The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
The Maccabees.

Nonday-National Tent. No I. meets in Old
Masonic Temple. Ninth and p streets. with ini
tiatiou; AnAcostia Tent, No. 7. meets in Masonic
Hall. Anacostia.
Tuesday-Mount Vernon Tent. No. 4, meets In
Masonic Temple, Eighth and streets north
east; Brightwood Tent, No. S. meets in Msccaoee
Hall. Brishtwood. with initiation.
National Tent. No. I. at its meeting
last Monday night. initiated by the
amplifed form one candidate. under
the leadership of Louis Litz. assisted
by w. F. Latham and ]. NJ. Foster
in the principal parts. This tent viii
initiate several new members next
Monday night. This tent is leading
all the tents in the city in putting In
new members. II has started out TO
fill its quota in the Markey silver an
niversary contest. which is ninety
new members before February 2s, 1918.
George II. Sisemore. record keeper
of National Tent, No. l. and N. F.
Zepp. comnander of Brightwood Tent.
No. S. are two members that responded
to the request to do their bit during
October, and each put in a member.
This month in the Markey silver an
niversary contest is past commanders
month. and each past commander in
the city has special inducements Of
fered by the supreme officers and the
District supreme deputy.
II. E. Crouch, past commander of
National Tent. and W. w. Adam
son. Jr.. of Mount Vernon Tent. are
boxed for four new members each dur
ing November. and each will get a spe-
cial remembrance.
w. G. Worrell. Commander of Mount
Vernon Tent. No. 4, who, has been in
the Virginia hills. has returned and
presided at his tent last Tuesday night.
w. W. Adamson, Jr., a past COM
mander of Mount Vernon Tent. took
up the matter of past commanders"
at the melting last Tuesday night. and
appealed to the past commanders TO
show their appreciation of the honors
that had been conferred upon them by
starting in early in the month to put
in a new member. The Maccabees pay
all the death claims of Maccabees who
die in the service. and they are urging
all who remain at home to become
members and assist in providing the
means to pay for losses by reason of
the war.
DIR. L. F. Sisler. supreme record
keeper. WAS in the city from Mon
day until Wednesday night. He came
to represent the Maccabees in a con-
ference called by Secretary OF War
Baker. who called the heads of the
large fraternal orders for a confer
ence to perfect plans to render aid
to the enlisted men. The Maccabees
all over the country will get busy
in that line OF the work.
DR.. Sisler gave most of Wednesday
to comforting with the district dep
uty supreme commander. and ex-
changed ideas as TO the best interest
of the association in this jurisdiction.
The doctor is one of those congenial
spirits who believe in strewinG flowers
along the~path of the struggling field
manager. thus tightening his task
10 some extent.
Mt. Vernon Tent No. had one
application flied last meeting for a
new member and the initiation will
be put On Tuesday night.
Brightwood Tent No. swoke last
Tuesday night through its command
er. NJ. F. Zern. and decided to inn
prove the past commanders month
by putting in ten new members.
DIR. Sisler, supreme record keeper.
announced while in the city that
the work OF organizing the Markey
Silver Anniversary contest was well
organized in all parts of the country.
In fact, he said, they were kept busy