3 VI W 3 ' 2& atl E LA FERE SONOORAINPERICOLO incesi ed Inglesi Avanaznno I Vittoriosi Cacciando i- Tedeschi ''f dalle Loro Linee di Difesa 'ETROGRAD MINACCIATA (on Hlndcnburg Prepara Una Of ii fensiva Contro la Russia Por Con A ' quisturno la Capitale ROMA, 26 Maixo, . Iert 1 frahcesl liantio contlnuato al nt teCOre vleoros.-ininntn la llnea ill illfpK.t 1 AtdAllA lift H rVtl-ntln n Clu-mm ml Imnnn ww it , avsnzato quasi dappertutto tanto Clio la ilcureis. dclla piazza ill St. Quentlii e' Cgl assal precnrla. I.battaglla e' nntu-l-Imento ancora In corso, una battuglla v ehe forse e' dostlnatu ad nvcro un peso i atraordlnarlo nelle sortl della guerra, ma i rantngei sono ilnora degll nlleatl ed 1 tedeschi non lianuo tiotuto tiortare nulla u front oooldentale forzo tall da tioter nr- '4. Mitaro l'avatizata vltorloa delle foizo 1 fratlAanl aA frfjtl W ........ a I... -.. 1 ..I.. 4 ' w JiiKitrrn L I'UI.iUUlllllieilll yiu ;'i ' QUentln. cha n 11 rnrmsnlrln r.itnil.t ill , tutta in llnea dl difesa, ma auche utturno i a La Fere la buttdRlla lnfurLi con non ft( minor vioienza. C attorno a Cmnmal bII t.v mgiesi non si mostrano Inert), costeelW V.' AntVi tnnnl 1 -- .1.1.. ...I. l . fr la lotta Bl mantlono lNalma. K natural ' VAa' ..!. In ai.a ..... ..I. .11 ...-.. 1 ...1 i - "" wro III niUIAU IUHBS1IUU Ul IIUUUC'SI eei lnfflaitl nl vnrt.-e flvnftrMuli ,l"itti ,. e?i Quentln, glacclio' un.v volta sfondata lu llnea nemlca In qucsta punto tutto 11 lesto tfalla llnea dlventa presso ch Intenilille. Kella vallata dolla Somma I frunt'osl ecupano okk! pouizlonl plu' alte di iinellu 41 St Quentln, dl moilo die questa piazza ' domlnata dalla aitlgllerlo fnincesl rhe ono state plazato a circa due nilslla dalla Itta'. I franccsl, nonostanto la Uls tnizlone delle Rtrado fatta dul tcdfclil all'atto deU'evacuazlono del teriltorlo della Somma, hanno potuto portare con liieru vlpUosa rapldata1 lo loro grosse artlgllcrlu iulla (ronto dl battaglla, e qurMu f.ittu d.ne vere sconcertato I planl dl difesa dl on UlndcnburK. In tal modo t tedcclil noiio ttatl slogglatt da Castre.s, sut cuialo dl Crozat a poco plu' dl due inlelU da St : Y Juentlii, o dallo colllno dl lsslgny. Un 5 eontruttflpen fpntntti ilnl tnilpsflil tlimti f'lu questl rlcevettero rlncalzl, e' stato facll mente fruatrato dall'nrtlgllerla franccse. I.a piazza dl St, Quentln iene cohI' a poco a poo a--lluppata dalle forze franceal ed Inglesi die vanno formaudo un baltente ttorno nlla cltta. Intanto lo forze lngle"l con t'occupazlone dl Rolsel o dl Bcaumetz-le-Cambral tiauno taRllato la llnea princlpalo di coinunlcazlonl tra Cambral e St. Quentln. vnnso pnTnoGitAD? Telegramml da retrograd dlcono one I tedeschi vanno ammassandosl sulla paito ettentrlonmale della fronte russa con 1'evldcnte scopo dl attnecare lo llnee russo dl Riga o fanl largo verso l'etrograd 12vl dentemente 11 aresclallo on Illndenburg In tend e dl trarre profltto dalle condlzionl Interne dclla Russia per tcntare dl eliminate questo potentlrslmo fattoro dalla guerr.i uronea. La minaccla sarebbe coal' grave ehe II Mlnlstcro della Ouerra russo avrebbe lanclato un proclama alio truppo mocovlte per esortarlo a raddopplaro l.i loro lgilauza frustraro 1 plana del nemlcl della Russia he orrebbero mettere dl nuoo sul trono 1 Romanoff. ' I comltatl die furono mandatl dal nuovo governo russo alle trlnceo per cscortaie 1 Sldatl nlla difesa della patrla eono tornatl on la fcrma convlnzione clio 11 paeso puo', fldare sulla fcdelta' nsoluta delle trunne. t -- ' jfv H generalo Alexeleff, capo dello Stato U Magglore russo. e1 stato nominato, almeno temporaneamente, comandante in capo del l'eserclto, carlca cha lo czar aea tias ferlto, nbdicando, al gianduca Xicola II (enerale I.etclilnskl, che comandava le L truppe russo che conqulstarono la Buco Tina, comanda ora II settore settentrlonale della fronto russa. Jgll e' un abilisslmo omandanto. v ' SULLA FRONTE 1TALIAXA It Mlnlstcro della Gucrra pubbllcaa ierl era 11 segueute rapporto del generals Cadorna ciica la sltuaztone alia fronto Italo-austrtaca : Sulla tronto del Trentlno II cattivo tempo ha ostacolato le operazionl del 1'artlgUerlB. Sulio falde del Monto Slcf not abblumo resplnto un reparto neinlco In rlcognlzlone. Alia testatu della alle vl Vlsdende protetto dalla densa nebbia, 11 nemlco tento' un uttacco dl sorpresa contro le nostre llnee, ma fu Immediata mente resplnto. Sulla fronte G lulia si o' auta ancora oonslderevole attlvlta delle artlgllerle, e pochl altrl colpl sonoa stati tlratl dal Bemlco sulla citta' dl Gorizia SI sono ftvutl llevl dannl, ma nessuiia l(tlrna. SulJ'altoplano del Carso. dopo una Yiolenta azlono dl artlgllerla repaiti ne mlcl tentarono alia sera una incumione , contro lo nostro llnee ill Lucati, ma furono resplntl con gravi perdlte. TRAGEDY ENDS A DAY OF FROLIC IN HOTEL One Man Found Dead, Another Arrested, and Young Woman Under Police Surveillance READING, Pa., March 2G. As a result of the death of Harry Baker, a mill worker, thirty-six years old, after being found un conscious onthe tloor of lils room lu the Gibraltar Hotel, below Reading, early Sun day morning vlth a bullet wound through his head, his companion. Hoi ace C. Zimmer man, of Norrlstown, Pa., Is locked up at the police station here, and detectlres are questioning Nora Uechtel, a pretty nineteen-year-old girl living at Neerslnk sta tion, a suburb of Reading. Baker, Zimmerman, Miss Bechtel und Mrs. Bechtel nre said to hae spent Saturday afternoon and evening at the hotel eating and drinking, and decided to remain for the night. Baker and Zimmerman are saia to (have occupied one room and the two women another. It Is said that the men were heard to be quarreling, and the pro prietor's wife went to the room. She sajs he found Baker lying upon the floor with the bullet wound In his head and Zimmer man bending over him with a revolver In his hand. Ha turned over the revolver, aylng It was Baker's and that the latter' B i had shot himself. This was the belief until Bv, tt turned out that "tho revolver had not ' fl keen discharged and another 32-callber re j volver, with one chamber flred, was found Under the stair carpet, where It had been ' . hidden. i There was also a deep wound In Baker's " forehead which an autopsy has revealed 3 swould havo been sufficient to cause death. ''lAXter the tragedy1 Zimmerman and the Bechtel girl dlsappeare1. She became ': frightened and walked several miles to her ; hme, wher she now loslstB that Baker -jahot himself. Zimmerman was arrested at a clubhouse at Brldesboro. The wound In Baker's forehead was evl- 4ntly made with an empty beer bottle of Which several were found In the room, one having blood on Jt. Baker Is a son of yt.VUlUus B. Baker, of Pottstown. WftMnaiker Cadets Anniversary ataU-.'of tha Waimmaker store cele- me iwmty-sixtn anniversary of t.ie I" or uve