Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-15
kECHABITEs TO MEET
ANNUAL SESSION OF HIGH TENT
IN THIS CITY.
Arrangements Being Made by Local
Committee-sub Organize
tons Transact Routine Business.

Arrangements for the forty-ninth annual
session of the Independent Order of Rech-
abttes,- to be held in this city October 10,
II and IL, are being perfected by a COM
mittee appointed by the various local tents.
At the last meeting of the committee it
was decided that the members of the order
parade Wednesday evening, October IL.
from the Capitol to the Treasury, and thence
east on F street to 7th street. thence to
Odd Fellows Hall, where a mass meeting
will be held.
The high secretary laid before the COM
mittee a communication from Mr.. Loeb.
secretary to the President in which it was
agreed to receive the delegates at the
White House during the convention week
ending October IA, and the committee desig-
mated Wednesday, October II, as the day
when the members of the High Tent VIII
pay their respects to the President.
Subordinate Tent Meetings.
The high chief ruler and high secretary,
accompanied by Clarence J. Foster Of Vic
tory Tent, No. 1897, and Mrs. J. c. Moore
of Purity Tent, No. 4. visited Persever-
ance Tent, No. 1908, in Alexandra last
Monday evening and witnessed the initia-
tory ceremonies. Ten gentlemen, nine OF
whom were under twenty-five years OF age,
were admitted to membership.
chair during the good of the order exercises
and lauded the Alexandria Rechabites for
their interest in the organization. predict
ing that the tent would be the leaven by
which the order would spread all along
the Atlantic coast Remarks were also
made by Lambert D. Lyles. Wilmer L.
Griffin and others.
Harmony Tent, No. 1920. received SIX ap-
plications for membership Tuesday evening
and voted 20 to against a proposition to
organize q District Tent.
William II. LeStrange occupied the chair
under the good OF the order exercises. Re
marks were made by William B. Mills. ].
w. Billups, A. s. Ewalt. Lambert d. Lyles,
William E. Mobley, Charles NJ. H. Phelps,
George McGregor jr., James b. hughes.
William Semple, Hoyt A. Holton, William
Whigington, Bennett B. Smith, George Nc
Gregor sr., Thomas B. Howard, Frank B.
Marks. Samuel M. Plumley, Miles E.
Bailey, Clarence J. Foster, Simon D. Ten
nyson. William Worden, Lee Thompson,
W. NJ. Hall and John Frigerio.
Sergeant James 7. Rolf said he Joined
the Rechabites as an experiment. He did
not have very high regard for the order
at first. but membership of two years
has changed his opinion.
II have a membership in all the temper
ance societies going, but consider that the
Rechabites excel them all, and l believe
Harmony Tent is the best in the order"
he concluded.
He was vociferously applauded.
The Juniors.
Welcome Tent, No. 936. Juniors, initiated
six lads Tuesday evening under the guild
ance of Ellis Allison chief ruler. Many
of the boys had just returned from their
vacation, and the meeting was very enthu-
siastic. The ten elected Frank B. Marks
to represent it at the coming High Tent ses-
sion.
Onward Tent, No. 1921 the banner tent
of the order. now numbering 1852 members,
initiated two members last Wednesday
evening The tent voted with only two
dissenters against the proposed District
Tent. Hoyt A. Holton acted as schoolmas-
ter in the game who Told the Story, Sir?"
and much amusement was had therefrom
during the social hour.
Union Tent, No. 81, also met Wednesday
evening and initiated two candidates and
voted down the proposition to organize
District Tent. Remarks were made during
the evening by James H. Loveless, James
Reagan Matthew Malloy and John F.
Veihmeyer.
paign last evening, and, having issued
were present. John T. Schrott, Charles
Williams, John r. Mahoney and Peter j.
Cooksey entertained the visitors with re-
freshments and remarks concerning the Or
der.
The tent has five members who have
joined by card from the old mother coun-
try and they, in connection with the other
members, propose to arouse Capitol Hill
to the Importance of total abstinence, was
the sentiment expressed last night by one
of the speakers.