Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01
SONS OF AMERICA
Enormous Growth of the Leading Pa
triotic Order in the State


The Office at the state headquarters is
buser now than ever before In its history,
The annual reports from the 800 camps in
the state are now coming in. All OF the
camps that have reported so far have
shown great gains in the last four months
and the new State executive committee Is
clated nj the splendid showing of the camps
Most Of this is due to the efforts Of the
state President and State secretary, who
have been unceasng in their efforts to
arouse the camps to increase their member
ship and stimulate them to greater efforts
for results. Some OF the smaller camps
have doubled their membership. and some
Of the larger ones, like Camp so, Of RoN-
borough; Camp 1853 OF Reading: Camp
254. OF Lebanon. and Camp 4S5. Of Phila
delphia are reporting increases of more
than 100 new members, The reports also
show that not only the membership IS
growing. but that the camps are also in
creasing their financial value. The L. y.
:. of \. in this state ranks as one of the
leading fraternal societies In membership,
and In patriotic principles it is claimed is
the foremost. The official opinion is that
with all the camps wideawake and en-
Unused the outlook for the coming six
months is still brighter. and there are
chances that the 10000 increase asked by
state President Clark may be made $4,000,
or even more"
tS Of i S af lad R aoVS and GIS III
ne ne RE TFg eady a9G on Of efES
eommtteG In ehGrse VIII b. hold on, on Friday %
1917 ltNor!h Broad street, in coqjgnci,oIn, win
sires sir to siyo any help to the movemsn mt The
street parade preceding the event win start
on Rtoaa 'sl 'b he sDS
@htr Se event will be Rsd The
q the parade viii be Hiram wynpRs Of, qt Camp Ep
ceremony viii be performed at so a M, By
an aIi-stHr degree team; selected from the boat
dresses By state President Ernest =: Clark and
MSmbers OF the order in Philadeiphia urged
TO procure admission tickets, from, camp dele
ticket ticket The offSers. both State and national
Ss es " e k kIast ode M e S"a he
The. ehiSit usher win be Robert Thompson. OF
The foIIowlne counties OF the state win be
man Recorder G of DEEDS Of that county; Ber&g
| County BY state Treasurer Irwin $. smith aud
Iii psgphin COUNTY y state Trrpsiss i +; R%f:
Xii Xii Z County % bs Past State Prssdent ohg Resss
charles <; sny%sr snd wtlham Esi6; XiiS
eepsE eesEE; LSSanSn SSS GountY by STATE Vice President
Gabresl II, Moyer and Past stRto President WI.
ciauds Reno ana ,Dayd Jacks; l.ackawannS ny
Sde RG cdSR Sy state Ghapn Wacr f. ESss
The Th!Eteenth District q the PhiiIad9lpbb!PP PM biP
| south sixtieth street Representatives. from the
fSyfS The ha was ea m s 70 It's State ears
ta,Ey Charles i,,b6, b Helms spoke og taf SuSleet
| great stirring address was made by State
R9dHf TqS fe. H hsr RnsRsGH ss ana Ga nf
offcera and prominent msm6eIs Of The oTdst, st,
Success and will be instrumental in aroualns
~ t s4d se PTasdn IT,
L. shortldge was in eharge OF the event.
Camp No. 24s. which meets at sO4 Glrard
avenue. has notified eil Of It's mem9srS TO ,a}s Ps
MoSdSS, IS January a2, when business qf special
gasHgos sgasa steratary Sns c6ares b. Helms VIM deliver
the address OF the evening large attendance
| is expected
The ninth dlstre, Of the PhiadsIREhia camps ops
camp hail Of Camp No. 4s6 At de[mentown
cEafs. Helms fPf hHHI Win ohsr oESS prom1en
Of the orS1T S WV W pc bS IN hsrSe anS OF
PrssidsRt Daniel w Lands. There are s. seven P.sG
Ing districts I'm the city,
It. cf@R MS SS I5sS S' AVENUE
| on Thursday night January H. special
he members % The order ss vel rPsr as the & Pp6s
BscS aSd masu iS ss'eRa and 'GS a
Camp No. ,s77. Of Kutzt9wn. l. ono Of the
| been organized three times In its history. The
s s' doS6et tTS Sss Sa tie oSa @ members hst
| mained refused % be discouraged and t, seyeGs'
| wears ago again made application FOR "A CnaLlgri
| which was given them. Through their taithfui
| Efforts and also tho splendid work of the re
| cording secretary, George w. Smith. the camp
| was enabled to slowly advance and ptogresa
| Their report has been received and th"N nave
| showed a splendid gain In membership, ana the
| secretaTy reports that they are at last on lny
| road 10 great success, both In membership aul
| In financial stability
Camp No 22t, OF Lime Kiln. will hold a largo
| class Initiation at It's hall on February 70
| Stnta SecTstary Charles u. Helms, State Treas
| ureT Irwin S. Smith County President Clayton
| I1itz and District President George Meitzler VIII
| sddTess the meeting, which will be in chargs
| OF District President George Price; TINS Us ths
| Gbird Big boom session held by this camp since
Inc election OF the new state Officers anu al
OF the previous limitations were success
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