The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-02
TENT OF
MACCABEES PLAN
BENEFIT PLAY
Victory Review, No. IL,
Celebrates Twelfth
Anniversary.
National Tent.

On saturday night, the 25th of
March. National Tent. No. /, held its
regular. meeting IN Pythian Temple,
with a goodly number of the mem
'bers present. There were two
candidates initiated by the short
form. and Instructed in the unwrit-
ten work by the commander.
Plans were put into operation to
make things attractive and COM
mendable to the membership. and 1t
is planned to put the business af-
fairs in such shape that everything
viii be pleasing to the members of
the tent who come out to look after
the running of the same.
spirited discussion occupied
considerable time, chiefly INDUCED
in between H. Z. Crouch. the State
manager. and w. w. Adamson, SUI
preme, representative.
W. E. Shipman. the record keeper
OF Georgetown Tent, No. s. who has
been in Garfield Hospital for some
weeks has so much improved that
he has been taken home.
Frank Harmon. the financial Of
ficer of Mt. Vernon Tent, No. 4, who
has been confined to his home by
sickness. is able to be out again.
Bernard S. Buscher has been
elected record keeper of George
town Tent to fill the unexpired term
of Mr.. Schipman, who has resigned.
The Maccabees of National Tent
will present a play at Pythian Tenn
pie on the night of April 20. for the
benefit Of tho w ana he q,
fund, and a very interesting and en-
PERTAINING evening will be spent.
This is under the supervision of w.
e. Womersley. and it is expected
that the members OF the several
tents and their friends will visit
the exhibition, and thus add to the
pleasure of the evening.
On Tuesday night last a regular
meeting of Mt Vernon Tent was
held and two candidates initiated
by the amplifed form by the de-
gree team of the tent. The chief
visitors were H. NJ. Crouch. S. DIS
c.; William e. Blaney, great COM
mander of Pennsylvania and A. w
Frye. general deputy. Mr.. Blaney
was the speaker OF the evening.
A plan Is on foot to have the sew
eral tents in the District join in
a movement to cooperate with the
Dufour carnival in the early sum-
mer, which means much profit to
the tents that will give 1t some at
tention.
Georgetown Tent, No. s. has
changed its meeting nights to the
second and. fourth Thursday nights,
instead of the first and third. and
in the same hall, Potomac Bank
Building.
w. b. A. Maccabees.
Victory Review. No. ~. w. B. A
Maccabees, celebrated its twelfth
anniversary Monday evening at
Pythian Temple with a splendid
program that was highly enjoyed
by the members and friends of the
Review. Mrs. Anna Lanford. COM
mander, was given a genuine sur
prise when Mrs. Byrnes on behalf
OF her friends presented Mrs. Ian
ford with a gold watch. The COM
mander was completely "stumped''
by this token Of esteem and could
not find words to express her ap-
probation.
Those participating In the pro-
gram included: Musical trio, piano,
violin and cornet. Messrs. Spates,
Rupp and Mrs. Rupp: piano solos by
Miss Sylvia Altman and Dora Paley;
violin solo, Master Spates, accom-
panied by Mrs. Spates: vocal solo,
Miss May Littleton; musical selec-
tions by the Kazoo Klub. led by
William Fowler. assisted by Misses
Bladen. Rupp Wilkins. Spates. Ian
ford and Rickert. Recitations by
Sylvia Altman and George &.
. Wheelock, of Mt. Vernon Tent. Re-
marks were made by Mrs. Walters,
commander of National Review
Mrs. Topping, commander of Mt.
Vernon Review. and II. E. Crouch.
District manager of the Maccabees.
Maceabees.
Mt. Vernon Tent at its meeting
Tuesday evening at Northeast Ma
sonic Temple had q large turnout
to welcome Sir Knights A. w. Frye.
supreme lieutenant commander of
Detroit. Mich, and William A.
Blaney. great commander of Penn
sylvania. who-are just completing a
tour of the country in behalf OF the
of the Maccabees in the places
visited. which showed the organiza-
ton to be steadily forging ahead
and indications Of a large gather
ing of Maccabees and their families
coming to Washington in 1928 to
the quadrennial convention of the
Supreme Review. The degree team
Of Mt. Vernon Tent exenplified the
work in a very creditable manner
under the leadership of w. w.
Adamson.. supreme representative of
d. C. Remarks were made by H.
e. Crouch, district manager of the
Maccabees; H. E. Sengstack. record
keeper; NJ. w. Michaels, commander
of Georgetown Tent
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