The Washington herald., 1917-10-07
The Maccabees.
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BY Frank H. Young.
Monday National Tent, No. ], meets In Olt
Masonic Temple. Ninth and streets. wit
initiation and special business 10 consider; Ana
costa Tent. No. 7, meets same NIGHT In Mssonic
Hall, Anacostia. =
ruesday-Mount Vernon Tent. No. 4. meets IN
Masonic Temple. Eighth and streets north.
east brghtwood Tent. No. 5. meets in Msccz-
bee Hall. Bhshtwood. 'H-
The Maccabees in the District OF
Columbia in general and Mount Yer
non Tent, No. 4, I'm particular are de-
lishtedI at the appointment of w.
Gwynn Gardiner as District Commits
sioner.
Mr.. Gardiner has been a member OF
the association for a number Of years
and has been very active In the busi-
ness matters Of his individual. tent
ID. w. Gall, who has been In charge
Of the management since Mr.. Gardi-
ner became member. said in relation
to the appointment: I can say his
selection Is one thae will prove SAITH
factory to the people and his record
as a Commissioner is going to be one
OF honesty, capability and progress
sion"
A movement is under way to show
Mr. Gardner some special honors a.
. member Of the order.
The month of October has been
designated as the official month In the
Markey Silver anniversary contest and
each officer In the association Is ex-
pected to produce some new business
during the month, thereby starting
the movement to put into the asso-
citation before the 18th day OF Febru-
ary. 1918. 5000 new members.
National Tent, No. /. adopted a plan
at Its meeting last Monday night. to
summon 100 of its members to each
OF the corning meetings. until the en-
tire 600 members have been summon
ed. At these meetings there will be
degree work by the degree team For
this month, the officers are to furnish
the candidates and next month. the
past commanders will be expected 20
do that part of the honors.
George II. Sisemore, the record keep
er of National Tent, is the first ofti-
Ger to respond to the call for new
members during officers month. and
he has his candidate and will have
him initiated next Monday night
Brightwood Tent. No. S. has sum-
moned all its members to the meeting
next Tuesday night to attend to some
very important matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. worrell, have
gone to the formers fathers home
near Roanoke, Va, on their annual va
cation. Mr.. Worrell is the very able
commander at Mount Vernon tent.
No. l.
w. w. Adamson, of Mount Vernon
tent, No. 4. has returned from an ex-
tended Western trip.
At National tent last Monday two
members were admitted by transfer
cards.
Mount Vernon tent, No. 4, had q
well attended meeting on Tuesday
night, last, with Commander w, G.
Worrell presiding.
VIM. NJ. Newpold. a member of Ma
tional tent, No. !, is on a visit to his
daughter in North Carolina.
J. II. Dempsey. of National tent, No.
!, and one of the captains of the tent
in the Markey silver anniversary. has
returned from his vacation and is now
organizing his forces for the cam
paign. in which he will join the men,
bers of the tent in winning for Ma
tional tent the trophy in the Seventh
district Of which the District Of CO.
lumbia is part, and National tent has
the opportunity If the membership
Will get busy, of not only carrying of
the laurels in the role of honor. but
winning something worth contesting
for, this tent being In the class of Coz