Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-18
WASHINGTON CAMPS ON
WASHINGTON'S BIRTH
Celebration by Order Founded
on Principles of the Father
of His Country

ished for the grand rally TO be held
! under the auspices Of the State execu-
tive committee and the Progressive As
ISOLATION Of the Patriotic order Sons of
America for the celebration of WASH
ington's Birthday. At o'clock the ma
tional and State officers. the past presi-
dents and many members will meet at
independence Hail. where "A short service
will be held and photographs of the
group taken. Charles Weisgcrber is In
charge Of this part OF the program.
The big event will he the grand pa
triotic rally In the Academy OF Music
at o'clock In the evening, when this
program will be presented
Invocation, the Rev. William y. y, Haas
past State chaplain: staiisucal announce.
State secretary address, william James
Heaps national president; music. keystone
Hon. Hiram L.. johnson. United states sen
ar9r rSl from r ca .ifornla; slnsinE MY Country
address Hon. Gabriel II. Moyer state presi
eSapiain; singing. star spsnsicd s Bannsr'' Sr
The state and national officials. the war
Gs members OK ,hs order VII be present
lion and % Camp @ ofnSias Win SS oScgpy oiSSrs boxes
ON the stage, will be seated past and pres
,sS ana sn1 srs pT9RR sr Re6l
OF the AcS,dSmy w.ili be seated the invited
nate camps Of Philadeiphia Delaware, Ches.
tor, Montgomery and iucks Counties The
galleries will be occupied b. subordinate
| camp members and prospective mrmbcrs OF
the order. Admission will be by ticket only,
Charles c i. Helms. i3i7 North Broad street
The committee ig eharsC, of the Academy
WscFadyen, ". j. AihriTht. CRnrlts II.
weisgcrber and George winterbottgm state
sTStf damm,,as HGms thr @
S,ate President Gabriel II Moyor, state Vice
Forms RoSSrt S1Hn r. ciausSr and staS fr Tfras
urer Irwin $. Smith are the other members
he present; The national Gsmn am ofncGrs ,, who
mi H'sR snm Sf Rdrs %r OF Sa2"s E
NatSnal Master OF Forms @: A. Gillcspie'
Wethgroid. Of Realm Resding. and Natlonsi sec.
rotary Charles H stccs. Of Philadelphia.
9F YoiE so PTssS" mcm Sf ne Gsyn sr2ys
eeutlye committeee VIII also be present.
Sd Sefa Il VI" De SHr
VII he done wnder the personal dlrection
music will be furnished by the Keystone
Re aoS rso%ss STass @nnd caro '0F Greene Greene
County, Congressman. t-Iargc will make
General Charles 4. SNYDER. one Of the most
entertaining speakers IN Pennsylvania. will
,, also address the meeting.
state Secretary Charles b. Helms made
, his official visit TO the seventh Philadelphia
coworkcrs. and the largest meeting in these
yisitations h sreeted him hin; Iom,2rr9w ,SennE
trict in the room Of Camp No. Gsl, seven
teenth and Fonts!ne streets state Com
snle9dld camp. The mecstIns nS,xt Monday
Hall, @o25 Ridge avenue, instead Of 2S2S
s9 F,cheF TO- S g,TS w
be Past Past state President Wells and Char,
Durrborrow, Of Camn No. ae5, and Fred
Loos. Of Camp No 80.
! Camp No. 80, close to 500 strong. turned
, 9ut in IT. yearly church visitation yesteI-
r.lca Wnsrs the pafstGT the Rev pr Miner de:
dny. evening, The camp turned out in body
1S fsT su1Ss in srys SonST Of y s EGaTS R
/. from the Twenty-nrst Ward. Next Thursday
camp viii m be ceebratsd in the camp oi room e
hsEe nsa LyceTm SysnTss S am1 No 30
: than 100 enlisted members.
Winfield Scott Hancock Commanders. No.
nj hing I'm IN the Parkway ,"i'% Budng when sixteen Sg
: candidates were sdvanced into this snlendId
sra More than 200 s1rs
/. were State senator Edwsrd z. Bsidiemon.
,Ieman made SPLENDID patriotic address.
Hancock Cnmmandery is one of the leading
: and Includes among Us msrnbership many Of
the leaders IN Patriotic Sons Of America
IS 2 member Of tNls comma ndery. as is his
dS;,n bT2ther l. , r ,t;. sicfs and Hsrry H. welEsl
Camp News.
. National President william T. Haaps
the ordo-: ''wasSir~tor's RirtSday sSouid
P O. s of a. Srongro%i T ~f't tho e"In n,, Cd oi
states. either on the dat" itself or on the
dome, have some "he rnonnsr or local I'm min Is
's'er or teacher ri'e ~ address on the life
, thls, brethren. we Nevo buiidod and '''s'r are
siill building the greatest monument TO
) anv other COUNTRY to his memory y. and and il
should he the d"sire, and pride Of each and
cwn particular washinrton Camn and each
snGnlf ri m aid rdf the cs%ns and state camps
.ossible. This should be done as a patriotic
I'VE must feel and realize that our camp
Is Washneton ramp and that each human
Ss N patroe s'r%eys S1ns Sn pes a',ye asn
1urs American pair,ot. Our meetings must
q Sny tai 9a DOCS mo, havs A"s
reasonable amount Of time given and used
%esnr bs to wat E@tas psf
of our work Is neglected Remember.
our homes for the bricks in this structnrN-
, the sons, brothers. nephews. cousins of the
members Of our order, who are he'wean the
ages Of sixteen to twenty-one. I desire each
camp during the next month to make an
especial appeal to ALL such young men and
, to keep II I'M until all these are safely in
our ranks. ] want those camps that have
been Indifferent to reslize from many. very
many camrs. the cheeriny words reach me
of splendid gains because the boys are
hustling. and want all such TO realize how
much l appreciate this cooperation. and
want all our camps to get this splendid
feeling and help In the great work for God
our country and our order -
| Five years ago there was instituted Rnx-
borough Commandery. No. 81. and during
this time there have been some enIoVnble
and Instructive meetings. This commands
has steadily pushed ahead in all ways and
recently celebrated Its fifth birthday in the
comma ndcry general the uniformed rank OF
the order This commandery has the honor
Of having the comma nder- -in.chief. the head
q the commsndery general Horace V. Mac
Fadyen. one Of the original members, In Its
ranks. as well as State Secretary Helms nd
his assistant, Clarence f. Maiden, all Of
whom are credit TO Commandery No. 81
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