The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-04-18

ing. and after clccting number Of new members,
and tho reception Of n number Of amendments to the
constitution. adjourned TO meet ut the same place
Friday evening next.
The Grand Lodge held a special meeting
at Association Hail. Friday evening last, and APP
proved the report of the Committee OF Arrangements
10 entertain the supreme Lodge which meets in this
city May 5. The programme adopted is substantially
as follows; Grand parade on the 9Th of the District Of
columbia and Maryland Lodges, with collation. for
the visiting brothers. on the IN, at 2 T.. NJ, an
excursion to Mount Vernon, and plank shad-bnke
aud dance ut Marshall Hail. returning about clock.
II Is expected about 9 900 members viii parade on the
9th. Tho committee viii meet at Moore's Hal to-
morrow evening.
Temperance Items.
The.new officers of the Dashaway Reform
Club win buckle the Temperance amor Tonight at
Tamadge Hall, and Brother I" Bud " will call out
the "boys" to give their experience on sober Me-
A large temperance mass meeting in favor
of n local option law viii be held this afternoon Mt
Bladcusbuig, under the auspices OF the Maryland
Temperance Alliance. Judge Samuel c. Mills and
other temperance advocates Of this city win I've among
the speakers
The officers of the Grand Division, S. of
r. will Institute new Division Tomorrow evening,
at German Han, Eleventh street. II is understood
the new Division win be named ''Friendship.'' II
will lie composed Of prominent members who have
Withdrawn from Equal Division No. for that pur-
pose.
society Notes.
Oriental Council No. 3l2, Royal Arcanum,
will give complimentary musical, literary, and
dramatic entertainment at Odd Fellows Hall the
29th instant, In which Mrs. f. II. True, Miss Minnie
Evan, Prof. Bschon, and Messrs. Ralph jefferson,
Ed. Hay, Giesburn, Widney, and Pearson will take
part. Admission to the hall will be restricted to those
holding invitations.
AT the public meeting of the Irish Ameri-
can Society TO be held Tomorrow tMonday) evening
at Lincoln Hail. several prominent gentlemen VIII
review. from American standpoint, the English
land laws as administered In Ireland. Nearly all OF
the Irish societies win attend, many OF them In uni
form, and from the deep Interest manifested by our
fellow citizens of irish birth the great and vital
question agitat,ng their native land, the pro-
moters Of the meeting, representatives of the Irish
societies. entertain sangulne expectations OF establish
ing on permanent basis Washington branch OF the
| Irish Land League.
| Lincoln Post No. 3, G.. A. r., gave COM
piimentary entertainment, Friday evening last AT
Masonic Temple, which attracted an audience that
filled the hall to Overlooking. The regular programme
consisted Of Instrumental music by Miss Agnes Ham,
ton vocal music by Misses Berthe and Carrie Craw-
| ford. Birdie and Jessie Harvey. Mrs. 8. H. Jecko:
Messrs Warren :. Young, l. l.. Parkhurst q. T..
| Kearney, and the Washington Quartette Club, and
readings and recitations by Miss Marguerite saSton
| and Messrs. 4. G. Townsend and DR.. L. A. Ferry,
| but nearly doubled by encores. Comrade Corse,
| OF New Jersey, also gave reading. and Prof Muir
| ray exhibited choice selection OF magic-lanterr
| Views. Dancing followed.