Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
r. 0.SA. MONUMENT
ATVALLEY FORGE
Washington's Prayer to Be Kept
In Memory on the Scene
Of Conflict

||-Nnufance OF the prayer Which WaHhinEtoi
rHered ~ Valley Forge for the country
Hfe. The following resolution was offere,
and adopted al the State Camp session:
Whereas. The life Of General Georg'
washington has been recognized in oul
order from IT, beginning and.
whereas. Tho spot where Washington
l-.sslt IN prayer AZ Valley Forge has beer
neglected and.
Whereas. II would be highly proper q
have a marker or chapel erected 70 preserve
this historical incident Of the War OF the
Revolution therefore, be Il
Resolved. That the State Camp OF Penn
fylvania OF the Patriotic order Sons OF
America. assembled NJ wilkes-Barre, au-
thorize and empower the incoming State
president 20 appoint n commission OF hve
members Of the order IN Pennsylyania
- make such recommendations as may "a
such commission seem 10 be desirable and
70 embody the same In "A report 10 be made
20 the meeting OF the state Camp In the
year 1918
The members OF the commission shall re-
ceIve no compensation for their services
but shall be reimbursed for all expenses
necessarily Incurred IN the performance OF
their duties
To carry out the purpose OF this resolu-
flon the sum OF 800 is hereby specifically
APPROPRIATED 70 the use Of the commission
Payment Of the money shall be on the
order Of the state president. countersigned
ON the EtAAe heGFtNafNs llFH'bh'N - W.
Ham J Noll r. s. r. Gabriel " Meyer,
State vice president; oscar p. Helm OF
Camp is3 Of Reading Claude T. Reno, OF
Camp H. Of Allentown. and John w. Ger
man. Of Camp i6. Of Harrisburg.
In conformity with this resolution the ststs &
prssllsnt. Gabriel Moysr hoS,aItpSs hns M ths
State secretary has notified TIE membgBrs mere mere
fSsslr%i;e asim ~ e.Mp Ms5 is5 3aads G' rene q csp
- John W German of amp ~ Gna aloaInqI,ii'.e anq
vii erocsed 10 look over The ground imTmedaetely
rnissionsfs viii LAY plans whlch win be sub
fbitssd 20 the next session Of the state camp
,.oss Tss oaPS ss2g9F q Il. ' 't fa
fsith Is. eeR offc.rs % snd Nsmbrs y he state Camp
e Psggsyiy,sgiss y, s. fsS.o5y q s e %sA board Of the
msr'ff e. ef K 's wss eaiisd on August 2s with
ss:.aas p: ahs[n1d and J0aa espSn % ofaS Fsn q a &
era2s9n setns s,ttsS e. seeT1fy r. nv %5o boaTd %
,'on juno p a conferencc' vas held by S9i9iniei iii
ssaPS aT Ne %sS5 S5. r. d psnnns R asa 70 Sose euT
recognition BY the state Of Pennsyly3,nia q ths
SsticnsI Guard which yas e 30 don; iTmsdi;
stfly tollq1Sing ths mo5iiizanon OF VI" Eu"'o
~? "a 6Sil So haSs Jps, been passed BY n. Lssi.s
three tsI rssimsnts Of Infantry. stc. win n.
thought eT q .sgg,ns o5e sf besS 20 aH psE
nents for the state and that subseauenty inc
~ % FeserSi @PuS .SrSoe F" We called upon AdjutSnt
General Stewart. who gave Us his idea ana IN
guard Our proposition wss not acesptssPpls %
We had complete orEsnization ready for the
prsss5es m sn tbs s'SiS dsy n HarrsbrF o stao Prss
w.. SSysi Ss;5 sf 3; as;%, Of the A',.'ry
Sfr,e y ~ sr .ssel. ss s'f e 3. 'Sos'
N this war shall be preserved and made as
Ps s ssd a By vay an IL s nT. ord aade r.
20 EsTS q i th Stat. ssrTa aRd 3
p. Clark win be. pressntsd, toEsther. with the
colonel Of the Pennsylvania Reserves. p. O. 8
on Rs aaT 1ch ss s MAKE o. It tho pe.ss
snS AsTeesss able to ss,d conference With hts reEi
The letter Of the state president announcing
the appointment of the war board is az follows
I..ains nsmSsTs q The g. s. s'' of X through, %s %
Sf assistins the doyeTnmsnt in u This V crisis
barely appoint the following advisory war
W. German. chairman. Harrisburg; ga-
Rssdhs Rarrs soeea2h eamGeTsnS IrT9 Pbads sRf
ghiai Robert r. Qlauser. sinking Spring; Charles
Davis. Phiisdelphia3 Louis +. stess PhiIadlI
ghia: Claude Reno Allentown; John W. Resse.
