Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-14
GOOD RETURNS FROM
FIELD WORK P. @. S. A.
Missionary Extension by State
Secretary and Executive Com
mittee Creates New Effort

The visltatIons inaugurated by the state
executive committee during the present term
| Of the State camp have been the means Of
| creating a greater fraternal interest among
| the camps Of the order. This has been a
| great year in the mission work of the or
! der, letters coming to the state executive
committee every day expressing the thanks
of the weaker and stronger districts for
the willing service of cooperation extended
by the State officers.
State Secretary Charles j. Helms has just
returned from visits in AlleghenE. LawTen,cs'
and ne has left new inspiration In that terri
Helms 81 IS ss an afsS SteresnS Speaker ana vars
ceived throughout his visits with open arms
tied, the meetings arc considered q great SUCCESS
sqCretary sf10 reGrned G 70 win
e9i dsa 5I of the sst S TaF R wot
WIN 6e aScomplshsd within ne next several
of 9hs order to p push % the e. work as il has never
been dono before and, with the authority Of
VIII WIZ be tred in %Penhsyiyana % than ever in tho
history Of this old organization.
The state secretary states that IL the people
Of Pennsylvania but realized the many achieve
Of thS @ 6o stat, OF would eis5yd 6G ydsHeus Of
s9nnefPs h%ss W5 M 81 TGG satS aI S} ny
points with pride 70 the many things m the order order
een hss GSn9 tO e @ cSef he points 10
credit to the order Is Vslley T9Tse' tdsg hs5e
and sfter making repairs kept it n Grst-elass
msSs In 1855 and included the headquarters and
tS0 al an& &e@ora Of valley
Forge" which was composed OF members 9Itoua o. ne
In 1880 the Jones lot, which Included the Wash.
ngSn sPrns ptopsrS %a in 1894 oT
$4,000, and in lsss the ass0eia ton expended S paeG
izaton has spent close % 100000
Among the members of this order wh9, were
active in this enterprise were Henry, j. stager' aT
q DSs D%ssasS I $isSarq K0Sh SsiS
Of Samuel e. Hm ssg S
dent, Of Reading Richard T. s. Hslloweni irwin
aowe Ssn's% sehwSrtS % Of Altoona; Henry Abright
K9en baano ~ pTes3eh9 Of Il this ordF a
sseTetas5y JoPn H9wSd s RHs Wgd5San Wsana
ex-secretaIy; M Samuel A. Losch, formerly OF
R Wats fsSen Es Of F
sHisse past s!o PrssSdGpt m f 4 4Rbsde s3
Tfh pRis; F. F.. E, stees, past state president the
father Of the natio3s "a 5 SseTs'pTy F ChaeSs s
stses. John NJ. ,staufeT. a s. Brende. John
Harry Hughes. Isaac Smith.
The Flag Day sssTcsss s.as S the Betsy Ross IS
conducted this evening under the auspices Of the
Charles & weiseerBer T Is t ehsirman Of the commit
tee Of srEangemgnts The chief . ADDRESSES ] will
!sEy Charlie, 3 Helms ana HSTsss MeEsd
CON ccommsndeT, SSfis n,ebef Charles H. Davis win be
chairman Of the meeting and music viii be
West Philadelphia, which is the pride of the
order here.
Camp 49, the fourth t0nG largest camp II the
Monday sysnins, No. ass, has been one q he
real progressive camps OF n the order IN Phiia-
This camp has been working with the State
SsT in the hsoy t Of tSe oTde and il has
made good tSgether E With other camps in city
ass the ayns m . SsdTon re b hsR 55s Sdy hd
c1mR ES 3SS7 G5 viii
Germantown avenue and, Seymour street, on
Charge Of e event consists Of BTotRers VIII
Hanline.
Camp No, SO: Of Roxborough. concluded their
great success from every angie. The great driy-
SE so w sNS oomms h iR' IN sfs Es3S
q this carnival was known as Camp, Fittys
eonssted Of James k Helms. Chairman; al jesse jesse
the fesy was ProdTced bg the
Pany Of which William Atkinson. member ot
nnTa nS M Which SS Tsd nt9 The
success OF the undertakings.
csRP 50 VIII take $50 members Of the camp
the great demonstration which the p o. s. OF
$ sIS S155 $ 4 kSsRs TBRSS vii
Wilkes Barre, which has sufnCient men to give
pieces even though tWeny-hvS Of i6eir members i5T
ment previous TO that time.
The district commanders of the Commandery
General In Philadelphia were presented with
Horace S W. MeFsdysn, Of Ro%boroush COM
sixth and Spring Gadsn Streets hfss last
Tuesday evening.
Camp e76, OF Reading, viii hold a large
boom sessiom , on SSnS ~ wheH u VIII a7o ADVANCE
membership of 2i5 AZ the beginning OF the
the camSs in Berks County are Working hard
to make 1t the banner county Of the State.
on "wednesday evening. june 20. Camp 80,
West Pogs T SsS Ssrss as It's u% and
has been 5 pSkipS Sv,d great for
best meetings held in Mantsomery County.
The First esy slS Sss District os@pris3s
tEiet president has oTgSnltsed for the purpose
fan and winter months. Brother Edward IT, IT,
Smith is chairman Of the committee In charge.
Suuht forh Rs .aass hat 6a Gts md aS
summer entertainment, and the committee will
ns S the 0n %dst o sds oweT and SE
sseeons By six vocal soosis and sketch sSh
entitled True 70 Our Flag OF Christened In
and Hancock commsndery win render some
popular musical selections. state and nationai
in CHIEF , MSSEsdys9 of the c91mmSpasr Cen
nouneed In these columns,
Camp so has subscribed for $4,000 worth Of
Liberty Bonds, Camp 1888 $1,000 Camp ~
$1,000; Camp 5O2. $1,000; Camp ass $1,000 and
many other Of the camps throughout the State
are Investing
Keystone commandery. No. 4s, Of West Phiia-
delphia, for the purpose Of securing funds to
send $50 members with their band OF forty
pieces 70 Wilkes-Barre when the State Camp
cOnvenes there next August, will run an out.
door carnival az Fif,y,seeona street and Glrard
will inclpde Ferris wheel merry-No-rounds
ra9sie-da1Eie swings, gasnes, hoqtha for sale Of
csrlS svsrS sFenlns