrangements for the demonstration.
Tomorrow evening he viii meet th- GRAND
tsatlc officers at headquarIers, In this city, to
confer with them pcrfcCting the details
One other new feature this year--n fact, for
the first timc-is that the military branch has
arranEed to confer with the Degree Of ChivHlry
on Monday, May \, In the hall of Reading
Castle No. ~, to which az members of the
military branch are invited to attend. There
has been committee appointed composed of
Captains I.yttc. DOrmcr Clarke and knei-
bic TO perfect the arrangements for this de-
gree.