The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-05

cording to the rules of the order, like hon
est boys
''No, sir" persisted the honest boy. 81
came in by that window and SO did this
| boy"
The bewiidered President paused as II
he doubted mis- own eyes and ears, when
one Of the'el boys. who had gotten the
ladder, held up his hand and having re-
ceived permission to speak, explained that
1t was the physical and not the moral win
| dow we had passed through.
But as soon as the boys "caught on
pandemonium broke loose; laughter was
succeeded by s,1outs and bench having
given way, its fragments were used to
pound the floor. The honest lad became
frightened and In the turmoil, he was told
by some of the boys that he must go out
by the window he came in at and he at
tempted to jump out but was prevented
and at last the initiation was concluded in
due form.
The relations between the Washington
Junior Brothers and those of Alexandria
were always most Kindly and on many
meeting nights IN pleasant weather a num-
Der OF Alexandria boys would leave in the
last boat for Washington and attend the
meetings at the Northern Liberty engine
house, sing together and renew their tenn
perance pledges and promises of devotion
to the cause. After the meetings some Of
the Washington boys often many OF them
would accompany the Junior Alexandrians
TO the south end OF the Long Bridge, for
it had no Virginia end in those days, and
the bridge began and ended in the Dis
trfct OF Columbia FarewelIs were spoken
on the rivers edge. beneath the midnight
sky and long after the parting each band
would hear the other singing some of the
odes Of the order as each travelled on its
homeward way
As the Alexandrians neared the scene
of Stevens murder. the songs were made
louder to keep up courage, and the lads
marched along each with his pocket knife
open. for there were few pistols among
boys then; and all breathed freer when
the place had been passed by and the band
drew nearer the Four Mile Run. Two
O'Clock in the morning found all asleep.
William Wallace Grant, Noble Larner.
John T. Suter. George H. Whitney, Joseph
H Boss, and John Lacombe were among
the many leading Junior Brothers OF Wash
ington in the days that will return no
more.
But the strands of brotherhood were al
ways strained between the Georgetown
and the Alexandria Junior Brothers. The
Georgetown Junior Association had adj
mitted many members Of under fourteen
years without a dispensation from the
District Assembly of the order and the
Alexandria delegates in the Assembly
stoutly resisted the violation Of these Il
legal admissions. II was while this question
was in agitation that the Fourth of July,
1876, came. and a banner was presented to
Potomac Division OF the Sons Of Temper
ance of Georgetown by the ladies Of that
city. All the temperance organizations
of the District were bidden to the occasion
and the Junior Brothers were out il full
strength. The presentations took place
from a pla torn erected at the intersec-
ton of Bril- ge and High Streets. The ban
ner, a mag niaeen. one. was especially re-
mariSable IL the TACT that the artist, hay-
ing been directed to paint the Goddess OF
Temperance offering goblet of water,
from a flowing fountain, to two Sons of
Temperance, supposed that the sons of
temperance were the children Of the god
dess, and painted them as two handsome
young lads. The banner was finished too
late to mend the mistake by changing the
figures, so the artist aged the boys by CIV
ing them heavy black Boards
The Washington societies marched over
and the Alexandria societies, including the
Junior Brothers. accompanied them. The
Alexandria boys marched Immediately in
the rear Of the Georgetown boys, many OF
whom were small The AIexandrians were
preceded by little junior aged about tnlr-
teen years, Win spear. Inc last Oh Ine
Georgetown Association was a little lad of
about twelve years. The little Alexandra
an was in high dudgeon and remarked con-
stantly to his Georgetown brother that he,
the little Georyetowner, was too little to
be ia the procession. Not only that. he
prodded him with the spear whenever the
little fellow slowed up. Fifty years aft
erward the prodding lad, then with "a
frosty POLL was talking at the City Hall
with the late John Cruikshank, OF George
town, and mentioned that he had visited
Georgetown. and heard the presentation
speech of James O'Reilly on that Fourth
of July, and narrated how he prodded the
little Georgetowner ahead of him. why"
said Mr.. Cruikshank, 81 was that little
Junior brother that you proGded And
d-n you, I'm bigger than you ere now
and I've mind TO revenge myself. Never
theless, I'll forgive you in consideration of
the good times we've had together in the
last few months. Let's go over across the
street and have some beer" And there
in a saloon the two old gentlemen drank
together to the memory of the United Jun
Tor Brothers CT Temperance.