Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-19
GENERAL BOOST FOR
ROYAL ARCANUM
Steady Progress in All Sections
Establishing Faith in Sound
ness of the Order

Supreme Regent c, Arch williams's
latest production is a splendid appeal en-
titled "a Personal Word TO Fellow Area
mans" The drive for 5000 members Is the
inortant paragraph of this stirring appeal.
Fine results have been obtained thus FAR
from union meetings held all over the
United States and Canada, enlisting the
active services of all the leading supreme
Council officers as speakers. There Is Tor
ward movement to secure recruits in large
numbers all along the line and limitations
are now being made in groups. It has been
demonstrated that recruits are Just az easily
obtained now as ever before. Twenty-Five
candidates were initiated in one night In
Portland seven in Bridgeport, ten in Pitts
hurgh twenty In Elizabeth. twelve In San
Francisco and many others of smaller
groups, with several new councils ready TO
be instituted
visitor, GSgHG Ne f. 9 Rsges ,oHa oRa
Curtis, who save an interesting talk on the
9SET Sf fF"2q BFoSdr SsF9 cyrs nPs has
Pr rn Inc o ho t r n nm 5H"'f sTn in
5gis ~ r9nm'Ig and sh?wirg M The different stages FSs
by ne TsMtSTs and ysitor' IrothCr cHTti;
& thc Phil3dsiphiS. orerniio soslety; HTotb,:r
Tssen,i1s tho nnmSSr Of rnSfn6ers hayins, on
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yTaRRoe vsnt vrep9Tts good neath With pGGny Of Of
3 g. X H. GauG T. Ydunr " nIssriy WssE' Ionic and
,oI5 hehiEh Conn.ilt No $50; q bethlehem, vii
liver the address Of welcome and Pas, Supreme
Wfohs W ETsnF fo H. das % sS of @
program has been arranged. Including tho Bass
M $holds p,an3 The 'iis manaEemsnt. @ @ is' under
Wess vii make t raTd thg aT SrcrG9y m urV WSser
InesTty Gonns hcd an min.
who Is very active in, starting things IN this
for SsS fSa Eopa n'
GGg2,a Ggqcq. q yS memGeTs ,oWard tne 5000 drye
that thev are doing more than hoping
G'Sy %ffnF sn nTh s WITH Esn
OF the SoodSd dso "a was S nI nh, in sR
in has usually, efficient manner. The council
| decided to do honor to the members following
nag at the msstinss Of tho c6ancI ''t The ncrlg
appointed apr dat,%I, p D. G. R Dr. F. II. Bellot gave
| expense in management OF old line company md
fra'ernhl society insurance. Tho council was
| Immensely surprised to see delegation OF
| tWontr-hve from phila adclrhIn council crtor tho
! chamber, accompanici by thoir degree team
/ which "Nemplin'd thu ritual in uu rupreesivt
| mann"r upon tho candidates. Dr RalloC made
! were pru sentcd to tho candidates, Past ReEcui
| John Cuhcrt acted as regent of the degree
! team. Othcr DISTINGUISHED guests present wer,
hupTsnG ReprSsSn'9jye eSsgn ,IH NHw,on RocdCi ,
| l'rowert. Jr. After an interesting husines se
session prSgr.ssye % :uchre and pinochle games
| The prize winners were Grand Master W. I
! StokinGcr, supreme Representative Newton 4,
| Roedel, Brothers Charles Toe, vlckery Nc.
man ana Frowert.
| Rttenhouse Hall. Fifty-third street nnd Haver
| ford avenue. Tho degree team was called int,
| service and warned 70 kcop in good shane fol
| cuchre and pnochla party on weincsday Owe
ming next at Cumberland Hall, Gcrrnantoyyr
! avenue and Cumberland street. The first priz,
| win he a rfteen-pound turkey with many othS,
| valuable prizes for both euohre and pinochlC
| participants.
The ways and means committee Of the Asso
| ciated Councils Of Philadeiphin and vicinity dii
| 1.!berty Bond drawing. The date OF January
has been fixed and tho limltod Tickets ha vc
| been printed and distributed Great results art
| anticipated.
| Thanksgiving will he more thar an arnun
| event with the Royal Arcanum this year. Their,
is SO much TO be thankful for that the supreme
| regent urges every council to observe Novembel
! 30 by an open meeting and appropriate pro
| gram.