The Critic and record., 1891-05-04
RECORD OF RECHAB[TES.
wHATTHEsE TEMPERANCE WORKERS
DID THE PAST WEEK.

the Tents.
The past week has been one Of joy to
the officers of the Order of Rechabites.
Thursday night Grand Deputy RulerJ.
G.. Eller assisted in organizing a tent in
Philadelphia, with good charter list.
The general character of the men who
constitute this tent will cause the institu-
ton of more tents in the same city.
Deputy High Chief Ruler c. A. Law
ton, formerly member of the Order of
Empire State, but recently a Wolverine,
has been working to organize in Grand
Rapids, and on tomorrow night Pioneer
Tent, No. 0, will be set in motion by him.
This insures the firm establishment of the
order in Michigan.
Deputy High Chief Ruler w. A, Curf-
man has decided to devote his entire time
to institutng tents. Onward the
watchword of the High Tent has been
taken up by him and supplies for the in
stitution Of tent in Stubenvlle, Ohio,
were forwarded by High Secretary Ma.
honey last week The tent will be in
stituted before the close of this week.
Thursday evening preliminary meet
ing was held corner Four.and a-half street
of organizing another primary tent An
other meeting will be held this week.
This tent will be located in South Wash
ington and will be the seventeenth live
active Rechabite organization in the Dis
trict. A junior tent will follow the or
ganization of the primary tent,
Columbia Tent, No. /, will soon organ
ize junior tent as the clamor of the boys
on Capitol Hill for membership in Cam
mack Tent, No. AZ, has bee Dme so great
that the guardians have under advisement
the proposition to admit no more members
for the present.
Past Grand Secretary Edm und Burke,
in accompanying cut has on the uniform of
jeremiah Commandery, No. |, Knights of
Rechab, of which he holds one of the
most prominent positions Brother Burke
was born i'll Boston, Mass, March /, 1913
and is consequently IS years of age. He
Joined Phoenix Tent of Rechabites in
1874 and was elected recording secretary
the following year. In 1875 he with
others organized Mount Vernon Tent, at
the formation of which he was elected
past chief ruler. Mr.. John Cockrell, the
popular wood and coal man, was prom
inent member at the time. In 1876 he
was elected delegate to the Grand Tent,
and has continued to be member of the
same up to the present time. In 1882 he
was elected grand secretary, which posi-
ton ne held for four years. He is at
present member of Union Tent, No. 81,
which he has belonged to ever since
Mount Vernon, Washington and Phoenix
united and formed Union, No. 81. He
was one of the members who worked to
organize Union Tent, No. 15 and has
done much to firmly establish it.
Brother Burke has been employed as
mailing clerk in the seed division, Agri-
cultural Department, for twenty-five
years, and his faithfuness to duty is
shown by his long.continued service.
He is firm believer in the prin-
ciple of moral suasion, upon which the
order is founded, and can always be
counted upon as an enemy to over
Jealous advocates of Prohibition, Re-
publicanism or Democracy, who try to
stem our onward march in helping fallen
men and make our order side-show of
some political party. He is an earnest adj
-vocate of everything that will advance the
order of which he has so long been a
member. He is true to his friends, and
has been heard to remark "I'm for my
friends right or wrong" On any question
under discussion he has convictions of his
own, and asserts his right to stand by his
convictions. If all men were Edmund
Burkes there would be no stampeding in
conventions, no compromising right with
wrong on juries, or following the multi
tude on any occasion. He is honest, true
and Just, and is for what he believes to be
right Who could ask more?
The grand drill and entertainment OF
Company A, Junior Rechabite Legion
took place in Odd-Fellows' Hall, South
east Washington, Thursday night
Eighty-five members of the order met al
the tent room of Cammack Tent, No. AZ
and marched to where the entertainment
took place. The following excellent pro
gramme was rendered,
Gathering of the Clans,
Grand march and song, Company A.
Junior Rechabte Legion.
Opening Address .Sergt. Walker Babsor
when we are Old Enough to Notei
Junior Rechabite
"Have Courage to Say No" Theo. Sloat
"We'll Roll the Temperance Ball"
Junior Rechabite
Washington and u .... Ebert HebarC
Then followed the teetotal alphabet
which comprised poetry that commence,
with the letters of the alphabet, as fol
lows A, Arthur Mitchell; B, Claud Daw
SOM G, Heron Dawson; d, William Max
Arthur Proctor; H, Frank Ryan; |, JOIN
Robertson; ], George Boyd; X. Harry Sis
son; L, Bacon Page, NJ, Walter Jet; n
John Foxwell; o, Charlie Zorhorst; I
Harry Stratton; Q, NJ. Dryden r, Perc,
Clark; s, Ebert Hebard; I, Willie Vana
BILE; ., George Barry V, Eddie Harris
n. ~
Claude Turner; Il, Harry Getzendanna
A laughable farce, entitled Starting
Colony was rendered very nicely, tn
following taking part: Fred. HartsocR
Fred. Newcombe, Otto De Mol, Emi
Johnscher, Heron Johnson, w. Ma
honey, George Boyd, Elbert Hebard
Arthur Proctor, Edward Woods Thee
Mobley, Daughter of the Regiment. Sabe
drill by Sergeant NJ. Quackenbush, as
sisted by MesSrs. SchafIer and Patton 0
Third United States Artillery. 1t was
grand success in every way. Enough wa
realized it is believed, to uniform Com
pany B.
Four thousand tickets have been printe
for an entertainment to be given by tn
High Tent Committee in Savannah to rails
funds to entertain the delegates to TIL
High Tent this year. Brother S. l.. Col
is chairman. Its success is sure.
Brother d. II. Dixon, a popular mem
ber of Georgia Tent, is at present il
Macon. He attends Macon Tent ever
meeting
Brother L. z. Ashby of Jacksonville
continually writing words of cheer to hi
tent. The brothers are always glad t
hear from him.
When a new tent is organized an oil
number is taken; that is, il No. 8 ha
ceased TO exist, and that being the smalle:
number if a new tent be instituted thl
number is given them. This plan wa
adopted at the last High Tent session
Recording Secretary John j. Jett say
Columbia Tent No. /, did fairly well 1
her last meeting not having much bus
ness on hand most of the evening W.
devoted to good of the order. Deput
Ruler Pollock made very interestin
address, expressing gratitude that ce
tain saloon keeper, who had made h
place nuisance in the neigh borhood, ha
been refused a license. Outside GuN
Talbert amused the tent with sever
funny stories, Deputy Grand Chief Rul,