educational natures or the Mf; with a. parade. TH boya .urena reet, accompanied M4 ware, reviewed in front tWW.by Brnaat T. TrbjrgV f imMHII. Ml W. "MEsMflP 1 r-y-C y THREE BURNED T6 DEATH IN APARTMENT HOUSE FIRE Father and Two Sons Perish, Mother Seriously Injured Six Carried Down a Ladder NEW YORK, March 2C David Koley, forty-eight years old; Vlilcent Foley, his son, ten. and Harry, aged three, were burn ed to death, and Mrs. Foley und another son were badly burned by Hie In an apart ment building here on Second axenuo today. Charles Sanskey carried six persons down a ladder on an elertrlu sign and left them on a window ledge. They were H't cued by llremcn. Found Dead In His lied SAI.KM. N. J March 2C. Frank It. Buckley, of the llnu of Moiun & Buckley, proprietors of the Nelion lluufc. Salem, wan found dead lu bed today. Ho had lit en suffering for several merits with asthma and, feeling worse last ua tiling, he retired early. His sister found him dead when she went tn call him for bieakfast. It was supposed ha smothered Mr. Buckley was slnglu and' forty-nine je.un uf age. He wits u prominent member of the lCllo. 1 lagles, Moose and simitar organizations. Denting Death to Chester Co. Crows WKST CHKSTKlt, March 2. Uunm prutectois lu this stctlou hae been killing thousands of crows within tho last few weeks and are ktepliii; tip tho sluughur daily. They aio Using Cum fcmU.-d In a sti)uhiiltie prupaiatluii In I lie woik THE (JKANI) rilATKKNITY Superintendent Meixel'a Success With the Ladies' as With the Other U ranches Ladles' Branch No. 20, held Us tegular monthly meeting In the now iliand Fra ternity Building, 1020-23 Arch sticet Much ontliuilasnt was manlftsted and tlit-ie H every reason to believe that thli luiiiii h will become one of the leading branches of the order. Those who had not teceled (lie un written work weie duly Instructed therein, and expressed thetiiM.-IVts us being well pleased with the beautiful liiitlatnl clih mony pet formed by tho olllceis of tho biauch and the degiee team After tliu buplnet stiHluti the nuniLmr and frlenda worn luMteil Into I ho roiiieit hall, Ii-ib thy were eritertuliiHd , (i sUttlun un tho iiiuim hy MIbji l'lamea .Mefxel Ualldhter of .S1ierlti tenJent II llrucu .MelTfl. i,r Kiniuli Nu -I MNn Vru KhKiii, wl)us,i fii-Hh youni; suiiiiiun nku Iihh beu htiurti to nmti uilaniiiKt5 hi hu t-la t fuiiUUiiia or iIih lirarid I'r.itiTiilu . ukuIii TMoretl with u uiul huIh. Hht wiitt ubly upslfitml bv .Mini Iflxel. whut, abllll u an UirouuiunlMt wan utnl'l iKliinustr.tted Vorat uhd lnMtrumeidal wulos weru rftidered h Mlnn llul"ii I'ralKhFiid. I' l.'dltlt -Mt'Uid und Ilnil Itan): at thn tnium! nodal whlih tullotd I'onimonder AIcKHen dwell on tin- nprissltj of Hit branch liavltiK u phonoKraiili lo further tho work of the entertainment tommitleu. lie freshmen!. luth dulnt) und plentiful, weru aered Ainunjr those fienent -were Deii.irtmtnt Suer Intundent ,M . Melxel and JJHtrlct Ueimt Hubert II. Dtflclitnaijii. the latter bun hucIi a pacltlt that lit uan plated la chalu uf the punch bol. An Important and enthUKlnatio meetint; In scheduled for tomorrow evening, when the netl organized branch knoun un Sterling ?o tit), under tha direction of Superintendent J. K. liorla, will hold a clafl lultljtlon. A largo num ber of tiawly elected f rater will bo liiHtrtu led In tha ritualistic -work of tho order. StcrllnK llraneh la composed of hustlera. has lieen or vaulzed but u fevv monthn and plana to hae tta memberahlp doubled by .lulv 1 I'm sent Indications point to autcena. Al the conclusion uf tho busineaa rofreahtnentN will be aered. It la huperlntendent ilorls'a denlro to aeu every member preaent Another of those protoenslve pinochle parties iv Ul ba given b 1'uat I'ark ilrunch, rso 14. on 'Ihuradas eveiilnK. April Ti, In the new lirand Krauternlty iiutldlntf to which all membera and their frlenda. both ladles and Kentleiran, are Invited, l'rlzea will be awarded tho winner All urn retjuiated to como earl hi onler thit the routine business ma be promptlv dis patched Commander Maxwell holies to inil.e this one of the best meetings during his tiim of oflloe. JUNIOR OKDER U. A. f. The Big Marlin Council Plans Long Program for Anniversary Week Plans weie completed by John R Mar lln Council fur tho anniversary week. On Wediiesdaj evening, April IS, the council will have tho banquet, which will bo at tended by the ladles this year A good menu and first-class talent will be fur nished and the membets nie requested to notify tho committee promptly, so that res ervations can be made. On Friday 'eve ning, April 20, the smoker will bo held for the members und their ft lends. Then the gigantic class Initiation will be held on Saturday evening April 21. Iho committee in charge is planning for ISO candidates, and from tho pledges roielMd this number mav be exceeded Tho guards of the council are now again fully organized, which was demonstrated ut the snappv drill that was held mi Thurs day evening. rrankllnvllle Council Is walling with ex pectation tho arrival of the Oriental degree team from John It Marlln Ooum ll. which will enter a flaaa of twenty-live candidates f,roni rranklln villi) Into the mvsterlea of the Oriental inowtu! Caterer Thomas Nevltt Is tnnltlng tomplete ar rangements for a large delegation of visitors Hrother Nevltt has un established reputation for taking tare of all visitors to tho council A atrong coutt will be Instituted an.l the mem bers will use. their best endeavors to make the Oriental degree Interesting to the members of Kranklinvtlle. America Council la enjovlng great success each meeting bringing out new facea. The tuuncit la working to make the meetings Inter esting and to build the membership to 100 members "William Harm, the organizer of the Dlrlgo Vlsftlng Club. Is planning for a visita tion to America Council Stephen Olrard Council, Nn 144, will have a large class Initiation on Thursday evening, March 20 The work will l exemplified hv the degree team- of Olrard Council Degree Master Joseph Smith has been working faithfully with the decree team for tho last two months and many surprlsia will bo given. lie Invites criticism and suggestions The members of John K Armstrong Council, No. IHO, are looking forward to the visitation from Dlrlgo Council on April 10. The sndaj committee B. K, Leatherman Charles H. Wal lace. George I.eucht. Harry II Hlnnamort und Hdvvard Nuskey Is planning a large enter tainment for the guests At the last visitation thirteen councils were represented, and with nn uddltlou of a new council since that date there should be many new faces and voices at this large union meeting, THE MACCABEES Preparations of the Uniform Rank of the Woman's Benefit Association Quaker City Itevlew, Park Avenue Hall, 131 G Columbia avenue, Mrs, Carrie Posern, commander, Initiated one candidate