Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-10

dReTnaIe. ONO GrauQs Tent-ieOrge w.
Barringer. representative: James White,
alternate; past high representative, p. F.
McCloskey. Banner Primary Tent. No III
Mary Roach, representative; L. G. Dover,
alternate.
Oriole Tent No. 1905 fBa1timore)--Charies
r. Mahle, representative. Regent Tent, No.
1888 (Bakimore) Virginia Williams. repre-
sentative. Excelsior Tent, No. 1o97-T. II.
Smith, representative.
Adjournment at Noon.
An adjournment was taken at noon until
$50 o'clock. The afternoon session was
devoted almost exclusively to the reading
of the officers annual reports The first
was that of Mr.. John c. Moore. high chief
ruler. 1t is in part as follows:
''One year ago there was confided to my
keeping the destiny of our beloved order,
trust that was assumed by me with hes
itancy and some trepidation. feeling my
weakness to bear successfully the burden
of responsibility that had fallen upon me-
At the close of this, my administration, 1t
becomes my duty to inform you how the
trust conffded to me has been kept the ma
ture and extent of the work performed
and how, with the blessing of God upon
our labors, success has crowned our efforts
along certain lines, affecting both the-flnan-
cial condition and extension of the order
AT the very beginning of my adminjstra-
ton found myself much embarrassed for
the want of available funds to success fully
prosecute the work
Feeling the urgent necessity for a suf-
hcfent amount to undertake the extension
OF the order and the establishment of new
TENTS L caused to be printed and mailed to
every tent of the order in this country in
Guiding the district tent of Michigan and
the Grand Tent of Ohio, a circular letter
setting forth the necessity of thus creating
q fund for extension purposes, and asking
aid to support a fair and bazaar TO be
given for such purpose at Odd Fellows
Han, IN the city of Washington. D. c. jan
uary 80 to February H. 1905. In this con.
ly how sbo
rlous tents for their prompt and generous
response to this appeal and also to ex-
press qualification of the fact that tents
under the Jurisdiction of the district and
grand tents responded and literally con.
tributed toward this worthy object: also to
certain generous hearted citizens of Wash-
ihston VINO made cash donations.
New Tents Added.
with the fund thus created, together
with amount refunded from the genera,
| fund from time to time by the High Tent
secretary. the following new tents have
been added to our order the list giving the
| number, name, branch date of institution
and location:
No. 1,os7, Shiloh. female, November 3
I Iyoa, PIEDMONT. W. Va; lose. John b.
Henderson, primary. March @, 1905 WASH
snst iao, D: C.; 1,oe5, oriole primary June
mixed, June 0. 1905, Langdon, D. G.: 1857
Excelsior, primary, June p, 1906. George,
town. d. G.; 1,09S, Perseverance, mixed.
July 10; 1905 Alexandria, Va; 1,O99. East
port, mixed, August g, 1905 Eastport, Md;
100, Rescue, primary, August TO- 1905,
Baltimore, Md; 1,101, Laurel. female. Au-
| gust 49, 1905 Anacostia, D. c.. o37. Joseph
Anvil, Junior, November A. 1904 Ishpem-
| ing, Mich; 93S. Purity, juvenile, September
| s., 1905, Washington, D. C.; 930 Ivy, Junior.
| September 10, 1905, Anacostia D. C.: | 1O2
Nonesuch. mixed. October 2, 1905, Congress
| Heights, D. c.; LOB, Good Samaritan. fe-
| male, October 3, 1905, Baltimore Md
With the exception of Shiloh, Joseph At
Will. Laurel, Purity. Ivy ana Nonesuch.
| these tents were all instituted by the high
| tent chief ruler and high tent secretary,
| those officers being available for the work,
| and the organization of the tents having
been made under their supervision
| I'm the case of the new tents at Balti-
| more, Annapolis and Alexandria frequent
visits were made by the high tent officers
| after institution, not only to encourage
and advise Them but to help them to get
| into proper working order.
Shiloh Tent, No. 1857 was instituted
by F.. A; Coleman, D; H. T. c. r., and
| Laurel, Purity, Ivy and Nonesuch were in
| stituted by j. ]. Murray, D. II. T. c. r.
| The junior tent in Michigan was organized
under the supervision of Michigan district
| tent. sg.l .
| fact that the banner of Rechab Is again
| firmly established. ! believe, in the cities
| of Baltimore, Annapolis and Alexandria.
| In the organization and institution of
these new tents of our order l desire. to
bear grateful testimony to the services of
our beloved brother and worthy high tent
| secretary, Wayne w. Cordell whose tireless
energy and interchangeable zeal have been of
inestimable value. Not alone by personal
effort but by timely and effective sugges-
lions and help, his aid has been such
to entitle him to warmest commentator
and praise.
"Other members of the order to whom 1
am much indebted for valuable assistance
in the institution of these tents are F. A
Coleman of Union Tent of Westernport: j.
G.. Quigley, Henderson Tent; c. E. Foster
Tent; ]. ]. Murray, Jehu Tent; ]. ]. Gill
hooley, Excelsior Tent; J. J. Coulter East
port Tent; ]. c. Grimes, Rescue Tent; Jo-
seph Cole, Oriole Tent; w. L. Griffin, Per-
severance Tent; Geo. w. Rue, Wreath Tent
Mixed Tents Advisable.
1.-THE work of the past year has, to my
mind fully demonstrated the ACCESSIBILITY
of establishing mixed tents IN localities
where 1t is possible to locate them in con-
formity to the general law as it now exists.
Practical experience has taught us that
mixed tents not only easier to organ
ize, but that they increase their member
ship more rapidly than primary tents and
get into working order more quickly, the
ritual and paraphernalia being simpler and
less cumbersome than Is provided for pri-
mary tents.
Both at Eastport, Md, and Alexandria,
Va, the mixed tents there established have
far outstripped the male tents organized
at other places during the year, not only
In membership but in interest and influence