Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-01
AN ODD FELLOWS
REAL WONDER WORKER
Fraternal Career of a High Fac
tor in the Success Of the
Order-District Schedule

Frank Fltzhugh Conway Is one of the
most active and consequently one Of the best
known odd Fellows In Philadelphia Brother
conway joined the order In his native State
OF Alabama, passing through the chairs Of
the subordinate lodge and encampment. He
became grand patriarch of the Grand En-
campment OF Alabama and in 1903 was
elected representative to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, entering that body at the
session In Seattle Wash. He moved to
Philadelphia In 1910 and became member
or Arcturus Lodge, No. So, and Temple
Encampment, No 100, becoming a factor in
the success OF both of these bodies. Among
his various activities here he organized and
became captain Of The Trail Hitters" and
is now one Of the leaders of the grand mas
ter's Flying Squadron"
Brother Conway is probably best known as a
writer and orator ON odd Fellowship, few men
being better posted on the history, laws and
OF the Alabama Digest, The mniform nv cSnstitus
tion Tor subordinate encampments in that state
and ''ratr!archaf odd Fellowship that are be-
and i9 fhe o4dr odgs I
Nast s,nqWledge OF The order and an almost in
in In demand as speaker at the various affairs Of
-, Brother Conway has found time to he in ac-
tive connection with other fraternsi orders. on
}oyins the honors Of past chancellor Of tho
past national representative OF the Junior Order
OF United american Mechanics and a past state
presldent and past national president OF the
Order of Beavers.
In cSnnectI9n with tho grand masters plan
well asslgned for a series OF district meetings
:. february 8, the seventeenth district meeting.
II Thespian Lodge. No. ii67, Amber street and
Al,EsSnsny Eshrnnr ~ avenue .o,, ,,...,.. .. =,
General General Harrison Lodse, No 1888, Parkway
Eehr'1arv 10 ,bo ann ,,.,.t,. ,,,..,tr. L.,
Quaker City Lodge No 2os. Broad and Federal
- February IA. the .ssyenth district meeting in
:. February 10, tho sixth district meeting. in
Northern N, Liberties Lodge, No. II, Third and
o H. Ns Ne s se s;tgs 6ssmsSsm SSqs
FsSSTgsTy 10 the fret dIstrGt mfSEE in
in FSIs 81 schuykli Lodge. No' Sls 49, SiE MGynic
EsS,SsTy I ~; ths ninth nth district meeting in
EsSrqary s2 the eighth district meeting in
ty;slTth street and Columbia avenue .--.,.--
l.. February % the elghteeHth district meeting;
ST slyssr AHSF'''" star Lodge No. 400 2O'' South
os z os diEit fRwaS
February 20, tho fourteenth district meeting,
FEBRUARY IS. the twelfth district meeting. In
March /. the sixteenth district meeting in
ner. Sixth street and Fairm9unt avenue
Fame Lodge No. us. Kensngton avenue and
Cumberland street. -
saaaJrOn have Eeeh "a asst snsd in sToaPs Of from
f 1S I'VE fsS sSs st cnw f&H & S. s. 9S soyo T
%sn cd aH5n NJ 1so e sRSTE HsT2y SSssS$
56S%iksisS, No. SSO William j. IiapPard, Ne.
H5srqj%aS, %g $%s5 Ei%jr N:sHscliiy, nSs, % %iO@9;
NH}S Maa % Mls %S ioG6 Ed%in &arSstsoSi rex oS
t. IT, Pope. Pope SS; 1900; 4, i jSSsrs, No. SS iOSG
ws% FRs Fl N'Gs to Ne hsd asS in American
star Lodge. NJ. 4oS. or feDrpary, a2 VIII 6e
IS it's saSar past t5G% h and
The degree team nSs @ piTsy Of the older
degree on, on class Of twenty,tnree nn Gondldates
OF 9ther ' lodges edges in tho dSrie; 20 rseoiys R tRs
degree.
1an'Sry n this elty have proved Of much benefit
psnsd PsS'f EH the aa aatTs % yns Esd sSH
ys date to sst It's rse SSH We're ds
satiops Of visitors from other lodges through
DSmasus Lodge; No $50 he'd H;h,an big meeting ss,
SnsIsted Sn Med'e by p a. Otto ROLAND Vice srand
After the nltIatory degree was conferred
Wair s Keller Brother W @ o Louis " sGsss StfG ntro
Gran. Master Robsr Srr I pRy
ber of Damascus Lodge; Grand Secretary Usher
ham tt toGetRSr the with the force Of the % dying squad a
ron. The hall was flled. many visitors being
present.
the object OF the flying SQUADRON In going among
s Ss SoGd Work S d and b P
% 6T tie up Eood Of S orsp me 5d
SS grand master nS % has way ali his @ own ofas IN dve
Ing message and always holds the admra.
Appreciation @ for his earnest sacrificing devotion ton
to the order,
The other speakers Of the evening were;
Hshsr Ha P' Grand
conway, Frank sherry, Fithsn and Bakey. fSpk ~
During the evening Brother Kohier rendered fHe
Weker Nesr S eSersy Sy Of arossr Sa
answered to the roll call. Refreshments were
served.
CoaauanOekI sdI,ad LGdss; No 49s had good re-
interesting letters from absent members. one one
coming from G. Charles s, CARRIER. Long, beach.
ps;a for s9:T for
man for thirty.rx Gears answerod Ged to hssi tser
Sf% yssFs and James F' sSs s%sSr for for
fifty years, were not not able to respond, Others
lodge
were Samuel Mcknight, Joseph y: Promis VIII
John A. Lynch, George II. File. Charles Leather
man, Edward LentZ, Charles Hubbs Doctor
Wachter, Charles Herman, Ralph Saylor Edgar
Smith, Robert Dyson. Herbert Hoffman, william
FELTON,, Thomas Z. Forman, John Reich, n j.
Bailey George b. Cairns, Stuart Claghorn,
Jasper Pino An oyster supper served and
promises made for active effort toward member
ship and degree work.
Mile Lodge, No. 1000 conferred the third
degree in full form The desree stan was
In excellent condition and made a hit with ths
visiting brethren. Among the visitors were
+. q. C. e. Lawler, or Copper City Lodge,
Rob Men and Tie Them to Pool Table
WILKES-BARRE, Feb. 1.-Two masked
men entered Michael Kermick's cigar store
and poolroom at Edwardsville, robbed the
proprietor and James Snyder of s55 in
cash and their watches and then bound
them to the legs of a pool table and de-
parted 1t was two hours before Snyder
was able to free himself and summoned
help.