and re ceived three applications last Thursday evening. A very pleasing social and en tertainment were arranged by Captain Crouch, assisted by Anna Posern and others. Penn Treaty Kevlew, Schuyler's Hall, Sixth and Diamond streets. Mrs. I.oulsa M. Jones, commander, heid a pleasant meeting last Fri day evening, with Mr. Cora Kmery and Su preme Chaplain llurgln as welcome guests. Penn Treaty Itevlew la going to work hard during the "temple campaign. ' The benefit supper for tha Port Huron trip fund of the Uniform Hank, Mra. Mahle Heck ler chairman, assisted by Mra. Cora Hmery, Mrs Augusta I.ash and others wan a great suc cess socially, and the ctmmlttea hopes that It will tie financially when all returns are In. A meeting will be held to arrange other benefits, as tha Uniform Itank la very anxious to attend the dedication at Port Huron and bring noma honor and credit to Philadelphia. Philadelphia Itevlew, Parkway Building, Ilroad and Cherry streets, Mm. Annla Haney com mander, obligated two applicants and received four application on Tuesday evening, but greatly missed their commander. Mra. Ada Oorsuch. acting past commander, presided In her usually efficient way. Arrangements will ba made to hold an open meeting every month. Miss llursln, the supreme chaplain, presented a transfer mem ber from Liberty Dell Itevlew, Mr. Clara Bhrlver. Order Independent Americans One of the most enthusiastic' meetings ever held In tha eastern dutrlct of tha Order of In dependent Americana 'took place at Hellman Council, No. 277, at Odd Fellows' Hall. Ridge and Mldvals avenues, laat Tueaday night, under tha auspices of tha Eastern Active Workers' Association of tha order. Nearly 400 members, Including 200 eaulpped guards under command of their respective captains, were present. Htate Vie Counselor John J. McCaraher, of Phoenlivllle, delivered a stirring address ana Htate CouncU Secretary William A. I'lkv gave a strong, pertinent talk. Tha eastern district of this order now haa up ward of I960 uniformed, equipped and thor oughly drilled men. whose aervloes wera offered to this. Commonwealth at tha very beginning of tha Mexican treuble. About 400 of these men ware i hiu at tfUfartnt rertmenti and have MOM awrvIM on tn border. After the aajaj a law ' aaasniaau. nnisua ui ta a tusaajis Wi BVJ5MNG- sM-ir-vv ii IJUM-JBiK- a. o. m. p. Quickens UNDER NEW OFFICERS Old Pennsylvania and New As semblies Alike Inspired by Advancing Progress rotinsvlvaiila Assembly, No. 3, Altluiis' Order of Mutual Protection, set the rulendnr back and enjoyed a rent ril. Pnlrlck's night. Tho cheerful loom, Irish classics and se lections by the orchestra and itmrtet. pipes, tobacco, Mr. Jlggs, Mngglu and the gout green ko rteam, the olllccrs and candidates nil mnti United to tho hlliirlous success. Judging from the enthusiasm und geneinl good feeling manifested "ll eland Must Hi Heaven" with her suns tm members of Nn. 3, thought ut times It seemed Hcdlam was the pioper term to use, as taih member felt It his personal duty to see that tho meeting wus conducted iicuudlng lo his pe culiar Ideas, A delegation from Pldelltv Aasemblv Insisted on their ; ciilnl date being lultlntid l,y vwij, of the , ftiml" m ml he was lucludi-d In the 1 1 irs, I eim s I I lib was organised vvllli u iliaiur iii tof V,l.',! 'J'.1"' . ""d 'heir flrt aiipcurniice n," I'.';,"', St- Jot'll s Aaseliiblv tomoriow night I ho Read). Ayu Iteadj" response that greeted tho proiKislllou us outllnid bv tin- Mistir Alii sun auguis well for the suicess lu 1PI7. Several prominent im-nib-is of tha 'ruder uddrcnl the Msseni blv und lilghl i utiimeinl.d lliu work of the officers In tho InlllHloiy i cretinins. The fen tine iiIkIiIh nie the p. t uinbltloii of the niter Ulniiitiit cuiiiinlllee, I'Ihiis nre In preturatlon rur Imst iiiualns' night und evirv one out iiighl In tho in ur future, it Is Urn Intention to "I'fl";-' sonietliliu; novel at every inei ting. This lirmhly has the hI.IIIO Iii ftlllili.ll a tlno urche-tia, whlili nlds In the Inliiitorv wmU as will as In cntertiiliiniint. 'Iht visiting . lulp "?.1 ful.""-J fur ihe imrjiose; uf , Xi hanghiK vllts with oilier iiiseiiibllts and the ofll. era wore ee lected in n uiiluuo vvu. A p.u k of cards huh lussid nrotiiid thu loom and null member was reuuisted lo ilinw one The brotlur drawing the uco of spades was elKltd prtnldelit tho lilmi of panes vlie prtsldclit the uueeii of siwdea. ei leUri, the jjck of apades tn usurer and the liieliibera ilravvlng the unit culds of rpadea Mire IliaUe the ivccullVB collilnlttci to get Ihe other llltlllbcis lllterestcd i Ouk I.ane Assembly. No. US. held its faieixll lutetlhg u I,ceum Hull, Fein Hock whlili was one or the best meetings In th0 hlstoiv of the asseiublv. There were 140 iiiinl.ei- and ih llors pie-rut und llvo ciindl.lulea wne mlinltieil. I do proposltlou of a ne hull was put uruie Ilia oaseinhlr and by u uimiiIiiioiis void I'r.itiiuliv Hall lil.'il Arch airuet vvassdeiiid when sl Ur usKeiiibllts uie Invited tu p.i u rnilenul vllt ; un and after thu April rniftlng. 'lli us siiubl whs fornnillv ndvli-ed of tho itotloii of .Master vrtla ul William r. Vooihies tn the ottlce of .1 K. Inspector of tha -Mot Hsivlkm Assembly Jo fta that the lcpolt was r.ivol Hblv n-ielved would be. nutting H lnlldlv, us pliuleliionlutil blokw loO"e." Addiesses weie undo hv James H M.ihinev. or SI Julius As.rlnblv. who. II IRn reulipolmed depiitv. was given a warm len-ptloii- lJt .Mu ter Wesley II. Kehr tho retiring dcpulv . Hdllm .dvvln ,v Jlurir .M A. .lames II. Slerrct of In on- M v Tied C. I'liiinlngliD if lliiddmi Helgliis. M. A. Hubert 11. lloag. of lllrard A t nib v, and (leorgn JoluiHton. of Huterprlra A eeniblv 'J hue was ub,o a delegation fioni lie! iiuntunn Aseinblv '1 lie eiitert.iliilneiit i oiuliill ten tool, iliurgu and evtuidid their thanks to the vocal miHiiri of I nlon AmsuiiIiIv nhlih un u.reil fell i turns lu irulv nrllUo eule In uidlllon .Mls Is1bell (Inlbrallh nud .11" Cent Miller ronlrlbtlted to tho elucess of the lilofiiam Refreshment vvere a.-rvid Kevslone Aasemblv. No. s. was sunalHeil tiy a visit fioni Clak l.ann Assemlilv '111.) tic U -gallon was hendiii bv .Muster Artisan and M 11. Iiisiiertur Ulllluiii 1" Vuorlues and hupcrln lindant Thomas 1 Murmlon The visit was c coinpllment to P M A. . n Dttvvellir. who Is thn neivlv uppolnted deputy over Kevsloii". llio Oak Lane Iiiivh brouklit their nol.