The Washington herald., 1913-01-19
K.O.T.M. CALENDAR

January a-NatiouaI Tent, Old Masonic Temple
Anacosts- TENT Masonic Hall, Anacostia, and Mount
Vernon Tent, Northesst Temple. initiation
| January 1-Brightwood Tent Maccabee Hall
| Brghtwood, initiation.
January z-pistrict Tent. Marinen Temple. foo'
Of Seventh Street Southwest.
| During the month, up to this time, one
of the leading features In Maccabee af-
! fairs has been the installation Of the new
officers, which has been time for a
rally among the members.
On the 9Th the following officers were
installed In National Tent by DR.. ]. s.
Arnold, past commander: Frederick Sell
niger. past commander; I. C. Pifer, COM
mander; John Camden Gall. lieutenant
commander; George <. Buffum, record
keeper; ID. b. Gusdorf, finance keeper;
Joseph F. Moore, chaplain: F. A. Rein
OIL. sergeant; DIR. J. S. Arnold. physi-
clan: A. II Simmons. master-at-arms;
c. l. league, first master Of the guard;
A. i. Shambaught. second master of the
guard: John F. Sidell. sentinel. and T.
v. Anderson. picket.
On the same night Mount Vernon Tent
had it's officers Installed by Past Com
| mander W. w. Adamson. tr. as follows:
Past commander, W. W. Adamson; COM
Hdnutr, Ut. SNdIleS l. SrlullH, ueutth-
ant commander, ]. l.. Becker: record
keeper, Charles J. Gates: finance keeper.
Frank Harmon; chaplain, F. II. Stur-
CESS: sergeant, A. w. Gates: physician,
DR.. Charles !. Griffith: master-at-arms,
c. NJ. King; first master OF the guard,
G. W. Grifflth; second master of the
guard. c. G. Hahn: sentinel F. l. 1An-
gle, and picket, Charles B. Reynold.
On the same night Anacostia Tent had
its officers installed by Deputy Supreme
Commander d. W. Gall, as follows: Past
commander. C. r. Brooks; commander.
H E. Willer; lieutenant commander. J.
T. Dent; record keeper. r. A. Estep;
chaplain, J. NJ. England; sergeant, Henry
Lohr: physician. DR.. Thomas D. Mudd;
master-at-arms. Z. W. Eubank; first
master OF the guard, E. A. Parker: sec
ond master of the guard. B. n. Estey;
sentinel, Lewis n. Burch, and picket, A.
A. Provost
On January . Past Commander Thomas
r. Smith installed the following officers
for Georgetown Tent: Past commander.
Joseph n. Lowe: commander. ID. F. Finu-
cane; lieutenant commander. W. f.
Shipman; record keeper, John l.. Neeb;
chaplain, w. +. Tennisson; sergeant, w.
w. Burch; master-at-arms. A. c. Degen-
heardt; first master OF the guard, James
Keefe: second master of the guard.
Thomas F. Smith; sentinel. William
Fletcher, and picket Cecil Smith.
On Tuesday night, January H. State
Deputy Supreme Commander d. w. Gall
at a public installation installed the fol-
lowing officers OF Brightwood Tent at
their hall in Brightwood: Past COM
mander. John G. Keene; commander, E.
W. Shoots; lieuatenant commander. W.
T. King; record keeper. Benjamin r.
Detwiler; chaplain. George H Holt: SER
geant, ]. F. Erter: physicians, Dra G.
B. Heineche and Allen Walker; master
alarms. C. l. Skinner; first master of
the guard. z. G. Mohler; second master
Of the guard, w. j. Freas; sentinel. E.
II. Goodwin. and picket, G. d. Scers.
The same evening. at Pythian Temple
Past Commander Mary W. Galloway In
stalled the following officers for Column
bia Hive: Past commander. Clara Bel
Der: commander. ]. p. Rudloff; lieutenant
commander. l. S. Tompkins: record
keeper, Stella NJ. Towner; finance keeper
F. L. Taylor: chaplain, II. Baines; ser
geant, n. Hinson: physician. DR.. Mooney;
master-at-arTns, Ellie Seay; sentinel, E
Kaufman. and picket. A. p. Levi
The members of Metropolitan Tent
were invited to this installation, and a
number Of them were present.
On Monday night. January 6, the night
OF installation OF the officers of Mount
Vernon Tent an entertainment was given
and large attendance was present A
good time was had, and as a result sew
eral applications were filed. At the meet
ing OF this tent on the 18th the good
effects Of the open meeting was to be
seen by an increased attendance and IN
usual interest. The deputy supreme COM
mander was present and was given a
hearty welcome. He will attend to-mor-
row night to see the degree work exem-
plified.
On Tuesday night Brightwood Tent and
Hive held joint installation
services. at which time the friends of the
members of the hive and tent were pres
ent, which is the underlying secret of the
success Of the tent and the hive They |
do not put their light under a bushel, |
but invite their friends out, so that they |
may learn Of the good being accom- |
plished. and the results have been de-
lightful. State Deputy Supreme Com
mander d. W. Gall presented to the tent !
the District banner, which it has won
for another term of six months over all |
the tents in the District of Columbia |
Mrs. Meiva ]. Caswell. on the part of |
the L. o. T. NJ, made an address, and |
after refreshments We're served those
who were inclined engaged In dancing, |
while the others enjoyed themselves So
cially.
On Thursday night Georgetown Tent. |
No. G. held a very well attended meeting. |
initiated one candidate by the degree /
team. and had talk from the State
who announced that Bright
wood Tent and Georgetown Tent at that |
time each had 155 members, and It was
yet to be seen which tent closed the new
year with the larger membership and
which would win the District banner in
he present race: but it was announced
by members present that IL is not going
20 be so easy for Brightwood to remain
he banner tent in the future. This tent
It its installation service on January 2
leld an enjoyable banquet. which is the
,ustom on installation nights.
At the public installation Of Bright
wood last Tuesday might State Com
nander d. W. Gall, on behalf of the
ent, presented to Past Commander Cliff
ord a fountain pen, and to Commander
shoots drop-light while the ladies' of
he hive gave Mrs. Caswell a handsome
:ut-glass dish.
The Uniform Rank Division will meet
n the large anteroom to National Tent
Monday evening. January q. at which
ime the future course of the division
VIII be determined.
THE ROYAL ARCANUN.