Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-20

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Potomac Council met Monday evening.
with a fine attendance. After the regular
business Grand knight Hewitt turned
over the gavel to Lecturer Smith, who
presented program of literary and mu-
seal numbers. which met with enthusi-
lastic appreciation. b. F. Myers and the
STATE deputy addressed the meeting Names
were put in nomination for the offices Of
the council. preliminary to the election to
be held the first meeting in October.
Grand knight MCGEE presided over a
largely attended meeting Of Carroll
Council Tuesday evening. when reports
were presented by the chairmen of the
COMMITTEES having in charge the bowling
league and dancing assembly. Lecturer
Deenan was congratulated for an excel
lent program of entertainment The
election of officers for the ensuing year
viii be held the first meeting in Oc-
tober.
i Spalding Council Thursday evening re-
ceived reports by the bowling. dancing
assembly and membership committees.
Grand Knight Cleary, who has been APP
pointed chairman of the Dramatic Club,
composed of the members of the five
councils of this Jurisdiction, announced
that an early meeting would be held to
consider the production of one of the
standard dramas. which aroused great
interest DR.. Biggs, the lecturer. offered
a strong list of attractions, with local as
well as professional talent participating.
|
} Perhaps no movement has been as
; eagerly looked forward to by the MEM
bers generally as the announcement
that the first meeting of the proposed
choral society sponsors would be held
today in Knights of Columbus Hall. at
.l3 o'clock PM. and that arrangements
} would be made for series of re-
Ihearsals under the direction of well
known instructor. II the plans Of the
! members go through successfully 1t Is
in the city will be formed. as 1t is
said that more than fifty members have
ALREADY been enrolled.
| The names of the committee follow:
James Dickinson, Charles L. Maxwell,
Joseph A. Ryder. Joseph S. Repetti.
Leo F. Stock, Mr.. Mahan. F. NJ. Price.
James W. Hicks. Joseph 3. Mccain. L.
wood E. Werner, James F: Meegan.
Thomas J. Trodden: jr., Thomas J.
ITrodden, sr, P. L. o'Brien. Michael D.
;schaefer. w. A. Smith. G. w. Ashley.
Joseph P. Cain, Matt E. Horne, w. T.
E. Hesen and Edward ]. McQuade.
In addition to the above members.
according to bulletin posted in the hall.
all members interested in the move
ment are expected to attend the meet
ing today at o'clock pm.
Commercial Travellers of America.
AT tie meeting of Flagg Council.
United Commercial Travellers of Amer
lea, September S, the junior counselor,
/. K. Hunter, presided, in the absence
of the senior counselor. The usual
amount of fun was introduced and all
seemed pleased
Plans. We're adopted, "details of which
will be worked out later to entertain
the U. c. 7. delegates to the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress to be
held here in December, when many OF
the high officials of the order will be
present.
T. ]. Phelps. the supreme sentinel or
the order, has been nominated for the
legislature of West Virginia.
The class now forming for initiation
will be ready at the next meeting of
the council, to be held Saturday even
ling, October 3.
| Sons of Jonadab.
The annual session of the Sovereign
Council Ct the Sons of Jonadab was held
at Frederick, Md, last Sunday, the ior-
| ty-seventh anniversary of the order In
| this city The Westinghouse arrived
! Saturday night and the next morning mel
| the delegations from Baltimore ana iar-
| pers Ferry, with the membership OF the
| local council. AT $3.50 O'Clock the SOW
| ereign body was convened with Z: r
| SudWarth sovereign chief, in the chair,
and I. B. Maloney. acting as secretary, IN
place of J. c. Rhodes, detained by nness,
Mr. Sudwarth. in an address. referred
| to the fact that the order was starred ps
six men forty-Seven years ago Tor theh
| own Individual benefit, but that IT was
| spread until today there are thousands "
| redeemed men" joined by happy wives
and children to be found. He pointed I"
| the history of old Jonadab and his tribe.
| who were commended after they mad ab-
/ stained from wine for 800 years by the.
Prophet Jeremiah, and were o ts iro ps
| clad obligation, the pledge for life. ana
the law Of the order which prevents siv-
| ing a violator of the pledge anotnef
chance" He said. however, that the un-
| fortunate" was guided and aided IN refor-
nation by guidance to other channels
| The result of taking and Keeping
such pledge is shown; ;,a ne ss sccom ns
pIished by this order. He estimated
| that during the existence of the order
! Is, 900 men had taken the piedse
and that the mother council had on its
rolls the names of over 5000. He said
it was safe to say that, although some
of these had gone back, there aIs
stil1 thousands who are faithful 10
their i Vow in the community. He said
that Il per cent of the area of the
country Is free from the saloon 9 anu ,hS
it was to be hoped that before the
celebra ton of the fiftieth anniversary
of the order the manufacture and traf-
fic in liquor would be abolished In tho
After a short session in which the
business of the subordinate councils
was discussed, a recess was taken and
the body proceeded to the Presbyterian
Church, where sermon was delivered
nv Rev. DR.. T. F. Dixon.
In the afternoon the sovereign body
Joined in a meeting with Frederick
Council. and DR.. Dixon was installed
ell. and addresses and "reminiscences
were given until train time.