The Washington herald., 1918-01-20
The Maccabees.

Monday. January 2-Nstional Tent. No. l.
meets in hall. Seventh and streets north
west; Anacostia Tent. No. 7. meets in han At
the south end of the Anacostia Bridge
Tuesday. January 2-Momt Vernon Tent. No
4. meets in Masonic Temple. Eighth and +
streets northeast; Brghtwood Tent, No s.
meets in MAccabee Hall. BnghtWood.
, Thomas F. Smith, who has been in
Virginia for several months is back in
the city. He is a member Of George
town Tent No. e.
]. E. Shilling, Of Friendship Tent No.
10. Brunswick, Nd, has been sick in
this city for about two weeks. and the
deputy district commander has been
looking after hip. He Is on the road
to recovery now.
w. W. Adamson. jr., and D. w. Gall.
have been visiting the tents the past
week, making speeches in the inter-
est of the sale Of war savings stamps.
They Visited Anacostia No. z, Bright.
wood. No. and Georgetown. No. s
and secured the appointment of local
a, committees for each tent. with the as
SUI dhSo lnil NH6 su6StsltO
would be carried out.
On last Monday night the following
officers were installed by D. w. Gall
! district deputy supreme commander:
Z. A. Parker, past commander Jas. A.
Cox. commander; r. A. Estep. record
keeper; Jas. NJ. England, chaplain;
Herman E. Willer, sergeant; Henry
Stehn, master at arms; Consie White,
| first master of the guard; C. R.
Brooks, second master OF the guard
Edward Flaharty. sentinel; VIM. J.
Mitchell. picket.
The following were appointed a COM
mittee for the promotion of the war
savings stamp sale: r. A. Estep. Jas.
NJ. England, E. A. Parker, r. A
Stansburry and Hermin E. Willer
This committee assured the represen-
tatives of the war savings stamps that
the matter OF buying would be car
ried into the homes Of all the mem
bers of the tent and the work OF as
sisting in the sale OF the war savings
stamps would be pressed in all the
sections of or from which the men,
bership of that tent comes.
On Monday night the usual routine
OF business was transacted, but by
reason Of the failure OF the applicant
to pass the medical test, no initiation
was had. as was scheduled.
National Tent, No. I, at its meet
ing last Monday night selected d.
w. Gall as a member of the Mac
cabees to the Committee of Federated
Council of Employment, which is an
organization that is cooperating with
the Department of Labor in provid-
ing employment of those who are
unemployed, and has done great work
in this city. Mr.. Gall takes the place
Of Burton T. Doyle. who Is out of
the city much of his time.
Brightwood Tent, No. s, had the war
savings stamps fully explained to
them by D. w. Gall. who visited that
tent. and the record keeper will soon
have a post card in the home Of
every member Of the tent, and the
members of that tent will do their
part.
E. J. Ayers. chief clerk Of the In
terror Department, who is a member
OF that tent and was present, will
aid largely in getting the work going
in that section of the city.
On Thursday night, W. W. Adam
son, jr., and D. W. Gall, District dep
uty supreme commander, visited
Georgetown Tent, No. 6, and placed
the matter of buying the war saw
ings stamps, or working to that end,
In assisting in the means to aid the
government, and met the same hearty
assurance that has been given them
In all the local orders, which indi-
Gates a fine showing for the work
to be done by the several local bodies
Of this society.
Last Tuesday night the retiring COM
mander, w. G. Worrell, was pre-
sented with a very handsome past
commanders jewel.