Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18

ness meeting, with a good attendance. Ono
mittee reported Brotsers rbars ne rS,es Sir, com %
,nn,,,,t 10 me naval base hospital ut Ports
Ve"',n Vo",n in Vaii iSo With pneumonia, and a.. r.
ooSS with broken eollsrbone.
was h,i hfst OF a series OF social evenings
Ing TSeso OF IIs member their wives and friends
indoor Picnic. y novel stunt. Each lady was
regaested r.I,, to bring q small parcel containing
auctionod on for trivial sum TO the male
iolk present. Intense interest was displayed
der was required to eat at the table with
Inc IIn s iauy whose name appeared in the parcel.
parcels and was thus surrounded at the
ssos1 c,es, TG'in nan an equal number Of ladies. This
tunate made Same. of his rival whom be
mad outclassed. The latter consoled their
sssembly oi chocolate Ss 'VrS"se W"s served and and
sT9luvenifs were presented to each lady.
cluded in The pros, program Which rejected d's sreai m
credit ON Brothers e. W. Evans. n. e.
Webb aud II. !. Miller. the committee ~
The elcc club recently organized has now
a, lnnhIa m1hnI1oepship Of thirty, and WiIl be a
itiatory work and the social end Of its
All athletic members who are at home and
even some Of the boys In tho war service
w adjacent CAMPS VIII take part in the
coming dual fratcrnul athletic meet to be
held at the Central Branch Y NJ. G. A. on
siar,h 80. Brother Herman Meyer is labor
Artisan, camp. The club is fostering u min
Sirel snow ana dance 10 take place in
MsrSantile han on April TO- ElHbor9te
affair not only big advertisement for the
onr,io,r 0rIfiL, bHt a., large financial success az a
patriotic purposes.
hardwood Assembly got the membership
campaign started by the initiation of Earl
! $; Kramer, proposed by Brother Thomas s..
| Lerch, was cordially received and presented
the hutton with effective remarks. Repre-.
! Of the annual session of the NJ. u. Assem-
by and Superintendcnt l.. A. Clark spoke
artisans and recorders. A.war savings society
was started for full organization at the
removed from tho city several months aso,
has returned and was warmly Welcomed;
r0shcTf Roy T. RGse mol ,sSn W. SC WCi o GGi
tend regularly, were also cordially greeted.
colngswood Assembly held Cunning
| cation Of thirty-hve from Haddon Heights
ASSEMBLY over which the popular suest is
dpnty TO Mho@ silk g'Tes pT
behalf Of Colinsswood. spirited social
session, with a Eood supper was epjoYoG
| the Government sersice. The meeting night
has beer. changed from, the second wsdnes
meetings of the board of directors.
| Lancaster Assembly was unexpectedly
F, favored by p visit from i. NJ. \. Kelly, oi
Oak Lane Assembly, who treated with tiu'
address, full of good. pithy points and ad
vice. He will he heartily welcomed again, al
| his mannerisms bespeak the true artisan
| The representatives made their reports al
| the NJ. y. Assembly which met with hearty
| approval We are all glad =. NJ. A.. Johr
| w, Watson has been returned as our deput,
for 1918, as he is one of those lovahle char
acters one desires to meet. He has beei
faithful in his duties to Lancaster, and w
want to keep him. Brother Jcre Il. Simp
son also faithful deputy. super
intendent w. a. Nowlen resigned his offc
owing to pressure of business.
The MAY meeting will mark the forfeit
anniversary Of Brother J. N. A. and for
mer Recorder Charles A. Nillee as a membc
OF Lancaster Assembly. He has missed ver,
few meetings in those forty years and ha
proposed many candidates. He is son .
=. NJ. r. NJ. A. Adolphus s. Nillee. VIII
died in 1914 at the age Of eighty-two years
! Lancaster Assembly IL the owner OF 800
| worth of Liberty Bonds and will invest 1t
notice. Brother Cox, delegation fror
A. Peter H. Flick made stirring addres
inurned to the social rooms of the Citizens
games played. There were eight past mas
tcrs present. The memberships of the boy
called to arms are being maintained.