Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-26
FAVOR WEBER BILL
PLANS FOR MASS MEETING TO
PROMOTE PROHIBITION.

The agitation committee of the Indepen-
dent Order of Rechaoites met Saturday
evening at 1913 c street southeast with Past
High Chief Ruler John c. Moore acting
as chairman An invitation to be sent to
the several churches and temperance so
cieties was prepared requesting them to
appoint delegate to a convention OF the
proposed allied forces of temperance to
meet in Reehabite Hall. 304 h street south
east, Monday evening March u. for the
purpose of taking concerted action on the
Weber bill for prohibition in the District
Eighteen of the nineteen tents of Recha-
bites In the District are IN the movement
and 1t was announced that Representative
Weber approved the plan and would be
present to address the initial meeting.
Monday evening High Tent Secretary
William B. Kelly. Past High Chief Ruler
John c. Moore and the high chief ruler
visited Heber Tent No. 49, in Georgetown
Beside addresses from the high tent off,
GERS, Past Chief Ruler r. w johnson
Shepherd Smith. Secretaries Bangs and
Gilhooly made remarks. 1t was decided
to hold Rechablte temperance mass meet
ing in Congress Street NJ. E. Church Sun
day, March II, at 3 pm.
The same evening Golden Rule Ten No
lCS4, held social and entertainment at
3o4 b street southeast. a large number of
visitors were present from the various
tents. and a very enjoyable evening was
spent.
Perseverance Tent. No 1923. Independent
Order Rechabites, of Alexandria. will close
ten days fair in Alexandra this Mon
day. evening, with a country social.
Open Meeting Held.
Last Tuesday evening Harmony Tent No
1920, of the same order held an opening
at 9th and G streets northwest. N Edwin
Vowles acted chairman. Prof A. b.
White of John b. Henderson Tent gave a
recitation. as did Mr. Medallion and Miss
Ford. Miss Virgie Thompson. Miss Reber
and Mr.. Rolf sang solos. Addresses were
made by Messrs. Moore of Advance Tent
Monahan of John b. Henderson Tent and
Mr.. Vowles, the chairman. Several appli-
cations for membership resulted from the
meeting.
nesday evening Onward Tent. No
l02l initiated five candidates in the presence
of about eighty members. The tent decided
to hold no meeting on March on account
OF the entertainment to be given by John
b henderson Tent on that date dele
cation of members from Patuxent Tent of
Laurel Md, were among the visitors Mr.
w. E. Johnson, their chief ruler made an
interesting talk and invited those present
to attend an open meeting of his tent in
Laurel next Friday evening The tent unan-
imously accepted the invitation.
Eagle Tent, No. q has divided its mem
bership into companies ~ and ''B" In
contest to enlarge their usefulness The
meeting last Thursday evening shows much
interest in the plan. the same having re-
suited in doubling its membership
Victory Tent. No. 1896, held an interesting
meeting on Friday evening in Odd Eel
lows Hail. Langdon. Among the visitors
We're Miss Bickerton, Miss Ogle and Miss
Marks of Onward Tent. No. 1921 After
the disposition of the regular order games
We're INDUCED in and refreshments served
Patuxent Tent. No. 1145 Initiated two
candidates Saturday evening The visitors
We're Miss Amy l.. Bickerton, c. J. Foster
and Mrs. Lola V. Marks. Chief Ruler John
son and Past Chief Ruler Bond made inter-
esting talks relative to the approaching
local option contest