Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
?. @. s. A. CAMP ROSTER
FOR GOVERNMENT USE
Unique Fratornal Proposition in
Line Of Patriotic Prepared
ness and Service

The State Executive Committee Of the
State Camp has decided to take immediate
steps to get complete data Of tho entire
10000 members of the Patriotic Order
Sons of America so that the ages and quail
ficatlons OF the membership shall be at
hand In tho event that the state or M
tional Government desires 10 recruit the
membership for service. The state sccve-
tary will start work on this stupcndous un-
dertaliinE this week, each camp being re-
qucsted to appoint special committees to
get the information regarding the entire
membership. Duplicate lists will be made
for submission to the proper authorities
when desired. This Is n time when true
patriots willingly cooperate for the good
of the nation in any patriotic step, and
when the appeal reaches the 9O0 camps in
this State it Is certain - receive instant
attention and 10 he carried out with hearty
spirit to full success. This is the first fra
ternal effort in this line of preparedness
and service ever attempted, Of which further
reference will be made.
This order is also engaged in recruiting
members FOR the Philadelphia home defense
through the state secretary at headquarters
on North Broad street An appeal for this
branch of the service was sent out last
week and has been brought before the camp
meetings for their immediate action.
y
order have enlisted in the Governments
service, and the officers fully expect ri least
80 600 of the membership to respond to the
call in due time.
Tho laying squadron" closed the main cam
paign last Friday evening, when the most sue
cessful meetings of the series were held Fhp
squadron spoke to 1000 members OF the ordet
hat have listened to these patrl6tic orators un
10 nearly 1000 in the five general evenings. and
There yet remain two visltatlons, Wiz May /,
Camp I 1917 North Broad street ard May 3,
camp 301, Germantown avenue and Seymour
street.
TSo mnG6 Il pa t r. 'o q 'ns H9dS S
patriotic organiTati ton and not Z. society for
sSN she mr%bSrsho ap that devotion to God, county
and self tthus guaranteeing that one cannot be
dS'sr Of true 20 sona %s Of Hmerca Thoy have normed
the brotherhood that the purpose Of the Sons q
The PRINCIPLES Of cyil and reliSious liberty. and
the ndepsndfpeo 81 f ts 6,ot 10 d IN, & END
mission to the viii Of the people legally ox-
pressed.
These members have emphasized the truth
c,,izen 10 worship God according to tho dictates
~ his own conscience as gunrauteed by tho
S resoSs Srder or poss nn
matter under what pretsSt M , or name that at;
temp, tGmu,ohs 'S They have shouted with loud VoeS
ht This orde, srsyes snq" h 10 ot h. enurGn and
aus combination 10 any government. particularly
80 ~ school for the enlightenment OF the youth
81 our land on all subjects which inaLs man
apnad ~. tho membership that the laws ot the
Msaar VA make II Impossible TO accept any man as
o'rmose,nber who is engaged In the manufacture
y nr sale Of alcoholic OF spirituous lauors az a
beverage. 49,
The squs dron was eornpo.sd cf the following
,nnd orators whose sacrinciai task 40 we'll
nar19 narr19ormed will ever hold the grAtitude of the
satirs erasrl Ss.sr stssyss nss'ns. REssI-