- pro liners and used thuni tu guud tlldi Dciiutj lieivvelltr was Introduced by retiring liepuiv .Tames H Malonev and was given a lordlil i eptlon. Ilia lemail.s diveit slronglv iimm the ntiessltv fur Httlvltv iilong new nu inhciclili, lines I wo new iuciuIktr were lutiodiKed and olio new petition received. Inspector I S N Klein read a virv tompit hctuilvo report of tho session of the Most Cmellint Assemble- V remit lulluu was pissed extindlng thanks lo Orinan lovvn Assvnibl for its hospllallty lo the up. resent.itlltH A inliunlttea was iiplsilntnl i urrunKe for Ilia iinnuil bunqutt tn be held uftei the J.entell rkjhuii Tile meeting com llnled with u rugit""lve ,ird giinu-, with piles uvvuribd lu the w hitlers "ihe official visits for the week are- 'I his evening, Uurltin .mnl,ly. No 4, ut UUs Anil street, and toiiioriuvv evening, l In sit r Assembli, .No 4S, at odd rellows' Hull, Cluster. Doputj John I.lpsey was coidlillj reelviil bv a huge turnout of l.eblgh AHsembh No Ail on Prlday t veiling The nieiiil rs wero Jubilant over the honor of tho .ippolutiiout of ihi lr re i order I, 1.' Knapp. to tha ofllco of Ji i: senior iiusir of eeinnotilcs 1'nlun Assemblv. No. So, moved to its nvv hall, hi liijs Aich street, and held u liouse. wanning un Thursdnv- evening last, when there wra 17C members present !r. (. I'urroll htloker, reaiifiiilnted dopuiv was given a won derful rittptlon and teupotided In his char.ulet Isflo way The luitlatorv work was well imi foiined, espectallv lhut of luspcrior Walker whose rendition 'Jtulted ihe favorable com mendation of P M I.' M A IMvvin r (Jie.il. head M K M A Jordan m ide a surprise visit und gavo a ttua talk. Three candidates who admitted and one petition received Tvventj candidates nro pledkid for tho April meeting The meeting was then turned over to the enter tainment cummittee. which fuiiiluhed a good Piogram A treut Is anticipated for the April inecllng ae Doctor bovine announced tbut he will L,lve nu Illustrated I ilk about the Natluuul (in. ml bos Ht the Mexiian border Spartan Assembly. No 1'. hud a real llvo meeting with a hood attendant e. The session was ably londticted b tho new M, A., I.eroy l Rile, and nssot-lato officers. Urothi-r Purncss. of Progresslvo Assembly, gavo a talk on membership Increase 'there whs an enter tainment bv the quartet and solus by llrotiiers Klllott and Pearson, of Spartan, and Moort of PasNvunk Tha clay plpo or pcaco was smoked In "l'addv'B ' way. us well as In the "Rig Injun" fashion Tho assembly hailed with de light the leturn of tirother Held as ileput for thia jcar Pnpaiatious wero stalled fur ladles' night In April. Northwestern Assemblj with a delegation of thirty or moio membtra, heuded by Master Artisan Dick Nicholas, Jlfrman Mever nnd Hob Denny (known us lllntv Moore), visited I.ehlgh Assembly, whero they enjoyed un elaborate pro gram and among aevernl of the features pre sented was the bountiful supply of ht. Patrh k ombli ms douu up in green Jack I.lpaey made his debut aa deputy ami the oVHtlun tendertd him will never be forgotten. Ho certainly has won a place In the hearts of the boya of the pennant assembly A verv handsome .llluinl naled emblem constiurted by several members of the assembly wum dedicated I.ehlgli sent a delegation of about fortv mem bera tu houthwestern Assembly, which was highly tnjojtd by ever one. Muster Artisan J llltl. ley Jackson la doing all In his power to Inject "pep" lntu the entire membeishlp. He means to reach tho goal uf lot) for 1917, On 'iliursila) evening April ill, the annual dinner for about lliu will be liven, at which the produceiH uf Ilild will be the guests of Honor. The voung I.aichvvood Assembly having come under the voluntary prot.stor.ito of West Phila delphia Assembly, a large delegation, headed by P. M. H. M. A. Md'onneil, Robert II. Her man, cite uepuiy jirutuer jtoeaci una ir. .viarviu Huiu). i with his gleo club, all from No. S. pluvcid the part of host at the hull of No. Ii7 and provided a program of high-grade enter tainment us well bh u generous spirit of to operation P M. 13. M. A. ticattergood, of J'ennsjlvunla Assembly, and P. M. A. Kelley, of Oak Lane, supplemented tha intellectual feast. Hrother McConnell and his coworkers of No. 8 have established a sacrificial kervlcu In fra ternalism well worthy of emulation by the larger assemblies of the order. The JI. E officers visited St. Taul's As aembly, No. 39. on Tuesday evening and 'com mended the officers upon their Initiatory work, that performed by .Superintendent Ueorga V. Ale Klnnon being of a very high order. A very Impressive memorial service for four deceased brothers was held at Southwestern Assembly, No. 18. on Thursday evening last. Tho spotlight used nt tho altar added to the effectiveness of tho work performed bv, Chap lain William W. Stapleford. Ono new member was admitted and the usual collation was served In the basement, when M. H. M. A. Jordan dropped In with a few kind words. The ofneera performed the Initiatory work In a very credit able manner. William Patton Assembly, No. 70, entertained Its ladles on Thursday" evening and held a re ception for the Most Hxcellent officers. Brother Prank A. Chalmers was given an ovation upon his elevation to the offlca of M. 13. superintend ents Tho principal entertainment of tha even. Ingra a humorous address by tho Rev. iKelth Cherry, which was thoroughly enjoyed by the large number present. M. K. Inspector Voorheea Introduced P. SI, 13. M. A. Kdwln N. Mayor, his successor aa deputy, n ITnt-rnrlaA Assemlilv. No. lit. nn T-'rldav eve ning. Hrother Major waa cordially received and mada a very excellent address. One" new mem ber was received and the entertainment com mittee provided for tho Inner man. Haddon Assembly. No. 12, had n large attend. anco and the meeting wan very ably managed bv the new master artisan, D, Ross Mitchell. Oood orchestral music waa enjoyed. It Is proposed to have a minstrel show composed of local talent at the April meetlnr. Th New Jersey Dining Club, which Is com ntseri nf members of Haddon. Haddon Heights and Colllngswood Assemblies, will hold lta first meeting In Artisan Hall. Hatldontleld. on Wed' neaday evening next. This la a small edition of tha Artisans' Dining Club and promises to bo a very Important feature and factor In tha work of these three assemblies. The movement .