Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-11
SUPREME RULING F. NC.
IN BIENNIAL SESSION
Reports Show Growth and Pros
perity and Several Philadel-
phia officers Elected

The session Of the Supreme Ruling Of tho
Fraternal Mystic circle at Atlantic City
last week was generally recognized as the
most notable and successful in the nearly
thirty-three years of illustrious history OF
this fraternal society, whose national head
quarters are located in the spacious build
ing at 1913 Arch street, Philadelphia, which
was the old home Of the late John Lucas
TH9 Officers elected fGT @ eRgioE T.SI. Ensirna Gr%a
supreme mysic ruler, Phlladelphla Senior Lieu ley
Of New york city, supreme Vice ruler; J. y.
Myers pf Philadephin snprsme TsSor9er; sip;rsms DT
celi,al director rk; =, Swartz and Fra2}k ~: e.:
sspfeHe ezecutive,, committee and Seorge, =
fEs'|2" fao " yAaPS5YIG %Iam mcanSa RT 2PRRPIadspRa %
i Bor1iSser WaynesP2ro srnbaTs ps ana of he
! Board Of supreme trustees
Tho opening session Of the convention was
! A. NJ Hoston IN behalf Of ProFrcssIye Ruling.
ot Atlantic CITY which is composed 2t Inc th9 ie11- i
! Il was responded 70 by i. q iiaag Of Philadel,
organ of The order, who called attention 10 the
fHGt h@ Atlantis G Is the Pf2' as r6S
ycnti0n town very largely 10 ne f9Gt that US
has been du" TO q practical 9pplioation o. ne ne
Cy and Of many of the fTaternai orders were
contemporary events. he said and thai while
iogs IL lis eog9!ry are loyal IL i6c fuss,
and best sense Of the word y"t they 6slevs rat h9t
through an, application q the principles ard ard
to tho peoples OF the cntIre world
Mayor ~" Iiach Bscharach, Of Rtan,ic CITY. wSich was
responded TO BY II Landls. qf Kansas CITY.
adequately protect membcrs Of the order who
SoRsdersbo @ 'g dIsGgssoR oH placed in the hands oi
tho supreme executive committee with fun
Attention was called to the fact BY a number
company cannot legally increase its premium
rate in a case Of this kind, fratcrnal order order
may arise and therefore, is a source Of greatly
added strength to the members.
The nort Of gprse Mystic RqlsT Paul r555 ST;
si Smiley gD and Of tSs other off@ials showed that
the order Is IN condition most Gr2titylnE g 10
the last biennial term In faCt Il has has been been
IN Inc IN oSi pof the nrdoT hicb now operates
the American Experience Table OF Rates ana
very successfui sick and accident .depar rlmsnat,
n 9TasT nTT haS aRd on neBoshp of about
10000. An increase Of 5000 members was madGS
lhe aim Is to add a least 10 600 nsw I m9m6Ers
T. and E@o00 III AN Ie term
Tho idea Of holding grcnt fraternal conclaye
close p he war nrst suggGsted by this order
from many Of the jurisdictions
II, s. Lands,, as chairman q thelsGcrst work
ReRsive report relative to his phase Of the work.
showed @ IN b rsroa Sa the a%b %G3% %co
during the first three years OF membership mas
Georee =. Crossman, Of Znnesys, o.; l,,;,ryl]o who
was elected member OF tn@ noaIg Od riin Tnp' he
largest vote among tho candidates for a position
on the board. as he has dono on number OF
,,'' <. r. s|artz, who has been, manager ot the
paclty, has been returned to the supreme GTScG
me IN mhpr for a number wnlle
NJ Speakman, the other member elected 10 % thls TI
and certified public gccopptapts In this city,
having risen from humble beginning inrCus1 f
tho Wharton school. For some years past he
Supreme sapreme Mystic Ruler Paul was formerly from
south, His salary was Increased 10 $1,000 a
wear and that Of Supreme Recorder Myers to
William McGonlgal who was advanced to 2
FrSncis fTSrsHe skunk Brown HtornSy Geners q
sa IN has sP and 9'R Re M
in Earcgar for d.2E P2st; 9eRg the
streets, West Philadelphia.
It 2t The most hqTmoo9gs 9g oI9gs mGstnss
those present as visitors were Henry g. H3th
Grand Grand Tecordcr r%' OF that jurIsdlction
An meeting S Gt ie GeeTs s9G rep
No. g. was held at the close Of the sessions
pardSted 9g for the most vigorous sort Of
w. L. spooner district deputy OF Phadel.
nha who IVA was supreme TOOK
an 'GsSS wS 9e E of
interest is being taken IN the work OF the Flag
several years ago but which has taken on in
ginning OF the war, and especially of recent
there o"S are upESrd @s y desres and 9r
COMPOSED
ladies' f. being organized by Brother Spooner in
md Tesdy 10 a9 as 2o early q nfH' IN the
fall IN honor o: the election of Brother Roth as
samuel ], shrader. Q: ,Gree9oostlG, Pa: who
barn had been blown on during a severe storm,
matter like that and proceeded to show by the
P%f snvanS that under md s regime meas Frnd @ rGer %
Pennsylvana broke al previous records in the
It Is interesting and notable that Brother
ieg The Supreme Vice Teuershin from having been
a member OF the supreme executive committee
STT9S se By g9sf Presant wilson has as seno2
tenant and IN that capacity VII haye the in
neers connected with the 10000 naval reserves
who viii guard the Atlantic coast from Barne-
e'i Like John Jordan upchurch, tho founder Of Z
smith, and has largely through his own EFFORTS,
n hs tie shon %
University, whore he has been for some years
past. until now he has been commissioned as
Instructor Of engineers in the United states
navy The Fraternal Mystic Circle has always
been noted for the high class Of its officials and
representatives.
John q. Gambler. Of ottawa, ILL.,. one OF the
hoard Of supreme trustees, has recently been
honored by being appointed state Fire Mar
shaI ~ Illinois a position Of trust and re-
sponsbllty and In that capacity is assisting in
taking measures to conserve the food supply
Of that state consequently II was not possible
for him to attend the meeting at Atlantic
city. There present from Illinois, how
ever, II. W. Johnson, also Of ottawa, who is
past supreme mystic ruler Of the order, and
who is a leading attorney, banker and lnsnr-
ance president in that section OF Illinois. He
took an important part In the work OF the
convention chairman Of the law committee.
AmonR those. present during the sessions of
the convention were Allen r. Sinner, OF Beth
lehem, State supervising deputy OF Pennsyl-
vanla In whose Jurisdiction hv far the LARGEST
rain was made Of any jurisdiction. Also Mrs
Dora Earle, of Chicago, H., grand secretary Of
that jurisdiction, md one ~ the best known
women surfraEists and orators in that State TO
whom is attributed small share Of the
credit for the fact that the women polled such
a large vote at recent elections. She made a
very eloquent and forcefu fraterpal addresq
IN Invitation ~ Supreme Mystic Ruler Paul
Map1eiaohn Depf Panht NETt1