The daily critic., 1890-09-27

initiating Tour young men. This Is
t,w Duc If the largest junior tents in
the country, and its prosperity Is due
in a large measure TO the personal su.
pervislon Of Mr. b. Milstead of Salem
Tent, No 1ji
Anacostia Tent, No. 13S, initiated one
candidate on Tuesday night, and had
interesting remarks from Messrs. G. w.
Shoemaker, j II. Goddard. j. w. Bart
ley, L. 3D. Bedd, 4. w r Baker Robert
Mundell and members Of Columbia
Tent No. l.
Salem and Anacostia Tents have init.
atCd thirty five members this quarter,
Auacostia leading by one.
Naomi Tent, No 3 Oadies branch),
held a largely attended meeting Wednes
DAY night, Mr.. f. NJ Van Ness was
initiated, and applications for member.
ship were read from High Secretary
John r. Mahoney, Grand Chief Ruler
J. G.. Lee and Mrs. +. b. Russell. editor
Of the dRac0Stiaa.
Under good of the order" remarks
were made by chief ruler Rosa Poates;
past chief ruler, Agnes Catterton: re.
CO riding secretary, Irene Roche; shep-
herd, Josie Lee; financial secretary,
Susie G. Harrison; levite, Miss Thomas:
deputy ruler, Miss Verde Cattortou and
Mcssts. Shoemaker, Cordcll, Van Ness
and L. Milstead
Union Tent, No. 81, had genuine
rally on Wednesday night, having no
less than nine limitations and four ap.
pliCations for membership This Is the
banner tent Of the District, and the In
crease since the High Tent was estab
lishCd has been steady. and will show
twenty more members on the roll.
Charl,s W. Steers. William II. Hunt,
H. Bunch, V. j. Matchctt Blair /.
Cook, James Reagan and j. II. love
less made remarks at the meeting this
week which showed the tent to be
D, ,Cmiug.
ll,bcr Tent. No 90, the Gent locltcd
iu G., orPciOwn, had largely attended
rt,lirg On Monday evening Two ap.
pHcalluus for MT nbership were received
AID IClurcd tu committees, which shows
The m,u bership 10 be in genuine rally.
ing rim. Messrs. II. + Smith. William
NJ. Hall, II. H. johnson, William II.
Marriott, James Peterson, John A.
1builow, Henry Barret and Peter Jor.
dan made remarks This tent has In
| cteasCd about 80 per cent. this quarter.
Cammack Tent, No. 90, had llrrely
| attuI dCd meeting Tuesday night Two
4 candidates were brought into the fold,
/ and good Of The order remarks were
/ made by John r. Mahoncy. high secre-
. II.aVg4u- 4
chief ruler; job Harris, W. b. Marche,
John I Noodtield and Aiessrs Mob
ley, Maltby, llebard, MOores, Martin
and others
This tent Is the second largest 10 the
District, and with the activity being dis.
played by Us members will soon be the
largest
Canmack Tent, jr, had an excel.
/ lent meeting on Tuesday evening.
Several new members applied for ai-
mission, and the necessity for a meeting
NIGHT Of their own being so apparent,
IL will be arranged at once.
A preliminary meeting will be held
In COlunlia Tent rooms, corner of
Fourth and East Capitol streets, Mon
day evening, preparatory TO organizing
anothcT junior tent.
Dr L w Kirby has had two pre-
I liminaTy meetings Of the new tent on
fOuTit enth street, which viii soon be IN
/ regular working order
The largest and most magnificent
II, chabiie parade witnessed In the Dis
tFiCt curing recent years took place last
evening. Columbia Tent, No. /, hau
charge Of the meeting AZ the Temper.
anCe Tent and q gala time was had
luiau IicbeT Caiamack aud Cam
mack, ir tents met AZ Cammaek Tent
Togws corner Four and q half street
saa Pennsylvania avenue, al 7 O'Clock.
and with eighty seven members 10 liue.
{ TT ellded Io Columbia TenIs room on
/ Capitol Iiill, where Columbia Tent
I Joined them with thirty three members
/ ard a band Of music. They thea
/ marched down Pennsylvania avenue d
l Eleventh street, then down Eleventh
+ stuet 90 N, where they were joine by
/ AuaCnstia Naomi, Capitol ana Salem
tents, which increased the number of
+ Rechabites In line % 22j In fun Re
gala; then. with two bands Of music,
/ marched 10 the Temperance Tent near
I Jhe Wallach School building and be-
/ gan their meeting
NF Philip s. Steele acted as chair
man, and opened the meeting with a
Tausing spelch TO behalf Of the order.
T He vas followed by Grand Chief Ruler
+ j & Lee with one of his Characteristic
speeches. and then came Past High