- Inaugurated by Hrother Walter Charier, of Colllngswood Assembly and deputy of Iladdoni AssemDiy. .no. iz. , e Fire in Basement ef Theatre VI ro was dlicov-red early todav. In. tha boiement of flw X.ystons Thtr.' JBlentli StoSOT2e? y?jw " - jTy i-5r DAVID CIIAI'MAN AS DAMON Mr. rhupman is a member of Tiuo Knights Lodge, No. 0, K. of P., and is ilnector of the Pythian Players. PYTHIAft PLAYERS IN GALA PERFORMANCE Castle Hall of IiiU-yrily Lodge Scene of Impressive Ceremony. Two Candidates Initiated Mole than 200 iiiciulii'is of the uiiler ut Knlirlils of I'.vtlil.is wilnt'ssfil one nf the most beautiful anil Impi essi 1 1 iciniiiiies that linn tal, iMi iil.irf lu this illy In lute jeais. when the- l'.vtliluti I'hi.vi'is, liinlei' llio tl It Aft Ion oft D.tvid ('haiiinan. inllialcil two I'jiitliclntfs In 111" r.iuh of I'.ii.'i al tin t'aitlo Hall of Intrgiity Loeltfe, Xo. 48, on lust Mondjv. iilulit. Tlio I'lincllelati s ate liiltl.itetl by the IoiIhu In it-Lvulur iltiullstle' fulfil until the lc-ssnu of frieiielslilp Is leai'lieil. At this point the 1'ythiniis I'ljjei-i laKi- tliaim' of tho work Tho sloiy of Uainon n ml Pytltins Is then put on in diam.itlf fotm :tml Is li,iiulle Willi lnltiuto lueclsluii by the uieinbeis of the Cll-t. D.iiniui, n senator of ancient Kvuiuso, is t'liiicloinned to de.Hli. He pleails for six, hours' lesiiltii Hint lie may, ko find eo his wife and child This Is n-fiiseil l'jthlns leliliiis fiom the Held of battle lo set- his fair C.ilaiithe. IIo heai.s of Damon's U'litiuM and liiimedlatcly Rues to tlm duiiKeon lu which IXiiuoii has been cusl and edicts lilin elt as hostage foi Damon's ifliini His otter is adopted bv Dlotiv sins and lie Is put In chains and Damon pcimltlcd tu lake a last fan well of bin Kunily. Tho hour of execution anivi-s. Damon mi not letuincd and P.vtlii.tK Is ioUi;ht to Ihe block to Miller In Ills hit, id. As tint head man's ax l.i iaiseil Damon tin Ives and ro Uei inn hi.s plcdtjt- of ili'iul.-.liip. This mt of biotheily luvo so touchis the heart ot the tvi.int Dion.vsliis that tlio ciuel puipose of the hour pas-cs away aitd Damon lecelvos his fieedom ninid wild cheei.s ol the pop tilace. Uiutlinr (.'haiiinan, who tahes ihe iliar actcr of Damon, In imnIIj- Hie best aclor in tho cast, in tho Uosintr vt.f.le, alter bid ru tin u fium Klviiifr hl.s family a last faie well, he mips tlie lu-.iilhtrliiKH of his uudi eni'o In a way that so Impiesses the Ieson of biollifily loc Hi.it It tan nuver bo fm -irotten. Ills inltiiut t.dlon of the entire lolo Is above i iIHoimh. Hi other Chailes Ujli.ui, as I'vtlilas, lian dies tho jijit lu a veiv laiidiblo nuiiiner while lit other GtoiKo Stuulev, as Dlonyslus and liiother Di. Ailliur Kliaipe, as D i-moclt-s, arc worthy of special mention. The entlio cast follows: Hamuli. Unvld i'Ii.iiuiihii Trua Knlglits l.o.lgi l'ltliiuM. Cliatles liillan. r.nirtli of .1, Iv P UliHivs us. I..OIB- htuiilev I'lillds in. 1 ouSe JjiiiisIib Ul Allliui Mliuliie. Chllds "revel ,o,lge. I'lilllaiiiu. 1 u. jiauUs. fl I Is Ilieve l.odK. I'lutles. Arihur llaiih. VV 11 lam , ,,, .oelge: I.ticulliis. I'ltrr Hssier. Trui Kiiim J .o.ge: nrst .senuloi. r. ij, Honlchy lliiriiii'ni l.o.lj.el M-eon.l s, natur Hariv I'uiioiaVt. Hii- liionv; Lodge, first audlei, Chllles i Tiiiimw In i.'".!,,rl.ni"l,,1'i"U,ie' i'" "",l '"Idlif Albert TiinL ourili of Juy Lodge, triinipeteia. i.'eoige 1' ,. t,i' nw uruer. fa IIIV7 UI Ufl. Hie I'nallu Hall of Oiijliei uitovvn, on I'rlday evening. 'HO Hfl PCI 1UII1MIILU win luhts liiui ti at tl) City l.HJxt, Cst'tinaiili tfipru iii. ,.I,n.teK,rl.tf J-r"ire- No- will iclibrato foil -ninth unnrversar with un eLiiiuruiVr Its leriiunmeni ul lis Cuatle Hall. Uro.ul ami IV -eral streets It Is to bo uu open meollns fur Hie members, their famll e and fileiids KNIGHTS GOLDEN EAGLE Commandery Captain P. K. Lyttle and Wife Honored With Surprise Bannuet Tho menibera of A. C. I.vttlo Command ery and tho Ladles' Atilliaiy connected therewith carried out a lery successful sur prise to Captain V. K. Lyttle and bis wife last Tuesday evening Tho 'bappv couple have just returned fiom a tri) to Floiida and all arianeeineiita weio made for a com plete surprise as n welcomo hoine.- flr.md Trustee Max Tiaiihner acted as toaHtmaster duilntf the bamiuet which was served. Ad di esses wero made by tho supicmo master of recoius, John -13. Tielbler. Captain Lvttlo and others, About ieventy-fivo members of the commandery and auxiliary weio pies cnt. (,,AAii,2!,V.e",i,n,n,f 'he Grand Castlo lo be held In Allentown In Ma Hie committee nn revision of lawa at work on tho new eouatltutlons for me grand and, subordinate ramies will piesent a complete code for both. 'Ihls will be ucted upon nt the coming tesulon and copies will be ...n.i.r., ay un, Kiunu iititiur oi retorus to oven castle and to every representative during Hie .n?ly " -l''ig p!ent of tlma for turefur .T.nl! '" tn." flrl1? eomplete revision of the laws ',,.?.', '""I taUeu nlaco in Hie Hrand Casilo since 11)04, when It met in l'liiliidelphlu, There are several very Important changes iiiuiie Imperative by thno nd changing coihIIHoiih. . The committee liuvllg the revision In tliarge Is composed of Past lirand Chief John II. ilruyblll. chairman, Lanrasiers Tust Lirand Chief nlmer A. lUeser. Heading; : Past Orand Chief John 11. Fraley, l-ast c,MetJ.H" Hgeot, l'ust Chief Harry A. Uur. gin, riilladelplila, On Wednesday evening. May fl, tha week of tha Orand Castle session In Allentoivn. there will take place the presentation nf the past aupreme chief; badge and Jewel to I'ast Supreme Chief John vv. I'ord. when a bnnuii't will be tendered that brother by tha representatives and others In Allentown. The commltteo having this affair In charge Is composed of i'ast Hupreme Chief John C. McKlnney, chalnnani I'ast lirand Chief Dean J. Deakyne. Fast lirarid Chief Howard I.. Hoax, Grand Master of Itecorria L. I,. CJal lanhcr, I'ast Orand Chief Mllion I' Nhantz, Su preme Maater of Records John H. Trelbler, u. Cold Tolnt three deffieea Castle. No. 103, conferred tha on eleven candidates at Its laat session. Grand Chief John V. Urounlay will Institute Waynesboro Castle. No. fi.7. of that city on next Thursday. Thia will make the eleventh caatle Instituted during his term, and fruin nresent in. dlcailnna he will have at least two more before tba May session. , On Friday evening. March SO. there will be a meeting called by lirand Chief Ilrnunler of two delegates from each castle In Philadelphia, -when plans will he presented for the greatest move ment over undertaken by ihe order for a big in crease In tha city. -Tha grand chief desires that every castle In the city send at least two dele- "tttes. I On Saturday, March 31. the grand chief will pay an official visit tn Dorian Castle. Ko. T4, when tha committee apiiolntrd for the purpose will present a past aupreme thief's badge and Jewel to I'ast Supreme Chief Joseph Arnold, of that castle. Ladies th Hold en Eagla. consisting of 11,000 members and 20U temples, will meet In Allantown on May P. The following officer will no msimieu, oibiiu lomwiari cum jtusiiari. ail ion j Vic viampUr. Ida Frldly, Altoonat :. C.ra. V. Realty, rittabuiithl guardian n. . -miatp-ipnia: Phil. SONS' CAMP SQUADRON SPEAKERS' PERSONNEL The Stale President nnd Ilia "Force of Orators, Who and What They Are Tlio laying; Squadron movement nniong tho cnnips nf tlio I'attlotlr Order Sonf of Amcilcii of I'liiliidellililn Is beltiij felt nil over tho Stale, und has luen thn means of uccotnpllshlntr mticli ,-ood In thu older. About 3000 uieinbeis of the outer In Phila delphia hnvo listened t these progressive siialeis, and It Is eniiictrd Unit With the Tliuisday and Kilday Aainim inveied, close to 5UUU will have lit 111 tl Ihe