Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27
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] TABLE CHARTERED
Banquet and Initiation Held
as Washington Club Gets
International Membership.

With ceremony symbolic of that
used by the knights of King Arthur
and his round table, the Washington
ternational Friday night held their
charter night banquet and initiation
In the University Club.
The formal presentation of the
charter was made by William Knowles
Cooper. general secretary of the y
NJ. c. A., who, although not a mem
Der of the club. was called upon to
make the presentation out OF regarC
to his long association with civic
clubs. He represented Carlos &
White, international governor of ex
tension for the Round Table clubs
The charter was formally accepted by
DIR. T.. NJ. Ellison, president of the
local club.
The knights were formally welcomed
In Washington by Maj. Edwin Is
Hesse. superintendent of police. and
further congratulated on their organ
cation and purpose by DR.. John j.
Tigert. United States commissioner OF
education; Mr.. Cooper and by Thomas
w. Brahany, president of the Lions
Club.
Urges Moral Idealfsm.
DIR. Tigert compared the CIVIC Cluo
movement TO the Sunday School move
ment of many years ago, IN us gen
eral social significance. The SUNDAY
school movement. he declared, was
most significant at the time of Its
inauguration and out of 1t grew the
public school movement. Ideals ana
DEVELOPMENT of morality and integrity
are the things to be struggled for
most in this country in future years
Mr. Tigert said, pointing out that
Americans are having little trouble In
acquiring the material things. we
need morality and ideals more than
we do horsepower" he said
DR.. Tigert quoted statistics given
by a Chicago judge that there have
been 10000 murders committed IN
this country during the past 20 years
And of the murderers, he said, "a.
GOO are dead: $4,000 in prison and
1lS.000 walking the streets unafraid.
Page Nick. Etchison, secretary Of
the local knights, read congratulatory
messages from other chapters of the
organizations throughout the United
States, one message having come by
air mail from Los Angeles, Calf.
DIR. Ellison Is President.
Blessing was asked by Rev. DR.. VIII
liam l.. Darby, secretary of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches. Sew
eral vocal selections were rendered by
Fred East and William Raymond
officers of the society. directors and
the committees for the charter-night
banquet were as follows: Officers
President, DR. Everett NJ. Ellison; first
vice president, Alton G.. Grinnell: sec
nnd vice president, DR.. Joseph P.
Shearer: treasurer. John II. Seavers,
and secretary, Page Mex. Etchison.
Directors-Linn G. Drake. Nathaniel
X. Gardner, William +. Mooney, DR..
Ralph l.. Morrison, Frederick c. StelZer,
Monroe Fl. Stockett and the executive
officers. Program comhittee-Linn c.
Drake, chairman; Clarence f. Elem
ing, Thomas J. Frailey. Thomas Moss
and Charles l. OFT. Reception-Dr
Ralph l.. Morrison. chairman: Clar.
ence /. GeSsford, w. r. Frank Hines,
Harry G. James and Francis +.
Rogers. Membership-Dr. Joseph P.
Shearer, chairman; Homer j. Coun-
ciior, William Hughes. c.. Clinton
James and George T. Warren. Pub
licity-Alton G. Grinnell, chairman;
Newell w. Ellison and George 3.
Fraser. Charter-night program-Clar.
ence +. Fleming, chairman; DIR. Ralph
L. Morrison and Thomas Moss.