Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-28
DISTRICT VISITS BY
STATE SECRETARY
Patriotic Order Sons of Amer
lea in Forward Movement.
Annual Camp Banquets

Annual Camp BanquetS
Thr official visits of State Secretary
charles Brumm Helms were iuauEurdtcd
last week in the First phiiadolpha dis
trirt n the room of camp 31G, lGlI
North Broad street when members Of
nine camps were present The camps
represented were Nos. -, 332. IO3, $40,
2O3. T. .. 533 ana 80. The addresses of
District President Bob Thompson and
William l.. Wilson were notably eject
i've. Brother Thompson spoke ON "'rhc
origin Of Oratory." Brother Wilson
spoke ON "Thc Causes of Il Great war;
and the Kaiser Wds shown up In his true
light.
Tho STATE SECRETARY prepared, 20 spec ial
address ON "iIuU To succeed ia thv Suhurdi-
ugto camp which is % slrHi2htuINard
statement ON tin ways for success. Tho an
,hr rrmnrk. Of Tho state secretary viii, no
doubt, be- fruitful Of results. lite divides his
subject into thro" parts: "Iluw 10 build rOr
iZe ana how can We max" ~ change uud In
cr"ae" the interest IN our work amouS our
members This address was also delivered
iu tho Second lhilgd, lphid district IN the
room OF Camp No. iu3. at rum ana HUNT
dent ur the rrorr"ssiyo Association, spoh"
on q patriotic subject IN a very iui'r'Sttns
manner, ANA ltObtll y. iN'ilN, treas llrf Tor
over thirty years OF GImp No. 30, Of lioN-
borough, spoke on 'Th" Success of Camp
NJ, 80" Member. from Camps Sc. lu3.
4Ni, a. 5:N, 800 and 80 Wcr" present
Last Friday evening IN" Sratr secretary
had the splendid cu-uurrutiuu of Fast state
President samuel e. Wells and Commander.
in-uhi"f II. Y. MacFadSun when they visited
The phiIadclphia. bucks district at camp 80.
3iN, of raUunN, y large attrndauu" greeted
| the stat" officers. and the addresses Of these
| three leaders will long h" remembered hv
trct. Members were present from several
camps of that district, rs w"ll as the S"N-
cnth district.
Camp No 3Gl held its seventh annual
banquet at its beautiful hall. 1925 Lancaster
avenue, The event was held under the au.
spices Of the membership association Of tho
camp. The officers OF this association con
| rpcurdrr-iu chief Of thr cOnmandrry general
| !thc uniform rank of the orderD president
| Ira T. Miller. vice president; Raymond Hess,
! trru surcr, and y. j. Balict secretary. Thr
P""ant Robert Wood. Jr., Harry q Thomns
/ Elmer f. Pierce, George j.. Duffy aud Wal
tr =, Thomas, The banquet this year was
Neld in honor of the enlisted members of the
/ Edgar Han. John 4, i'm George T. Kiefncr
earalc. E il. y. oitg' % Il. =. RHssclL c iAWrcncc @
/ +. Ruu, NJ. II. Siofridgc JT.. George "
!. Harry Cumberland Sr., was 10 have
/ been POSTMASTER, but due TO Illness TIA,
/ services Of state SECRETARY Helms were, re-
GusitTd in thS} 81. e9TaG, rom,r %gmGET %
Vas too nj 70 preside. lie made q short %I
GrssE 'hahEims tn' Htatt ,Vr ~,
drr-in.chlef liGracg, V. NluCFadygu, Of ,hox
nm9bGiIuGIh 'tr,L IrSsHbmt ''%FN m Sn
| 30 and the stat" secretary. Each ladS
/ was presented with Il beautiful teaspoon on
behalf of thu CGmp, while RuNmuud IfcSs
presented each gentleman with a hanger fOi
/ trousers and th" ladies with a oo3king
ii"%rI iEinT9., cumiarIIpI III. " orchlstra ~ ~
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district has been IN changed To- saturday Svc
pins, EsSTuoEy > DUE to th% ordGr issue
PS TSoms g i%' on the len Monday holiday TGi,
msS'iqg Will be hold y the room yn of ce%5 rSl
s5sakeTs, s5Si "a SSsociatoH With th% State sec
Tstary Till bf Colonel IamsS p,n: IT, ilPyt, ri Of
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phiIaGahphHa Hsi M at T' cnmp np a5Y si H6rti
Broad street, .,om9rrow nigh. The 81, speaker,
hTrs Ei DC thS i'a'r SW~IIss and d'S tharS
thc Teis~ @ oi tn,Is "'' anu III W
'"' ''e''s ''''S ''o1-
R@ sta 2i cag SpI hTHs% ogeh" T MR Wan
OF amp a omS % %qn W. thS h'%fSr %o TRIipr ysi e
The following resolution was adopted b,
land ayepuc and addressed. Il state rrssi
noarly 900 members. Of which Willard i
Sloan Is tho progressive secretary:
| I'VE. the members Of Washington Camp
| sembIed. deem it wise that our sentiments
! which we believe are the sentiments u
! every member of our order in this gree
! State. in regard to the teaching OF tn
German Language in our public schools
should be- conveyed TO YOU who in turl
| should convey them in protest to the stat
| Hoard OF Educntion. NE believe that tn
! Language OF a foreign people who are pit
| ted against our Cioyernment in an un
righteous war and whose 'kultur' Is dis
grace 10 the civilized world. should not b
| Of Pennsylvania or In any other state u
am outlaw nation to the children Of a peace
loving ana lawful civilization is Il Grim
is poWer Therefore we, The pledged son
OF America, should guard that knowledge
ffSTn foTa 'S be ne shedding OF mes blood F"'r'
warded 10 YOU ~" as The proAsrlS authorize
of Education" -
.S TEG Past r5Sfsen e. A;sSsa,G@ Of %n9
| uuaTlttlS Hltellng ShtuIuaA 'NSHilE' Itblu u