Evening star., 1905-10-08
RECHABITEs COMING
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THEIR ENTERTAINMENT MADE.
Sermons on Total Abstinence in More
Than Fifty Local Churches
Today.

The committee having in charge the ar
rangements for the entertainment of the
officers and delegates Of the High Tent, In
dependent Order of Rechabites, who will
assemble here today and tomorrow, held
its final meeting last night and completed
the details Of the reception The meeting
was held at Rechabite Hall, 304 street
southeast the members of the committee
being: George w. Shoemaker, chairman
Wreath Tent; ]. H. Bangs, secretary, Ex-
celsior Tent; Walter Whitehead, treasurer,
Jehu Tent: w. w. Burlew Advance Tent;
w. NJ. Hall, Harmony Tent; Mrs. Ida F.
Murray, Purity Tent; Miss Mary Ford. On
ward Tent; William Lentz, Union Tent
Clarence Foster. Victory Tent. Charles
Williams; Eagle Tent; Mrs. Marian r. Ma
honey, Eastern Tent: George w. Rue, Lau-
rel Tent; Mrs. S. e. Hissey, Golden Rule
Tent.
This committee has been actively at work
for several weeks and has arranged an at
tractive program for the three days ses-
sions of the High Tent, which will begin
at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at Scottish
Rite Hall. 91O Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
Wednesday, October II, at noon, High
Chief Ruler John c. Moore will present
the officers of the High Tent to the Pres
ident Of the United States at the White
House.
At o'clock Wednesday evening pa
rade of the members of the order will be
formed at Rechabite Hall, 304 B street
southeast, and take up line of march to
the Capitol. passing to the north of that
building, where the ranks will be Joined
by the members of'the order from Alber-
ton, Md. From the Capitol the line of
march will be to the treasury, to F street.
eastward along to 7th street and down
7th to Odd Fellows Hall, where a great
temperance mass meeting will be held at
8 o'clock. Prominent speakers have prom
icod OF that sion
The annual meeting to begin here Tues
day forenoon Will mark the closing of "a
most successful and encouraging years
work, it is said.
Half Million Members.
High Chief Ruler Moore says: "The Inde-
pendent Order of Rechabites is the largest
total abstinence society in the world, num-
bering nearly half million members, and
having accumulated funds amounting to
about $s,OOO,OcO. 1t is also the only bene-
fetal temperance organization In this coun-
try having both sick and death benefits in
cuded in It's scheme of work.
..The ritualistic work of the order is
based upon the thirty-irst chapter of Jere-
miah, and its membership strive to emu
late the example of that noble tribe. whose
history Is recounted therein and whose
name they bear.
"The work of this order is nothing If not
practical in character, and through the prin-
ciple of brotherly love and moral suason
many homes in our community have been
frightened and made happy by the aban-
donment of the drink habit by the husband
and father. Very many men and women
who never came under the sound OF the
gospel have been reclaimed from their evil
habits through the influence of the order,
and ultimately brought into the church OF
Christ"
Leading members of the order say the
remarkable gain in membership and pros
perity of the organization is due In large
measure to the untiring work of High Chief
Moore and High Secretary Wayne w. Cor
dell, both of this city. During the year
past they have succeeded in adding twelve
new tents to the order. most Of them in
the vicinity of Washington. and have al
most doubled the finances of the high tent.
Rechabite sermons will be preached in
more than ffty Washington churches to-
day, and the members of the order will
attend in a body the service In the morning
at the church of the Rev. Mr.. Bagby. 9th
and d streets northeast. and in the evening
at Calvary Baptist Church. Sth and H
streets northwest, where the Rev. s. III.
Greene will preach them a Rechabite SER
mon.