Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-10
TEMPERANCE EFFORT
MEETING OF ORIGINAL JoNA
DADS LAST NIGHT.
Sovereign Council Entertainment at
National Rifles Hall An
niversary Celebration.

fort" was the shibboleth of the original
Joradabs last night at a brilliant function
given under the auspices of the Sovereign
Council, Order Sons of Jonadab, at Ma
tional Rifles Hail. The capacious audito-
rum was filled to its capacity by a repre-
sentative audience, and the members of
tho organization In full evening dress re-
ceived their guests and provided for their
comfort and enjoyment. Prof. A. E. Yundt
presented THE Washngtonians'' in high
class comedy and polite vaudeville the
program being heartily appIauded from the
opening to the closing number. At the con-
clusion of the program the floor was
cleared and dancing was INDUCED in until
the wee Sma' hours
Each guest was presented with q hand
somely printed and illustrated souvenir
program, in which was given an interesting
history Of the ironclad temperance organi-
zatiOn from the date of it's formation by
six citizens of Washington, September -,
1857, to the present time.
Founders Of the Order.
1t was stated that of the six founders OF
the order there are two living-both active
members of Pioneer Council-Justice
Samuel c.. Mills, the first sovereign chief,
and James Croggan, for more than thirty
years on the reportorial staff of The Even
In point Of time of service, Is William n
Young, who became a member on October
q. 1867, one month after organization and
who has served in his present position of
sovereign secretary for more than quar-
ter of q century.
The Sovereign Council was formed at a
convention of the councils of the order held
at Providence, r. l., August Is, 1873, and
Judge Samuel c. Mills of Washington, D.
c., was elected the first sovereign chief.
Scope of the Work.
The scope of the direct work of the or
ganiZaton may have been circumscrbed,
territorially, it IS stated, but the results
have been far reaching, and the good ac-
compished is beyond estimate. Not ap-
pealing to classes-not looking for distinc-
tive social or business qualifications In
MEMBERSHIP Jonadabs became the order
of the people. The declaration is made
and 1t Is one of its most cherished prin-
ciples-that Man was created in the I'M
age of his Maker, and although he may
Rave fallen from his high estate, yet his
case is neither hopeless nor without rem
edy," and the rolls Of the councils are open
to his name, and their halls receive him in
social communion. There is something IN
herently good in all men that needs only
contact with the Jonadab faith to arouse
it to action. Its mission is to save from
drunkard's grave-or the iniquities Incl
dent to the indulgence in intoxcants--the
INDIVIDUAL, ana IN this way protect from
want and discomfort his family.
During the thirty-seven years that have
elapsed since organization many thousands
OF WashinSton's citizens have become men,
bers of the order of the Sons of Jonadao,
and Its membership is literally represent
ed in the business houses of Washington
and the officers state that scores of the
cltyS most substantial and useful citizens
IN professional, mercantile and mechanical
pursuits, date the beginning of their Sue
cesseS to the night they became members
of the order.
Headquarters in Washington.
The city of Washington has always been
headquarters. and for a number of years
the majority Of the officers of the Sovereign
council have been chosen from here. The
following are the present officers: Sow
ereign chief S. H. Wiley, Pioneer Council.
No. 1; sovereign vice chief, j. f. Riley.
Centennial Council, No 4; sovereign past
chief, Edward Mullin, Pioneer Council, No
l; sovereign patriarch, ]. H. Cox, Potomac
council, NO. IL, Harper's Ferry. w. Va;
sovereign secretary. William H. Young,
Centennial Council, No. 4; sovereign treas
urer, f. j. McQuade, Pioneer Council, No.
l: sovereign guide, Charles A. Caho, Hope
Council No II; sovereign Waterman, w.
P. Evans, Good Will Council, No o.
The councils in this Jurisdiction are:
Pioneer, No. 1, 623 Louisiana avenue, Fri
day night; Centennial, No. 4, Pythian Tenn
pie, Saturday night; Good VIII, No. .. AZ
and G streets southwest Saturday night.
Hope. No. II, COB Louisiana avenue Thurs
day night; Empire. No. IA, Sth and | streets
southeast, Monday night; Potomac No 10.
Harper's Ferry, w. Va, Saturday night;
Monumental, No. l. 630 w. Baltimore
street, Baltimore, Nd, first and third Sun
days in month.
The Program.
The program last night opened with the
comedetta "A Happy Pair by Mr.. Ar
thur e. Yundt and Mrs. Beatrice T.. Yundt,
which was well received. Then followed
these numbers: Mr.. Ed WEIGH, in Hebrew
characters; Professor Yundt, violin solo:
Mr.. Dana Holland, bass solo; Mrs Evelyn
Niles-Gee. Rotations; Professor Yundt,
mandolin and banjo solos; Mrs Margaret
contralto solo; Mr.. Harry
Hanlein, "black-face funnycalties.
The cmmittees in charge of the successful
function were:
Executives. H. Wiley, Edward Mullin.
William H Young, J. F. Riley, j. H. Cox,
Evans. e. J. Ratigan, w. T. Campbell
George II. Keppler. George III. Beller. Jo-
seph R: Murphy, w. NJ. Wright. w. w.
Wentzell.
Reception-Frank J. McKenna, Samuel c.
Mills. John Berry, B. F. Larcombe, Joseph
son. N. Bunch, w. E. Monroe. James j.
Hayre. John Riddle. Allen c. Mclean.
Charles A. Caho. ]. w. Cotter. ]. W. Keif-
er, o. H. Coffin. James H. Warner, A. J.
Sanford. Charles MCGOWAN, ]. ]. Spaulding,
John Bilmyer, w. Benjamin, r. B. Dickey
6. H. Bender, Charles F. Hall, Conrad
Herpel, Henry Freeman, Edgar C. Herpel
Floor-C. e. Mcclure, George Preston, w.
J. Hayre, F. r. Jones. +. o. Lentz, E. G.
Decker, Edgar c. Herpel
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