The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
Maccabees.

A large and enthusiastic meeting o,
National Tent, No. /, K. o. T. NJ, wa,
held in its lodge room, in Old Masonic
Temple, last Monday night. The deputy
supreme commander installed the follow.
ing officers: George E Buffum, past com,
mander: Fred Sellenger. commander
Harry Cohen, lieutenant commander: H
Z. Crouch, record keeper; d. B. Gusdorf
finance keeper: Joseph F. Moore. chap
lain; l. e. Pifer. sergeant; DR.. J. S
Arnold. physician; a. II. Simmons. mas
ter-at-aTms; Maurice Cohen, first master
Of the guard: w. F. Smith, second mas.
ter Of the guard; Louis Kramer, sentinel
and F. A. ReinOhl, picket.
At the conclusion OF the installation
ceremony d. W. Gall, on behalf OF the
tent, presented to Past Commander
George f. Buffum a very handsome gold
past commanders Jewel as a token OF the
esteem in which he Is held by the tent.
The quarterly dues OF the tent were SO
adjusted as TO enable il to provide better
in the future for the widows and orphans
OF deceased members. This tent lost ten
members by death during 1911
On Tuesday night a joint installation
service was held between Brightwood
Hive, No. 5, and Brightwood Tent, No. 5,
In the hall OF the tent in Brightwood.
The meeting was called TO order by the
commander of the tent, E. W. Shoots.
Following the invocation and singing OF
the opening ode Mrs. Martha Detwiler,
the lady commander OF the hive. took
charge and installed the lady officers.
Mrs. MeIva J. Caswell, State commander
of the L. O T. NJ, was introduced. and.
assisted by the guards OF the hive, in
stalled the following officers: Mrs. Mar
tina d. Detwiler, commander; Mrs. Phebe
Perry, lieutenant commander; Mrs. Vlr-
ginia F. Metcalf. record keeper; Mrs.
Margaret McAller, finance keeper: Mrs.
Adelia Walmuth. chaplain: Bessie New
man. sergeant; Maude Deggs, master-at-
arms: Mrs Minnie Melville, captain of
the guards: Clara Eiter, sentinel, and
Mrs. Louise Clifford, picket.
At the conclusion OF the installation
ceremony, Mrs. Caswell. State COM
mander, at the request OF the hive gave
to Mrs. Metcalf, record keeper, a gift, in
evidence Of the high esteem in which she
is held by the hive. Mrs. Metcalf pre-
sented for the hive to Mrs. Detwiler, com
mander, a cut-glass pitcher, and the
other officers received similar tokens.
Assisted by Mr.. Ayres, Deputy Gau in
stalled the following officers: f. W.
Shoots, commander; Homer Smith, lieu
tenant commander; Benjamin R. Det-
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chaplain: jeremiah Clifford. sergeant;
DIR. G. B. Heineche and DR.. Allen Walker,
physicians; George II. Seitz, master-at-
arms: George W. Osborn. first master OF
the guard; Ralph McAlleer, second mas
ter of the guard. and E. G. Mohler, SEN
tinel. Following the installation, at the
request OF the tent, D. W. Gall presented
to Commander Shoots a fountain pen.
b. r. Detwiler. record keeper, also re-
ceived a fountain pen, that he might
write the records of the tent as they
occur. Mr.. Gall was also the recipient
of a pen.
]. N. Lowe, past commander OF George
town Tent, No. 6, then presented d. w.
Gall. deputy supreme commander, the
District banner, which he in turn pre-
sented to Brightwood Tent, the winner
of the prize, the tent TO hold Il. under
the rule. Ontil July. Following the cere-
monies, buffet supper was served.