Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18
NEW OFFICERS FOR
POS A. ASSOCIATION
Preparations for Flag-Day
Celebration - Camp SOS
Working Committees

The Progressive Association of the
Patriotic order Sons of America. in
quarterly meeting at state Camp head
quarters. held an election OF officers,
which resulted as follows: President,
NJ. NJ. Haas, of Camp 6sl vice presi-
dent Samuel NJ. Beidler OF Camp $40
master of forms. William Worrell. OF
Camp 363; secretary, Clarence r.
Maiden. of Camp III; financial sccre-
tarv. Horace V. MacFadyen, of Camp
so; treasurer, Charles A. Packer, of
Camp 3i7: conductor, Il. John Boyd,
Of Camp 1Oi, and guard, Frank Credtck,
OF Camp isi.
The association gave its indorse-
ment To the Flag Day celebration on
June IA, to be held under the auspices
of the war advisory board of the state
Camp at the Betsy Ross house oil Arch
street The new president named MS
executive committee as follows: All the
officers above mentioned, William L.
Wilson, OF Camp .. chairman; Past
State President Samuel G. Wells, E. ~.
Roscnborger and william Patton.
The official visltations which state Sccre-
tary Helms and his coworkers have oeHi
S?pdggnS Sn a haHs dis,rists Gt W' IN PRsdlrRS Th"
ss oH %sitnton WG p's viii be held in the thirteenth
IN SS rdG Of Pt}rSS cn%p HrsaS 'sTs srsc
hardwood avenue, West Philadelphia. Louis
SfSs Toya seSs.ryi of s Vim assist aa TIC
state secretary in thls district
Inauiry has been received at the state
headduarters as to the reason for the ah-
sence Of the Flying squadron IN philadol-
Helms states that Efforts in that direction
were SAVED for next winter, The squadron
movement was The srSatest eno,t Gt us sirCe1 nn9
hero, though, of course. other active move,
ments last year assisted In producing good
results The squadron movement gnNe al.
most sixty active members Of the order an
opportunity TO speak TO the camps ana and WIN wv,
br developed more perfectly for greater ~
sults. Tine camps apparently nut INTO act!pl
the plans and sugsestions offered by the
members OF the squadron.
state Organizer j, w. Yeisley Is making
great progress IN Center County. New camps
the organizer IL in line with the progressiN.
ideas OF the state executive officers BrothC' ,
order teaches. This ordcr, has Erown from
the largest. and 1t is st,ll growing
The Flag Day celebration under the aus
| pieces of the war advisory board Of the stat
camp at the Retsy Ross House on June I.
is receiving greater attention from the ON
| for many years The state president ha
appontcd the State secretary and charles 4
board to .arranre for u" program and III
parade. The proposition viii. he presented L
ter. Bucks and Montsomery Counties thi
| week, The suggestion will be made that IN
| philadelphia districts all cooperate and thA
| each district provide brass band for H.
members and camps Other counties vii
make their own ARRANGEMENTS. but bofor
dcmonstratons i is the desire Of the execn
| tive officers to have some assurance of co
| operation from subordinate camps
Some Of the state officials make thi
''This is an undertaking that should ro
ccivc the hearty consideration, OF every tru
boys and the fag they serve. The Patriot
y Should r grasp I this opportnnitS 70 % get tt' on
their own camps and help. one thing is Ger
mony and co-operation should be manifcstc
in an order which holds none but American
born In it's ranks"
Camp 571. Of. Richmond and Indiana ave
MUGS, celebrated Its eighteenth anniversary
with over 100 members in attendance. GU
81 membership of about 250 oriy sevent,
Secretary Helms delivered a splendid I'd
dress on An American,s Duty" and tn
members listened 70 Brother Helms "spea
from the Daughters OF. Liberty save a mos
Interesting numbers were rendered. This.
one OF the most active camps in Philade
progressive people of that section Of n
city.
The officers are: Past president. willial
q kavasch: president. Robert +. Barlow
vice president, X. Moore: master Of forms
4. S. Sutherland recording secretary. c.
BARLOW, Jr.; assistant recording secretar,
W, 4. kremer; financial secretary: Johr, 7
Williams; trea surer. Samuel r.. Allen: char
lain, S. r. Allen; conductor. s., Poe; II
speCtor. William kremer. guard. II. u,
Smith; sontinels, s. Znn and $. Il. Poll
trustees, 4. A. Sutherland. J. S. Dame
and S. II. Allen.
Camp 30. Of Roxborough, held II mo,
interesting session last Thursday evening,
Ridge and Lyceum avenues, with state Se
rctary Helms and Commander Ho
ace ". MacFadyen, both members of II
camp in attendance. Fred Loos the fnai
cal secretary, was given permission to ri
gage an assistant at the end of each qua
ter. \ committee to be known n
literary committee was named by PresideI
Black to arrange for entertainments on Il
third Thursday evening of each month
more often IL they desire. This committ'