The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
Royal Neighbors Of
H. America. Il

In spite Of unfavorabie weather
conditions, Pythian Temple was
crowded on Tuesday night by the
members of Fidelis, Martha Mccaf-
frey. Maple and Myra B. Enright
Camps. a class Of fifty-two candidates
having been obtained for Initiation
into the order. A degree team from
the various camps. composed Of Ora
Gle City Supervising Deputy Martha
McCaffrey, Past Oracle Anna
Thomas, Vice Oracle Florence Lyons.
Endurance Nellie Harmon. OF Fidelis
Camp; Chancellor Florence Overbee
and Recorder Margaret Cowles. of
Martha McCaffery Camp; Faith, Al
wine Miller. Marshal. Susan Hughes;
Modesty. Mamie McDaniels; Courage,
Alice Duncan: Unselfishness, Anna
Piggott, and Sentinel, Lasalia Nc
caffrey. of Myra B. Enright Camp.
and Assistant Marshal Cora r. Riley.
Of Fidelis Camp. exemplihed the
ritualistic work
Following the initiation, Mrs. Mar
tha McCaffery spoke of the work of
the various camps and OF the order
during the past six months. Past
Oracles Alice Duncan, Of Myra B.
Enright Camp; Anna Thomas, Of FL
delis Camp, and Amy Donaldson, Of
Dolly Madison Camp. made brief re-
marks. and District Deputy J. X.
Duncan, Modern Woodmen: DIR. John
w. Sutherin. and Mrs. Josephine
Webb. the Oldest Royal Neighbor in
the District In point OF service. ad-
dressed the camp.
Consul J. 8. Higgins, Of Central
Camp. No. 1915. N. w. A. was
among the large class OF candidates
| adopted. A. r. Terrien rendered a
piano solo. Refreshments were serv-
cd by the committee in charge Of the
meeting. Mrs. Nellie Harmon and
Mars. Cora Riley. OF Fidelis Camp,
Miss Susan Hughes and Mrs. Alice
Duncan, of Myra B. EnriGht Camp;
Mrs. Margaret Cowles and Mrs Flor
cnce Overbee. of Martha McCaffrey
Camp. and Mrs. Cora Irish and Mrs
Edna Mcmahon, of Maple Camp.
The efforts OF Miss Lasalia Nc
Canrey to organize a Red Cross unit
among the members of the Royal
Neishbors in the District are meetinS :
| with success. Myra B. Enrieht Camp
has appointed a committee OF two.
Miss Susan Hughes and Mrs. Alwine
Miller. to cooperate. and while the
other camps have not yet taken ac-
| ton, the individual members have in
dicated their approval and expressed
n desire to aid. Miss McCaffrcy's
brother. Lieut.. William McCarrey, Is
now In France, and his letters con-
| tain great praise for the work which
the Red Cross is doing.
In The campaign prior TO the class
adoption held Tuesday night. Myra
B. Enright Camp obtained twenty
ci5ht candidates; Fidelis Camp,
| twelve; Martha McCaffrey Camp.
eleven. and Maple Camp. one.
Mrs. Anna N. Kelly, Mrs. Martha
B. Gray. Mrs. Edith J. Hands, Mrs
Sadie F. Grove. Mrs. Daisy v. Wight
man. John II Grove. and Frederick
\ E. Wightman were initiated into
membership in Myra B. Enright
Camp. No. 1913, on Friday night in
Donohoe's Hall. 3l4 Pennsylvania ave-
| nue., southeast, the full ritualistic
work being exemplified. State Super
vising Deputy Ida J. Swiggett and
Oracle Nellie Harmon OF Fidelis Camp
assisting. The camp voted to join
with the Modern Woodmen in an ex-
I cursion to Chesapeake Beach on July
10 and committee consisting of Mrs.
Martha McCaftrey. Miss Susan
Hughes and Mrs. Alice Duncan was
appointed on behalf of the camp.
Miss Genevieve Callahan of Wheel
Ing. West Virginia. an interested
visitor, spoke on the good of the
order. and Mrs. Martha McCafrrey
and Mrs. Swiggett also made remarks.
a Miss I.asalia McCarrey an active
yorker for the Red Cross, inaugu-
fated a movement for the formation
OF Red Cross unit composed OF
Royal Neighbors in the District, and
Mrs. Alwine Miller and Miss Susan
Hughes were named to secure the
aid and assistance OF members of this
camp. At the class adoption of can
didates held in Pythian Temple, Myra
B. Enright Camp had quota of
twenty-eight Refreshments were
served.