Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
DISTRICT VISITS
UNDER WAY,P. .O.S.A.
State Secretary and Eminent
Spellbinders Making Tour
of the Local Camps

The state secretary's official vista
ton to the fifteen districts in Phia-
delphia are now fully under way, eight
Of the districts, numbers !. .. 3, 4. ., 6,
II and the philadelpha-Bu districts
having been visited. Fully one thou
slnd persons have listened to the ad-
dresses Of the secretary and his CO.
workers composed of p. s. T.. Samuel
&. Wells. Commandcr-in-ch Horace
V. MacFadyen Chairman of the Pro-
gressive Association Executive Commit
tee William l., Wilson, of Camp .; Dis
trict President Bob Thompson, President
of the Progressive Association II. T.
Shortlidge, Robert A. Keely. treasurer
of Camp 80; Charles II. Wesgerber
past president of Camp 53s; Samuel VI.
Beidler, secretary of Camp $50; Will
liam L. Worrell. vice president Of the
home at Chalfont; W. J. Bcnncr.
treasurer of Camp 4S5; Walter S.
Smack, financial secretary OF Camp 7i6,
and State Conductor NJ. NJ. Haas.
tary. accompanied by Brothers Wells, Mac
Fadyen and Haas will visit the seventh
camp No sGs. Frankfgord I avenue t' and % Ortiz.
odoN street District President Il. John Royd,
% Sf '9S Furnish iE'pa ha STr 10 date
Other Esitations to follow ar are EigSth iggSb
Fsh FIstcher street; ninth dis district. March ' l.
with Camp dG6. sixth and Vcpango streets:
sO55 ' Frankford avenue: Thirteenth district.
March II, with lamp, IiG, Liberty Hall,
dstrirt li' a February rS"a iS S With camn asi
Seventeenth and Fontain streets, Twelfth
as'rf5 DIS rally WI G 2nS SaY big 10 'gsgi when nm
state President MOyer and tho Hon. 4, w
3sdGS Of he rnS Sas scSqn6 q LT5 wSa
members Of all the. camps are, expected TO
meet the boys Of the twelfth district
Sl4. of the Falls. at Ridge and Midvale
99yS3nues 9n.,n and cySry his effort ,h Is eGnE gn
meeting r%e % sver No attempted ten IN the twsfth
rhiisdel9f1 district ThS 20 ce c9TPs Rn in tie
with 1924 members; Camp ~ Of Mana
SnG S Ti'h Of sS3 sebuTS SoeTH wtb 2gg MS a OF
Camp 57i the larsest II nth the tenth dis: DIS:
Ghsren na' + ieeeT @ NATHAN i"Rs
RST uhe WlnfSmsn Wam ada' fn SiSia Sa 5er
hold OF the interests OF the camp. Brother
iieeler. who was introduced into the camp
Ing secretary, and Nathan Rosenbum was
stated t& n the tn dsmS T
honor roll was completed with fourteen
br2shoIs V,rgh n9mss insGTibsa will ,o o,v,,,.r
years old The entertainment committee has
taken steps to make this anniversary 4 hig
Among the prominent members Of the order
TO be present will be State Secretary Helms;
securing a. minstrel troupe, FOR the, ami,
ysersarY aRd the wusble VIII be fTrnshed by
team has been completed and the vacancies
were hlled by the younger Americans. all
The Cambria County 7, o, s., OF a. con-
Sg0P Ssg S a hd SoH" peas E2sN foT saHT Ro
syspt Til b. STATE secTSiary Helms Past
toons. and District President John MaMse- M
more. OF, Altoona.
war advisory board OF the r, o, S. 4. was
forwarded from state headquarters this
week to every camp in Penpsylyanla. re-
retary their hearty cooperation in his Efforts
to compile g correct record Of all enlisted
10. 900 members IN the service TO date, aud
Il has become u task for the secretary and
harmony between ali the secretarIes. The
executive committee expects that this letter
will get the machine working aud that the
results Will be satisfactory, and the records
OF the State camp with regard TO the en-
listed members will be correct for the future
information OF the state camp.
State Secretary Helms says. "a certain
Church claims 81 per cent Of the total en-
hold good In Pennsylvania as one-third OF
the enlisted men are Sons Of America The
largest enlistment ever made in the history
of the world by any one organization in a
space of two days was made by the Sons of
America in scranton last June when 1900
OF the members freely enlisted. The pleas
ing feature OF the Il. q. $. A. enlistments
Is the fact that 90 per cent OF them were en-
listed previous TO the draft becoming effect
i've"
The great patriotic rally In the Academy
of Music or washlngtons birthday the 22d
OF February, promises TO be one OF the most
splendid meetings ever held by the Sons of
America. The State executive committee
II supporting the Progressive Association
IN this movement. and every member In
Philadelphia and vicinity, and every camp
Is earnestly urged to turn out and support
II. 'Greater addresses; greater special
features greater music was never heard in
Philadelphia than will be produced at this
gala event" says the secretary. Admission
is by ticket. Outsiders will be admitted. but
men only. and they are requested TO get In
touch with some member OF the order or the
state secretary. Charles Brumm Helms.
1877 North Broad street. who VIII make
earnest efforts to accommodate all requests.