Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-11

enasSSp msnSeT hot LSdssi oieS who On nssssie
fb9llqgyTins ofiesTs were seetsd; Noble .a.eq
tory on SseSss Gs2Iss ySlehno EsssYr
n g. A. II, smith chaplain, p y 'sulshs
IofdSh IRsGdsfr r. T. = " A. IN DgMFfiss II sAE.r. Il l. B. 4
pd2o5 W IisrT nrsss so has re ssn So.
| Visitors were p. @. Harry oraham, Aperican
es. R9hers prsss s9 KeSdeTiSs %aSs oSss Kssse
Rrz bssutlfai Charm no was TGs pPesented 10 &
nsPrss rsmSfR %GRs S'8s 81 Secretary ds64ss vssaas
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Iaes FownId. ssn q KeneSr9Pb ods
kennedy Thomas NJ. wondeTly, Jr;. Herbert
Clarence Hopkins Refreshments were served
;taiIsa sy the Bsacon LSdss stSS 9Ss s!s1
memBbssTTo nsf scsw,SE ssefsisry .nlha
BBnrgni treasurer, W Horroeksi r g y.
a9aEasr[ R&5s.Ss [Dfs'i G GGSFfHiP cSsxsg sS2nSsssgE
a. Otto. P6etsc6 chaplain. " seherers; 3.
81 yshTgs qTsT, Stan G Won hearty ns
and ne snlr!t q the sentiments expresssd save
Ton of he new oseTs q nusica % entsrtsin-
The next reception to the boys in the Coy.
Se Rsd s fSo thS Ese M % RebsSSS IoSse sas Main
street Darby. on Saturday night. There Will
man. EitchRod and a repetition q he success Of
similar & events ut when In The the hSnds 3 % 9f h ladies VINO
TEMPLE Encamgment conferred the pstrisrchsI
VII continue t ihe wGrk hT9SSh the sesscn
charmed by the ceremony
Cinclnnatus Encampment No. Is. held pub.
in the Eleventh District, ladies and friends.
chief patriorcR' warren e. GoSnder % Sish prisst
Phppl scribe Samuel L. Prince; treasurer, II.
c. Ge-rish junior wa den Joseph Gounder Jr.
The cermony was under the supervision OF D.
u. @. r. Thomas Whitehead, who scored a noted
tTiarch THOMAS S whitshSad Tigh Priest T. VII
Lam ke1nediy iener Warden Samuel iT SSenIor
Kennedy Junior Warden Earl Smith and Sem
=. The proEram was made up Of selections BY
data Soes sera Soo 1rotPPs
violin solo. Brother Thomas Whitehead vocal
Ostrandcr; pnnist. Nirs. Gebhardt. Refresh
ments were served
Cincnnatus Lodge, No. 206. held Sunday serv-
ices in the ODD Fellows' Home; The sermon
tor Of Gcnside NJ f. Church The singin9 was
By the Mass Nn and Fornce nu MeDowe Snd
z tenor solo by, Harry Umstead. with Miss SAT-
President Thomas siprs expressed his thanks.
'aS the of 1 the TsSd fnsSss nSsmp%.
The Rev. Louis Randall preached the sermon.
Miriam Bowtn and selections Si by the cSildrsss
Grand Patriarch George H. Banes aud Pres.
ident Richardsnn, and announcoments by Robert
Love. p. g. =. Samuel $. Bowen presided
The following circular letter has Just been
sent out to all lodges in the State;
TO the officers and Members Of the Subordinate
Iodse Of Pennsylyania, l. .. Q, F.
AGsut 90 % %o7 has s BEEN T'1 sen, tbs odes
in re.erence to the levy and collection Of the
my
N the law Was quoted, my attention hrs been
called TO mcmhers who seriously question the
the 0ct.on Of the Grand Lodge at the annual
1t cannot pc disputed that tho ccrstitution
oIrsi OF the Grand Lodge as 9mended without & ar an
lows taN. is the sovereign law of the order in
:, Article WI section 5-b That an aged odd
PeIiows' tax OF one dollar per member be leyied
,s reported at close Of term. september 30. 1917.
the Erand secretary FOR the purpose Of purchas.
ms necessary land and erecting home buildings.
or ,esn1larRtng and improving the present home
This amendment was approved by the sover-
elgn Grand I.odge and is now part Of the law OF
tax is levied il means charged against the
mem3er and 4 so charged. IT Will affect his
prescribed by Article WI. Section 3, Of Gths
time the amendment was adopted. a recommen-
dS9IiGn SIiGn OF the committees report was also
,r,,Ss Sixth. That the aEed odd Fellows tax az
lion herewith submted he pad % to ne the sraa
secretary In four annual installmonts Of Aventy-
close Of term in september iS17 ~ Provided
That this tax be refunded to All lodges that have
Sagg S1,g ana p si 9dESS holdlng membership in the
i is Obvious, IN the desire to secure for the
order ora what we believe 70 be one Of the greatest
Te lost slght Of in our haste of the contra
tional law and the other simply a reeommenda-
Ii3bn tb ma e,,, as your your grand master ! have no
prq2Tmglgatsd RIy ths grand sssretary to YOU
asd odd FoW S2 S24Ss 9g, pGffeFh Of he
and assume the resnOnsiblllty Of extending to
four ANNUAL G STssH that @ar tss ts e
ee eer suG9rdn9tG Sn sdES to act upon but I would
work and prosperous times, it might be easier
and the extra assessment for maiHtenance in
ff6e f6r Years yea tG To- come This is time for saercs
a sacrifice by every odd Fellow to provide FOR Tor
ehanca msfoune wo or other herurH SnaTodabe
m ss would TeGurs him or her IN their old
The .amendment further provides that the
Der ef the order in this urisdlctioS as G reported
AZ close Of term, september 80, 1917. . but con-
yet the reGommendStion adopted above quoted.
4 otss sys Ga$ e5 sE and IF
in the home at Pniladelphia.fs
mdm6srs must paS the f tax and uSdsr th s
ommendation the tax to be refunded to Certain
iodstS . ~ 'NtHt In
tainly conhlctlns legE wever, each
member must pay thet the same is 10
be refunded not to the W er, but to the
lodge of which he Is membe., II Is apparent
that the lodge becomes the collective agent for
its members: II the lodge will draw an order
for the total amount due it's members on The
roll September 30, 1917 and forward said order
TO the grand secretary. he will credit the lodge
with the tax, using the order condition that
the grand lodge at Its next annual session will
approve and pass resolution appropriStng the
a mount TO be refunded back to the lodges The
ing in what home the lodge holds memhershiu.
signed by the noble grand and secretary. and
which must be countersigned by the officers Of
the home TO which the certificate refers SO
that there may be no Misunderstanding or con-
fusion IN this matter, desire again TO repeat.
First All LODGES not Mt present members Of
either aged Odd Fellows home Corporation
must pay to the grand secretary on or before
the last meeting in March. 1918. 81 for each
member on the roll on September 80, 1917
whether they have collected said tax IN whole
for the payment OF said tax.
Second. All lodges holding membership In
either Of the homes for AGED odd Fellows
must forward to the grand secretary an order
for the amount due from each member under
the amendment, accompanied by n certihcate,
duly signed and attested with the seal OF
such membership in home Corporation.
countersigned BY the officers Of said home.
which order win be credited subject TO the
approval and refundng leEialatlon OF the
grand lodge; otherwise to be paid Ia cash
brothers that they show their loyalty 10 me
lpok a an