Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-26


Relieved-sustained-uu to bless
Our Friendship, Love, and Truth.
Un the stage were seated the officers Of the
grand bodies, the speakers and invited guests,
a. also the memsser. CT the Odd Fellows choir
maze sud female yoices,l under the lead OF
Prof. Daniel. Prof. Schell being seated Mt a
handsome cabinet organ p. q. Master John
I. Given presided, and introduced the speakers.
In the orchestra was the marine band, led by
Prof. Z. Prosperl. The widows and orphans
tOok tne trent seats or the orchestra, and the
membership tlled the main door Of the house,
while above were lady visitors.
Among the orators and invited guests were
r. G.P. Roberts, p. g. Peter Nj. Pearson, p. q.
Deitriek, p. q. Masters Sessford, Edmonston.
calvert, Given, Clements, and Rich, G. Treas
Dord, L. u. Reps Gobright and DAnenhower,
q. Reps Havenner, Mclean, and Colledge, G.
6. Sire w. W. Moore, Rev. A. b. Grosh, N. g.
Kelley, OF No. 10, and Bro. II. A. Dobson, OF
No. 6.
The procession reformed in Z street. and re-
turning to the hall was dismissed.
TIE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
An interesting feature of the proce ssion was
the marching of the widows and orphans of the
lodges from the hall, on It'll street, to the
iheater. They numbered in all about $50. and
were accompanied by the school committees
al in charge Of Messrs. Cooper, Stutz and
At the conclusion OF the exercises they re-
turned TO the hall, and with the invited guests
RaIfook OF collation. prepared BY the ladies of
condition of the Ortier iu this n isfrict
The last reports of the several lodges in the
District OF Columbia for the half year ending
December SGth, foot up follows:
Central Lodge, No 1-AIenbers 15S, Gncludinp
past grand masters and i6 past grands;) re-
celpts, slO3I.46; expended for relief, ,S4S4 90.
amount on hand and invested, S5GO5.56
Washing ton, No. 6.-Members $50, IS past grand
officers and ~ past grands;) receipts, : ,04555;
relief, S699; on hand and invested, "a ,1l0.OS
Eastern, No. members 100, (5i past grands:)
fufC = :. raI,a
invested, s2O7.5I.
Harmony, No. o. Members. 2O2. go past
grandsD receipts; s!62!7; relief, s5iO.1G; on
hand and invested, 81 ,534.19.
Columbia, No. 10-Members, 3I1, a past Grand
officers and "a past grands;) receipts, 81 ,G5i59;
relief, Ssy,.S5; on hand and invested. S5,2l574
Union, No. 1l.-Members, 1S9, q past grand
officers and ~ past grandsD receipts, s5226S;
relief. S2s1SO; on hand and invested, 81 SD 10
Friendship, No. 12.-Members, 2l6, a past
grand officers and A past grands;) receipts,
S26S2IS
CorenGnt, No. 13.-Members, 12I, C2t past
grand receipts, S4solSi relief, s3l3.75; on
hand and invested, So ,sSS.ji.
Beacon, No. 15.-Members, 113. g p. g. officers
and Is p. G.'s;) receipts, 1922 So; relief, s5l3;
on hand and invested, g., 1926.
Metropolis, No. l6 -Members, 2Os. g P. G. Of
S2i9; on hand and invested, S614g5.
Excelsior, No. T.-Members, 81, Il L. GIN.
and 20 p G.'s;l receipts; s567.Go; relief, 534; on
Mechanics, No. 1s.-Members, III, rs p. q ~
receipts, S2ssso; relief, s12i50; on hand and in
Oriental, No. 1o.-Members 2cs, q p. G. M.
and % P. G's;) receipts, sl,2l6.5I relief, 500;
on hand and invested, s2,315.60.
The totals are as follows: Members, 2,31l:
receipts, 50 92l 55 expended for relief, So 1924 So
amount on hand sndinvested, SIS, 6I0sl.
During the term 15 members and AZ widows
were relieved, members buried, and 81 orphans
The last reports OF the subordinate
ksCAMPMRNTs
for the six months ending December 3lst last)
loot up as follows
-CoIGu,1ia, No. L. Members, 21I; receipts,
S199.33; number relieved, "A amount paid for
relief, 1913 amount on hand, S6,T53.12.
NdseHenu, No. 4-Members, 12l; receipts,
s2Slel relieved, 9; amount paid, s25j amount
Rideely, NO.5-Members, II6; receipts, 500. A;
relieved, 3 amount paid, s2I amount on hand,
NJ Nsbo, No. c. Members, 239; receipts,
sSi.29 relieved, 10; amount paid, s303 amount
on hand, S6g913.
Total. 6s1 members, 81 ,645.93 receipts, II re-
lieyed, 1855 paid Tor relief, 3, 62S.82 on hand.
PEKsBYTREY OF WASHINGTON CITY-Ordi-
nation Of ReU. d. II. Riddle al FAILS Church.-An
adjourned meeting of the Presbytery OF Wash
iDRt city was held last evening, in the Pres
byterian Church at Falls Church, Fairfax
county, Va. The purpose of the meeting WIS
chiefly to ordain the Rev. ID. II. Riddle, DR.
and install him as the pastor Of the Lewinsyilic
a
Rev ID. w Mofat presided as moderator, and
proposed the constitutional questions to the
pastor elect and TO the church.
Rev. =. ". Mitchell, of New York venue
church, preached most impressive sermon
from the text: "Our God will come and Will
not keep silence"
Rev. ID. II. Riddle, ID. d., OF Martinsbure, gave
the charge 10 the young pastor, his ,Jn-a
charge which was a model in its scriptural and
solemn character.
Rev. r. +. Bittinger charged the people In
regard TO their spiritual and temporal support
OF him whom they have called to set over them,
and added some interesting and effective coun-
sci as TO the adoption by all churches of system
attic plans Of constitution. The exercises we're
all OF deeply solemn character; the music
by the choir, with their new organ, very accept
able, and the church building well filled to
late hour.
Rev. w. A. McAtee, who has been supplying
the First Presbyterian Church, Alexandra,
signited his acceptance Of a call sent up by that
church to become its pastor.
The following arrangements were made for
meet in Alexandria on Wednesday, the 10th OF
May, and proceed with the examination and in
stallation Rev. DIR. Tuetin to preside and pro-
pose the constitutional questions Rev. w,
Mitchell to preach the sermon, with Rev j. f.
Nourse alternate; Rev. Messrs. Chester and
Moffat to deliver the charge to pastor and pee
pie, with Rev. Messrs. Fox and Van Doren al
commissioners to the General Assembly, which
meets in Chicago on the 18th Of May, by elect
ing as delegates Rev. I. b. Metals and Elder
Howell, OF Georgetown, with Elder Gleason and
Lounsbury as aternates.
THE OHIO STATE REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION
held q meeting at Marini's Hall last evening to