The Washington times., 1907-01-06
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF FRATERTTTTES
MANY NEW MEMBERS
IN REGHABITE TENTS

Nv liLUllnUIlL IIHiO
The Independent order of Reehabites
IN this vicinity start the New Year with 4
large additions To the several tents
This week 50 far as reported the tents
named have had the additions Indicated /
Harmony No. 020. nine; Onward. No.
1927, dve; Jehu. No y, I'VE; Purity No. /
l. one: Union, No. 81 four John d. 1
Henderson. No Loss. two Eagle, NO. :, !
Two; Golden Rule and South Washing
ton have several for next week
Tuesday evening the OFFICERS of Har-
mony Tent We're installed. as previous |
IN named and reported excepting Simon 4
d Tennyson was elected and installed /
as CHIEF ruler, and n Elwyn Vowles /
assumed the Office of financial secre-
tary.
The entertainment and dance given by /
Onward Teat. No. l21, Monday even
ing was largely attended notwithstand- /
ing i've other RechabiIe watch night /
meetings were being held the same
evening.
Among those who labored hard for /
the order New Year Eve We're n. Elwyn /
VoWles, ". &. Van Matre, Mrs. Rosa 4
V. Parker, Mrs, Mary a. Hessler, and 4
A Lee Thompson. Mrs. Nellie A. Rowe. I
assisted by Arthur S. Woodland. Miss
Amy l. Beckerton and Mrs Mary A /
Hessler, concluded the final chapter as
signed 10 her by the high tent. when /
she presented High Chief Ruler Cordell {
with handsome gold watch. chain and |
charm at the close OF Onward Tents /
entertainment Monday evening.
The reception given by members of /
Advance Tent No. 1.009; Harmony Tent !
No. I.O20; Onward Tent No 102li South |
Washington Tent No. Loss, and Fidel- (
ity Tent, No. 1,l2l. on New Year Day /
was attended by about twelve hundred 4
people. Chairman James 4. Rolf of /
the refreshment committee, was assist 4
ell By W. b Mills, ". II. Gray, Walter 1
Spriggs. Mrs May Rowe. Miss Virgie |
Thompson. Miss May strailman, Miss
Blanche Ogle, Miss Agnes Mockabee, |
Miss Bessie Bowie, Mrs. Mary Hoy,
Mrs. Maggie MOckabee. Mrs Cornell, I
Miss l.. r. Chapman. Miss Reta May
Atkinson. Mrs Thompson. Mrs. COrdell, /
and others were kept constantly on the
alert that the people might be prop
erIy entertained Chairman II. Z.
NOWles of the entertainment commit
tee. and Tigh Chief Ruler Cordell, with
Past High Chief Ruler Moore, looked
after the entertainment program.
Wednesday evening Onward Tent had
a largely attended meeting In the Home
Left building. Resolutions disapprov-
ing the radical uJterances Of Mrs. Car
RE Nation relative 20 the District Com
missiOnefs and the President, and com
a
drag men into their house and hug
them were adopted by four-hfths vote
She was not condemned. Nor will she
be. according 10 high tent officer. for
those utterances, nor the other false
statemnts. that the Rechabites run
hugging school
Thursday evening John B. Henderson
Tent Initiated two candidates. conferred
the second and third degrees, and High
Chief Ruler Cordeil installed the newly
elected officers and afterward had
debate on the subject, Resolved, That
Married Life Is More Blessed Than Sin
gle" The judges decided in favor OF
the affirmative.
A letter was read from ". Z. John
son. who is a member OF the tent, Civ
ing some OF his experiences in his posi-
tion as special officer OF the Interior De
partment TO suppress the liquor traffic
among tie Indians The elOpement of
the trea surcr OF the tent, $. s. Hessler,
II, with Miss Dora B. Ripple, men,
Der of Onward Tent TO Rockville, Md,
where they We're married, was discus
sed and both the young people congrat-
ulated upon their choice.
Simon d. Tennyson has been commits
STONED a deputy high chief ruler at large.
as we'll as tent deputy Of John B. Hen
derson. Tent No Loss.
High Corresponding Secretary John c.
Moore has been informed that another
tent OF the order IS 10 be established in
Illinois at an early date.
Friday evening Eastern Tent No. 80,
held a meeting in Rechabite Hall Mrs.
Marion r. Mahoney presided as chief
ruler. The report of the finance COM
Inittee showed the tent TO be in a flour
ishing condition. Plans were outlined
for an open meeting at the time they
install their officers, January IS
Remarks were made by Col. ". O.
Crosby. High Chief Ruler COrdell Paul
Baranck, and Miss Amy L. Bickerton,
OF onward Tent, No l,02l; Mrs. Polly,
Mrs. SChrOJ. ". W. Boswell Mrs Ma
honey. Mrs. Ritter. Charles Bean, and
others.
Advance Tent. No. 1,O09, met in the
Home Life Insurance building Friday
evening. The following officers were
installed: Past chief ruler, Fabian Co
lumbus; shepherd. T. w Newman;
chief ruler, w. j. II. Robinson; deputy
ruler. J. f. O'ConnoF: recording seere-
taryi w. W. BurleWi financial secre-
tary, Samuel Walker; levite, W. A
Dawson. inside guard, j. A Bickerton;
outside guard, Walter Spriggs.
The tent decided 10 meet on Tuesday
nights i'm the future the first meeting
10 be held on the 18th instant. Remarks
were made by the newly installed Of
ncers and several visitors from Har-
mony ana joni b. Henderson Tents
Ia discussing the canteen question
High Chief Ruler Cordel said: There
Is no demand for the restoration of the
canteen except that that is being manu-
I featured by the same parties that
placed the order in a false light before
The country through the Associate5
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