Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
SONS OF JoNADAB.
Watch Night Services Of the Local
Councils

A solemn and impressive watch night
service was held in Scottish Rite Hail. 80
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. at IL
o'clock last night. by Hope Council, No.
1, Independent Order Sons of Jonadab. The
Jonadab chain was formed promptly at II
o'clock by more than fifty members OF
the council. Lieut.. John c. Daley. the
worthy chief. mounted the platform and
announced that forty-seven new links were
to be added to the chain. With this an
nouncement the candidates for member
ship stepped forward and took a solemn
obligation to lead sober and useful lives.
Then the JOnadab pledge was repeated by
all present. Preceding this portion of the
service a program, including songs and
stories. was presented. Handsome souve-
mir programs were presented to the coun-
Gil by Mr.. Mayo c. Mitchell. A feast was
spread in an adjoining hall. where nine
long tables were weighted with good things
Mr. Edward NJ. Heines was master Of
ceremonies. and introduced Mr.. James T.
Rolf, past chief of Hope Council as the
first speaker. Mr.. Rolf stated that 1t was
the purpose of the founders of the Inde
pendent Order Sons of JOnadab to extend
the membership to every state In the union.
and then branch out into the old world.
He gave graphic word pictures Of the
homes of drunkards and Of men who have
become Jonadabs and are leading sober,
useful lives. He spoke of the proposed
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should be substantially encouraged by the
citizens of Washington who desire to have
drinking men reclaimed and surrounded
by attractions at least great those
sorts.
Lieut. John c. Daley of the police de-
partment, who is the acting grand chief of
the order, referred to the great crowd
which filled the hall and overfiowed into
the adjoining ante rooms and Railways as
solid encouragement to the new steel-clad
temperance Orga niZation which has as it's
purpose the reclamation of fallen man. His
remarks were greeted with applause.
Those who took part in the entertainment
were: Miss Martha Metzler, Miss Silver
thorn, Prof. Edward Mccarthy, Mrs Emma
Corby Mr.. Lawrence L. Mitchell, Mr.. o.
F. Winter, Billy Lang, Miss Doris Weber,
Miss Mary Ford. Mrs. E. Gertrude Mitchell,
MessrS. Jack Hensey, Ernest Greer and
Oue Winter, Miss Gertrude Boteler. Mr..
James c. Lee, Mr.. Edward M. Heines, Mr..
A. Little, Miss Mary Ford, Miss Louise
Hodgson, the Misses Boteler and FURY.
The program concluded with a laughable
farce in "black and white entitled ''Trou-
BILE with the Peddler." the characters being
taken by Miss Jennie Griffin and Messrs
w. Colbert and John c. Moore.
The entertainment and reception COM
mittee. to whom the success of the watch
night entertainment is largely due, in
Edward NJ Heines, master of ceremonies;
Wayne w. Cordell, Mayo c. Mitchell
Robert Emmett OBrien. F. Columbus,
Ernest L. Greer. Philip Weber. jr.. Guy A.
Ferguson and Lawrence Lewis Mitchell
j. F. LIE Barnes was chairman of the gen.
eral New Year committee. Mr.. Thomas
Maloney was in charge of the culinary ar
rangements and was assisted by James N.
Mitchell and others. The ushers were
Messrs Jesse w. Carr and Hunter Iardella.
Some Of the new members obligated last
night will affiliate with the new council to
be instituted in Northeast Washington in
few days.
Pioneer Goodwill and Empire Councils
and delegation of Monumental Council Of
Baltimore of the order of Sons of Jonadab
observed watch night in accordance with
their custom for over a third of a century.
The hall at 623 Louisiana avenue northwest
was crowded, and a meeting with closed
doors was held until ~ o'clock. AS that
hour approached the faithful formed around
the altar and renewed their obligation of
total abstinence, administered by Patriarch
McLane This was followed by a prayer,
the singing of the doXology and Aud Lang
Syne. Then followed a banquet in another
hall, after which the session was resumed:
With speeches and music, vocal and instru-
mental the first hours of 1904 were passed,
the exercises closing just before daylight.
The annual good resolution of the Sons of
was made by Centennial Council. No. 4. last
at it's hall. 902 Pennsylvania avenue north
west. The evening was made enjoyable by
program of music and recitations and other
pledge the members enjoyed a delectable
hon