Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-11
ReChabiteS Hosts at Reception
to Visiting Delegates.
ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED
Foreign Delegates Tell of Temper
ance Movement Elsewhere.
WORK OF ORDERS RECoUNTED
Oratory, Singing, Recitations and In
strumental Music-Oldest
Rechabite Present

The lodgercoms of Onward Tent ct
Rechabites We're the scene of festivities
and genuine merrymaking last night. The
occasion was an informal entertainment
and reception in honor of the visiting
delegates of the International Lodge of
Good Templars.
Besides several addresses there We're
singing recitations and instrumental
music. The big lodgeroom was in gala
attire.
The feature of the occasion was the
presence of delegates from several far
distant foreign countries-Africa India,
Austria and Australia. About half hum
dred international delegates were present.
Temperance Movement Elsewhere.
The addresses of the foreign visitors
told of the achievements made by Rech-
abites and Good Templars in their coun-
tries. An address was made by Judge
c. f, GiIdersleeve of New York, past
high secretary, who has the distinction
of being the first person in the United
States to join the Rechabites, and being
the Oldest living member in length OF
service in the order.
w W. Cordell. past high chief ruler OF
Recha bites, presided After brief adj
dress of welcome to the visitors, in which
he recounted the conspicuous work of the
Rechabites of Washington during the
past decade, he introduced the various
speakers.
The speakers We're John r. Mahoney.
past high chief ruler: j. III. Dony, high
secretary; j. j. Coulter. J. {. Grimes
Judge Gildersleeve of New York. George
A. Murray of India William hewitt of
South Africa. Frederick Watts of Aus
tralia. n. f. Vowles, high chief ruler. and
Mrs. George d. Bouncey of Boston. Mass,
Worldwide Abstinence Predicted.
Mr.. Watts, in telling of the spread of
the order in Australia. predicted that
the day is near at hand when absolute
prohibition will reign through the entire
world. He said that temperance work is
meeting with considerable success in his
country and that the Rechabite order
stands at the head of the various temper
anCe organizations.
For an English speaking person in the
larger cities of British India not to be-
long to the Rechabites is equivelant to
being out in the cold according to Mr..
Murray, who talked of the temperance
work in that country Similar are the
conditions in South Africa. according TO
Mr.. hewitt.
The committee in charge of the re-
freshments was composed of Miss Vir
ginia Thompson, Miss Julia NJ. Frost.
Mrs. Lola v. Marks and Mss Blanch
Vogel. Those who served on the recep
ton committee were Charles T. Carroll,
William LIE Strang.
Local Lodges Entertain.
More than 100 visiting delegates to the
Good Templar convention were the
guests of the local lodges of that order
at the Hotel Driscoll last night.
George F. Cotterill. grand chief temp
lar. of Seattle, Wash, presided toast
master, and called for the following
tOaStS:
The Mission of Our Order Edward
Warvinsky, NJ. p, Stockholm, Sweden;
"Our Visitors" A. E. Shoemaker; EARLY
"Reminiscences Counselor Joseph Ma
Inns, London, England Juvenile Temp
larry" Miss Josie Forsyth. Boston. Mass;
Temperance Leaders" Col Frank Sib-
ley, Arizona; Personal Work" Col. b.
F. Parker, Wisconsin; Education of
the Young" ]. w Hopkins. England;
"Womanhood and Good Templary,' Mrs.
Florence Richards, Ohio: Practical Side
of Templary," Rev. +. c. ~inwiddie;
Educational Work of Our Order" H. a.
Larson, Arizona