Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-01
SONS OF AMERICA TRY
NEW SQUADRON PLAN
A Force of Fraternal Orators
Visit All Local Camps Meet
ing on Monday Night

| by the Sons of America in Philadelphia was
! carried to successful achievement last
| Monday evening. when what was called the
| hying squadron" paid official fraternal
| visits to thirty-two camps in the city meet
| ing on that evening. The event ELECTED
| most favorable comment for the up-to-the-
| minute plans which have been put forward
this year for the general advancement Of
| this old patriotic organization and for this
! visitation movement nothing but words of
| praise could be heard from the various
| camps visited
ana ne tisrs entire stan met az state camp head;
move moved to the various sections to which they had
oeen assigned by the STATE secretary 1t was
with one purpose one plan. simultaneously to
an ssabad %na nI ihe nst th
many hundreds OF brethren turned out to give
much sood viii be Accomplishment as result t"o OF
this unique movement
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OF s.SiTaD s%%S 500 END chsriss GSyn, q c$%p
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Of %ssahc6u t ST. and S John 'f%H' HU
seesreta,ry Of Camp i6i
STATE sSP' Of oams ans }Ssn dsarSs ~ DAVIS
q, 81 Camp 672 and District President Charles A.
prSmn Section :; Camps 2ao al7 and 7ss- Charles
aHaa Pii:!riSt Psssds"!, wS!s$ SI c%Ss na","
r stse Drsdena aUS d Eastoa r. John IN
sGGF s'Ro: ss 3sS and sf5saF'SS Sc
NWssmbeT, q COUNCILS Of camp fo 70. and MORT;
M2E Section H5 Gsmp 8 amn. 1sl as, :, ,na oac.,r,.
Moysr siS!sp vice sresdsn ana OF LebsnoS
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mse OF Of sSa s Of COM
District Presiden, MaWer.
New RmSsoS s ed Zoos, Sf Gamp ns,'ssb
snG Merd sloan assistant state secretary and
paSec seetC9 i3 camps S3c aGd a,,SI,Lews 4,
Camp 80. OF RoxboroGFh "''' - ''''''"'
ass, at sixth and Diamond streets when twenty
oaI menDers 500 or the SQUADRON met and spoke 70
trct Band furnished excelIent music This This was
Tesafded as the Ereatest night ever held by this
cordrd as one OF its most successful accomplish
mens ,eG,, The state secretsry was highly gratihed
able features was that every man OF the squad
The effort was made to select the force Of
visitors as adequately representative Of this
did sign OF the times when an organization viii
send sen o,, ,thrtytwS Christian members thr9ughout
ana ana clean, wholesome living for the benefit Of
highest principles Of American ciiSSns6ip H E 'as as
iSrno nrn1nI, and religious virtues. which always
toward COD Our CouTr % ssnHH snd Our pSSEoS STdeS duty
nauTy nos I. sSTs W2ds by the rsmps which
Friday. evenings as to when they can expect a
visit Of the flying squadron The State secre-
d2mnyIn MqnaayIs erGrt to furnish ihis advanced in
nonnssd HrF TSe rassaa sT@ns to as. se @
be visited on March 90, having been n"if divided
section i.-camS 81, Germantown and Cum
don streets Camp 4sG Germantown and But
s sns st NEs SSaS nEssq sTss
l2s, sCt West Girsrd avenue, ue,...-,-,,
Ess6fr streets; Gsmg. 80 sSns seven,eentS and and
Section s"o dmc,ss%r :oa 1910 chsstnn, street
27s South .Fitty,sccond street wv
rs%p @ "i +ys"SsG'% ~ys"Ss ca%6 aTs"us
% SECTION V sHSamp HSFrs 14 'ssoa Frankford avenue
ca%S I%9 5 rd sS s oEford pike
street sGiGG smD aa c2mG ss 5 Nogn Broad
:, The "Wednesday evening camps will be visited
section lamp ,aai, 1915 Columbia avenue;
Camp 3s3 :2i5 ColumbIa avenue.
Camp $40, 4o40 Lancaster aenue; Camp 4si, |
Sixty third and WOOda nd
Section 3-Camp 34S, Germantown and In |
diana avenues Camp 4O4 274S Germantown |
section Camp 571, Richmond street and
Indiana avenue.
The Thursday evening camps will he visited |
ss Ss i2 NUrh m5 pS Broad street.
Section Camp 80. Ridge and Iyceum ave.
Gamp sS 5'n ayenTe sns
Section 3-Camp lOi 1902 Frank ford ava
nue. GSmG aSS 2o FTsssfGr4 Ss
$se!Sq 'lS SSa%n aS$; Fi,s,'hiT$ sI' street and
and Haverford avenue Camp 672, 52l9 Market
Sssie9 oGagP a! g6, Ied III, Woodland avenue;
Section Camp 20. Somerton, Pa
The Friday evening camps will be visited
section Camp 2el. Twenty-third and Ridge
avenue; Camp 2s7, Twentieth and Columbia
section 2mGam9E2 H. sn,nth $s,Sen,h and PqssyunE
Section Gs'p sTss
camp 1Rs sas
Second sTsel Ss srs s9Sr nown TSSa
hlgh avenues: Camp 26s. Frankford avenue and
"sltaio Section SEcsmp 5s4 5000 Market street.
,ary in an unusually auspiclous style The
omm!eo in rhGse Of PrSydgS sTy interesting
literary numbers Credit IL due in large
nea sure to the chairman of the COMMITTEES q |
Edward Hendrckson, District President H y |
Shcrtiidge delivered one of the best addresses |
aver heard in the district, to the delight OF the |
arge number OF persons gathered The AFFAIR |
will be recorded as one of tho best ever enjoyed |
by this camp.
Camp No. 9g7 held a very successful smoker |
IA Wing good talent in the line of grafton mono. |
ogues, music, singing. etc Brother Herman |
Iecht a member OF No. 297 and OF the State |
legislature, gave very interesting talk. Camp
No 297 Will hold another smoker Friday |
,yening March 80, which they hope will he a |
IT'LL greater success.
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