Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-02
TENTS OF RECHABITES
DoINds OF ORGANIZED WORK
ERs FOR TEMPERANCE.

There was large attendance Of MEM
bers at the recent meeting of Onward Tent,
No. 1921, Independent Order of Rechabites,
which included visitors from South Wash
ington, Fidelity and Eastern tents. Miss
Bessie Bowie acted as chief ruler and
chairman Of the good Of the order exer-
cises. Remarks were made by Col. N. Ell
wynn Vowles, w. c. Van Matre, w. B. Mills,
John ]. Coulter, Miss Clara Smith, Mrs.
Rosa v. Parker, Mrs Mary A. Hessler,
Miss Mary Ford, Miss Dora Ripple. Miss
Hattie Ripple, S. s. Hessler, jr, w. H.
Gray, Arthur Hadley and others. w. H.
Evans sang a solo, after which refresh
ments were served and pleasant social
hour followed.
Four candidates were initiated into John
Il. Henderson Tent, No 1889. Thursday
evening. and after the usual routine bust
ness had been disposed of Ernest r. Logan
of Standfast Tent No. II, Abortion, Md,
conducted the good of the order exercises
Those who participated were George A.
Rinehart, William H. Gray Thomas Mar
shall, High Chief Ruler Cordell, William c.
Van Matre. George w. Rue of Wreath
lam T. Schooler. Col. N. Elwyn Vowles,.
Frank P Cooper William A. Ridgeley, jr.,
John Fogarty Arthur S. Woodland, Col
William o. Crosby, Harry Ripley, S. S.
Bunch, past high chief ruler; William T.
Pierson, Ross NJ. Bright and William H.,
Evans.
The meeting of Fidelity Tent at the
residence of w. c. Van Matre. 40 Seaton
street northwest. witnessed the initiation of
three applicants and the completion of the
charter list. The committee on hall re-
ported that a hall could not be obtained
in the neighbOrhood until about November
L. and it was decided to hold temporary
meetings in Society Temple, 9Th and G
streets northwest. until that time, COM,
mencing next Tuesday evening. 1t is ex-
pected that nearly one dozen candidates
will be initiated at that time.
Col. N. Elwyn Vowles reported that the
charter list of South Washington Tent,
which meets in the Baptist C.Iapel on AZ
street southwest near N, will be closed next
Monday evening.
In Other Fields.
Past High Chief Ruler John c. Moore
has returned from New York city, where he
Instituted New York Tent, No. l49, with
sixteen members The tent. he States. is
comprised of English Rechabites.
High Chief Ruler Cordell, Col. N. Elwyn
Vowles and Col ]. C. Lee have returned
from a visit to Rappahannock and Yeo-
comico tents in the Northern Neck of
Virginia, where, they report, they received
a royal welcome. They held temperance
mass meeting in the Baptist Church at
Haynesville and Col. Vowles also spoke at
Hyacinth Henderson's). They were ban
quoted by forty members Of Rappahannock
Tent, and Col. Lee organized ladies' tent
at Haynesville Monday evening to be
known as Silver Star Tent, No. 1924.
Willing Workers Tent, No. 20, of Calu-
met, Mich, has notified High Chief Ruler
Cordell that Miss Wandan Vivian has been
elected to represent the tent at the Zanes-
Vile convention September II. The Michi-
gan tents have not been represented in the
high body for years.
H. Clay Evans, republican candidate for
governor of Tennessee, in communication
work and sent a letter to be read at the
meeting Of the high body.