The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
The Maccabees.
CALENDAR.

CaLt4NDAh.
Monday-Nstional Tent No. l. meets In old
Masonic Temple. with degree work; ARacostis
Tent. No. 7. meets in Masonic HAn AnscostiA-
TuesiAy-Mt Vernon Tent, No. l. meets IN Ma
sonic Temple. Eighth ana r streets northeast:
BrshtwOod ent. No. S. meets in Msccabee Hall
Bhghtwood.
Thursday-Distrct Tent, No. s, meets in its hall
Foursnd-s-hah and streets southwest; George
town, No. 6. Bank hall
Tuesday night, January l. Brightwood
Tent, No. 5, had a public installation of
officers, conducted by Mr.. Z. ]. Ayers,
chief clerk, of the Interior Department, he
being a past commander of that tent,
and being familiar with the order OF
business, gave the tent a very nice in
stallation: Past commander, Homer
Smith; commander, E. W. Shoots; lieu
tenant commander, James NJ. Grant: rec
ord keeper, Benjamin r. Detwiler: chap
lain, George H. Holt; segeant, e. T.
Bowling; first smster of the guard. G..
P. Gleason: second master OF the guard.
e. F. Wheat, jr.; sentinel J. Clifford
picket. ". T. King.
There was large attendance and a
very pleasant evening spent. The enter
tainment committee served ice cream.
On Thursday night, January 6, George
town held their annual banquet, and on
this particular occasion, held in COM
memoration of their fifteenth anniver-
ficers. by the deputy supreme COM
mander.
At the banquet board, Sir KNIGHT r. J.
Tennison, chairman of the entertainment
committee, acted as the toast master in
his usual good style, which added large
ly TO the pleasantnsss of the evening
Thtrty-seven members of the tent, with
FIVE visitors, making q very creditabIe
showing for the tent. where ample JUS
.xya0 IN fhA arla la
banquet, which was made in accord with
the plans laid down by tho chairman of
the committee.
The following officers were installed
Commander, NJ. W. Michael; lieutenant
commander, Edward Elliott; record
keeper, John L. Noeb; chaplain, L. ].
Tennison; sergeant, ]. Garland; master
alarms, C. z. Mccarthy; first master OF
the guard, R. e. Lee; second master of
the guard. r. Michael; picket. Cecil
Smith.
Mr.. D. Edward Clarke, district COM
mander, and Thomas L Smith, past dis
trict commander, were present from Met
ropolitan Tent, No. IL, and Messre. George
II. Sisemore, record keeper, and A. r.
Shambaugh, finance keeper of National
Ten, No. 1. were present.
On January 8. Mr.. J. M. England, past
commander of Anacostia Tent, No. Z. in
stalled the following officers for that
tent: Past commander, ]. T. Dent; COM
mander. r. ]. Provost; lieutenant COM
mander, M. E. Burch: record keeper, r.
A. Estep: chaplain, ]. NJ. England; SER
geant, Edward >F7arity; physician, DR..
Thomas d. Mudd; master-at-arms, L. N.
Burch; first master of the guard, E. A.
Parker; second master of the guard, r.
A. Jenkins; sentinel. Herman willer;
picket, A. A. Provost
The joint banquet committee met in the
ladies waiting rooms of the Old Masonic
Temple on Friday night, the 7th. and
effected an organization and appointed
several of the subcommittee and planned
to carry out the plans laid down to them
In full.
ID. Edward Clarke was elected chair
man and A. F. Shambaugh secretary; o.
w. Hammond treasurer and w, G. Wor-