Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-02
IN TENTS OF REcHABITEs.
Subordinate Organizations Meet for
Business and Pleasure.

South Washington Tent No. 1885, INDIE
pendent Order of Rechabltes, held an open
meetings in the Baptist chapel, ~ and N
streets southwest. last evening, which was
largely attended by friends and members
| Of the organization. Rev. w. L. Lynn. pas
| tor of Gorsuch Methodist Episcopal Church,
| in commenting upon the work of the tent.
expressed the hope that its influence might
| be widened, and continue until We could
see 10000 sober men walking the streets or
South Washington. He related an incident
| Of a man who was attracted to his church
| last Sunday night by the singing, who stated
! that he was recovering from a debauch. and
| was on the way to the river to end 1t all,
but that he earnestly desired that prayer be
| offered and a new way opened up for him.
Mr.. Mcneil spoke of the lack Of en-
thusasm among church members as to the
temperance work, and declared that When
mothers lead their children in practical
Christian temperance work, like the Recha-
bites do, there will be greater develop
ment in manhood, and that there would be
an improvement in the standard OF citizen
ship He admonished the Rechabites pres
ent never to become discouraged, as there
never a good cause earnestly adVo-
Gated but what some had to make sac
| rifices and lay down their lives FOR II.
Sergeant James T. Rolf pointed out the
sorrow and trouble in a home that drink
| enters. He pictured the change in that
home after the family became Rechabites
and urged South Washington to RAINY
around Dr. N E. Vowles and the tent he
had instituted.
DR.. Vowles acted as chairman of the meet
ing. He explained the beauties of the
Rechabite initiation. and gave in detail the
work of the order. He made a plea for
South Washington Tent as it was insti-
tuted he declared, in their midst for the
betterment of the community, and In re-
Spouse to the plea received six applications
for mem bership.
A section of the Minute Mems Band rem
dered music during the evening: There
were recitations by Miss Mary Ford, DR..
N E. Vowles, Miss Sholan, and piano
solo by Miss Dougherty. Refreshments
were served
No 1921, Purity Tent No. T. Eastern TENT
No. 30, John B. Henderson Tent No. 1883,
and Harmony Tent No. 1920. 1t was an,
take place this evening in Haines Han.
Anacostia, under the auspices of Wreath
Tent No lob and Laurel Tent No. 1011.
meeting last evening in its tent room at
Rechabite Hall, 304 street southeast;
Chief Ruler Sadie E. Hessey presided and
remarks were made by High Chief Ruler
Cordell Charles Williams, ]. C.: Eller,
Colonel j. C. Lee and others. The tent
selected Joseph C. Eller for tent deputy by
a unanimous vote. Mr. Eller has also been
selected for tent deputy OF Eagle TENT
No. 2.
Wreath Tent No. 1913 has named S. g.
Hessler, IT., for its tent deputy during the
next six months. The high chlef ruler mas
Va. permission to hold its charter open
until January l. High Secretary Dony, In
response to his telegram to II: Clay Evans
approving his course in fighting Tor tenn
perance in Tennessee in accordance Win
a resolution of the High Tent. has received
a reply from Mr.. Evans thanking the oroer
for its Endorsement OF his course
member of the High Tent said last even
ing that the Endorsement OF MI Evans
had caused some unwarranted criticism
such action he said, was in no sense a
political Endorsement any more than the
orders Endorsement of Governor Northen
for his course regarding temperance IN
of the organization in 1890. He further
said that the act indorsing Mr.. Evans
course as to the temperance question ln<i
Tennessee was prompted by the KIND words
he had expressed of the Rechabite order
and in no way approved his political opln-
ions any more than 1t approved certain OF
fetal acts of his while In the pension office
The original telegram received by MI
Evans Is now in the hands OF the high sec
rotary and reads as follows: The High
Tent of North America Independent Order
of Rechabites, in annual session. heartily
approves your course In fighting Tor the
temperance cause in Tennessee
At a conference Of members of the High
Tent held at Rechabite Hall, 3O4 B street
southeast, it was decided to meet next Sat
urday evening to organize Past Chler
Rulers, Association for the purpose OF ex-
tending the order in the District and sur
rounding country
John B. Henderson, Eagle. Wreath. Adj
vance, Harmony, South Washington and
Fidelity. Remarks were made by ]. Il.
Mahoney, J. C. Lee, N. E. Vowles, w. c.
Van aMtre, High Secretary Dony. ]. J.
Coulter, w. H LeStrange and others