The Washington herald., 1915-12-05

TON IN many ways All thOsc
are urged to join and help the boys OF
Canton Washington along.
Tents Of the Maccabees.
Monday-N.tionsI Tent. No. !. meets in Old Ma
comic Temple. election of officers and initiation
Anacostia Tent No. Z, meets in Masonic Hall
Anarostia. election of onicn.
'TueSday-Mount Vernon Tent. No. Z. meets ir
Masonic Tgmr& Eighth and , streets northeast
election of officers and initiation Brightwood Tent
No. 3. meets in NsccAbse Hail. Brishtwood. election
Il ofieaa.
Thun-day-District Tent. No. S meets IN hall
Fcurand-a-half and C streets southwest
Mr.. w. o. Hayes, State deputy su.
preme commander Of Maryland. was in
the city this week and made a call on
the deputy In this city.
National Tent. No. /, initiated by its
degree team last Monday night, Mr.. W.
ii. McCarty, the kind i'm the play be-
ing present officiated in the dramatic
part, and was relieved of the in struc-
tons by the deputy supreme comman-
der. who was present. On next Mon
day night several more new members
will be initiated and stili the good work
goes on.
On the 18th of this month National
Tent, No. l. will entertain the ladies
of Victor Hive, which has been adopted
as an auxiliary to National Tent. and
the work of cooperation is to start out
for the benefit of both orders.
The new plans of promotion of the
local tents is proving a success In the
District of Columbia. as shown by the
records of this month. there being
twenty-five new members taken into
three of the tents. National Tent. No.
l. admitted five with a number of ap-
plications on the table: Mount Vernon
Tent, No. 4. admitted twelve new men,
bers with a number OF applications on
the table. and Brightwood Tent, No. .,
admitted five new members. thus max
ink for the District $he best record for
the year. and with the new year sew
eral of the now silent tents will be
awakened. and the business will thus be
increased, and interest more fully re-
vived.
Sir knight Frank f. Springman is
still the leader in the city in producing
new business, but there are others COM
ing who are going to give him a lively
race. for the most new members in the
long run.
The work Of building the tents is now
done by the membership. and each tent
its business In its own way.
Georgetown Tent. No. s. has a move
ment on foot for the month Of Deccm-
ber in which II hopes to produce enough
new members to win the District BAN
ner back, which is now held by Mt.
Vernon Tent. and for which the contest
closes at the end OF December.
Sir knight Robert Cooper. of Balti-
more. a member of National Tent No.
N tho city H.. RI, ,rtn nf ha
week and attended the meeting of his
tent last Monday night. and had much
to say in praise of the Maccabbees. About
a year ago he was afflicted with tuber-
III its early stages, and his ply
sician advised him to so to Colorado and
while he was not so situated from a
financial standpoint as to 90, yet he
found the assistance needed from the
Maccabees and after spending most of
the year in that State. where he was
looked after by the State deputy su-
preme commander Of that States he is
back home a well man, thanking his God
and the Maccabees for the deliyerance
from the dreaded disease which was
making inroads on him
The Officers Club was entertained by
National Review, No. l. at Pythian Tenn
pie. Plans We're discussed and projected
for the rally. which is to be held Decem-
Der 6, in the old Masonic Temple corner
Ninth and F streets.
Georgetown Review. No. 10. initiated q
class Of ten. ballotted on many more
applications. gave a banquet for about
thirty persons and presented Mrs LaRue.
Mrs. Killeen and Miss Ida Edmister, with
tokens of appreciation.
The important thing in Maccabee circle.
during the coming week will be the rally
TO be held December c. 1915. in the old
Masonic Temple. Ninth and F streets.
The members of the District expect to
have large class of initiates From
the interest and excitement during the
last week it appears this class will sur
pass all expectations. Baltimore Is
equally interested and excited Private
cars have been chartered to bring the de-
legation of Baltimore members over Mon
day evening. 1t is estimated there will
be at least 200 from Baltimore In attend
ance. Mrs. Eva L. McNett. who is pa st
supreme commander for the Organization
and has been great commander for the
State of New York for the last twenty
years, bringing the membership In that
State up to 2, 900. will be the guest of
honor on this occasion. The officers
chosen to exemplify the work are: Mrs.
Hattie Palmer. lieutenant comma nder,
National. No. 1: Mrs. Lille NJ. Patrick,
captain of guard, Mt. Vernon, No. q;
Mrs. Mary Cochran. past Commander,
Columbia. No. 3: Mrs. katherine e. Cart
ner. r. X. Victory. No. II: Mrs. Phoebe
Perry. chaplain. Brightwood. No. S: Mrs.
Mary killeen. F. A. Georgetown, No. 10;
Mrs. Kate Shannon. sergeant. Liberty.
No. Z: Miss Edna Mcintosh, lady at arms,
Independence. No. 4: Mrs. Dora Weber.
sentinel, Brentwood, No. II: Mrs. Matte
P. Gregory. picket, Union, No. 6, and
Mrs. Margaret Morcock, musician.
The leaders of the guard team will be
Mrs Holzer, captain Of guards, Of ma
tional review. and Mrs. Hattie Taylor,
captain of guards of Mount Vernon re-
view. The color bearers are from Bright
wood Review. and are Miss O'Connor and
Mrs. Lambert. The color bearers of the
ten reviews will precede the officers in
the march, each carrying the national
dag and the flag of the organisation. The
record keepers will lead the classes of
Initiates from their respective reviews.
and are as follows: Mrs. Lulu s. Ham
mond. National, No. 1: Mrs. Mary A.
Van Ness. Mount Vernon. No. Q: Mrs.
Stella Towner. Columbia. No. 8; Mrs.
Mary X. Bosworth, Independence. No.
1: Mrs. virginia Z. Metcalf. Briehtwood;
No. 5; Mrs. Ella Weeks. Union. No. g.;
Miss Dorothy Jost, Liberty. No. Z: Mrs.
Eta Desenhardt, Georgetown, No. 10:
Mrs Lulu E. Mack, Brentwood, No. II.
and Mrs. Rebecca Sissemore, Victory,
No. Il. They will carry banners bearing
the names Of their reviewa