Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09

ing The coach has been prettily decorated
for the occasion. Its occupants are mem
bers of the local tents of the lndependent
Order of Rechabites and their destination Is
GAINESVILLE Ohio, where they will represent
the District Of Columbia at the meetings OF
High Tent of the organization,
The local Rechabites will work for the re-
election of Mr. Wayne w. Cordell as high
chief ruler, and also to bring the High Tent
meeting of 1897 to Washington. 1t is ex-
pected that matters of local interest Will be
transacted at GAINESVILLE.
The delegates and their ladies will be es-
corted to the Baltimore and ONO railroad
depot this morning by delegations of mem
bers from the several tents in the District
Line will be formed in front of Rechabite
Temple, 9TH and G streets northwest ABOUT
8 O'Clock this morning and the march Will
be taken up to the station. The line Will De
headed by the Rechabite Drum, Fife ana
Bugle Corps the members to be clad in req,
white and blue zouave uniforms.
Oldest Temperance Organization.
The fiftieth annual session of the indie
pendent Order of Rechabites will convene In
Zanesvi5lle next Tuesday morning. 1t is
claimed for this society, and history appears
to substantiate the claim. that 1t Is the Old
est temperance order extant having been
organized in England. August %, 1850. and
in America, August Z, lSfZ.
1t is also claimed for II that it Is the only
temperance society national in character
that works along moral suasion lines and
refuses to participate in political or reig-
ious contentious. 1t now boasts OF mem
bershfp of 10000 with accumulated SICK
and death funds amounting to $SoOo.VoO.
While the order in America is small IN
tegral part of the whole 1t has made RAPID
strides during the past two years having
established no less than twenty-five new
tents during that time and extended into
several cities and states where before 1t
was unknown excepting during the period
1ust prior to the war of the rebellion. wash
ington has always been a stronghold of the
society and it's membership here probably
exceeds twice over all the other temperance
societies in the city combined.
A delegation of thirty-three Will leave this
CITY for the convention this morning, as
stated Other members of the order VIII
rendezvous with them at Society Temple,
eth and G streets northwest at $50 o CLOCK,
and promptly at 0 will proceed to the Bal
timore and Ohio depot where special car
will be in waiting for them. Their numbers
will be augmented en- route.
The delegation will include High Chief
Ruler Wayne w. Cordell, High Secretary
James H. Dony, Past High Chief Ruler
John C. Moore. High Levite John j. Coul-
ter Miss Alice A. Lithgow, delegate from
Eastern Tent, No. 30; Simon d. Tennyson.
delegate from Welcome Tent. No. 1886; AL
len H. Lthgow, delegate from Eagle Tent,
No. 2; Mrs. Stella Steward. delegate from
Eastern Tent. No. 1899; George w. Rue,
delegate from Wreath Tent. No. 1913; Miss
Emily Shoemaker, delegate from Laurel
Tent, No. 1l0l; Col. n. Elwyn Vowles. dele
gate from South Washington Tent. No.
LIP: w. c. Van Matre. delegate from FL
deity Tent, No. 1121; Sergeant James T..
Rolf. William b. Mills, Frank B. Marks