Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-04
MI. Gibson's Response.

In receiving the charter on behalf OF
John b. Henderson Tent, Representative
Henry r. Gibson of Tennessee said the &C.
casion caused his mind to go away back
to the year 1915, when in old England the
barons extorted from the reigning monarch
the Magma Charta. which was the founda-
ton of all the rights the lovers of liberty
who speak the English language enjoy TO-
day.
Let this charter of your tent said Mr..
Gibson, "be your charter of liberty and
freedom from that vile old despot, King
Alcohol. Be free men in the Hottest, divin-
est sense of that word. This order enables
man to liberate himself from the dram de-
mon. In this organization mercy and truth
are met together, and the order OF Rechab-
ties is a great credit to the city of WASH
ington. Such organizations are pledge
that temperance will live and grow. An
evidence of this progress is that the best
elements of society are represented in this
audience tonight.
This shows a marked tendency toward
temperance. The race~of life at its bes-
is not an easy task, and the man in that
race who is handicapped by strong drink
invariably drops behind, 1t pulls you back,
and the man behind you goes ahead.
pray this may be a charter of blessedn: SIS
and that the men enrolled on the roster of
this tent may be ever true to it and be-
come better men. nobler citizens. better
husbands and kinder fathers"
Miss Mary Buford Smith of Kentucky
daughter of Rev. Green Clay Smith, for
many years a prominent minister of this
city, gave several excellent recitations.
Other Addresses.
Mr.. John c. Moore, high chief ruler, con-
graduated the new tent on its suspicious
beginning. He said there were present men
whose faces were ilumined with redemp-
ton from strong drink, and was pleased
the tent had adopted as its seal the coat
of arms of Mr.. Henderson's state-Missouri
with it's motto, Let the prosperity of
the people be the supreme law Mr..
Moore proposed to designate the two bears
rampant which appear on the seal of Mis-
souri, as bear and "forbear." He spoke
of the many families in Washington who
were living happily under the banner OF
Rechab. and on behalf of the High Tent
of Recha bites of North America presented
to Mr.. James II. Dony exquisite jewel
of the order as "a testimonial for nine
years of faithful service and conscientious
duty as high tent secretary
Mr.. George w. Cordell, high secretary,
in an earnest address, said there were still
many cherries homes in Washington where
the blight of strong drink exists. There
are scores of men in Washington" he
added, who have not had a kind word of
sympathy spoken to them for years. There
are still wrecked and wretched homes
here. He urged his hearers to go to
work with Gods help and remedy these
conditions.
ASK the Lord to go with US into these
homes in Washington" said Mr.. Cordell,
which have been blackened by drink"
He urged the churches in the District to
get together with the Rechabtes in this
work for God and humanity
The remaining numbers on the program
We're: Vocal solo, Message of the Vfo-
let's" Mrs. E. Gertrude Mitchell; songs,
Edwin Bennett; recitation, Miss Mary
Ford; vocal solo, William L. Thornton;
recitation, Miss Mary Buford Smith; vocal
solo, Throw Out the Life Line w. 6.
Yengling; recitation, Miss Mary Ford; vo-
cal solo, Chas. w. FIFTEEN; refreshments by
the committee