Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
SONS OF AMERICA IN
ACTIVITIES HERE
Progressive Association in
Membership Campaign-Cer.
man Book Burned

The Progressive Association of Phila-
delphia held the regular quarterly meet
ing at State Camp Headquarters last Sat-
urday evening. Delegates were present
from most Ct the camps in Philadelphia
and vicinity. and the executive board
OF the association. composed Of William
l.. Wilson, chairman; S. c. Wells. Gil
bert Hamilton, William Patton. f. r.
Durborrow. NJ. NJ. Haas. II. V. McFad-
yen. c. l.. Packer. c. F. Maiden. S. NJ.
Beidler. W. IT, Worrelj. reported that
1t is intended to have a special car for
the delegates TO the Lebanon conven-
ton and to get campaign started for
the initiation Of large body of young
men between the ages OF sixteen and
twenty-one.
Camp III. Of Manayunk. will have the
ristown, this evening at lis hall. 1884 Mails
sspeet s,m .rt tCamr an ~ will bring i!s degree
These two camps are engaged in a member.
TRIP TRIP contest to extend to the end OF June:
will serve refreshments. The election Of
oihcers and delegates will also take place
AZ this meeting and there will be action all
II, state Secretary Sec Helms attended the meet
last week, where the camps Of Perkssie,
,own Appropriateness hsg sellersyle and ouaker
q dsre T. g sanford maes Yo. she tSs a..
,rict president. presided, This district has
psii, psen d doi5S good work since the, war board
ing the next State Camp year II has deter-
mined TO Increase its membership 100 per
The first report for the seniannual term
endins e June 80 10 reach the state secretary
dlss lss'I i,s North 9TH Broad street; Camp : one
"ro "r siH ,he o'osst camps IN the order, and the
position for the last eighteen years. Some
ss 9des I,b members Of The order are
these veterans. VI
were; Past president: Gilbert IL. cornell;
president. Harvey @. Fields vice president
nensler; recordins secretary. Wiiliam H Henry
drcfo rnsr' rtssssprsr' Harry John stager; con
i Ksatz susrd FRANK w. cpsSPf catyep ,rste,s nsryeE
Pr, pr; p ;, II & schwenk. James. II. VOTE
Harvey Fields assistant recording s.s secrearp eamp
Gilbert II. Cornell: chaplain. the Rev, vii.
II MontS6m.Kr,ar oSsr, KSariSk asht sentinel William
Black. -
com,is,s TSss;SrsT Henri s,sssr has complied
The dale Of its foundstton % % ana of ,,s a. from from
Assa, wi s. uDos Ss'' it. at baains tsfnsH ths |.
read history by one who has been con- NJ
nssctsd ne with the organization in all the Years
the founder OF the Camp News, the ofhcisi
organ OF the order
state President Gabriel X. Meyer has an.
pointed the following brethren TO serve on
Counts eos .s"%'tss oi tS. e ssd the books snd
irsasIrer Tor the year ending June 30: VIII
of ,sm namn raes9si as Of Camp $50; Howard NJ Davis
40. All these brethren are in PhiIsdelphia
y, The membsrs OF RoxborouEh commandery.
in-Chief Horace :. MeFa@dSsn.e @ eTmm"pse1. Who is
member Of the comnandery,. with a framed
been prepared by a committee and indorssd
by the commandery Brother McFsdyen had
q hishly successful term as comma nder-in.
Orlando s. Black. past district commander
watch, for proposing the largest number OF
which Just eia,eS nrShep Raepk %s4:s S9n!s
very hard during this contest and the
% of ns rGns took great
initiation committee, Giarense +. Maiden
srot.r ohs 9Tsshen saef ws ~
the hardest worker Of the lot. Brother Black
Is also the president Of Camp No. so OF
The sixth PhiIadsIph!a district VIII mold a
the r: r. r. Y. NJ c. A., Forty. first street
and Westminster avenue, on THURSDAY cys-
made by war speakers as we'll as pastors Of
various churches in the district, 4 hearty
welcome is extended TO all; District Presi;
another notable SUCCESS in this district.
,ramn No 1Qn of Pail u, tbe ham.