The Washington herald., 1918-01-27

the proposed Joint class adoption In
May was put in the hands Of COM
mittee composed Of H. NJ. Gilman,
A. z. Farquhar, W. T. Trittipoe. Max
Rosenthal, E. A. Hunter. Geo. B.
Haaske, c. b. Bryant. Martin T.
Webb. Daniel Webster. J. Harry
Atchison.
The clerk stated that Banker Elect
Daniel Webster and Trustee J. Harry
Atchison were unable to be present
at the joint installation Of officers re-
Gently held, but that all other Off
cials were obligated. N. B. Croll, Of
Fremont, Neb., spoke Interestingly,
and District Deputy H. H. Mflard
spoke at length. on coming activities,
unfolding a proposition Of much In
terest and Importance to the camp.
The books and accounts Of the clerk
and banker for the past six months
were examined and found correct by
the special auditor. A watch has been
offered by the camp to the member
who obtains the greatest number Of
candidates for the class adoption The
imposing list Of members In the mill
tary service has been further in
creased by the enlistment OF F. J.
DAILY as third class yeoman and OF
F. B. Farquhar as second class sea-
man, United States Naval Reserve
Force.
During the year Just closed the or
der has lost s,64s members through
death and has expended because Of
such deceased neighbors s14,ss2. 100
Ninety members have availed them
selves Of the privilege Of withdraw
ing on reaching their 10th year, TAX
ing with them approximately $4,000.
The applications of Floyd B. Ma
thias and James r. Scott for mem
bership in Central Camp. No. leol5.
were received at its last meeting In
the Perpetual Bank Building, and J..
F. Coan and Orville D. Coan were
adopted by transfer from Camp No.
1892. of Columbia, Mo. Action on the
proposed class adoption to occur In
May was considered and George A.
Casey was named representative Of
the camp on the general committee
from the several camps concerned
Clerk A. II. Jaeger announced that
Hugo Goelitz has been commissioned
a captain in the Ordnance Reserve
Corps and that Lieut.. E. c. Alley, u.
S. Dental Corps, has been transferred
from Gettysburg, Pa, to the Post
Hospital, Fort wadsworth, N. Y.
Nineteen members Of the camp are
now serving with the colors. a num-
ber OF whom are somewhere In
France
Interesting statistics compiled at the
head office indicate that but five
deaths have occurred among the
camps membership during its nearly
four years of existence. Escorts J. e.
johnson, of Columbia Camp; John
Jost, OF Talbot Camp: Adviser c. s.
Thomas. of Talbot Camp, and Clerks
]. X. Duncan, c. z. Miller, and o. B.
Bowman, OF Talbot, West, End, and
Columbia Camps, respectively. as
sisted the presiding officer in the floor
work of the camp.
Clerk J. C. Mcconnell, Of Lincoln
Camp; Consul J. Arthur TrunneL
, Clerk Michael Peters. and Banker
John Green, of GEORGETOWN Camp;
Past Consul w. T. Trittipoe, Electri-
cal Sgt. S. H. Rosenthal, and Consul
II. NJ Gilman, OF West End Camp;
John Lyons, w. F. Black, F. r. Over
bee. and John T. Skinner, of Talbot
Camp, and NJ. b. Croll, Of Nebraska,
were in attendance. Consul J. g. Hig-
gins, who has been confined for sew
eral weeks by sickness. was again in
attendance
At busy meeting of Washington
Camp. No. 114e4. Modern woodmel
of America, last Wednesday even
ing, it was decided to purchase a
player-piano for the use of the
camp. and the entertainment COM
mittee announced q lively program
for the future. one feature being a
dance for members. their families
and friends on the last Of Wednesday
of each month, beginning jan
uary 80.
1t was reported that Past Consul
]. w. Crooks fell on the ice last
week and fractured his right arm.