Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18

fUcted without penuriouSness and quoted tn.
@a enoa IN TfpST SrpSrt h' ls't sGPTfs
part i proved That the three days sessions
owed 10 aos represe6tOiiyes alone iiSS Of si215
more n, than nan g,Nen al any formsr conXenuon
pro rata excess 70 nineteen supreme ofhccrs
dud eeNtn past ofhcerS also present, sppr0N'
ms6ts S ,S7 ussSss sGGs' show S"fi dTiis 'sS1 sSs6
super ALLOW ance supends tauu, or . gross
saISr, rsis. for ,ro Years of S5,i0o snd
~, sum Of S9S6l went as personal emolu
The lamentstieN spnesl for endowment
members rnT & as made at the supreme S1nven en-
capita Tins in two years viii yioid oniy
SG Hs wh2 not SGf% GaTS nrned hs sosGS o11
.raSs q shows. la members sversre sFt
SlI0nO annually az the income OF the en
doTmgn snT fu1g f1 ME- 'spsi,Ss spsns m tSr, 15
.PaFe - shows the management. EXPENSES
Of the supreme executive In lpl6-la1s ~
being slOi,7ta,Gl stu ?, start is made tt
make them stu sTsater this term s1 ,.,
pense produced as being a net loss In mem,
hershiGo % i723 and o. ninetS-two courts
PAGE 90. in rs ,abylsted statistics, shows
deaths II 10 pas cent with constantly de
cresslnF rosters. snd yet sSpeni,es Sps,,. ,Sis ,wSr'
increased salary official from. AUGUST 1aOs,
bers and 40 courts, is this record OF
efficiency worthy ~ bonus OF $1,000 year
added to the $4,000 salaryG .st-.
The committee feels that what 10 prs.
sented is only a. part OF what lator on will
be- rroduced to so!e that rs!rsaThmSnt IN *
federation ts seeking t9 Esccomplish Thers y !
/ ~ ig In "a ms
session VI nonmembers and Of other frater.
nal organizations. The supreme court ses.
have been So ronducted since isls The
data here given was part OF the proceed.
inEs 81 the sessions open TO visitors and
long before It reaches tho rank and nle.
The only secret session Of tho last su;
the ritualistlc dril work that gave the
ttame $3.50 In cash without compotition and
gauged by the average cost per session.
Two committee to which was referred ~,
supreme war fund controversy reported
| That expert LEGAL opinion was received from
| six leading attorneys Of note. not members
tect subordinate courts. which would be stu
/ ltHhle fhr the deBtN heneNtS provided "
fe bs Syfa%G yfSHG and dS5s % IN the
| us grsuitv; thai the fund does mt Suner
sede any srand S,SuTl ensctmssnt as iis yer,
urged to study pages 50 In 93 and the briei
! time given 10 such Vital question as IN,
20 any such fund is Simply optional beinl
/ purely voluntary, as there IL no law Of thI
/ order 10 make II mandatory. and n tested
in the civil law tribunals such fund .woult
/ he declared unconstitutional and void. Tha
! subdivision r. OF section A. gives no Authorl
cation 70 enact such fund. and tK) has n,
| applicable force as the fund does not CONT
! within any Of It's provisions. The bare in
vention edlct can give no more weight to 4
pass law not constitutional and the court
Of proper Jurisdiction declare il null ant
by counsel engaged should the case be takei
into the civil law t-lhnnsls.
Aside from the solely technical or ieEs
Z points there are the common.sense views
The, fund fs not patriotic. Were Il so IN
feet? the income is placed 4, sisO OOo
year why not insure las the federRtet
20 I660 mSembsrs S sapectsd 10 be enlisted 10
Soo sSSh a. per sn Rsr n1S .so oS
Scr snnum. For What urp purpose? " Revenue %gUe
surely not, stu that ls what section I j
for war needs or else be returned TO TN
contrihntlng courts That Is the Eist Of tn
| opposition 10 the fund from the practica
letter Of thanks was ordered transmit
Acknowledgement and appreciatiop Of tn
space given TO the reports, by the officia
ment and OF the order This Official expires
slGn has been received and The fraterna
the mutual advantage which the enterpris
| ~ this denartment has developed and Il
siye assurance Of the hone for the mn In
wheh the source of the ntsiiEsn sIsfiS9 ana Az
curats reports OF the news Of the order hal
! esta hlished
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