Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-15
LOCAL NEWS.
Grand Temperance Procession aud Mass
Meeting.

Grand Temperance Procession aud Mass
Meeting.
This afternoon. the temperance men of this
city and Georgetown united in grand pro-
cession. and after passing through Pennsylya-
MIA avenue grand mass meeting was held In
were delivered by the ad vocates Of the cause.
The various organizations assembled at the
halls at one O'Clock, and marched TO Lafayette
Square where they were formed in the follow
Marine Band
RIOS. A. Fish, chief marshal. with Messrs.
John b: Wheeler, G. l.. Vance, w. H. H. KID
well. w. N. Bryant, q. q. Callan and S T..
Faunce as aids.
Officers of the meeting as follows w +.
Crutchley, @. W. r., OF the Grand Division,
Sons OF Temperance, President; r. NJ. Bradley
OF No. ], ID. r. Holloway No. ,. Geo. W. Maher
No B w: w: Ashdown No. s. +. b. Marche No.
II, r; !! E; Brown No. IA, Hon. J: @. Under
G. Clark No. ~, Hon. w. IL. Craig No %, Hon
T. q. Theaker No. "a, Sons OF Temperance; L.
T. Ross, Lodge No. l. Calver No. ,, A. T.
Mitchell No. 6, Good Tempiars J S Holdings
head, Washington Temperance Society; DIR. 5.
A IL Mcklm OF Eagle Tent Geo. Savage of
Excelsior, G.. g. Wait OF Virginia Tent d. Nc
Cathran of Eagle, Jr., Rechabites; @. L. Pat
ten. Temple of Honor; J. l.. KidwelI. of the
Metropolitan Temperance Union. Vice Presi-
| Gonzalyes, Of Soldiers Union Lodge, and e
w Roach, Of Minnehaha Lodge, Good Temp
| lars, Secretaries.
Grand Division 5. of T.. mum bering about %
| of the passed officers, marshaled by = Faunce
| Howard Division :. OF T., George b Scott
marshal. with about 40 members
Hepe Division, marshaIied 10y b. r. Murray,
numbering about So members, headed by
| flag.
Excelsior, with about the same number Of
membe with nag. l.. M. Soper, marshal.
Good Samaritan, bearing in the line their
| hne flags, fancy piece of evergreen work.
and an urn inscribed, "Come, join, we'll do
| you good" and .'Cold water is the beverage OF
health; as also fine white silk banner. This
division numbered about 20 members mar
| shalled by Mr.. ID. Peck.
Catholic Total Abstinence Society, with ban
Der with motto inscribed. ave practice what
we preach" headed by President ]. ID. Clark;
marshalled by Geo. Savage. About IS men in
line This society numbers over five hundred
members.
| Esputa's band.
Equal Division, No. 3, Arthur Shepherd
marshal and W. II. Harrison assistant mar
shall, with about $50 members. j. s. HoIlings-
| mead is Worthy Patriarch. and Z. j. KIopfer.
w: A. They carried a fine banner and flag
Washington City Temperance Society. W ith
| flag; IL. Il. Brooke, marshal, with about 10
members, wearing neat badges. This is the
association formed but a few months since
which has done much good in the northern
| section of the city.
Western Star Division, :. of T., numbering
about 50, with fine flag at their head, headed
oy Messrs. Oakley and kennedy, J. T. G..
GIark, and other old residents OF the First
Potomac and Fountain Division of Sons. of
Georgetown, and the Cadets of Georgetown
Minnehaha, Morning Star and Soldiers Union
Looges, under the banner of Morning Star
Lodge, marshaled by M. A. Klauke.
Ray of Hone Lodge, Good Templars.
friendship Lodge of Good Templars, Of
Georgetown.
Excelsior and Eagle Tents of Rechabites,
| with Eagle Tent, Jr.
20, On their way TO the Capitol they passed the
While House, and the President came down TO
| the front portico and bowed his acknowledg-
ments to the various marks OF respect paid him
| by the procession in passing.
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| WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA TURNpIEE
CoMPANY.-At meeting of the stoc holders
OF this company. held in Alexandria on Wed
nesday. the 10Th instant the company was re-
organized by the unanimous election Of officers
| and directors; Joseph F. Brown, Washington,
| president aud treasurer; Geo. G. Wedderburn,
Alexandra, Va, G.. II. Plant, Washington,
William Bowling, Georgetown, and C. DAT
maud, New York directors; and A II. Hail,
| clerk. The company was organized originally
IN loOe, under a perpetual charter from the
Congress OF the United States, and the same
| reissued and approved by the Virginia Legs.
latuIe. The road has been much damaged
during the war by constant use by the Gov
eminent as military road, but we are given
to understand that steps will be taken at once
TO place ii in thorough repair.
REQUIRING THE ATTENTION OF THE POLICE.
Our attention has been called by respectable
unknown parties in leaving circulars embrac-
ing advertisements OF the most infamous ma.
ture at private houses. The circulars are
addressed ''For the Lady Of the House." and
are slipped under doors and thrown upon
porches by the parties engaged in circulating
H. The name of"J. p. Creager, SIS West Bal.
timore street." appears at the bottom of these
advertisements. The police should set about
the detection of the parties concerned in this
yillainous work.
CRIMINAL Court, Judge Fisher.-On Satur-
day, Thomas j Johnson, indicted for the larceny
OF a pair OF shoes from John f. Crews, was
convicted and sentenced to one year in the
Penitentiary al Albany. Brown and Smith for
the defense.
Cornelius Brooks, indicted for an assaultand
tense. -
In a second case against the same party a
notte pros was entered. ..r
Charles Smith. indicted for the larceny of
S22-30 from Michael O'Hare. is on trial -