Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-14
WASHINGTON CAMPS ON
WASHINGTON'S BIRTH
Preparations for Big Rally at
Academy of Music, With
National Speakers


Academy of Music, With
National Speakers
The Progressive Association is making I
arrangements for the largest, as well as
the most interesting, patriotic rally on
Washington's Birthday ever attempted
In the Patriotic Sons of America circles
in Philadelphia. The rally will be held
in the Academy of Music Tho COM
mittee, of which Past state President
Samuel c. Wells Is chairman, and II. V.
MacFadyen, the commander-in-c chief Of
the commandery general, is secretary.
met in the office of the State secretary,
when admission tickets were forwarded
to all the camps of Philadelphia and
vicinity on the stage will be seated
the leading members of the organization
in the state.
United States Senator Hiram l.. johnson,
or California, viii be the principal speaker,
while National President Prof. James Heeps
Of baltimore; state President Gabriel H.
Charles A, snyder, of Pottsville. viii deliver
addresses. The Keystone Commandery Band
VI tHTty pieces VIII IuTnisn tnc music. Jne
whole order seems to be astir over the pros
poets OF this large Undertaking. and the IN
es,GF aeatonI noS pNint in me srsaen, patriote
Every camp Of this order is named Wash.
ington Camp, being founded on the name of
George Washington. standing on his prln-
ciples Of patriotism and fraternalism which
have made tho Patriotic Order Sons of
America one of the foremost organizations
today and have prompted the younger MEM
bers to offer themselves to the number or
almost 10000 men to the Government.
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the state under the auspices OF this order.
and the Academy OF Music meeting on ths
I'D OF February will certainly surpass them
all In interest and attendance. Admission
will not be limited to members OF the order.
although outsiders must apply to the camps
the State officials or tn. committee for
tickets.
! On the official visits to the camps Of the
State secretary. he win have these willing
cooperating assistants: William l.. Wilson.
| Progressive. Association, Camp No; 49,
FssT STATE At FTsS TfSr sSmae Wes
No. Ti6; Charles Weisgerber, superintendent
,, q the Betsy Ross House an camp No no sss sss
| Samuel N. Beidler: secretary OF Camp No.
treasurer tre r. Of camp No. 4s5i Harry J. stone,
trustee of Camp No. .ess; MllaTd F; sIao2
Fadden. comma nder in-chlef. Camp No. so:
Milton NJ. Haas state conductor. Camp
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dent OF Camp No. Sel; Fred Loos financial
secretary OF Camp No, so; Louis AndrSw bSS.
Berry past president OF stats Eamp comS mo build
! ing trustee Camp No. 87s Hiram l.. Wynne,
past president OF Camp No so; John Hanlon;
Tetsry Of Camp Ne. 5iS: samuel i; s,RssT
Trasrty PrssIden. Gabriel p II. Meyer. Camp No io2;
Hon. A! w. johnson. OF Lswisburs; i; F;
sSSresry r. John Of BSs sG
| OF Camp No. 1Oi. and Charles l.. Packer
treasurer OF Camp No. sl7'
The first visitations will take place as
follows: Monday evening. January u; CamI
No. 37G 1917 North Broad street; Tuesday
evening January 2a camp No; ,aS2 Sia Rure Erkr
District Friday evening January 20, Camr
No. abS. Tacony The members Of these
for these visitations. and the general mem
bership to attend each one OF the raii'es'
Camp 571. at Mutual Hall: indiana ana, mnC i,nC
bv the former district president. William a:
Jones. OF the tenth, district and msm6sl s,n O,
man This is the FIRST time in the hi,tOr,
Of 57l that the new officers were Were al T,e, oI
rss rank SGn"s IN sse from sixteen to twenty years
and are Past president. william o. karascn
MSGHs ESsts Of iUrs 'e A.
land; recording secretary. G.; $. Barlow
financial sscrstary Sc,o "a wiiismTi pos, sreaS iS
spector William A. Kremer; guard, II. J
Smith; trustee. $, =. Allen ,lis assistant ,s re
District PRESIDENT weand and others,
camp 5Tl a. are pe between the ages Of sxteer
and thirty years. The camp has sixteei
sGres'ih nsmes have S BEEN placed on the honor roI
by the enlistment committee, who deserve
Camp 57i is organizing a fife and drum
band and expects to max make n u great sue th,
esmp sss are "oBE BFothers her c G S. BARLOW. 5. i
Allen. a. NJ, Danes, William a. Jones. =
sariGw WlIsms SqfhsT1sna and T. William MHGs q
Karasch
members men in the service OF the country. A
which FG w be 'G the
those in the service, comprising ,rS over 2 z
+. 'J Jones' VG Georse Wv ". Hentse. p. ' b. wicker
sham and william oeller'
in the city Of Easton with State Vice Pres
, dent John w. Harper state seeretar
wn s. srS s%,S and % state ' chapsn aaTr
I, Daniels officiating; STATE. Chaplain Daniel
s s sn' hss sfss ;ss % as to the 200
spelSoynd he ,b Tsi4isd current ~
. p. o. s. A. He said he was amazed an
Y enthused by the ritual Of the order, an
believed that it would stand the test {
time. .
which consists OF four floors the first thre
floors being in six fine apartments and tn
top floor for lodge meetings. This cam
started twenty.seven years ago with lively
members and today number on It's rolls 20
OF Eastons solid citizens.
Letters have heen received at state cam
headquarters from hundreds OF the enliste
: brethren and from officers OF the variou
camps, praising the order for rememberln
the boys at Christmas time with generousl
Z equipped comfort kits.
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