The Washington herald., 1913-11-23

November 2i-National Tent, No. i, business ses-
sion at 20 at Old Masonic Temple. and At $50
family night Mount Vernon Tent No. 4, business
session in Northeast Temple at O'Clock; Anacostia
Tent. No. Z, Masonic Hail. Anaeostia; joint commit
tee on class initiation, Old Masonic Temple
November 25-BightWOod Tent, No. 5. Mancabes
Hall. BrightwOod.
November z-Distric. Tent, Mariners' Temple,
foot Of Seventh Street.
The Joint committee of the several tents
taking part in the joint class initiation,
held a meeting last Monday night at Old
Masonic Temple, with large attendance.
In the absence of the chairman, Mr.. ID.
w. Gall presided.
The date of holding the joint class was
changed by a unanimous vote of the
committee from December to December
Is, that it might accommodate the de-
gree team of Brightwood sent, which was
being embarrassed by reason Of the fact
that four of the principal participants
had other engagements for the night OF
the Sth.
The committee decided that on Decem-
Der Ig which is Friday night following
the degree wonh, they would give sup
per to the degree team in appreciation
of the services they have and are rem
dering the several tents in the city by
the nice work they are doing and have
The reports from the tent, which are
not complete, show more candidates are
now ready than were admitted at the last
class, so this class is going to be much
larger than the former one, and II Is
hoped much good will come out OF it,
The committee, to arrange for the en-
tertainment Of the degree team, is COM
posed of Sir Knights Frank Harmon, A.
F. Shambaugh, Jerry Clifford, w. w.
Burch, Sidney Haas, and Barton Ewsers
The Uniform Rank added six more new
members to the division last Monday
night and now has thirty members, with
more coming.
The reports coming in to the Capital
City Division, No. 1, of Uniform Rank,
from the tents and hives, in regard to
their assistance and patronage OF the
dance of December II. in Old Masonic
Temple, is most encouraging. Not a
single one has reported adversely.
Sir knight Heffner, the first man to
sign the application for a charter to es-
tablish a tent of the Maccabees in the
District of Columbia, is now sick in
Providence Hospital, and is being looked
after by National Tent. No. !, of which
he has been a faithful member all these
years.
The members of District Tent, No. 8.
are hustling for the District banner,
which they hope to win.
Mount Vernon Tent, No. 4, with Capt
w. w. Adamson, is getting their degree
team in shape for the future initiation
of candidates in the tent, and any outside
work that may be requested Of them and
it is well known in Maccabee circles that
this tent once had a fine degree team,
and it had a record of doing fine work,
so that sister tents will have to look 70
their laurels when the hustlers OF old
Mount Vernon once get started.
The Capital City Division, No. /, hopes
to get their equipment in readiness to as.
sist the tents in the installation of the
new officers, the first of January, and
if they get ready 1t will add very mate
rally to these occasions in the several
tents.
Capital City Division, No. /, which has
Just been organized, starts out with
members to date and more
coming, and with the hearty cooperation
Of the tents, it will become a strong fac
tor in adding to the pleasant side Of the
order in the city, as II is to be equipped
in fine style and with a fine personnel,
il will command the attention of the
public. The dance at Old Masonic Tenn
pie on the night of December II Is for
the raising of the funds to equip the
members, and it will no doubt have the
members of both the tents and the hives
and the public-spirited citizens as pa
irons on that night. This is to be q So
cial affair as well as a dance. i
Mr.. George L. Bufin, record keeper of