Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
JONADAB sECEDERS
INDEPENDENT ORDER TO BE
FORMED IN WASHINGTON.
Initial Steps Taken at Meeting Of Hope
Council--Cause Of the
Disruption.

The first steps toward the formation of a
new national order of Jonadabs were taken
last night by Hope Council, No H. S. of j..
at it's meeting in Jonadab Hall. 623 Louis
lana avenue. The almost unanimous deci-
sion was reached to withdraw the council
from the order of Sons of Jonadab and
make it the nucleus of the new organiza-
tion which will be known as 1.-THE indie
pendent Order. Sons of Jonadab, with the
seeding body as Hope Council, No. l.
The officers of the latter body, who are
the principal movers in the secession move
ment, are: Lieut.. John c. DAILY, worthy
chief; James T. Rolf, vice chief; J. II.
Ready, worthy patriarch; Charles Sohns,
past worthy chief; Edward Nye, financial
secretary; b. G.. Mcdonald, recording Sec
rotary; Mr. Prince, guide. Other temper
ance workers who are taking an active part
in the movement are Thomas Maloney ana
John G. Moore the latter well-knoWn ana
successful organizer who originated the
Temperance KING hts of Anne; lea and found
ed Advance Tent of Rechabtes in this city.
Hope Council, which decided last night to
secedc from the parent body, was organized
twenty years ago, and is reported to be in
a flourshing condition. The original order
of Sons of Jonadab was formed in Wash
ington thirty-siX years ago, Judge Samuel
G. Mills being one of the founders. whether
any other councils will follow the lead OF
could not be learned today.
Cause of the Rupture.
Indications of the rupture were in evil
dence at the recent sessions of the Sow
ereign Council at Harpers Ferry, but an
officer of Hope Council stated today that
the real causes of the split existed before
that time.
Il estimate he said. that there are
fully 10000 ex-Jonadabs in Washington
men who entered the organization at differ
ent times during the past thirty-six years
and who violated their obligations not to
touch, taste nor handle Intoxicating
liquors. AS the Sons of Jonadab is an IRON
clad temperance society, a man who V1o-
lates his pledge once is expelled, and can
never again become member of the order
Now we propose in the new association to
have an open door for these thousands of
ex-Jonadabs, and to give them another
chance to be temperance men for life by
admitting them to membership.
"Of course, we will retain the ironclad
feature of the old organization. and should
any of the former Jonadabs admitted by us
again violate their obligations they will be
forever barred from entering any of our
councils. We expect to have two or three
councils of the independent order in opera
ton in a short while in this city and else
where. We have already received over one
hundred applications for membership from
former Washington Jonadabs, and many
more will follow"
The secret work of the new society will
be similar to that of the old order in many
respects. The national body. now known
as the Sovereign Council, will in the indie
pendent association be designated as the
Grand Council. A beneficial feature will
be added and an employment committee
appointed to secure work for unemployed
members. A ladies' auxiliary is talked Of,
and a committee will be appointed to de-
sign distinctive badge and button