Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18
ANNUAL VISITATION.
High Tent Officers of the Rechabites
With Advance Tent.

The second official visitation of the High
Tent officers of the Independent Order of
RCchabites occurred at the third anniver-
sary meeting OF Advance Tent No 1909
In Rechabite Temple. 9Th and G streets
northwest. Friday evening, seventy-four
members being present. The following
high Tent officers participated Wayne w.
CGrdell, high chief ruler John C. Moore
past high chief ruler; William B. Kelly
high secretary; John J. Coulter, high
chaplain; John r. Mahoney. high director
and acting high visitor and lecturer: Joseph
c. Eller, acting high deputy ruler; James
Ii. Dopy acting financial secretary and
treasurer; J. w. Jackson. acting levite, and
T. II. Smith. acting high guard.
Previous 10 the visitation three candi-
dates were initiated under the direction of
Past High Chief Ruler John c. Moore
The High Tent officers, In commenting
upon the tents condition, almost invari-
ably took the occasion to refer to the
valuable services OF Past High Chief Ruler
John c. Moore in spread ding the cause of
Rechabism in the District The number
of tents nov amount TO nineteen with
membership of about 500 When Advance
Tent was organized three years ago. it
was stated. there were three tents with a
membership of only 100.
During the anniversary proceedings Fa-
blan Columbus acted as chairman and re-
cited the many sacrifices made by Mr.
Moore for the order and Advance Tent
| Past High Chief Ruler Moore gave personal
"reminiscences of his work aided by indiyid-
ual members, ana referred to the homes
that had been frightened by husbands and
fathers who had abandoned drink during
the past three years.
Shcrt talks We're had from the remain
ing High Tent officers Past High Chief
Ruler JOhn | RupPh and NJ Vau Mat
after which refreshments were served.
A delegation from Heber Tent, No. TO-
extended an invitation to all members of
the order to be present at the temperance
mass meeting to be held I'm Congress Street
NJ z. Church this afternoon at o'clock
Mr.. John i. Bunch announced that the
campaign committee favoring the passage
of the Webber bill for prohibition in the
District would meet in the west room of the
First Congregational Church Wednesday
evening next TO plan the work of the cam
paign.
A prominent member of the Rechabite
order, in commenting upon the work of
the agitation committee yesterday said
Our organization stands where It has al
ways stood for moral suason but our
agitation committee has seen proper to urge
the passage Of the Weber bill for prohibit
ton In the District of Columbia and l am
with them. That does not commit the or
ganization in the states to the prohibition
party nor does 1t commit them TO any or
ganizatlon that mixes in politics and re-
tards the growth OF temperance and pro-
hibtion by so doing.
Here in Washington" he added, poll
tics does not enter into the question of pro-
hihtion. and those on the Inside know that
IL Il had not been for the Rechabite agi-
tatinn committee the Weber bill would
have taken that long sleep, but we will let
that pass If the friends OF temperance in
all the churches and organizations of every
chara cter will show by supporting our eff
fort that they really believe liquor O. bad
thing and that so believing IL would be
n good thing to outlaw it at the capital
of the nation