Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
STATE CAMP, P. 0. s. A.,
PLANS FOR SESSION
Official Reports Will Show
Greater General Increase Than
for Many Years

The members Of the Patriotic order Sons
of America can well be eated over the
splendid showing the organization has made
during the last ten and a half months under
the present State Executive Committee, for
a new progressive spirit or interest has been
stirred from one end of the State to the
other "A Christian spirit of enthusiasm
and cooperation. we might say" said a
prominent officer, has been aroused in
every camp interested in the progress and
Advancement of God, our country and our
order which Is the long-established motto
OF the order, and a better feeling Of har-
mony prevails in this body today than for
many years"
Clean;cut and sstraIshtforYgsra RoliGies have we
colleagues on the state. executive committee of
9s ssf Vice caP a the SP oyeG R
State seSTet2Ty charles IH RruRm Helms ststs
Trs1s9rCr irwin s smith have bTSgEhI telIins
and membership.
BarFs BP AUGUST as 20 and 80 nest VIII hesr one
Of the most gl0ying reports that have been pre-
sfai's s2 eoHmtts: lar So last
SANITATION, not alone in numbers, but OF pre-
sentllg to the ,membership and prospective
S"t 4 stands for ana they have nrmg
into hps %hGS Of them sh'
g E the SsSS s a beer OF s brought to
tive, coTmittee, was aided sroatly by the best
6Sys ever aRR3EtS ana iTs RRdyd%s SfaS;Ts
Inspiration through their district officers, ~
The order will report at its convention a
for the year ending June so. This Is a Won, Sorp
derful showing, when 1t is considered that for
Rs fS% 9 FsSi P G RI;
Rard earnest worker in state secretay SaYeE Helms
% Ss state csmD Of sss
Recommendations for the new district presi,
dents are already arriving in the hands Of the
state officials. More than COO camps had rem.
evening last ana tSsy are very w pSGsGay
Camps reporting large gains were Camp 49, OF
4s Vest pSs; Camp y s4o of ff%R Fox 1sS cSss
Camp 4sl, Of West Philadelphia; Camp ssi
Marcus Hook; Camp 500, OF Norristown and
| for the year Many other camps have reported
The order is looking toward wilkes Barre
| for It Is there that many Of the younger mem
hers Of the order enlisted in the service OF the
| Government and where the 1917 State camr
session will be held, Matters brought before
the representatives OF this. orsanizstl ton one Of
| representing close to 125, 900 Ameriean-born pa
triots. VIII be OF great Importance TO state ant
Many interesting elections have been held b,
| the @ rnps Of PHILADELPHIA and its surround
| inEs for delegates to the State camp sesSior
| at Wilkes-B Camp 50 elected HlxfAan dele,
| gates representing a membership OF 1850 One
hundred and seventy-hve brethren OF this camJ
! presented themselves for delegates. The follow
| Ing deleRates were elected to represent Phila
delphia's largest camn: Frank Carr. Sr. Wlllis n
| G. Lee, ORLANDO S. Black Harry StaEer Helms
Robert r. Wilde. Exley Blackburn Horace v
| MacFadyen. Edward Rambo Hiram u. Wvnne
yassDh MH;ID A. pIFki9 william g stTuse HsIr,
| Robert stillwagan and Gus. wunsh Camp iS5
| NJ Sixth and Diamond streets, elected a ful
| deleEatlon OF ten delegates representing a mem
i hership Of even thousand members Othel
| camps elected full delegations.
| Harry l.. Ross. OF Camp SOS, OF Pittsburgh
/ fas announced his candidacy for State con
ductor. To date three candidates have announce,
| their candidacy for this office In the persons 3
| Milton NJ. Haas. Of Philadelphia, the presen
/ St,te INSPECTOR; I"u's a. Berry Of Cam
oSS order i'm n Aisqheny cSInty '''s spif'' IN TN
| David ]. Jacks. Of Camp H. OF Allentown
| has annbunced his candidacy for the ofhce o
| State master OF forms. Brother Jacks Is on
| ot the hard working members Of the order Il
| I.ehish County Robert r, clasey. Of Slnkin
announced that hc win run Tor advancement 4
| state master OF forms
i OF the Southwest 4Alogheny District and win
many Brsdlct that Allesheny County win hse.