Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-12
MACCABEES AT FEAST
BANQUET GIVEN IN HONOR OF
SUPREME COMMANDER.

A large assembly of members of the
Knights of the Maccabees. District of CO.
lumbia. paid tribute to Sir knight Daniel Z.
Marley of Port Huron. Mich. supreme
commander OF the order. last evening at the
Ebbitt House. giving a fraternity banquet In
his honor
When the knights gathered about the fes-
tai board there were flowers displayed
about the hall and throughout the evening
good fellowship prevailed.
Shortly after O'Clock d. w. Gall. the
state commander for the jurisdiction Of the
District OF Columbia. who acted as toast
master. invited the members of the order
present to take their places at the banquet
board. Mr.. Burton r. Doyle the chairman
of the committee having the banquet In
charge. made an address of welcome. In
extending his greetings to the members of
the order Mr. Doyle said 1t gave him much
pleasure to see so large a gathering assem-
bled to do honor to Mr.. Marley.
Folliwing the feast there was a general
response to toasts Toastmaster Gall call
ing upon each speaker in turn. The sub
jects and those who responded were as
follows: Secret Orders and Their Good
Works.. by Fred y. Weber. National Tent,
No l: Fraternity. Power for Good by
DR.. ]. J. Slattery Golden Rule Tent. No. 3
Home, the Cradle of Character" Charles
j. Gates. Mount Vernon Tent. No. 4: Our
Absent Friends. the Ladies'" by John c.
Dudley, Brightwood Tent, No. ,: our
Country Forever Thomas F. Smith
Georgetown Tent, No. 6; our Baby Tent:
Young in Years. Small in Numbers. Great in
Promise" by J. r. Conway. Metropolitan
Tent No. 10: Our Uniform Rank" O. w.
Hammond, colonel uniform rank; The
Liberty Of the Press" by George Z. Conn.
The last address of the evening was that
of Sir knight Marley. the supreme COM
mander. who responded TO the toast our
Order. the Best of Them AL" during
which he paid high tribute to the Macca-
bees.
Those in Charge.
The banquet committee was composed OF
Burton T. Doyle. chairman; David w. Gall.
state commander: Joseph F. Moore. Ma
tional Tent No. I; O. w. Hammond, Golden
Rule Tent No. 8: Frank Harmon. Mount
Vernon Tent No. 4; John G. Dudley. Bright
wood Tent No. ): w. w. Burch. George
town Tent No. &. and Thomas l.. Smith,
Metropolitan Tent No. II.
The general committee was composed as
follows: Burton T. Doyle, chairman: ID. w
Gall. first vice chairman: o. w. Hammond.
second vice chairman: Thomas l.. Smith
secretary and treasurer.
Joint Committees.
National Tent No. 1-Joseph F. Moore.
chairman: Burton T. Doyle, ID. B. Gusdorf.
A. R. Hecht, J. d. Smith
Golden Rule Tent No. 30. W. Hammond
chairman: w. G. Shepherd. w. n. New
bold. Samuel Beck. Dr. f. d. Thompson.
Mount Vernon Tent No. frank Harmon,
chairman; w. w. Adamson. jr. Charles j.
Gates, H. E. Sengstack A. j: Cunningham
Brightwood Tent No. John G. Dudley,
chairman; Walter T. King. jeremiah Cliff
ford George +. Crane, William T. Lowe.
Georgetown Tent No. CIV. W. Burch.
chairman; NJ w. Michael. Thomas F.
Smith, Morton Wood. Walter +. Tennyson.
Metropolitan Tent No. 12-ThOmas l.
Smith chairman: l. T. Warren, j. K. Con-
way DR.. e. w. Bush. S. J. Cockerili. Bar
ton Ewers