Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-23
NERAL TAX FOR
AGED ODD FELLOWS
ferms of All Lodge Payments
Toward Permanent Homes
w for Old Members

,sester on the subject, Grand Secretary
Iii has issued to the lodges of the State
~ following statement:
wv n.,r..b member whose name appears on the
-, ~ YOUR lodge at the close Of the term III
svsustsmber next must be ehsrged with an aged
ohd IL account under date of the fret meeting
o. october. 1917. and to be pasebe into the
q 0beeembeq sns si at wSeS tme snf il nst
Dsid i win count to render the brother nor
bensnc'sse men ssed ODD Fellows tax. as provided for
~, I'M n. payable to the undersigned on or before
he Of the ssr% tGsahsr ndns in March The 1sl
sapifc s forwarded from this ofnceSin said month of
Grand IoSss mot ssyinf ssas sylsd S @
s.stlon b-A there will be no tax for said pur-
sscsS ses due from the several members of the lodge
senasnybe senaesmber nes will therefore include the per
q; ;ss:ns.s Sssss'' '''"' u. =. '"FA''' Genus pc!
rbe reception to the boys in blue and gray by
u.rcSahts and Olive Branch Lodges drew as
BE-, :s = SHsrai Sny Teceains event. Brother M htcS
fcI ssS Who has 80 successfully conducted these
"a t6s young brothers who had given their
sssryioss to the Government represented families
as IA hHa ana there could be no just division Of
ssssociatlon Certainly the principles M a Of F: L.
IA 7. were exemplined IN the hishest degree.
p.nSSeBrothers Simpson. Malay, Roucher and
Ertell; Mark Fisher, Of Olive Branch; who made
ss,nniar mi +" songs Grand SECRETARY Hall gave a
Welcome. talk and drsnd Master Mo &Montsomery
;csssin SssSim Baker. sake Of Mere Lodge copy
Scres Reese 1sef se service
Sys St savs tsq sGFs
SSrssor,nanoe With minstrel bones; Brother
Esnry, Of Merchants sang; Brother Cutler, of
Eserrth Of July, told funny stories; Jack Blitz,
n barnard Brown, gave magical feats; Brother
Harry D, Hamilton, q Purity. sang, and Brother
Imokes and refreshments were plentifuly sup
s,ssG Among the other brothers present were
Wolf. Of Columbian; Kelley, Of Mile; Love. Of
ss q nsS' Of Cup Pury fnd
fn~Tis' of oxford; Moore and Kurtz. Of Spring
Garden, F1thisn OF Pr9teStion; election Valentine ana n
X a. M Henderson and, Of course. the workers.
Msrchan.s' and Olive riGnd Branch Lodges. The
The members Of the he Sommttes Of Olive
atS' 5seiE f. K. Henry Frank shuman' A. Luther, ,
4 Latimer. Jr., and E. A. Groom, pianist.
Kenderton Lodge. though located UP in Tiosa.
nSnce Sn Sf boys in ana M
psrt in the receptions in any of the down
man '1a LsssdsS not only Sondpsts ,, ths sntertsn
cass Sss'fss &c words @ Of ws!some Rrotser Franz
ri: fsnd address ssSf fiy
n u Al s gave rse'tsd feats Of crnn1 magis; p G.
snT' s :ad "a sometsas Of vaiue nsua
Sr snSe u taR P p e NJ
Ssrshai Stephens, and Brother I NsKeenan. Of
ef Chester. and p. w. Ancker, of Caledonlan;
Sa sud LICK iSSnd he told why We
sSsry Of wsh hs yssYf Mus a Me w
Nm leopard, Of Pacific Samuel Knorr; 9f Ok
GafaF Ss5sIn and ds%a GSaPdnH %sT w
sns ,S ortsr OF Secretary
hand with the entertainment committee. com.
eSssd ,;. Of Clarence % Hopkins; Warren Homiller
s' Ssnls and smokes we're as IN abundanco Ne''e'A
Oxford Lodge, No. IA, Frankford gave the
boys In the service good time. drawing as
9xpsS hsd srather sd c
Relation p NJ
Tacony' address: BRUCE Lews' of oSferd'
mnny s stories fGh William Heppard Of Pacific. ad;
B. g. HSnes of Mystlc addSess %Ssiss
Howard Fox, vocal solo: Eugene Jennison vio-
a ali di okfcra Wam Ma% on
me funny stories: Charles c. Bulkely.
usual Smokes and refresSments aae weTs sss
.nn enlisted brothers @ scheduled for August will
NV, ves es,t az Easd Park Lodge 1925 Ridge aye
september will be announced next Thursday.
!, Purity Lodge, No. s25. continues to keep up
ne work notwithstanding the heat. Five young
e ssser were Initiated into the mysteries Of the
aft fbav ba,,a
Ecsivsd all their degrees. Degree Master Mac.
work. great It, pleasure at the excellent
s'as 'iRssy nSss srsss isr +. rst Ham,
a aG arsnS Msys.T BGS sua Fox yIsd With Warden
eS.nra ~ nrst ho5ors It is probable that an inter
= "A Vi imperial Lodge In the near, future.
rhs lodges Of South Philadelphia located in
Amity Robert Morris. fndependense mod star
Ssr,ssn. n,.a. oriental, Metropolitan. Quaker city
fsus Rirbts bAt;aion; on Moyamensing, American STAR
alS on m the sro%nds Of the orphanase for the
an. bstwsae ~ sne children: en- There was baseball
. nfss for boys and girls carrying water 'for for
ss,; ala snd Children sase e'ea muslea my tnG
ID D. G. NJ. Max w, Hoppe. secreta%v Al
ss.s Isssns Grand Secretary Harry Wright: treas
Edies IA u; NC. q. NJ Eugene serfass; chairiady
n arS rSS'csurus Lodge No. 85 had a good attendance
4 Vho S"s,srtalned Ss Brother Charles Summerfield
ton With record Of ffty-eight years connec.
faSf anS h!a
Sf BrRsr aSRS h' NJ bsS
<Hs orssr s efsnty-hve f years old and a member OF
SSnsrs sOS s present testified to the high character
ssa sis,h Of the mother OF p g. F. L. Johnson was
and yeported was @ She was seventy-eght years old
among the ladies'
week sses n,sSae member Of No. ss will receive this
Sser - pledge card to contribute Ave cents a
si,mn members in the service Of Uncle Sam. This
~ mas mas received the approval OF the lodge and
ess.trpse tpsecial committee on that duty expect sue
..IaM. rns sishteenth annual outing at Belmont,
ernSSseted e'nSseted by Arcturus for the Children OF the
ever HslS was one Of the most successful
s Msrs na the The
iaisS isse expected. The lodge is to be congra tu-
hard rdSy Ssyy the ladies' auxiliary who spent a
iss =, ior the pleasure OF the children-seventy-
q tSs,th i them, The lodge takes this opportunity
Nrortssnak snk the following ladies for their untirng
sappss Mrs ssffsnt aSsnt sterlcf Mss MPs N2serj J.
rnT'on Mrs F. Wilson, Mrs. f. ID. Cooper Mrs.
H 4 Johnson, Mrs A. B. Cooper. Mrs. William
er, MFs Mns pb;i,' Mrs Charles schwsnk Mrs WIN
Asrtins and Mrs. David Fry.
a W committee from the lodge were Brothers
p Fonrs 1sr'on 9chaIrman). F. L Johnson; Dr. Dr;