The critic., 1891-01-03
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
The Eechabite Lodge Elect New ont
GERS for This Year.

GERS for This Year.
Salem Tent. No. l5i, and Anacostia
Tent. No. 1Ss have consolidated and
elected the following officers; Shepherd,
Charles Bladcn chief ruler, Leon Mil
stead; deputy ruler, J. T. Lovolace; re-
cording secretary, Thomas w. Scott;
financial secretary, George w. Shoe
maker; treasurer, j. u. Redd; levitc. X.
Padgett; inside guard, George Johnson;
outside guard II. Beach; chaplain, Il.
Milsicad; representatives to the Grand
nix. S. Il. Mundel and James IL. God
dard Grand Chief Ruler James G. Lee
made the address of the evening. This
tent is now the largest in the District, and
will be hailed as Anacosiia Tent. No. 13S.
They initiated one candidate at this meet
ing.
Capitol Tent, No. 10, Junior, has elected
the following officers. Chief ruler, James
Crawford deputy ruler, l.. Gcrtman;
recording secretary, George Wright; fnan-
cial secretary, William Pyles; levite, X.
Griffith: inside guard, Clifford Smith:
outside guard, NJ. Perkins; past chief
ruler. George Smith, jr. Senior officers
Counsellor, u. Milstead; shepherd, George
Iison Mr.. u. Nilstcad was elected its
delegate TO the Grand Tent.
Columbia Tent, No. I, elected the fol-
lowing officers this week. Shepherd, j. w.
SoTer: chief ruler, T. NJ. Downing; deputy
ruler. Thomas G. Pollock; recording sccrc-
taiy, John J. Jet; financial secretary, Ed
ward Il. Mahoney; treasurer, ]. c. Towncr
lcvitc, NJ. +. King inside guard, George
Crawford: outside guard, J. &. Talbert.
and chaplain, c. Lewis.
C0mmack Tent, No. 56, elected the fol-
lowing officers on Tuesday night: Shep-
herd, q. II. Daniels: chief ruler, j. A..
Patty; deputy ruler, ID. Mclling recording
secretary. W. Hebard: financial secretary,
G. A. Darling; treasurer. William Moblcy;
leyitc, Robert Martin; inside guard, Henry
Christie; outside guard. w. H. Sanford,
and past chief ruler, job Harris
Union Tent. No. 81. Junior. on Wednos-
day evening elected the following officers:
Chief ruler, j. Bunch: deputy ruler, o.
Phillips; recording secretary, W.
Matchett; financial secretary, B. Smith
son; treasurer, William Il. Hunt; levitc,
G. II, Brown; inside guard, G. W. Steers,
herd, Charles w. Steers; counsellor,
Edmund Burke; past chief ruler, j. r.
Hunt; representative to Grand Tent.
Charles w. Steers.
Union Tent, No. 81, on Wednesday even
ing elected the following officers for the
next six months: Shepherd, T.. w, Birch;
chief ruler, James d. French; past chief
IuiSi, w : lNOCiit, NcpNitJ IulcI' W -
Brown recording secretary, w. II. Hunt;
financial secretary, A. II. Hunt; treasurer
n. Bunch; leviic, Thomas Barnaclo; in
side guard, A. ii. Price; outside guard
Edmund Burke; chaplain, James Ii
Loveless: Representatives to the Grand
Tent. Edmund Burke, James III. Loveless
W. i. Roche and W. S. Brown.
Cammack Tent, No. u, Junior, elected
the following officers this week; Willie
Mahoncy, chief ruler Harry Sisson
deputy ruler; Walker Babson, past chic
ruler: T., Woods, recording secretary
Otto De Moll, financial secretary; VIM
Mobley, treasurer Arthur Proctor, levlte
Claude Dawson inside guard; Il. John
schcr, outside guard; John Il. Mahoney
shepherd; Job Harris, counsellor.
George c. Thompson Tent, No. g. oi
Thursday night installed the following
officers: l.. Atchison, shepherd; j. J
Coulter, past chief ruler; w. w. Cordell
chief ruler; c. Il. Atchison, deputy ruler
I. l.. Salkeld, recording secretary; w. II
La Strange, financial secretary; B. i
Jones. treasurer 4. Wise, leyite, Messrs
w. II. Cocker, J. ], Coulter, w. w. Cor
dell and T. l.. Salkeld were elected dele
gates 10 The Grand Tent.
Naomi Tent, No. D Qadies), held watcl
meeting in their tent-room on WEDNESDAY
evening, which was interspersed witt
songs. reotations and speeches. Mis-
Maggie Canter, Miss Maud Pursell, Mis-
Agnes Catterton, Miss Ella Fry, Mis-
Verdi Catterton, Mrs. Mary Il. Crawford
Mrs. j. H. Harrison, Mrs. j. G. Lee, j. I
Harrison, B. Milstead, James II. Pursel
Eugene Van Ness and Leon Milstead pai
ticipated in the programme. The Gran
Tent officers of the District paid then
their semi-annual visitation. All tn
ciiicers made addresses. Messrs. Georg
w. Shoemaker and Bcnoni Milstead wer
elected delegates to the Grand Tent. A
IL o'clock the tic was formed and all pre-,
Cpt renewed theiroblgations.
High Secretary Mahoney is making u
effort TO organize ladies' tent on Foul
ard-a-half street and Pennsylvania ayenu
with fifty charter members The appl
cation for Il charter has already bee
signed by many, and the tent is a
assured fact,
Deputy Grand Chief Ruler j. C.. Ellie
has nearly enough signatures TO organic
another primary tent. He has bee
laboring zealously to organize one, an
his success at Columbia Tent warran
large membership for his new III
deitaking. The High Secretary has
plan to organize all the Junior Rechabitt
in the District into a uniform rank whicl
s. it is believed, will add much TO the inte
est Of this branch of the order.