Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-31
GRAND COURT vs..
SUPREME COURT,F.OF A.
Convention of Subordinate
Courts in Controversy on
War-Fund Propositions

The initial session of a series of sched-
uled conferences by the subordinate
courts federation of this grand jurisdic-
tlon. Foresters of America, was held last
Saturday night at the Parkway Building.
Philadelphia. Delegates were present
from Philadelphia. Delaware, Montgom-
cry, Berks and York counties and from
the State of Delaware. which is con-
nected with the grand court of this Com
monwealth. Despite the storm, the hall
was completely flied. Official commune
cations relative to the object of the meet
ing were received from Allegheny
Bucks. Lackawanna. Chester. Lancaster,
Lebanon, Lehigh. Luzerne, Northampton
and Schuylkill counties.
The transactions of the session were de.
stirred up the rank and file OF the frsternity
10 degree that no question Of the last ten
supreme body to force its non.scceptabie
var emergency project as substitute for
acceptable plan of the Temporary SoldierB'
Funeral Fund, adopted pnsnimousy by the
dorsed by virtually the entire membership
re To % many Of 2'9f He ars
were withdrawn upon the ruling that in
Sraer to insure % full and mpS5Sts con
pute has arisen and remedial aid sought
only such subject or issue as may be spe-
ciaIly assigned for particular date an
nounced 70, all courts would be taken up
siGered. This policy is Just TO ali aEa Th allows
the pro and con debaters to get fully pre-
! pared
! The session, then. for period OF over
| two hours gave consideration to the object
mously adopted a resolution 10 reject. as
whole and In all its separate parts. the cir
| to be the report OF the committee OF fifteen
whleh was diTeeted ~ q Joint meeting OF
by ihe grand chief, and to report its findings
Il person at lster resonvened session Of
ens se Pa rejesOns rne
That the action set forth as taken by the
inaccursteiy stated and misieadins. This
| fact was affirmed by four OF the body.
and in the. words of the later, .the alleged
action as IL sets forth is as different from
night. aud the attachment Of our names TO
any such nisstatements is an insult TO our
rarS ~ eondsaee when rusted to a'rs the
honor OF the writer that he would give in
version; that names of sppontees not
present appear as though they were in at.
Mccain, claimed as misrepresentations not
psrdonabls; being eyasion , 9f The truth; that
not allowed tol confer with the supreme ex:
ecutive. Instead. an unauthorized trio Of
1tss ststsmsnt fo Of whs. oorurssd from trip trip
made by. them 20 Jersey city. without any
/ right IN law 10 sutu yhunts tfltdllinS
expense on the order. and without right to
agreement q any nature: The auihosity.
vania's enactrnent left unhampered, and the
I session for that end was ordered held al
hsadauarters. 1901 Arch s.r,set. this city
where the three supreme officials from New
ark, Jersey CITY and the city Of New York,
4 meet the committee Of ffteen and the Grand
this his iaunicipsiity. wnich was not done. "
other reasons were that eleven of ths
4 committee SO named indicated by their lean
ings that they we're not allied with ths
supreme body and not In sympathy with the
object sought 70 be attained BY the selection
OF the committee. and so the meeting wal
not backward In expressing the sentiment
that the wishes o. that meetins gf Novem
fhsless would not b. allowed 20 be frus
4 frated The lnsisnincant mipority. sup
peEtsrs q ne suprsme's projsst would nc. no
n 4 competltiv< vote from the oserwhelni
Ing majority for the Grand Court plan. sns
that Was made manifest NJ the sessions
whereet PROOF positive was produced showing
Already 10 per cent Of the courts In IN,
Il }urIsd1ction are now ni:sped 10 the Gran'