The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
WITH THE SECRET AND FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
K. o. 7. M. Calendar.

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October 3-National Tent. No. |. Old Masonic
Temple Ninth and + Streets. initiation; Mount
Vernon Tent No. 4. Northeast Temple. Twelfth anc
Streets Northeast reunion Of old and neY mem
beTs; Anaeustia Tent NoS>S. Masonic Han. Ana
costa.
October 2l-Bushtwood Tent No. 5. Maccabes
Han, Brightwood; metropolitan Tent No. Y, Fffth
and q strsets Northwest; jint class initiation
committee, Fifth and g Streets Northwest,
Last Monday night was the most en-
thusiastic Maccabee meeting that has
beef held in this city since the spring Of
1905, when a large class was admitted tt
the tents Jointly. In this meeting last
Monday night. National Tent. NO. =
Mount Vernon Tent, No. 4; Brightwooc
Tent No. o: District Tent. No. 3, anc
Metropolitan Tent. No. II, took part. anc
the initlatory work. was done by the de-
gree team Of Brightwood Tent IN the
most improved style.
a. the conclusion of the review OF Ma
tional Tent. before closing. ID. w. Gail
deputy supreme commander, who has
Jurisdiction over the work OF the tents
was called TO the chair. while Capt. Il.
w. Shoots, In charge of the degree team
started the work OF initiating the class
of thirty members, which was done In
the most artistic manner.
The members OF the team did their
work in perfect order, and In such a way
as not to cause unjust comment, but the
absence of all horse play" caused the
candidates to realize that the lessons
learned were well worth their time and
attention.
Mount Vernon Tent, No. 4, was the
leader in point Of numbers, and IL might
justly be said, it was the leader In point
of enthusiasm, and carried on the ban
T. he Ia cash nrfZa hp
Mr.. c. NJ. King, one OF the working
members Of the tent. This tent Is now
striving for the District banner.
Thomas l. Smith, of Metropolitan Tent.
No. II, won the third cash prize Ma
tional Tent, No. /; Mount Vernon Tent,
No. 4: Brightwood Tent, No. 5. and Dis
trict Tent, No. s, each had some can
dIdates left over who were not able to
get to the meeting, but each expects to
have them in during the month.
At the concluding OF the class work
Charles J. Gates, X. X. OF Mount Ver-
non Tent. made a short talk, In which
he gave some illustrations OF the real
fraternaI side of the X. o. T. NJ. as has
been practiced by the Supreme Order.
Deputy Supreme Commander ID. w.
Gall gave fun instructions TO the class
of young men as to such orders as the
one they had Just become members Of,
which was Instructive to, the old as well
as the new members.
p The meeting was one in which the
most perfect accord prevailed and the
best of feeling was manifested, and the
members all went home with feeling
that IL had been an evening well spent
Mount Vernon Tents record keeper an
nounced that on Monday night. the ath,
a reunion Of that tent would be held for
the introduction OF their fourteen new
members to the older ones
Another class is likely to be held the
latter part of Novembek or early in De-
cember. such being the inspiration going
out from the success OF this one.
A rising vote Of thanks was given by
the large audience to the degree team Of
Brightwood for its beautiful exemplifi-
cation Of the ritual.
Brightwood Tent will initiate several
candidates on October S.
Georgetown Tent. No 6, held a we'll
attended meeting last Thursday night
and had the deputy supreme commander
with them. who spoke OF the great sue
cess Of the class work. and the tent held
in full accord with him, that the second
class will be a greater success, and this
tent voiced a unanimous response for
second class, the latter part OF Novem-
Der or early in December, and all the
officers present, as well as the members,
promised personally to produce some can
didates for the next class.
Georgetown Tent has always been a
leader in all the forward movements In
the past, and il was humiliating to the
officers. that they were not able to come
up to their expectations in this move
ment, but they can console themselves
with being the originator Of the thought
which put into operation an event that
proved so successful
The committee from this tent will attend
the meeting Of the joint committee next
evening, at Fifth and G Streets
with full power to arrange for a second
class
National Tent, No. 1; Mount Vernon
Tent, No. 4. and Georgetown Tent, No. c,
were so inspired by the beauty OF the
degree work as shown by Brightwood
de gree team, that they are going to try
the same plans to arouse interest in their
several tents, as has proved such a sue
cess in Brightwood.
National Tent, Mount Vernon Tent.
and District Tents had some
candidates that could not be at the class
on last Monday night, but will be in
itiated during the month, in their re-
spectlve tents.