Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
DRIVE FOR 1000
in CAMP so, P. O.S. A.
Organized Force to Conduct the
Biggest Membership Cam
paign in the Order

tions ever attempted within the order in
Philadelphia Will start under perfect ar
rangements planned by state Secretary
Charles b. Helms. together with live
committee known as the 1000 Membership
Drive Committee" consisting Of the fol-
lowing brothers: c. y. Helm, PRESIDENT
Walter f. Button, secretary; Joseph Slsler
treasurer Horace V. MacFadyen, G. l. c.;
John f. Milgan. Hiram L. wynne William
Struse, Orlando S. Black. James X. Helms
Robert A. Keely, Fred Loos. Harry
Schaefer, Joseph A. Dirkin, William @.
Jolley. James McIlhenney, James Taylor
Griffith Mellor, Harry S. Helms, Clayton
r. struse. John W. Logan and Charles
Singer.
The ''2ooo-msmbership drive. will commence
Ib naFs4fy Thyrsdsy en'ev eveniDs January 81 1915 T6s
object Of the eampsisn Is to g egthuse sr Ne SSo SSo
70 % arouse Sc sreateT love fot tke order and our
to ~ PefSs Ss 'SS S+d N ana 0T gain W ground lost
through the patriotic drive made TssssSnty p.,b By 2
ns y sssn S!sss before SSs ctiysnssi1 q u.
q The states foremost patro'c ogsani5Ss,tii9E hS,ic
Ss Sans Be ts sSS IA, 2l T9ss 9sd
has existed P Tor Years. years and that this progressiys
push push for1@Td ] hG durins the next ten months as
6Ss b 5frs in & ser s pGSsbe o Obtain by
straighttorwafd, % busnessiite methods the high.
staion iSf fees Without one cent Of REDUCTION %
Scs5 %SG pays Se }a FEE the orsnz
tlon 70 q greater decree than the man who re-
Five teams or companies Will be selected q
wGny f9sa rbs cgptans %5h 'Gs Selected ars orace v
MacFadyGn. Ioseph A. brHIntf Idtf,, INr'i,c ~ 'i,corsIn,.
Tsse Tbass are S"ss men Of msrsd S6nty in camp and
social work ard Zach % one % 20 hesf sye teams soSd
accounting Of work for The thrce-mo9tH psr'9S: 90
pe6ps Of the o. T%sntyatst Ward Tor hs great
t0 H 5 ossT oTef Of esed DTa' IN s S i9S
for m nd otsr gs PsGPe P;s SRp when hen
the Reading boys defeated the home camp by
small margin.
Personal letters will be delivered 20 every
een RanGred Or de ssns aSve WORK Ia the
OF the drive" and each member Of ~ me csn55 cin5
he qSpsnsss %G S1 af ~ the While business
people have dready oftered pT'I%s' % axDected fhst
Ss'tG tSs COMMITTEES nt VIII Rave list Of 25oO esibie
Sa These U6 names mes % Vii be divided among the dye
teams and distribute names for personal sollci-
tsti9n Of prospects. ,,..,s,,,,, q, vy,r,oro,
and griffin Msiior, The i've master Of forms and
pointed offer prizes for suscessttq work
nrsdag evening Starting oetober Vs. Degree
teams from otehr camps who are most prohGient
invited 10 do the work ON at least .one-half OF
the egSpings; that the msmoeTS rare1 jhe Spqes
working from time to time. The thought is that
time to time, and draw out capacity crowds.
The 2OOo-membership drive is to receive the
No 80. Plans even contemplate running
small paper during the eampaign for for free dis
viii be urged to co-operatei even Il some, never
Of which they are proud to be a member. Great
times are in store for Roxborough Parades viii
vsmber and December. meeting the various dele
cations from visiting camps and degree teams
This great order has meant something TO the
s the army and navy 200 OF Whom NJ are re reported
T. be In France. and this great camp, 40. 90
While Camp No 80 marches on, the other pro-
| Eressve camps of the order win DO working
1850 gained last year win probably be doubled
this year in the ranks Of the good old ?. o. 5.
! Camp No. so also decided to appoint com
| mittee Of seven to Arrange for the marching
funds for this trip win be taken. each marcher
paving hi7 own eS56ens;es' S6 IT Il likely that tie
| dent Afellor will appoint the committee next
| Thursday evening.
| proved at the State Camp session last month
! will soon call for special assessment Of twenty
or OF Pennsyiyana SI ia There are nearly 800 camps
s a of the ns% ae efeds St
W. feisey OF Miimo96i s6 IormeT I'VE ,yer or
| sanlHeF, was ft-eHlplOyeu lOI AInHieuldle NoEh
| Among the national delegates from Peunsylva-
| mia who will leave for Chicago for the meeting
| be State President Gabriel H. Meyer, State
| Vice President John w, Harper, State Master OF
| Forms Robert r. Clauser, State Secretary
| Charles Brum Helms. State Treasurer Irwin s.
ns9Pa cRss sayef df Potsve Pa
! State President Roy Schuyler and District Presi-
| dent Harry Bittner, Of Lock Haven; eN- District
| Attorney William l.. Swope, a past State presl
| r. Reno. Of Alentowni Court Stenographer John
! Ruth and Harry c. Gebhard, OF Lebanon; Rev.
| y. J.. Clark, past State president; District
| President Frank q. Swarner. Of DoWningtown;
| District President David Vetter. OF New Ring
| Altoona; ex-State Chaplain Rev. W. IT. EEge,
| Of Mt, Carmeli Dr. A. A. Wertmsn, OF Tanners
| President Clarence II. snlSnitter, OF Huntingdon
Colonel Nv; w; shank Shan & 9r the Pennsylysnia Re
| Herman a Miller, OF Easton; William G.. Young.
Of Brdsboroi Charles w. Miller OF Reading
From Philadelphla the following brothers will
represent the state camp at the national camp;
| George s, Koch Rev. Charles ]. Faunce, Samuel
| {. Graham; Emmet c. Berger, president of the
| p, Q, s. OF A. Hotnei Albert Hastead, Charles
H. WeisEer6er manager OF the Betsy Ross
| Rressive Association; Maurice Rasener, editor on
| the o. l. Al; and P. o. Of A. official organs
Attorney william J. LAWSON. Samuel r.. Freas
WhaTtman, Harvey 6. Field. Charles Kranich.
| H. E shortlidge. president OF the Progressive
President Charles Kbbiehouse, District PTesi,.
! A. Schel and Samuel X. stinger, Jr. 'o"'