Evening journal., 1918-08-27
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

W. p. Greenwood.
Camp No. Q. Mddletown-L. V. KIRK
Earl G. Cleaver.
Camp No. TO- Magnolla-William ]
Reed, William C. Schwartz. 4. S. Wyatt
Camp No. 49, Wilmington George I
Lyon, Robert Tomey, Davis Fuhr, w. G
Dill.
Camp No a. Wyoming John w. Tar
burton, p. S. Brown.
Camp No. 10, Clayton-D. J. Lafferiy
Camp No. i6, Cheswold-W. S. Cant
well, John r. Leager, William c. Savin
H. B. Williams, John II. Mingus
Cacp No. II, Leipsic-E B. Morris
Frank IIandsbury, f. s. Wilson.
Canp No. iS, Viola-Ed Todd
Camp No. 49, Little Creek-Edward
Steel, L. w. Harrington.
Camp No. 20. Camden-N. j. Moore
Alfred c. Dunn.
Camp No. n. Wilmlngton-WiH
A. Clouser, u. s. Grant Grason, II. G..
Crawford, John A. Sheldon.
Camp No. %, Grubbs-Thomas b.
Vance. L. F. Brinton, William A. Web
ster, Thomas C.. Casey.
Camp No. %, Laurel-John Conway.
Simon Galloway. Norman Rogers, II. o.
Riggin, r. C. Bailey.
Camp No, p, Woodside-C. VI. Hoch,
c. F. Millman
Camp No. %, Union--O W. Eastburn.
Frank II. Buckingham. Thomas n. Van
SAINT
Camp MOI 2s, Georgeiown-Noah
Hurley, L. w. Swain, Oscar S. Wilson.
Camp No. %, Townsend-M. b. Dono-
van. John Townsend.
Camp No. 30, Harrington-Thomas A.
Welch, Benjamin Dean, J. w. Blades.
Camp No 81, Bridgevine-C. E. An
derson, C. V. Lewis.
The following state officers were
also present: State Nice-President
---Aarren h. Heaps, Wilmington: State
Master OF Forms John b. Davidson.
Magnolia; State Secretary Thomas r.
Dunn, Dover; State Treasurer q. r.
Austermuhl, Wilmington: Assistant
State Secretary John p. Larosch, VII
mington; State Conductor Thomas NJ
Kemp, Woodside: State Inspector Wal
ter A. Ware. Dover. State Guard John
Halter. Wilmington; state Chaplain
Rev. George r. Ellis, state Trustees
John C. Dill, O. Lafferty. William B.
Weldin
After the form Of opening the state
Camp had been disposed of. State
President Williams delivered his re-
port. He spoke Of the effect Of the |
war upon the order, and added
Il visited the different camps |
throughout the State, found most Of /
them ready and willing 10 do their /
part in this great conflict. Many OF our |
good brothers at this time are some /
where in France, many in the training /
camps, and the members that are left |
behind are subscribing 10 Liberty |
Bonds, buying War Saving Stamps and /
are keeping the camp fires burning for !
the good brothers TIL they shall re- 1
turn and Kaiserism IS no more.
Il regret very much the loss Of /
Camp No. Z. Of Milford While they |
had eleven good loyal members left
they decided TO merge with Camp No. /
80 at Harrington"
The report Of State Secretary Thomas /
F. Dunn, Of Dover, presented the work
OF the order in concise FORM and re-
ferred TO the effect Of the war
we find it difficult to get members
TO attend regular meetings and il is al
most out Of the question 20 secure
full degree team TO perform inlta-
tions, he said. Consequently there
IS a hestancy about securing cand-
dates and a total failure 20 make the Il
patriotic impression on the additional II
members secured
1T has occurred to me that the NOV l
ng picture that has become so useful Il
and popular, might be enlisted in our
cause and relieve embarrassment in II
many a small camproom Why not film Il
thn fnftflfnrrr krrnwE ffuH rr-fn 10
sised soon, and show il on the screen
as often as desired? Perhaps our quar-
iers throughout the land would be as
popular and crowded as the movie 4
places that we find at every corner in
our cities. towns and crossroad villages
In the land. ! hope this suggestion
will be considered and recommended
that the national camp be requested to II
seriously consider it,
Again, for the fourteenth time in \
succession, I am able to report a sub n
stantial gain in membership. In spite II
OF the many new duties and hindering 1
attractions, we are steadily nearing the n
high water mark set some time ago. II
$500 members. Surely we will be able II
to reach IL before the end Of the pres
ent camp year. Only i2S more mem l
Dt4o hrcutu 70 ItdCu IT. Let us make II
a heroic effort to land them."
Mr.. Dunn's report shows:
Present number Of camps. p; mum /
Der Of members June 30. 1917, 2.3Os: in
itiated during the year. 25O: admitted
by card. 10; reinstated. IL; transferred.
5; resigned. 2; died, IS; dropped. i65: l
expelled 4; present number Of mem
bers, 2,372; net increase of ca.
Finances Of camps-Total receipts
Tor the year, s2i,09i42; total expendi- \
lures, Si9,35332; paid for benefits. S. 1
f23.47 cash in treasures, S5i367. 81: II
amount invested, Ss.3232l: value Of
camp roperty. si,is52O; total value of
camps, sie,7ii9s: per capital tax paid,
Ss7350.
State camp flnances--Total receipts
for the year, $4,000; total expenditures,
sS5941; cash balance on hand. s26s25
invested in liberty bonds, $500.