fintelllJ oiatois. Krncst ll, Clark, .Slain president uf the ord-r and liadir of the -iiuniliim. hs bteii a member uf the in Hi r for ulioiit llilritii vetim. having connerled himself while serving as piislor of a ihurrh In Aahhinil lie llrnl Joined Cainii ll'il, of laiiiiRldile fine hilir was trunsferrul to Caimi Nil of I'liisi.nitili llrollier Cl.uk was rlerfid Sfalu in inter of forms lu York tu 1 111 1. Slain vlie ihi l.l. ut lu llinillng lu IVIA ntid Nliilo prisldeiit In l'hll.idclplila lust Augusl Hii Is h imi.d preslilliiit ulfjier, nnd of tuitrse itialnfaliis lilt'h siatiilurils hi hla adjressts Hiroughout din mule, which with the iiiunv church Hirvlns lu vvlilih Iih hss ulTliialed liav. had a In.,-. . , . II. nt ilfut iituoiig tills gU'in lu"niberslili liiother Clark tuciiples thn pusl t lull of thief or Hii Alliglliliv CutllllV iletei tlv'o foicu mid is will known flibilel H Muv.r Stale vl piesldeiil a luider or llu siitiulioii of I'ulniviu, Lebanon tountv Is a li.nllng Htlimiey uf that loitntv nnd hue bun n nu ruin r nf llm 1 tl s of A fur livenlj Hi,, .veus His work in title order hits beiii siui.lv Mini tonitunt lie Is imtid tor his luf.us.lv pilllullr si lillinelits nud Is tailed upon iilnuist everv nltilit for official work, lie is nu ck nn inl.i-r of I lie L-KiKliiluie of litis .Sliila und a in. ml, i-r of I'.iiiin l'i'J, of i'ulniviu John W liuriiT Male muster of forms Is liliolltir tf the leading orators of llu' stiu.ulroli. Illolhir II tu.. r Is a siiirrssful silesmali of li.ilavviiio I otiiii und is initi.l for bis iniisliiiit eitergv tbeiu for the mhiis end pioMiss or tho ordi't He Is u imiiilier or Ciiiip 4 1, ur Cliesii r ,, I'hurlts 111 ilium lliihiis. Siale mielniv Ihe originator of Hie siiiuilitui plan Is tho live setieiurj of the .Sluip i'.iiiin und has leii working night and dai for Hie em i ess of this Oldel lie Is u llli'Ulb' r of '.IMP .ill of lliiv- boiotigh, hivlni! Inen tiiinsri rnd ruurlteii vi.irs ago from i amp IT ul inhiolklll IIhv.ii Uiollir i Helms Is one or III voutmesi men 'mm .i...... 1 tu Mat. i.llli. .mil Ihe k'tt'tal mi nlli'TSllIp ! i linn ll iuiiitstd with thn piogresslve inergyand i llili'llibtnt Initiative of Ihls vijiinu- patriot lie i Is thu third iii.in i-1 . led lo this unite 'I ho first si in inn wus llentj .1 rte,er, now rosining ui Asluirv I'll I, N J , and a number of Ciiitu i id I'hlluilt'lphlii 'Hie moiiii was A illlain Wiiiiut ditiuvtil a iiiinilK-r of Ciinp of I'bllali Iphl.i William .1. Mulr. of Hii iluoklii. bid be. n iiiipolnled bv Ihn State executive nun lillllee, but was dofeuted ut Hie i let I lull last Althlisl bv the ItlcUllllnllt John W llnse. past Mule pltaldtlll, of St I'lur. Is one ot the leading tlllelis of old S. hlltlklll I'olllllJ mid tl l-adi'i llllloltg the liuHireii or this oril-r lie wllllnrlv mint a In I'hllid'lphii for tlm visits or the Miundron und bis .idli.sies nro th" tl. hnt or llui tamps lu wlih h In hat iilriiulv snoki u. II" Is a iiieinh. r of Hi" piuglesslve I'alnp ?.i of St Clair. tl. nn in J Miller past Stnte president nf ilastou, Is u ritint Sltilo prehldent of the older hM Is lullv" III l'tlllisvlvanhi lltserve tlrcles Un Is an tuator ot niarl.en iibllllv and a man 111 whom tin- uieinbeis hive conlldelice and rti Mnit for Ills plain ftiirl.ss m inner of pushing forward those things vvhll-l bo believes lo be rUht Ho Is a iii'-mber of Camp 407 of Huston. II 13. Uurringtiiii hulls from Likens Dauphin Cuuiilv, u ltd Is n rhaps one of the l.tst-kuowii uti'itilters of the living hituHdron lie is known us tlio llglilt r for the ii.iuuioti tnuse He is a well-known figure In the Male Camp sessions mid a ill halt r of foite He Is the i dltor of 'Ihe Live Wire a pttrintli Journal pilblMled lit Al ii nluvvli liiother lrillTllu,ton Is perhupl Utter known among thu lank and tlio or the order I hull auv member of this great patriotic fia Itrnliv lliu me V Matradven, br . vlto commaiulei hit hit f or tin I oiiiin indei v littiti.il, thu uni form lank of the oidit, Is a ptogre'sslvo ouug un lulu r from lloxbiitougli b lug a tneinln r of i 'ami) fiO.ituI Kuxlioioui.li Coinmitndei v lliuther Mm I'mbeli ill uu litetestlng talker mid Is mikllli- good as a llu mbei of tills Ititellle.euL liuilv uf tin 11. The Comm inoerv lli'tielal. vvlllell inrets In Vork next luoutli, lll elevate Urotlier -Mm I'.ivili'ii In thu highest .ifriio 111 tho Kift or that blanch of tho older, coinuiiindoi In-eblef. U.ivid II Vellir tllHrlcl piisldtnl, fioniNew IHllugold Srliuv 11:111 Cutllltv Is all uld "wai ImrM ' In this unlet, having been u member for ttltuoit llftv Mars, lie Is perhaps utieiuf Ihe must inti listing patriotic speakers In the Mate, und hid nrvhes lire in gri.il d, maud from one end of the Statu to Hit other John llinluii a un lulu r of Camp No. 101, of riaiiktiiid, and n past preslduit of tlm I'lo !.ttsslvo Ahsoclatlou an organlx itlon undo up Irolll tilt' camps lu I'hllaili Iphla, Is un interest lll sptukir having made e,ond III tile lniliy lumps Ju which ho has spoke n llinttur lian ioll mid llrotlur .lolltl Hovel mid John Holt, also from Camp Nu lot. aru lliieu leHdlug u i it fioni one of the ilnest camps in Hie order I It ntli.T Hull Is the live necieluo of Camp No 101. Louis A lleriy, .lr steitlaiv uf Camp No 'Jot. Is a voung iittoiney of this t Hv, and is known us tin- "silvi i-tongued" orator of the order lure llrollier Hei rv s servlie lu the oia toricnl lino U In tin at demand, but lie willingly rn-ufit rati s with the State iMcutlvu comuilttti' for thn iiilvum i iittitt of Ihe older lUibi rt A Ketlv, treusuier of Cmnp No f.0, of Uoxborointh, has In en u niemliMr or Iho order for lniuv vears Ills aitlvltv In his home camp Is will known in the Twent -first Ward, mid ullhoiiKli Ihls la the llrit tall to duty Hrother K'tlv has had fiom Ihe order In a general wa in I'lill lilt Iplllti vi 1 ids stenches imvii been must ixcelleut ami uf u high patriotic und in Ipful nalure Jehu W Otruian or llurrlsliurg. rhalrmnu or the leglslatlvu t olillullti-e or tho Slate lamp of I'l'iiiisvlvutiin Is iieriuips tho lust knuvvn in in lu tlio htate ami uallunal camp In the tountty, lit) Is u great speaker, und can give fails nnd figures relative tu the order with iislonlshllig nicuruo. ' ll iv Id .1. Jaiks is from Cnmp No. 11. ut Allditown. and Is peihups the most aitlve vvoikcr in the order In that loutilj. He Is a ilos" fil ml of Hrother I'laudw lleno, one of Hie leading utUirnes of the Mate und an uld ineni In r lu thu order. Hrother Jacks la ulbo a iiiem-li-r of tho boaid uf iiiinagers in tho Chamber of Comment-, of Alltntovvu George W. William Is a leading member of Camp Nn 4o1. of l'tillaili iphla, mid a member uf tho Statu camp orpliuUHku lummlttee. Mol lis Mas and Hairy J. Hnlsy uro botli oung uu lntu rs mid past presidents of tho same t .unit Hrother May is also