South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-17
NEARLY 1900 new
MEMBERS SIGN IN
FRATERNAL DRIVE
Big Initiation TO be Held in
Presence of Grand Worthy
President ChOynski.

Presence of Grand Worthy
President Choynski.
The second OF the Frank T. Her
ing Honor classes % new candidates
into local Aerie 40. f35. Fraternal
order OF Eagles. will he held sunday
afternoon
Completing a seven weeks cam
paign for new members. the most
Vigorous ever conducted in lodge
history. the Eagles viii have prac-
tLcaIlv doubled their local mem Der
snip. Records held by fraternal or
CARNATIONS tho country over were
sha-.ered In the size OF single class
limitations
The Y NJ. @. 4. big gym" room
has again been selected Twice
within a month the orders Mlehi-
gan 81. home g found too small
and inadequate 20 accommodate the
crowd OF "hcdgiings" initiated into
the order. Ceremonies begin at 2:15
O'Clock
More than 700 applications have
been received during the past three
weeks. since the memorial Nov. 26,
when 1912 took the work in the r
o. Z. The majority OF these have
been acceIted and applicants exam
ined. The second Honor class viii
have $50.
The second drive-or rather the
continuation OF a single drive-has
far exceeded the mark originally set
or even hoped for BY its nature. a
cleanup" campaign. this phase
was passed within a week after the
record imitation feat and with new
energy and vigor. campaign leaders
and members alike set themselves
10 the task OF rolling up the total for
this Sundays class TO similar IN
excelled proportions.
The class OF embryonic Eagles
who Sunday afternoon will put the
local aerie well above other aeries
in the state in point OF membership
approach extremely close 10 the rec
ord established for single-class mi
tiation. with the exception OF the
mark set three weeks ago
The previous high record was set
ST New Orleans by the Elks sever
years ago. when. il is said, $50 new
members were secured.
The class 10 be initiated today will
be as memorable TO local Eagles as
was the preceding record breaker
Coming here from his home in San
Francisco will be Herbert ChOynski
grand worthy president of the
Eagles. who will personally take
charge OF Tire ceremony. Mr.. Choyn-
ski came here upon the urgent in
NitatiOn OF Frank r. Herring, twice
grand worthy president Of the or
der.
Other notable lodge officers viii
be here and sake an active interest
among whom are Conrad II. Mann
Kansas City. Mo. past grand worthy
president and present head Of the
Organization department: Otto r
Deluxe. Indianapolis. grand trustee
and in line for grand worthy vice
presidency OF the fraternity; Ray
Brook, KOkOmo. state president;
Wallace J. Dillingham;. Warsaw
state secretary; DIT. Fred c.. Dilley,
Brazil, Ind. national physician OF
the Orders insurance department
and Judge Ernest ClOe. NOblesville,
Ind. state vice president
Last. but not least. among the
Orders leaders TO be present this
afternoon. the man in whose honor
the present drive over the state of
INDIANA is being conducted and who
viii stand as "GOd-father" 10 the
new members, is Frank +. Herring
two tunes grand worthy president
editor OF the Eagles magazine and
head OF the national commission
or old Age pensions
The presence of Col. ChoynsH is
heralded with profound pleasure by
local members OF the order. who
have looked forward the TaSt few
weeks 10 their second big surprise
with as much interest as was shown
when The campaign for new mem
hers was first begun.
The +. O. +. HOOsier Hustler has
this 20 say CT the grand worthy
president,
Col. Choyuski viii ofIiciate at the
second Frank T.. Herring Honor class
IN South Bend. Dec. L. IFS visits In
Indiana are very much appreciated
and his addresses have been vel
delivered. instructive and complete
His individuality is distinctive and
expressed in independent thought
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