The Washington herald., 1917-12-09

members out and the payment OF the
monthly rates another thing.
AZ the meeting last Tuesday night
Mount Vernon Tent admitted one
member by card from an Alabama
tent.
The closest contest In the election
In Mount Vernon Tent No. 4 last
Tuesday night was that for com
mander, the candidates being Dr. G
L Grifnth and II. L Kelly. resulting
In the election Of Kelly.
Georgetown Tent. No. 9. held It's
FIRST meeting for the month THURSDAY
night last. The next meeting VIII be
on the 10th.
Refreshments were served after the
meeting closed at Mount Vernon last
Tuesday night, and q general good
time was had by the members.
f. J. Ayers, chief clerk Of the In
terror Department, attended the
meeting OF his tent, Brightwood, last
Tuesday night and gave an interest
ing talk.
AnacostIa Tent, No. z, elected its
new officers last Monday night and
will install them the first meeting
night In January.
Maccabee prominence IL quite strik-
Ing in the departments here, with w.
Gwynn Gardiner. q member OF Mount
Vernon Tent District COMMISSIONS;
John +. Costello. a member OF Ma
tional Tent, No. ], recorder Of deeds;
Z. J. Ayers, a member OF Bright
wood Tent, No. 8. chief clerk Of the
Interior Department, and j. II. Will
muth, director OF the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing. q member OF
National Tent, No. L
Lieutenant w. w. Burch Is now
in camp near the city and is likely
to be moved to France as soon as
the unit of which he is part is COM
pleted. He is one of the faithful
members OF Georgetown Tent No.
6, and was major in the uniform
rank, when 1t was in active opera
ton in this city.
In the Maccabee campaign that
Is now on, this month is fathers
month, or the month set apart es-
pecially for fathers who are men,
bers to get their sons into the As
ISOLATION. Nothing nicer for the son
to do than to present his mother
with a Maccabee Certificate for her
Christmas gift
II you are a father and have a
son over Is years of age, this is the
month in which you can show your
love for the boy by having him be-
come a member of this great broth
erhood.
Tuesday night the lodge room in the
Masonic Temple. Eighth and + streets
northeast, was packed to capacity by
Maccabees for the election Of officers
and to greet the newly appointed Dis
trict Commissioner, W. Gwynn Gardi-
ner, a member OF Mt. Vernon tent.
No. 4, which meets in this Temple.
Mr.. Gardiner was introduced by the
commander. w. G. Worrell. who said
Sir Knight Gardiner had brought
honor TO the tent and to the Macca-
bees of the Capital City.
Commissioner Gardiner gave brief
ly his history with the association and
then took up some of the many diff
ficulties that the District Commission
ers had confronting them Just now,
among which is the handling OF the
people over the car lines with an in
fiux i'm recent months of S0,NOo people.
He assured his heaters that the Dis
triet Commissioners were using their
greatest efforts to remedy conditions.
ID. W. Gall. State Department Su-
perintendent Commander for the Dis
trict and Virginia. spoke after Com
missioner Gardiner, Congratulating the
tent on having as one of its members
so distinguished a Washingtonian. lie
said no had been happily associated
with Mr.. Gardiner in the early days OF
tho Maccabees here and they had
pla yed Dolftics tnVather vUhan fba or.
! der was young.
The Reviews OF the District hav,
given up their old quarters in Pythiar