president of Hie I'ast 1'reslilents' Assueiailon. or j'hll.idelph! i. vvldlo Ilrotlier Daisv Is treaurtr of llio Couim eutivenlli.il Associuiiou oi i'litiuueipiiiu lam Ill rum L Wjnne, one of tho leading orators of the S'tuadruii. is a member uf Camp No .fill and also president of tho County Convention Association, lliothur Wynnes Is an energetic worker und Is speuklng almost every eveiilug in the camps uf tho city mid Mate This brulher holds thn lnputatluii fur proposing ci.mn to .'lull numbers lu Ida homo camp, aa well as being lim mi'iuis of Iniliieniiug nun wherever the lie spmiks nt open meetings Harry S Helms wua nrst president of the prt'hent Camp Nu, 47, ot Siliulklll Haven lie was transfirred In Camp No, to of llox borougli, together with his brother, James K Helms, olsu a flying squadron member, about He comes out Smilind It took nine weeks to get things ready for the Business Shove we are now conducting. The exhibit is so Interesting so helpful, no wonder Mr. .Busi ness Man comes out smiling. Any day this week you may Inspect the most complete line of; modern time-and-money. saving' office appliances ever collected under one roof, In this city. Drop in today for a little visit. It will be time well spent. ThtfArtjtjilStQM l'lilla, Sletal Furniture Co., Inc. H, K. cor. 8th ana Hansom rlts Pi '' vL'k W n the IH rnmn mit 9milinrl WSb rflH S ... 'A! twelve year, ago. " '..nVr' '&"?" active men In StTp,,0.Vnt State president'; Helms placed the r.i rami? for master of ?'m1, tf"rk,hforB,v"co pC?rhlent at llwnimie. aOTor Vrl.ldent in l'hlla'oelPhla. Millard Sloan la "r'lnrLrhl'A,eVJilh0i'hlln one of Ihe live I'uniP f ',,Mr1. V,' ' lata sec delphla District, and la a so assisiiui o reliry of the State .nmp. f t,nnlp No lS,".rih.JSrr. '.nr'mlnLter of the ""rSSLrt Thompson I, ASfX'V', nf Camp No. n:" "' J Il'V he oriier. an.l afw'si-s ,,,.,,'kle,,,tninHUs,ifgnr.m;,,rres..fonh.rn the can.P, 'Vha'r'!.". H, Davis. .?.t ."'rirr'ri'erai lhf,rr;HI5? "AKrKl" VSilrr.::- "wl'thlhe suusd. r?ie.,rge 13 Dorvvarl. .n-nher of the r-m; pk-Vio'lfeke'r .'.rJ'nJSji-ir o'f"...... No. " I IIP "Wank L. Thomas I- a member f ''"", ill lie Is nn ex-Slnte iiiiincllor of Ihe '"lie ,!ende lx order of Amerlians. ,JJ frlend uf the Htate '' n.UiindeilaV.lnitT mil We I Knuvvn in iiHiiuiui- "-; , ,.umn Nn rnd Loos Is financial sei retary uf ( amp o. Ml nnd Walter 13. l.lullon la trn " ''1,h .1" I'M.. ...... . ...., Vta.A been Ulein; same t nmp. uoiii ineie mn -".;: , , ,,iii i,.r- nf the soiiadion on the first visit anil vsni join again on April 1-. Waller S Smack, n niemlsr of famp Nu. 7CI, of West1 l'hlladelphla. has endesred h inae t u the members of thu order bv his ilean, slralglitfnrvvnrd manner "' ,"'f k.ln- "' l spetilus have la-en very helpful to all I ' iiiiiius In vvhkh he has sunken. Several lamps ale i spetlnl reouest for Ihla speaker vv lit Is hIwiivs vvllllnx fur servlie In thn 1" X "' A iituse and is u high tP of Christian Amerh mil Imrii lnsnhuod, . ,. Chmles Hum Is a trustee of Camp No ti1' one of the leading tamps of tho older In Noun i'enti section of the ill v. llrollier Hum Is it "ii. - uir" or llie most progressive tpe. miu it ...V ....- .--.,- -.., (,..., n.,t. ..Ilic, Is tlnougu ins enoris iuoieiii.ui ." ,";'- ti.tt .xn s.n nas a uiisiit uunu., .... uivnlng lta uvvn houin -I n thu near future man Ht-nrv M. Wehl7"l of Itoxborutigh, another member uf thu aquudruii, will Join tho Miihs on April 1- ugnlti llrulher Wetizel Is it nulid leflurei nnd lllble i lass worker Ills lei Hum acalnst booe is said to bo one of the most funerul or Its kind ever vvrltltn. The entire forte of tho nvlng squidrtiii was seliilvd Is-iause It ttpresetiled the hlgll'st tvpe ot patilutlc niunliood and lis tondutt In eveiv vvhv vvlille striving for tlm udvanieini'iit or His order tuts been of high ciedlt to the order. 1 ur ther Information of the prugre of the Miii.nl iuii will bo prlntvd lu lhee tiilinuns on Moiulavs and rhiiisdas 'Ihe I'ast I'lesldJnls' Asiotlulloli will put ll fialnnal visit lo Camp No. 1MII, LIkIiIIi street and (llrnrd avenue, tonight The parti will bo 111 tliatgn of thn extillltve rornlnlltee nf thn as sot latlou. cuiislsting of Moirls Mav, president John Hull, sis returv . Ilowanl .M. Davis iieas urn. Tvventi-llvi' of the past presldi tils have pledaul their pit seme. All intinheis uf the order lire cordlullv utged tn bo piesent lonliJit ut this itieetlltg 'Ihe Wilkes Unrre Mulching Club, uf vvlilih John llntli, of Ciiinii No 4111 Is pii'sldeiii will meet Wednesdav "Viiilng al Slain tump head tiuartt rs, Ittpreseiitatives or this association lim askul lo make u upetlul effurl lo lm pus lit Camp No o'tl has lo date enrnllid more members lu this tltih Hihii all the other tump" of tho tltv tuniliiiiej Camps should appoint their represeiilntlvis lo this club Sfieeial rales have btt'ii sieured from Ihe i.illroad lompaiiv fur this trip, ami Hie outlook Is Indeed bright for tiikhig ut tho h ast esllmate limit members In parade with the lamp ur Ihls iluUat Wilkes Harm lu AuglKt Camp No, 3114 of West I'hllu delphl i will it'lebiate lis firth aniilvt rsarv lu Wro Hall, nrtv.semnd nml Sansom streets, uu J'ridnv evening, Mulch fill State Prcldettt Clark, stale hetictarv Helms and Slate Muster of Torins Hal pet are expected to be present Harold Scott is sttretatv uf this camp The tw entv seventh niinln.1 ri.i.rt of C111111 4', tlm fotirtli largewt tamp of the older, gives the following Hgures Camp meets In Ft busier Hall, Mxtli nml Ulumuutl streets. Offlters rrcsltlent, O w, Ulikeroni vice president Walter Hammer master of forms W illlain White: recurdlng -crelnr.v, William. A. Ham mei. lSn'l l'lsher's avenue, financial secretarv H. H Kretnei : tie.isurer. I. W. Ilenuer trus tees, Charles A. Illllmnn, Warren (1, Allelnch and Oliver J. Kratz. 'Ihe tamp was urganled In ISM); membeishlp, till, Willi good prospects ror 1IMI0 by June Kfi. tutal value of camp. ?1L'. M 04 The camp pavs JK per week ah I. belli fits ami fl'.M) deuth benefits 'I lie tbartir of the camp Is now open mid American bum in. n tuutd Julu no mote .fuu'lie tump then nl I ".".. Camp 7.1. of St. Clair, celebrated its fiftieth nnnlveisHry In tlm Klrst MeHiudit llpl-iupal Church Manh Is The program Intluded on address bv the Slate Chaplain of the Mote Ca.np of J'eiinsylvunla. the Hex. Walter Kgge. Hiram L. Wvniie. of Camp ."0 spoke ut the fortv seventh tinulversat v of Camp 117. of Parryvllle. Carbon Counlv, on halunla evening. Stuto Secretary Helms speaks tonight nt Pal merlon, Carhun Cuuntv. at a spet lal liuom es slon of Camp 1,01. 'iho meeting will be lu direct tliarge of Hrother H. A. Heotge. setrelary of the tump. 