The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-10-15
p 0. S. OF A. PARADE
THOUSAND IN IlNE-54 INITIATED INTO
PLEASANT VALLEY CAMP AND ALSO
RECEIVED LOVING CUP.

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The Patriotic Order Sons of Ameri-
ca Rally and celebration of fsDiscov-
cry Day. was an even greater sue
lcess than the order expected Tues
day afternoon round table confer
fence was held in Davis's Hall, West
minister, with delegations present
/ from the camps of the county from
Baltimore, Cumberland and Arlington.
State Vice President J. Waters Rus
sell, of Chesterstown, presided. A res
olutipn was adopted and a committee
appointed looking to the forming of q
county organization of the county
camps.
At $50 o'clock, the parade, nearly
| a mile in length led by uniformed po-
licemen and the Mayor and City
Council in automobiles, and mar
shalled by James NJ. Stoner, of West
minister Camp, and Harvey Lambert.
of Marston camp, and their assistants,
marched through the principle streets,
and entered the Armory at eight
O'Clock. The order of the camps fol-
| lowing the marshals, bearing flags
and banner, was as follows: Pleas
ant Valley camp, with p. o, S. of "A.
Band of Pleasant Valley; Hampstead
camp, with the Conway Silver Cor
met Band; Taneytown uniformed de-
gree team, and Taneytown camp, with
the Bittlestown, Pa. P. O. S.
A. Band, and a large delega-
! ton from the Littlestown camp;
large delegations from Winfield, West
minister, Marston, and a few from
other camps in the county, with dele
eations from Baltimore City camps;
Uniontown camp and Oak Orchard
Band; candidates for initiation; in all
nearly 1000 men.
At the Armory, Past State Presi-
dent William L. Seabrook presided at
/ the public meeting. Members of the or
der and the general public filled the
Armory to capacity. The Mayor and
City Council, Past State Presidents
Luther Kemp, of Carroll county, Will
liam f. Williams, and George r. Nc
Cleary, of Baltimore, and William 2
Childs, of Arlington with members Of
the State Executive Committee occu-
lpied seats on the stage Rev. Paul Yo-
der, State Chaplain. offered the invo-
4catiOn. The presiding officer made a
short address and introduced the CHIEF
/ speakers of the evening, Nations
Chaplain, Rev Walter Fl. Egge, of
Lebanon, Pa, and Past National Pres
ident William James Heaps, Of Balti-
more. Patriotic anthems were sung.
lied by the Pleasant Valley Band.
Following the public meeting, at 10
O'Clock the order went into secret
session, and the imitation of large
class of candidates was conducted by
the Taneytown degree team, Past
State President VIM. t. Childs deliv-
/ ing the lecture. One hundred and
four candidates were initiated and the
various camps reported about 30
others, who have been elected during
the drive and who will be initiated in
their own camps. The largest num-
Der of candidates presented for initia-
ton by one camp was Sd to become
members of the Pleasant Valley Camp,
and of that number Al were proposed
/ by Upton e. Myers. State Master OF
Forms Alfred Bowen, of Cumberland,
at the beginning of the drive gener-
ously offered large and handsome
Ioving-cup, as reward to the camp
presenting the largest number of can
didateS for initiation, and an emblem
to the individual securing the larg-
est number. Mr. Bowen was present
on Tuesday evening and made the
presentation TO the Pleasant Val
ley Camp and Mr.. Myers, and an
nounced that this camp would be the
custodian of the cup until the next
meeting of the Camp, at Cambridge,
in August 1921, when it will be award
ed to the camp in the county, that
Ishall have made the largest percent
lage of gains between this time and
the state camp meeting. DR.. Heaps
presented the copies of his book, "Au-
tocracy VS.. Democracy to Upton
Myers, Pleasant Valley, William Basil
of Hampstead; Ernest Zile, of Mar
ston, and H. E. Erb, of Uniontown,
each of whom had secured five new
members or more. Shortly after mid
might, luncheon was served by a com
mittee, of which James NJ. Stoner was
chairman.