The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
FOLLOWERS or REcnAp.
Notes and Doings OF q Prosperous Tenn
perance Organization.

Notes and Doings OF q Prosperous Tenn
perance Organization.
Columbia Tent, No 1, initiated Mr. Ar
thur Shedd Monday evening and con
ferred the first degree on one candidate.
Visitors were present from George c.
Thompson Tent, No. g. and Washington
Tent, No. 4
Anacostia Tent. No. 13s added two
members to its roll Tuesday evening. II
now numbers 40 members.
Cammack Tent, No. SO, took in one
member last week, and had speeches by
Past High Chief Ruler Marche, High Sec.
rotary Mahoney and Deputy Grand Chief
Ruler Job Harris.
IIeber Tent, Mo. 10, has set March Il,
as the date for organizing Junior tent in
Georgetown.
Union Tent, No. 10 Ounior), initiated
two boys last week. Mr.. Milo Quacken-
bush, senior commander of the Junior
Rechabite Legion was present and drilled
the members for aboutP half hour.
Union Tent, No. 81, initiated three
members Wednesday evening, after which
many of the members attended the
Knights of Pythias' fair.
Washington Tent, No. Z, had pleasant
meeting Saturday evening Many visitors
were present. At its meeting this even
ing there will be five limitations.
Anacostia Tent, No. 10, Is the title of
Capitol Tent henceforth, as II changed its
name Monday evening. Mcssrs. ID. Mil
stead, J. T. Harrison and q. w. Shoe
maker made speeches Of encouragement
to the boys.
George G. Thompson Tent, No. 3, took
into membership James Lynch and q. j.
s. Hunnicutt Thursday evening. Column
bia Tent, No. 4, gave the tent visitation.
Under good Of the ORDER Mr.. John j.
Jet of Columbia took the chair. Re-
marks were made by Messrs. Jet and
Soper of Columbia and Hunnicutt. Med
ford and Thompson of George e. Thomp-
son Tent q
Cammack Tent No. AZ Uunior), is en-
joying q genuine boom, having initiated
the following members within two weeks:
Masters John Castell, Alfred Early, II.
Weiss, Edward Heiss, Harry Anderson,
Harry Lewis, Charles Petty, Raphael
Walsh, William Curtain, William Oakley,
William Fletcher, James Pursell, Owen
| Crown, Harry Fordham, Richard Quinn,
Charles Sterns, Frederick SpringmaD,
Willie Padgett, G. Bradshaw Frederick
Murray, Harry Barrett, David Mckenzie,
J. Carson, John Alcorn, Henry Thomp-
son, John Maufn, Ed. Manders, Harry
Manders and Calvin Dickey. The tent
has 1903 members in good standing, nine
of which have been transferred to Union
Tent, No. is Guniorl.
1t has been decided to form all junior
Rechabites into companies with Mr.. nj.
| Quackenbush of the Arsenal as senior
commander. Each company will contain
fifty boys. The first one Company A.
has already been organized and uniformed.
| panies A and B, Union. No. is, will have
companies and ID, Capital Tent, No. 16,
will have companies and Il, Heber
| Tent, No. IL, G and II, and Anacostia,
| 10. 10, companies | and ]. The pro-
| ficiency which Company A has attained
| under Commander Quackenbush shows
| the right man has been secured, and that
assured success, but that the enthusiasm
4 over it will add thousands of members TO
this branch Of the order. This is proven
| by the following:
Thursday night Capitol Tent, No. l6,
| was organized on Fourteenth street, with
| twenty-seyen names on application for
charter. The principal officers are as
follows: Past chief ruler, Willie Cocker;
Chief ruler, james MalOney: deputy ruler,
II. w. Salkeld recording secretary, law
renee Barringer; board of guardians,
Mcssrs. w. H. Cocker c. b. Atchison
and w. II. Medford.
/ Arabian Tent, junior, was organized in
Norfolk on Tuesday night.
Twenty-four boys have signed an appli-
| CutIOIl IOr Cndrter III AleAdnurlN.
| Shepherd /. V. Herring is taking steps
4 to organize Junior Tent In Ettricks.
Covenant Tent Qadies) was organized
Thursday evening Corner Four-and-a-half
street and Pennsylvania avenue) with
thirty-five charter members. The follow
ing officers were elected: Shepherd Mrs.
Ada Coulter; past chief ruler, Miss Minnie
Hutchins chief ruler Mrs. Marion r..
Mahoney; deputy ruler, Mrs. Emma
1 Hphard. raCnrdipU ratar Mice Eu,iIv
Mahoney; financial secretary, Miss Susie
Mobley; treasurer. Mrs. j. G. Mobley;
leyite, Miss Burnside inside guard, w.
Hebard; outside guard, J. b. Altman.
Grand Chief Ruler Lee was assisted in the
institution by High Secretary Mahoney
and Il. NIilstead of Naomi Tent, No.
Qadies). This gives the Rechabites thir-
teen tents in the District, with member
ship of COS with four other tents nearly
ready to be instituted.
High Chief Ruler DE zoe will com.
mence the erection of new house at
once. The destruction of his house last
week was not total loss as it was insured
for 81 100.
Rescue Tent, No. 6, initiated six mem.
bers at its last meeting.
Georgia Tent, No. Isl, celebrated its
fifth anniversary Monday with speeches
Past High Secretary r. E. Smith is
working up tent at Herndon, Va. Past
Hight Representative w. b. Marche has
returned from visit Virginia
He says Virginia is ripe for the Rechabites
and that he expects a tent to be instituted
in Roanoke in few days, as dozen
men have already signed an application
for charter.
An application for charter for a new
tent in South Washington is being numer
ously signed.
Grand Chief Ruler Lee will commence
series of Grand Tent visitations in few
days.