Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-11
FRATERNAL ANNIVERSARY


Brother T. y. Uaag, Of this city. chair
man of the general publicity committee
of the National Fratcrnal Congress. re-
ports the progress Of the great melting
pot OF democracy:
The fact that the officers and members
Hlikc ~ the Nat.orai Fraicrnnl congress
kssIcistion. the pennsvlvsnla Frnternai
CongT"ss, fnd virtually al frat"rnal and
Try arr now actively cooperating TO make
his success Of. DO Forthcoming, fraterngl
II August, when great conclsve Is to lie
hold in lnigroud"nce, square, nccrrdins I"
"4s 9'R IN SF sE%rs Ss's 4 P'1S'" hiatt; Of morS
than passing aiEnincanc" 20 every, man.
woman md child iu this country, AS, indeed,
To- the Masses in all lands
~ this mighty movement for home. fra.
earnestly united rrGtcstants, Catholics, He
hr"wS AND followers o. many Other crSsdi r,.ddi
cnd Of assisting to the utmost extent Prcsi,
dcut Wilson and tho Aroricau, soldier and
dSmocracy and III and worth while 70 live
VA hereafter, which Il certainly VIII not
be unless this heaven-blcssed eaus" tri-
This conclaye Will be. calculated, TO cheer
and quicken the heart Of the count tloss thou. :.
sands OF members of fratcrnal and hcneielal
orders and societies who are the right arm
Of uneic sam IN this gisan,,G strnsEIs ctor Tor
than midnight and fouer. than hell Itself.
This is more fRNre OF speech nor iule
statement, but the plain, unrarnished truth
II ever there was an .opportune time 20
empha size aud call attention to those piI,. priinI,
worth while IN, this ne and the one 20 come;
l. nSS y E STnSa SSSs
! futch and the ether mcmhers Of the exec
ut!vc committee of tho, congress: Stephen n
, Fraternai Congress: Honorable Olin Bryan,
chairman OF thv local committees The i,hiiG
IIoilcnhrck. secretary Of the National Fra
tcrnai Press Association. all want 20 get In
to s!y" % active aid in making this movement
man!y mne W"t" nt YIN Smc V% Mh"n It V is most needed
! II 50 not stating It too strongly TO assert
that on the fraternallsts now d.s,s amos
the ages. A great demonstraton al IN,
shrine OF liberty. and human rights 9, 3,
mind and body such as tho votnres OF ml
itarism would fasten forever on the masses
intcrcst and Call attention 10 the threat
ened peril All other matters ar" OF minoi
rIs" in its might and show that 1t is worth,
of the high trust thc peopl" are reposini
lcndership which is required right now tn
result viii he far-renching.
Tho National Fraternal Congress O
America. at tho recent meeting OF lis *
/ ccutIve committee In Chicago. heartily In
iubiloe in Phiiadcirha IN tho last we"
OF Angus: and took the following ohcia
action: =,
IIrothcr Allen p. cox sppeared before tn
executive committee. representing BrOthc
Olin Bryan. chairman Of the convention com
mitter of arrangements at Philadelphia
and after some discussion and consideration
IL was moved by iirOther q. L. Kirby an
ssGged by TSnST OF HsG MT r.
nrother, John J: Hynes and Brother ". +
futrh. b. appointed TO cooperate with ~
arranging a suitable program for the ilttict
( anniversary cp.ebrB ton Of the raterna
Beneficiary System Of America and the lDl
convention Of the National fraternal Con
Eresa VI Amcrlcn.