Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
PROGRESSIVE AND
ST. JOHNS, S,A.O.M.P
Leading Assemblies in the
Order Make Joint Rec
ords for Year

| The happy thought which brought
| into association the working elements
| OF the big st. Johns and Progressive AS.
semblies, in close fraternai spirit If not
! in great numbers, at the last meeting in
the year of No. IS must mark note in
| the history Of both bodies. The primary
object of No. was to round up" for
| the record of the year the candidates
| secured after the meeting OF the assem-
| bly,, and the object CT No. IS, which had
postponed its meeting from Christmas
night to Thursday night. was to extend
the opportunity for joint initiation.
Each assembly had two candidates I,t!id;,t ito to
left Of Master Artisan Ammung stood a
hd'soal shd ON lis G rtsht hum hung a. service fas WITH
l-forty-four stars. which was particularly IN
marine ess corps 90 aH' from i,easue Island Re
| corder Donnelly announced that there were were
1UM from nearly ali of whom letters Of greeting
| and thanks for Christmas gifts sent by the
assembly had been % received; p;,, xe,r R,r.
biity of holding the annual banquet. in
resulted In the passage of the motion oy
| tho inspector TO authorize the COMMITTEES
| to prepare the event.
tons for Officers, these brothers, were de-
s sd%snsG sis sa' SsRSs'
artisan. E. A, bartholomew: superintendent.
Victor RGSnovr RspfssOT o0ney Cashier
Howard Jones; trustee, three years y J; Wal. Val
ter Reed wsdiral examinisrss: prs ,rysa Cssr'es
Masland. Charles. F., Ruffell; Louis Z.
Helmer., A.; II. Friedman. BENJAMIN f.
rfroae TSe representatiyes @ and aiternates to the
NJ r. Assembly who served last last year "a were ere
reptea repS'ns't% as follows Rspresentstiyes ". w
Donnelly. W. c. Mitchell, J. T. Fisher, ".
ia liam ntBe' b. Pollock. a. N. ostsrtag. William
Purks., G. Ammpng, E. sSoa a. Sar1hosSS- TTsS.
Marry fMaGT Waiter. sr.. V. ]: Rideneur., Fred ".
Hoch,, Howard Jones. Charles iss,hrr n; Lee WI
Georse W. Nelman. James, r Hail. ~, r. H.
fiIpk,aas Bireetor Joseph B. Wis%eil. q Prosres.
.ye responding to the call & OF the fssreJ mssrej
10 his interest and associations in No. IS
and hoped that No; would carry ava, away
Which marked the conduct Of the session.
The assembly then closed Il In due = form form
Chairman Of the SUBCOMMITTEE on entertain
nent the Rev; r = JohnstSn nS5 n,,I1 GI 81
Ms y9hns as wne pne,or of i0t the Twentynnh Stree,
Methodist Episcopal Church. .h delivered 1.a
hsslY wss pssrfssG faTnsssd BY the Franz
Gray. effervesoent with youthful fire ape
patriotic spirit in ssryias an camp s Meade
Exhibiting samples Of the mess utensils ,snh
the Sass of the
1s n.4 afRs Rs. s4 saa ,hsn sdsS sounly Es;
Doctor Johnston added tribute to the worn
OF BpGoneiats bp9oner % numbers by the augmented
vocal quartet and chorus singing OF populai
songs interspersed the proeeedh,nssS; S0a AT hssT
esqsnsiy the 9enss sGs dstrbuted Brother Thompson
| presented to each of the marines. on Pc
half Of the assembly. tobacco pouch VILE
~ The delegation from No. = was composed n"-
,n'eRasmS e. RammereT n0J Joseph B, W!swell. George
Wi,lism vi M1I's%ii Gniasher. S Edward Harshaw; wal
ter and Allen Clark. Edward Butsch. 10;
seph BentS John IoSns ] GhaT,ss isfsctipn inS % snf
pleasure at the evenings hospitalitles were
by the m MaSneS Ms. Kehr
Doc sticker, Bob Thompson. Gris' Donneii'
and others.
Adeiphi Assembly entertained a delegation
OF Oak Lane Assembly. headed by master
Artisan voorhees, for nsl s T1M1lSSt nnpliesnt e
whom the buttons were presented by Edito,
Mayor In short ,,tsrs aysosy and '1
sreeting and experiences from several Of sua tn
camp apd spPesiisaa isaa fSc Scr aSe SSa
ef thess absent memberships. lie .pressntes.
also re.SstSn' Of ccnrsd the 0s hrs.
the order so far recorded 'as charged t'
war conditions. >, .omno,ea Of Brother.
Has. Ise shsns Hiiard ana =. Smith 9;mS ns
nOunssd the eiSeon tha1aw ~ asse Ss osnadst
Gsrhf hR.eoyaeT ssyieT Ipsey: hrtsan
%iis% rDSis WsllAss is.Destol FHsd 81 siek
hard Tseordsr yShn LPssy; s%e. fssh,sr g. Clarke
I Il, l.. van Tine. w. =
Tsssn, rss.smas saa%liiH %iiisn il. McSeever. aamue
Moss; j. Jnio%wnasisna % asS were; Representative,
lanes B. Clarke and Philip n, ,Arnold; Al Al
isrnstes, William P. Wallace Jr'. and II
"Rrother Voorhees, responded to call BY ,so, sn
PRECISION Of terse sesss ssn'n apty appropriate &
ssss DrsSafs % prodneins
candidate a live turkey. which wss put up :, =
sssrb ssS'es 81 santa srtHs
ding ran from q D,b.ss up s9s Ssss h0SEs, s Ms
Ssposed bird BY GHssss ss nc 1skess Mhoi
FrrSS FrrSs ofrtm oftrrimmed christmas tree. the yocs
nEmSsr' ,sS By TSi0h bS Brother B!ckSSra
female vaudeville show snd "sm9kes i1,,is ~ yer
ssssrs' UNUSUAL Ms'Sh soS S"s sSi. Usually i've
ASSEMBLY.
present. ,t and Initiated tive esndidsses. maxim
pIs,sIteS ..rtlss sss Sss Ss;t0n nsd q
member snswsripWS W,lism fhs y schced
H ais.Fs ToTlssis Tolaisld. I%rnold X Kesth ana bisS
he Conductor. each CARRYING, y,., iishsed shs, ga,
the hs .0Sa esSas :.as,Ss Mrs cS%. Ssss
Sison Sn sne offered prayer and made abort a1
dress. nav Howard C. Cooper. In sioauen
nprss.ions. Appealed 20 the msmbers 70 b
come Identified with the Red y cESs; p soeis,, Ct
,.rS wives and mothers..Mrs. James
Rrinksrhof Mrs is9e nSesrt Eiipsr s .na Mrl iir