Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-07
Grand dodge Of Good Tcmplars.

| .1nnuui SESSION. Grovth Of On2cr- Pt>i 10
the blind l$ylum-InGic Meetings.
| [Corrcspontclc OF The Alexandria Gazattc
The Grand Lodge ii Virginia should have
| cGmlu, &c; d its annual s,:sion 1t Staunt0u on
WcJu, day morning. Nov. IS Not~ithstand-
| log the uppostlJn Of what some would call tho
| Good Ttmplar's favorite clcmeut, representa-
ivcs from all scctiors Ct the State reached the
fair city Of the hills by " Wednesday night, when
| they i0uGl . polite cJmmlttcc OF reception
ready to ctrduc; them to hosp!tabc homes
| The Lodge was called TO order hy q. W.
Chief T,mpIar, DR.. Christian, u Aliddlescx,
ut ! D. III. On1 hundred 1Dd snGrny five per
sons ", re found to be entitled 70 seats as rep
rcsantativcs Or past officers. From the reports
OF the officers, :unNgs; WhlCh that CT the StcTt'
t.ry. WIS very complete and exhaustive,
the following iacj, appeared. I!sc years ago
| WHEN The Grand Lodge last m@t III Stanton IT
| rcrf,senfud 500 members and II lodges. Now
! there were ia the State over 900 members
| and li6 lodges. Thea the order existed only
in ninc counties, now it is found 10 As. Inc
| increase in membership over last year i 10 ana
| III lodges 4h.
The financial exhibit showed healthy pc
cuuiary condition. Total receipts S. $50; rx.
pcnditnrcs, 81 1906; cash in hand 1855 lie.
pll!ias Sc; net value of assets. $l,S67.
During the year the Chief Templar had tray
cllcd 800 miles, addressed from 80 to 40 pub.
| lie assent licI AID Initiated several hundred
candidates.
The reports of State Lecturer McCandIlsh
and District Dsrury Stokes also showed con-
| siderable: activity in the missionary held.
The Lodge was bu*ily engaged IN the morn
ing, afternoon and uight sessions, but much OF
| 4 l.; fI,n
I general public. Ii was decided to petition Con-
yrcys to appoint :. national commission of en-
nury upon the liquor question. Tie beneficiary
| (.a,urc was Recommended but no linal action
taken. Certain changes in the Grand L)dg"
by Laws were msd, 1t should not be forgotten
that the order IS essentially a missionary organ.
| iZsliGp, ever seeking tn extend Its borders and
strengthen the polLts already gated.
| \ ,;l".,Ing iGarurc IN the proceedings OF fr-
duy wa; the visit to the Asylum for tic Bind
and Mute in rcsp1n$c to an lnVltalon from
! Prot y. j. Turner, member OF the order
| The numerous divisions of the school were GU
| riously Inspected by the visitors. Elch mute
is placed st blackboard and replies 10 the
uuasiiohs asked Ey signs with a readiness and
| Intelligence truly remarkable The instrument.
al and vocal corcert by the tlind was very en-.
joyablc. Miss Lille White, Of Fredericksburg,
saog some ballads most sWectly, and the 10.
strumental performances showed high degree
| Of musical culture. At the close Grand Chap
lain Rev. ". ". Wood offered touching
Prayer or lnc inmatcs, and many eyes were
SufTuscd with tears. the institution Is credit
TO the STATE.
GA Thursday night 10 audience OF several
hundred people assembled ia the Dew Grange
Hall, which is said 10 BE- one Of the largest and
focst in the State, and were addressed by
Mrssrs. McCanllisi, Christian and Stokcs.-
}. lice Saith. CD, Ct I'vrryv", who, by the
by, is enc cf inc most popular men in the or
der, presided. The speech tf Mr.. Cani'ish
Was "a able presentation 81 the claims OF the
cstis: Gli Il! good q! z2Gs atd Christians DR..
Christian! Ir:| Vivid c2MNar!s.'n hct"rr" TIC
urher five years ago a1;l Dew.
o. Fniay evening Mr.. !. n. l,4uI;ay, for
merry Of North Carolina; Mi. Stubs, mem
Der Of The bar in Giouc 2stcr couJty, and nv.
w. W. Weed, cf tie Baptist Church. delivered
eloquent sprcc!:cs in DR. hlany's Church.
Mi. Stubs iaHcl betrayal Of Coed Tcmpl:7
signs aud pas, wori was rrcsistibly ludcroua.
The vcra%c OF Intelligence in ;hc Grand
Lodge was high. Tie professional classes were
we'll rc;Ica,rtcG. Ofthos3 who took promi
neut part IN tie proceedings more than one
thild were nlnmhrrs Of tho legal or medical pro.
lcss0ns. 1hr ministers were also we'll repre-
scented upoH the floor The number Of State
lecturers was enlarged to five, all Of whom are
to work unlnr tic direction of the q. w. Chief
Tcmplar. We will give the result Of tic eltc-
ions 10 our ok. 2. Y.
Beautiful Women.