Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-05
ORDER OF THE RECHABITES
High Tent of the United States in Session
in This City.
Reports of Officers Received-Recep-
ton to BE rendered the WISH
tors This Evening.

The opening session of the High Tent Of
the Rechabtes of the United States was
held last evening at o'clock. Mr.. John L.
Bunch high tent chief ruler presiding. The
session was held in Jonadab Hall, 623 Loui-
siana avenue. After the representatives, and
a!ternates had presented their credentials
and were received officially, the high tent de-
gree was conferred on Gustave Eichhorn.
Walter G. Robertson. Matthew Malloy.
William B. Kelly. John F. Harvey and
Mrs. A. Gardner.
The high tent chief ruler submitted his
report. setting forth among other things
that to incite increased activity in the Or
der during the last quarter the following
offer was made to all tents now IN exist
ence: To the tent of any branch. primary,
female. junior. juvenile. which shows
the largest percentage of increase of menu
bershp for the quarter ending September
80 1899, provided the increase shall amount
to at least twenty members, Will be paid
the sum of SO; and to the next two tents,
in like manner. gaining at least ten mem
bers, the sum of s. each.
In the last report the number OF adult
benefit members was stated to be 14I.o12:
according to the report last evening there
are now 153.o4S. being an increase for the
year of 1916. In degard to Juvenile bene-
fit members, there are now S7,430, being
an increase of 4.064.
Secretnry's Report.
MI JAMES H. l1UHy, tHe iiiSh Icii' oSSAS
tary, also submitted his report, which was
for the most part statistical. recess was
TAKEN after which reports of committees
were received.
A reception to the visiting delegates and
their friends will be given this evening in
the same hall by Columbia District tent.
The following past representatives We're
in attendance last evening
George w. Glenn, SaXis, Va; James A
CUNNINGHAM T,OnacOniOg Nd. James I'll.
Dony, Anacostia: J. j.. Cooksey. William I.
Raley. DR.. L. W. Kirby, j. J. Coulter. j.
H. Loveless NJ F. Morton, Washington
AS visitors there We're present: T. d. Kirk,
J. w. Kali S. d. Nedry. r. Policy, W.
b. Clark, C. f. Bladen and Mrs. S. a.
Crown, all of this city.
Representatives and AIternates.
Those accredited to the session as repre-
sentatives and alternates are:
Pioneer Tent, No. 1, Pittsburg, Pa
Representative. s. NJ. Ellis.
Acme Tent, No. Is Saxis. Va.-Repre
sentative, Meliassa l. Glenn; alternate, Geo.
L. Glenn.
Garfield Tent, No. IS, Homecoming, Nd
Representative. Gustave Eichhorn-
Friendship Tent. No. 119 Midlands, Md
Representative. William G. Robertson.
Heber Tent, No. -, Washington-Rep
resentative. William c. LEM; alternate, K.
W. Johnson.
Cammack Tent, No 80 Washington-Rep-
resentative, Z. w. Kirby; alternate W. B.
Clock.
Union Tent. No. 81. Washngton-Repre-
sentative, Matthew Malloy; alternate, John
r. Neitmeyer.
Anacostia Tent. No 53s. Anacostia-Rep-
resentative, William B. Kelly; alternate,
Charles F. Bladen.
Faith Tent, No. 81. Georgetown-Repre-
sentative John F. Harvey: alternate, Mrs.
S. a. Crown
Pioneer Tent. No. -, Homecoming Md
Representative Mrs. Anna Gardner.
Lily of the Valley Tent, No. 81, Zanes-
vile, Ohio-Representa Mrs. Sarah
Vaughn alternate. Calle Williams.
Columbia District Tent, No 10s, Wash
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS George w. Shoe
maker; alternate, II. Loveless.
Officers Chosen.
Officers were elected at the session today
as follows: High chief ruler, j. w. Cum
bingham of Homecoming, Nd; high deputy
ruler c. j. Lentz, Washington, d. c.: high
secretary. James H. Dony of Anacostia,
D. c.: high treasurer, Mrs. Emma Gard
ner Homecoming, Nd Routine business
only was transacted,