Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-06
ODD FELLOWS
Purity Lodges Loss by Transport and
Death and Miles Large Gain

The United States steamship Vermont
having gone to sea, members of Purity
Lodge are anxiously awaiting news of the
vessels safe arrival 'over there" as large
number of members of the lodge are in
the ships company Purity has had sew
eral deaths within the last couple OF weeks,
the most recent being that of T. @. John ~.
Miller, whose funeral services were held
on Tuesday evening AZ sl7 Windsor avenue.
Much sympathy is expressed for i. q.
Lewis C. Grund, who sustained serious in
jurles in a trolley accident at Langhorne
on Monday of last week Brother Grund
Is an active worker In the lodge and mem
Der of the degree team. 1t Is hoped that
no serious consequences will result and that
he will soon return TO the fold. Brother
Ross Maclver feels encouraged
The first reception to the boys In blue and
Twenty-frst and South streets, where Brother
Frank sherry and committSe WI VIII serve the sooa
Mile Lodge had big attendance last week.
for members in the service Of the Government
made an elaborate report. The committes Is
c%nSsfa Gm"rss nranelmann. Blair n R"ey james Nc:
Michnel and Charles u. Bird brother Jones OF
Copppr city Lodge. who has been a faithful at
tcndant for the last nine months. has been
called to California. His assistance on TIE dG
I,rother Walter Gros,nlciaus, Of Remembrance
Lodge Boominston H. member ddrn,s oi ,hS wblch @
Tonight will inaugurate the fall and wintcr
season, which promises to be busy one. start
Ing of with the initiatory degree on twelve re-
cruits the degree staff VIII have all 'heS "a"
attend to. Visitors always welcome
Spring Garden Lodge No. 20. is manlfesting
an Increasing interest for the boys in the serVCe
and i' sentiment il scd on how best to conserve
their welfare and carry out the mahnntr 81 T'
lions in addition to those already booked give
splendid or.nng for the tsi canps,S ,o Cand
dates for the second degree and three for
initiation An entertainment Of good tn,nss,
materially ARD Sut mGIW5S aIWnys on Enjoyable "Shs
work and No. 90 feels equal to the task; me
lodge room in the Parkway building on Ihurs r
day NIGHTS Is al'vaya omen to visitors especIaHy
to brothers In the Government service
Monday nigh night with the intiatory degree. Most
Of the active members of the lodge nave re-
inrTed wGrS nn rOm the NIT 7h tie lodge viii The
brothers in the United states service" The nrst
SegTee W he r. ToSsod |" O o @ feW
ivy men are in the various branches of service
IN An s"h honor roll is being @ preparod to
hung in the lodge room; containing the names, Of
es the boys are called As soon war was
declared Ivy Lode took up bs tse no auTs0pS 81
family family viii be allowed to suffer If Ivy Lodge
can prevent It,
Kenderton Lodge. No. aes: .ssntcrtained on
trct psoI Proarsssive % @ Ass"clatlon-President Her
bert l.. Brown. of Kenderton Lodge; Vice Pres
arnt tarn W Retzod Of Evening Star Lodge Treas
urer J.. T. Treston. OF Ivy Lodge. The object
to combine for mutual benefit and entertain
ment
Merchants odzc,. No ess, will put on the
nrsrCr f6 IN iG nf Snnnr 'Sr
Degree Master Morton is desirous of beginning
all members OF the staff to he present Now
at the close Of the warm season the official
Of Merchants to do his utmost TO, make the
fall term a successful one" on Friday evening
tho vacation season, and the meeting lacked
none Of the usual pep
through the good-of-the-order committee at last
weeks meeting 2 debate on "Insgrance VS.,
pOqsnE the first 5 rS side Snd Brothers wilkinson
judges rendered decision in favor of Fra
Phiiomathean will hold services at the Odd
Fsl9ws % n9me S niS S%nday froS sftepnSop Al
Philanthropic Lodge. No. Is, enjoyed good
part Of the session on Tuesday night n the re,
Ssn Shrissophss ", Passoe: o. NJ hi. eighty y,aTst
birthday and hfty-fourth anniversary OF his
membership in the order. The secretary was
o the event R nu %
edged these commitments, ms well as the many
remembrances by mail. and said that he ex-
pected to enjoy many more terms of service for
the lodge, Brother Harry A. Baldwin. OF Capital
talk on the state Of the order IN that turis-
diction. In RESPONSE to the appeal to the mem
welfare Of enlisted members, in accordance with
the grand masters suggestion. contributions
have been very prompt. and the movement will
successful.