Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-26
SUIVS OF AMERICA IN
COUNTY CONVENTIONS
General Patriotic Celebrations,
With Official Orations, at
Open Camp-Meetings

Washington's Birthday was observed in
oome fitting manner by all of the 800 camps
In the State. and It would be impossible to
report here all the various celebrations
All Of the camps were congratulated and
rewarded for the effort and patriotism dis
played In honoring the Father of Our Coun-
ne, ss,sSrsiiGp " Camp No; SS4 Ssld 4 odd o$d
e 500 persons ,,,. Brother sEssnE o. Ga%g
I sssser Helms Of Camp No 80 ROY; RSybPT; ::
sS :SsDas sssS.SR ana that s%P Na g.
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but shs be Saasc MOTTO IT the the
our Office az our workshop her bench n ana .Sboo at all
we're we're properly % Conducted i ], would mean mean sou
nS YOU'D a. dST eosmopSSn people,
He made an earnest plea for renewed activity
Xmsriean,born % men Si S Should i aspire % belong to
an order with such high ideals. The speaker
The onicsTs Of Camp No. 0o4 are as follows
oSS master waT ot orm hanE recording
crea 3 ssndSsor nsnI e a.
Inspector. Edward Hoffman. and guard. j. q.
State Secretary Charles b. Helms was pres;
at Huntingdon. The business transacted Gov
election of County oieers for the year and
ports from the district presidents In the after,
sntertainment. conslstlpg OF SINGING and drills s
children and spoke on the lifo Of washington
A large crowd was present at the evening
chose 1Ri for his 8 subject b .wSshington, the Real
.,s ssa that e. e s SG a had &Sshn sisa
ion would have been one Of is iesdnS d smSSrs
nd s Srsea aRs psTom and sp the
order and our eountry lie . praised @ G9HSrHor love so
me dt public schools and stated, that Presids9t
nd shas there aSs be- Sn andda
behind him. The speaker was enthusiastically
spplauded.
The following camps are located in Munt5Sg- A.;
At Huntington; Camp 348 at Mount Unoni lamp
az Thre. siP spfnss Camp S4 at
Camp $50, at Broad p Top CITY; Camp Ot2 r9t at
55s.. at Ncconnelstown. and Camp 169' at
1t might be well to mention that every camp
tom camp, being DISTINGUISHED and known by
n THE 81 lack G fqSa
snce for the great patriot but to save space
the fSd BerEs County eesyention at HamSurs: T6e
borough was in holiday attire and flags were
By e. ]: Rudenbqsh: Of Camp Is, and PI,lys PRAYER
Burgess James F. Prutzman welcomed the dele,
gates 70 the borough and hoped that they would
the topic @ f Of Samuel Rothermei. OF Camp iO8'
Fleetwood who recounted the onward strides
'ps FGES 9hS unteS States played
% Be IN secrs e By Counts
IutG. l. z. Of 4 Camp 2ii, Mohnton. The business Of
,$s ss s EsSSs
Treasurer Treas r. Wet6.rsld Past State President $ ~
Pss big Hf@ city
sSpernsenaen. pf nj % q sehcOis Eli i Rapp sScTs-
say chaes % cam OF coSntY awp master Ssg OF
Past County aP President % %at6aniei Grlng Oliver
GeS John Mas Of ST. Counts 'f5s
Lieweyn Haas District President George MSitz;
Price of Camp 22i, LimekIln and County
Secretary william Young of Camp All. Birds
During the eysnns ,Rseai
on the same date next year at TOptOn.
A big county meeting was held at Pottsyille
Clark. S1 State Vice President Gabriel H. Moyer
State Secretary Helms, State Treasurer sure Irwin Irwin
Initiation last Wednesday evening. when nifty |
seven candidates were admitted. The speaker |
Of the evening was Secretary William Wohr of
Camp 27.
b71. Philadelphia, reports that during the last |
three months the camp has obligated on an |
average Of four candidates every meeting night
present time. and has splendid chances OF |
bringing home several OF the prizes offered by |
the State camp. The officers of Camp 57l |
are as fsllows Past president, William A. |
kremer: president, A. c. Soulden; vice presi- |
dent. william o. Karesch; master Of forms |
James f. Smith recording secretary. Arthur |
Jones; financial secretary, John +. Williams
treasurer. Arthur NJ. Eames; chaplain, Samuel |
Allen: conductor. A. A. Sutherland; inspector. |
A. II. Blackman; guard. II. ]. Smith. |
The visitations of the Thirteenth District came |
to a fitting close the night of Washington's |
birthday, when Camp 30i visited Camp 6I2 and |
nlled the spacious rooms to oyerfowing In |
addition about forty members of the uniformed |
rank of Keystone Commandery made uneN- |
pected visit The principal address OF the eve |
ming made by the Hon. Harry a. Mackey, |
who spoke on the life of George Washington, eu- |
logizing also Abraham Lincoln and Woodrow |
Wilson. Others who spoke Councilman |
+. F. Birch. Captain c. II. Davis District Sec
retary F. c. Leopold and Brothers Scott
Hodges. Larrimore. johnson. Watson Stetzer'
Cook, Derr. Lippincott, Shaw, Citizens. Lambert
Manifold and Jackson.
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