Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-01
SONS OF JONADAB.
Work of the Organization During Past
Week


LAS you visit the councils this week say
to the boys for me that. though not visible
in body. l am there in spirit; that my heart
is with them and that L long for the time
TO come when I can be with them again,
in the place that restored the man | am
today: the place to whose influences L am
Indebted for the business opportunity that
has opened up to me- l shall never cease
TO be a Jonadab. I am now in temper
ance town of $4,000 population, twenty-five
miles from Boston, and 1t just suits me-.
This enthusiastic message came to the
historian of the order this week from a
member of the Independent Order Sons OF
Jonadab who has Won the highest honors
in the gift of his council, brought back
peace, plenty and happiness to his nome,
and bright prospects of a permanent pros
perjty the harvest of twelve months of
total abstinence. The message of the bright
ministry of the gospel OF Jonadab has been
heard this week in the councils of the indie
pendent order, whose records show many
other sueh delightful transformations.
Georgetown Council, No. 3, L. o. S. j.,
met in Odd Fellows Hall, 31st street, Mon
day evening, and opened election week for
! the sons by electing Mr.. j. II. Bangs wor-
thy chief, Mr. ]. C. Gates vice chief, ]. j.
Spellman chaplain, w. T. Golden treasurer,
Frank Poore recording secretary, +. e.
Dewey financial secretary, G.. w. Mason
herald, C. R. Hurdle assistant herald, T.
A. Boyle guard, John McEwen sentinel and
Howard Pearson past worthy chief.
Inc l0lllaIOry degrees were COHlefEtU OIl
Mr.. Frank Gates.
Messrs. Gates, Warner and Golden were
appointed a committee to confer with COM
mittees from Hope and Unity councils con-
corning proposed joint excursion early IN
the summer.
In the good of the order Mr.. r. E.
O'Brien in the chair, instructive addresses
were given by Messrs. Columbus and Fear
son of Hope Council, Messrs. Hill and GU
rand of Unity Council and Messrs. j. c.
Gates, Bradt. Dewey, Bangs Warner, Ma
son, Frank and David Poore and C. r.
Hurdle. Messrs. Frank Gates and Spell
man entertained with vocal solos.
Unity Council, No. 2. held an enthusiast
tic session in Melford Hall, Sth and 1
streets northeast, Wednesday evening.
A large amount of business was trans
acted. The honors of the worthy chief
were conferred on Mr.. Archamba ult, the
grand chief, John c. Daley, officiating.
Officers were elected as follows: George
w. Hill, worthy chief; NJ. ]. ODay, past
chief; T. r. Bean, vice chief; B. NJ. Wild
man, chaplain; F. King, herald; Harry
Hand. assistant herald; George E. Ourand,
recording secretary; Earnest Sands, finan-
cial secretary; Edward Archambault, treas
urer; George Kramer, guard, and Henry
Langstream, sentinel.
The good of the order was conducted by
Fabian Columbus. Prof. James A. Joyce
entertained with cornet solos, and Messrs
]. T.. Rollfe, George Derene, Kramer, NJ. J.
ODay and others, with addresses touching
upon many phases of the temperance ques-
ton.
Hope Council, No. /, 1. o. S. J., which
met in Pythian Temple, 1O12 9th street
northwest Thursday evening, gave a fare
well reception to Mr.. o. w. Bradt, past
worthy chief of Georgetown Council, about
to take up his residence in Brooklyn N. Y
In brief address Mr.. Bradt paid tribute to
the Independent Order Sons of Jonadab,
expressed his regrets at parting with his
Washington brethren and certified his de-
termination to find new brothers of the or
der in Brooklyn in councils to be estab-
lished there in the near future.
officers for the new quarter were elected
as follows: Mr.. John M. Williams worthy
chief; Robert Probasco. vice chief; Francis
j. Pearson past worthy chief; Thomas Ma
loney, chaplain; William A. Hickey. record
ing secretary; William Green, financial Sec
rotary; ]. c. Daley, treasurer; Charles NJ.
Harris, herald; Thomas A. Taylor, assist
ant herald Charles Somerset guard, and
Hunter Jardelia, sentinel.
The good of the order was in charge of
Company B, J. c. Daley, captain. Messrs
Gates, Speilman and Rollfe entertained
with songs. and Messrs. Bradt, Gates
Green, J. NJ. Williams. Thomas Maloney,
J. T. Brawner and others with addresses.
A committee was appointed to make ar
rangements for an excursion.