Evening star., 1921-06-19

A trainloAd Of local Choppers made
the pilgrimage to Baltimore last sat-
urday night and attended the great
initiation which was staged by. the
Washington Boosters team at Lord
Baltimore Camp. The ceremony was
brilliant affair and was witnessed in
It's entirety for the first time by the
Maryland Sovereigns. The following
Wsshingtonians W offlciatsd. Consul
Commander. Thomas B. Eckloff; past
consul commander. Thurston G..
SroWn; adviser lieutenant, Frank n.
escort. J. Pumphrey: watchman. Fred :
erick Blair: sentry, James Porter. The
Uniform Rank movements were di-
rected by Lieut.. Col. John c. McCon-
nell. Maj. Johr Hefferman and Capt.
aeiseson. He Bert Wells portrayed the
petit was the Ishmalite. After the con-
vention a banquet was served and
Consul Commander Blaine Divin fell
citated the visitors in q notable
speech.
Monday night witnessed a lively
meeting at w. A. Fraser Camp. An
election to fill the vacancy in the
bankers chair resulted in the choice
Of Albert J. Whitworth. Clerk Will
liam Dalken scored the efforts Of out
of-town, Insurgents to stir up trouble
In the District Of Columbia. A tele-
gram was read by Field Manager
Thayer announcing the decision of the
supreme court Of Texas upholdins
the administrations recent conduct
OF the Head Camp convention in Tex
as. Frazer Camp went on record as
100 per cent loyal to it's patrol leader.
Manager r. F. Clark made addresses.
Tuesday night the Boosters Club
will hold its monthly meeting. A
large turnout 10 expected. President
James Freeland announces the APP
pontment Of all consul commanders
and advisers as a special excursion
committee.
Mount Vernon Camp is still search
ing for a hall. where an available
meeting night will relieve the pres
ent conflict of dates. The camps pres
ent convention dates interfere with
visitations between Mount Vernon.
Oak and Elm Camps.
National Camp had a representative
in the delegation to Baltimore Satur-
day night in the person of Head Au-
ditor Rabbit.
Alpha Camp has challenged Old
Glory Camp to a membership drive
contest Consul Commander Pollen
will probably take up the gantlet.
JR. O. q. A. N.
Anacostia Council No. is met in
Masonic Hall Monday evening. Sem
ator Thomas e. Watson Of Georgia
was elected an honorary member of
the council by a unanimous vote.
AS this was the occasion for the cele-
bration Of "Over Ave hundred men,
bership." the council went into a
social session. to which the mem
bers, their families and friends had
been invited. The attendance was
SO large that the hall. which has a
seating capacity of 500. was soon
crowded and several hundred could
not gain admission. William B. Up
shaw of Fidelity Council, Atlanta. Ca.
was the principal speaker. Moving
pictures of the American soldiers in
France followed. After songs by the
quartet. BLACK Polka" gave a dia-
logue Chairman F. c. Prather then
presented National-elect Representa-.
tive j. A. Smithson, with the national
representative badge. Mr.. Smithson
will leave for his journey wednesday
night.
America Jefferson Council. No. IL.
held a brief, but very interesting.
meeting last week. adjourning early
to allow the Cootie Oriental Court No.
1, to use it's hall for the rest of the
evening.
The council has decided that it will
be unable to play the base ball game
with Edward J. Ross. No. 26, Council
at Marshall Hall July 10, as the date
10 too close to the one on which the
council gives its annual excursion
to Chesapeake Beach. July Fl.
The excursion couimittee reported
that nearly all the details have been