Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-27
THE SONS OF JoNADAB.
Councils Of the Independent Order Con.
slider Items of Business.


Hope Council, No. 1, Of the Independent
Order of the Sons of Jonadab, met in Con-
cordia Hall, 500 9Th street northwest, last
Monday evening. Grand Chief John c.
Daley presided. Communications and re-
ports were read by Mr.. ]. T. Farr. record
ing secretary. and disposed of by the coun-
Gil. Three new members were initiated.
Mr.. Tobias Garland, who has been blind
from his fourth year of age, who has been
organist at the Fifth Baptist Church for
twenty-six years, and organist for the JON
adabs for fifteen years, and who has ac-
cepted service with the Independent order,
was presented and given quiet ovation.
The good-of-the-order hour was devoted
to consideration Of local conditions and
needs. and informal discussion Of practi-
cal methods of work. In which members
of the home council and visitors from
Georgetown Council In general, took part.
Vice Chief T. ]. Clarke made an extended
report of a recent visit to homes Of sew
eral absent members. which was received
with sympathetic interest by those present.
Georgetown Council, No. g., I. 0. 8. j.,
held its regular meeting in Odd Fellows
Hall, 81st street. last Tuesday evening.
Grand Chief Daley, Past Grand Chief
Rollfe and others OF the grand council
were among the visitors. One new member
was admitted. Worthy Chief Q. w. Brodt
officiating. Messrs ]. E. and J. H. Bangs.
w. T. Golden. Charles r. Hurder and
brOQt, committee on prOmOtlOI, TepOrteO
conditions in Ballston and Little Falls IA
vorable for institution Of councils of the
Independent order, and announced that an
open meeting in these interests would be
held at Ballston in the near future. Messrs.
Brodt, John c. Gates and Golden, commit
tee on public meetings, reported that the
Rev. Cornelius c. Coleman, pastor of the
Baptist Church, corner of 31st and N
streets, would preach a sermon, based on
the thirty-fifth chapter of jeremiah before
a meeting of Jonadabs, in his church. Sun
day evening, the 10th of June. 1t is pro-
| bodies in the District to be present with
Georgetown Council, wearing regalia on
that occasion
Addresses, with Mr.. E. OBrien in charge,
were made by Messrs.l Daley, Rollfe, J. H.
Bangs, Gates, O'Connors, Gilhooly, Poore,
Golden. Brodt. and others. A comical re-
cital was given by Fabian Columbus
Unity Council, No. q of the same order,
met in Northeast Temple on Wednesday
| evening Many visitors came from George
town and Hope Councils Worthy Chief
Brodt Of No. presided; J. H. Bangs, re-
cording secretary, kept the minutes; R. E.
o Brien and T. ]. Clarke Of Hope Council
occupied the chairs of past worthy chief
and chaplain, respectively, and Vice Chief
Phillip Weber, who has not missed meet
ing since the institutioS-of Unity Council,
| served vice chief. The business routine
was supplemented with the election and
installation of M. j. O'Dea as herald and
j. w. Taylor as assistant herald. to fill
vacancies. Grand Chief John c. Daley and
Past Grand Chief J.pT sRollfe we're special
guests. In the good-of-the-order hour Mr..
John c. Gates of Georgetown Council pre-
sided. Messages of instruction, of en-
couragement and hope were made by those
present. Messrs. Hinds Weber, Taylor and
O'Dea. voicing the sentiments of their as
sociates, predicted progress and still great
er usefulness for Unity Council.