Hs"sris. R;.dns n5Gf'I9 .. Helms 5y1f"S RssaHs r.
TorSI Wells Phinlsdslphi1i n.ta 4 g. strsysr n p.
" MseFsydsn. conmsndsr-ln.chis Of Com
Mssi@niss Phsd.IpShGss" SGs"fs'r = e. A'tGSas eiSas.
hp,,tsgurEs; prns ,L e L: Sehuyysr Lock Haven: 4.
swinshart. Pottstown; T. Mann. Haziston: j. I.
s r,tsr LfnsSstsT sn,sTao5 q ygow JSesEstown s.
psrt; W. J. Neli. Lebanon, cgsa r. e. Dewslt ship
swanE. sgnbGry; T. = fulton m sinhamahS, ,ng:
John J. Kempf. willlansport. Corbin MiiisT'
sSS RT br1aseSmsT %E% ayl: S'fss Essss
as.sansfore asann l. Fleyd Hess wkes barre: u. J.
* Sloan. Phliadslphie! H. H. sRortsdEs.
plason Bsrwief st%sn e n r isbs Sler bESstoS g /
~ Johnson; Leylsburg: 8. G; Hartman. wilkes
1naersoh VINES sSm1s' .ssrTs' "iIkss'barrs George
.,This board was formed for the purpose Of
shat s ts gsLmapy ny spS in sso9ndnE me Efforts
sath PshnsSVsnia IN the ~ mailer Sf cSP%9n ~ sr
seSress Of ths - p 9u5 DsrD9,;e to m?oiss shs
.tncient and practical in co-operstinE with
ssrs he First RsSmen @ fPSH1Sni'lSn T,h ~.
s.rr..srssii ,. o. 8. Of <. ana the commandsry
th,. rt sss be-. been suggested tina. the msmbsrs Of
hsrsby ths camps Of your respsetiys I91Ie' RlSn,
ena iocaties shall proceed in orgsnisinS local
"i 'ei'hse ~ their camps"
r.sa Ihs ssg 5sBoss e ne board adopted a.
ssis issoTdRsts n ne soo war board through Witch prob
! . TsIs % r Psnn.sssnfsr 5s,iss fsr iss Dugo;:
bsTskip d lii a n G5sJp pezs,i9R gth
nsw .nIistsd IN The various srsnebes n 81 fs tss
re 'ffs aGysos DorS SoaaS tss % 80 90Q T;m
eess1el ssd nssins e The senate ehsmBsr ' of the
s seTs:snases a-s % saSs nS.nnS II s PETE he
foenues Pr the State are expected 10 sttsbd
interested members OF the order are eordis III,
invited TO attend the meeting.
state President GABRIEL H. Meyer, State Vic.
rksIehs srksgIssh Ha Hl2ha W harPsrs STATE sscIstsry
Trustee Samuel Beidisr and Past Iresld "a, .1s
0fl q. Wells attended class Initiation on dft,Z
eaneidates - Upland last week ma de@IsS
Eerh va, dene BY ths degree team Of Camp
A. the past presidents banquet OF IAnoss,.,
County, held In the city on Lahraster isst
Weoneaday evening. state President Mover ana
John ". German. chairman of the war "a
tiaory board made patriotic addresses.
washington Camp No. g. Of south Pblis1.t.
fhia. scot the following letter 10 the mem
Dfar Str ana Brothsr-since the birth Of our
~ regpcnss 70 the call Tor dsfsndsrs of our
uepn us. We viii not BE- found wanting. sithsr
more than 5000 of our boys have without vsT
lne n 81 drafted. enlisted IN he various min
t.fy branchca and are now rendering gerviee
Nl1pt 5000 being already ~ the front -
There are many OF uFmbers who for Va
fIous reasons viii not b. Hbla 10 serve n fhe
Fanka. but who can, should and will BE- ready
- reuder such assistapee a. they can
Our STATE Camp has appointed a war
eeard. es,@,pcs.s. q sftiys msspbsfs from va
rD1TaflHg With the various departmSats ~ ~
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