'Ihe subjut of the addiess will lie "W'lmt Sons of Americanism Should Mean to the Auiei loan burn Man." Sons of Liberty At a rigiil.il meeting of Mantua Council, Nu Si.', Sous and Daughters of Llbertv, at 4011 Lancaster avenue, an Interesting patriotic pre paredness program was arranged by lliolhcr Charles C Slein. an aitlwt membei uf the Drexel-Hlddle Military Coips. Hrother Stsrii appealed to Ihe jounis men to tome out ror prepaieilness and was met by hearty response. He tlvllned pieparedness hs patriotism, not Hie iititiiotlHiu elitumscribed within the iianuvv limits of putting the flag out on holidays or B. ilutlng the Hag, but that grander, nobler and higher patriotism that uciuatea on., tu greater deeds of valor and fills one with the desire to serve onm's counlrv llrollier Samuel Welsh, another Drexel Hlddle advocate, urged tile lad membeis to take up llu work that would b required of them lu fltne of need, usklng Hani to uiteiid the drill ot the militarv i oros thnt .they uilKlit witness the eiihusabm Instilled In ine muiiK men oi ine eorpi. raster litlieva Adams oftered lo take up the work as leader for tho purpose of teaching the xounger mem bers the art of nursing Interesting talks weru given by Hruthera Joseph H Snvder und Maurice Nichols and by Sister Maude McKnlght. Counselor Miss Anderlne Kite urged Ihe mem bera to foiget all political affiliations and stand hv the President l'ruytr was offered bv llrollier UeorgH Hortou, usklng for tho divine MildaniB uf President Wilson In Hie present International lonipllcatlans. The meeting tlused with an ouibuist of patriotism, the members rising and singing the national anthem. .-.. a ...... ..tiiinnt tn S.m'e's'e'cre1 ars a' nIKr oC ana. No 101 ,f Heading. He Is a '"r;i.f1,'l11'V" mnV SMI when if )hs "Wl? ftVW-y""n.r Krlduy Lmw.Am - w&igmFHmr nVVm, BOARDWALK 1 I II1 llhV'N Portrays the Vanguard of 1 iL B I" A(vVn the famous Easter Parade ; T J l ifc Ml .I,'! c THE READING is shorter j V th ih i V v by Mi,es nnd Minutcs and t 4 v ! iii to m- . iv! offers moro nnd bettcr traln I KiutK0AJa' $1 00 SEASHORE " KfW'Vfj l EXCURSIONS I m)(4 EVERY SUNDAY r I TCI '''i il.Ul s -" r-, w '-W . ' T 1 t l .., DATMATir AMITRirAMOe .ftHUUnvnuiHiuvan,) COUNCIL BIRTHDAY'1 Hamilton Holds Demonstration', and Street Parade With Frank T?nnd nnd ftimrrlcj v Ilumlltoii Council, No. Sll, cololnatcd. its ii I ri tli nnnlyersary In tho most successful' manlier. Accompanied by tho Frankfort Kluto and Dunn Hand, nnd under the es. roit of the RiinidK, ciiinmnndcd by Capt.ft, and J'lmt Councilor Calx In T noggs, tho larg9 iuenibcj.shli iiiitdo an excellent sited pa. lade over n loilto of several squat ca enclr ctliiB Fifty-second and Jlpiltet streets. Delegations wero piesent from l.j(a Uurrali Council, No. 172, and Thomas Jef. feison Council, No 138, of Camden. State Councilor .Miller, of Allentown, was a spe clal guest on this partlifnlar ticcaslon ai inailu an address on the gieat work being done throughout tho entile Ktate, citing several Instances where Councils In even the Kinull towns had held lutgo class Initiations. Anna M ltos Council, No u,VI, will hold i lass Initiation tomorrow evening nl Its hall S Woodland iivi'iiii". when a selected stuff" lonslstlng of Jr 1' H C Shenrmin as counl t llor, Hrother Di nelsbet It and I'etcrsnn r spiitlvelv. as Junior past councilor nnd vim miintlloi, iissIhIm! hy many others will tonff? thn litiiutlful and Hlgiiifliaut rltunf on n lares t lass oi tmiuitiuits iicprrs mmivn siiufrr tti his iiddrtss. I'xpl.illied lhut tills was tho Un. nltig of a 1 iri.iT Ik Id of iisi'Iuliies i oti the rati ul .mi ii.ii. .viiiny iiimrisiiiig rim irks vvfre itttide hv Stale lotiticll tiftli nrs mill the inemb.n and visiting lirtthreti "'" Addresses weie made bv bv fnlottel Mortlt nf l.jdla Durriili Council, No 17J of I'umil-n' I'. S C Shiiteman nnd S C S"cretur i'ord' or I'eiiiisvlvanlii Hrother Htovvn thn -t ir liluhir or thu i nn k basiball tiutn if the coun ill. Hsslsinl iiialni lallv in a milium nlMi.r. show An ii lit nl progiuin of vocal and la. struiiiPiital music tiuiti Ibuted lo in ikj thetvent Hie most iletlulitful In nil Ihe hlstor.v of ths COIIIII 11. ivi ii-inii'-oie tiinj eiiuvruirs VVfrs sirvtd No Sil has iiiudo a riinurkHbl" rriord fur Hio tlttin of Its exlsti-nte mid bids fuir to be one uf the slruiihliulils of Aninrltanim An nrflrinl vlsllatiotl was uafd la lr V !t c Mienf in in. iiinls i' stir'iaiv 1 old m ltr.sui ' t oiiiiiii. .u i" nn ttniiiiwid. e.fiiing vvnrn tm Hugs wile hi Id of Ha Hoiid or ihe Oril r As-oi lullou and or the Cntmnlttn on nnuAl lliiniiiiei lurlliir ri port wus tu uie by ih M.iiihlng Club mid plans iiiuiie for iho work of the mining moiilh. HroliuT 1'iamls Alrey, ihulrniin of th" liamiuet i oiiimilti'i spoke en ihii"l.iilli ullv us to Hie milling iveuf at Lu Lu Temple, .Mat 17, mid pitdltlid louii in Hlteial miu lilstrht Depuly stale Counselor Daiuhith. S I Siiielnrv ronl mid Jr I S I" Sherte. mail olllilillv visited Uuul .'i ( Itv louiuil .N0 M. last 'IhiiiNihiv evening nnd were much t.leiised with Hi" Cuml lltti'Ddantt' rsneitiillv Hie inutiv ni'vv funs and thn grear aiiivlty now being iliiphivpil h u i.irjc pcfeutliKP nf lit members, llepiesenlatlvi' Mccautihev HiHug.as i otinselor In mnjuiu lion with Ihe other offliers, toiiferrrd the Initiation H AValli r (iiienther, i llsq an iitloruev Of Ihls illv nnd one or the oldT mid utllvt mimlitis of the tnutwli and who his for niunv vears lit t ti one nf the Hut tees, nuul" a most pleasing iiildiess as in ths work bflng ilnii" hv Hie toiincll llnmarks were matin bv s C. Srcrntarv Cord Jr l' c. Miciieiniiii. D D S ' Hinihaih. Hi oilier Victor C I'eters, of .lobri It .Murph Cnuilill No HI, Hiothers MttttligheJ ' Vohc (loundni llrtumi mitl Dot tor Coo. of No S4 A large tlass Initiation is In lug planned nnd will shortly im neiu ov ivu.imt tii council wun us ovn slutt of offlters America Count 11 No .10 hi Id ntinflipr larss i hiss Initiation hist 1'ililav tvemng under ths outbids of llenresi tltatlV" Uorlitl lr 1 S !. Mieiieiii.iii ailing ns toutiteloi r.cpr.f,pntitiivn : l-retinaii, ns ir I' t . t elretarv lora ns i hnlilain. tlm other tiffins being filled bv menili"rs of Amerlta Council Representatives ' wire present irom ine iieitiiuoiiui. councils, District Depulv Slate Cuunselor ltahlivln niacin A vtrv suiteisrui visit lo uumistus court, tit, No Mill last I'lltlay t veiling being escorted' bv tho entire nltt'iuhinie of the inciting at Hrnin Cuuiii II No I"ll nroll)er Ttildwin ati usual, nppeuleil to the members prcient In such manner us lo t licit fioni Hit tu promises to miki a ver sutttseful gitlu during trvn present term. Free Demonstration for the DEA Call any day and see a practical demonstration of science's crowning triumph for afflicted humanity the W. B.&E. "Gem"'Earphone This wonderful piece of mechanism, now used by thousands, will make life worth living for you. It will enable you to hear anywhere. 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