Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-16
The Good SamaritanS.

The Good Samaritans.
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE NATIONAL GRAND
LODGE.
The National Grand Lodge independent Order
of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria
holding jurisdiction in the United States OF
America and the world at large has been holding
Its 3Oth annual session. three days. commencing
wednesday. September 18th, at the Virginia
Avenue Baptist Church. corner 9th street and
Virginia avenue; r. W. n c. Sire Rev E. VIII
Hams presiding. with W. c. II. Curtis secretary
Among the delegates present from the several
states were Rev. ID. Jones' Mrs E. H. Teyis and
W. l. Chapman, of kentucky; Rev. j. A Tay-
lOr, Rev. j. III. Holmes. John Marshall. Marcellus
Hill. 5. r. Williams and Henrietta Sullivan: also
:. H. Williams grand sire elect, and Sisters g.
Queen, s. E. Williams and l.. Brown; Charles
Il. Williams, Charles Marshall. Joseph Shine.
Mary Berry, Julia Cooper. Mary Trivas, ]. A.
Koane, Clementine SOper ". II. Jordan and
Sarah Roe, representatives to the Grand Lodge
OF this District, and GeOrgiana TAYLOR J. r
Watkins and Kendall Taylor. of the Grand Lodge
oil Massachusetts During the sitting much i'm
pOrtant business was transacted for the good of
the order and for the c61ored population in the
states represented by the delegates. after which
Officers were elected for the ensuing two wears
as follows: John n. Williams of New jersey. n
y. Sire; Mary j. Berry. of Philadelphia associate
": II. Grimshaw, Deputy Grand Sire, of this city
julia Edmunds, associate; Kendall TAYLOR, of
Mass, vice grand sire. with Harriet TAYLOR of
Va, associate; W. C. H. Curtis, of New York.
Nc secretary, with f. Dupples. of New York.
associate; Rev. ID. Jones, of Ky. NC. treasurer,
with Georgia A. Queen of NJ. associate. j ri
Holmes, of Va, N.G. prelate. with Georgia Tay-
ior, OF Mass, associate, Rev. j. A. TAYLOR of
va. NC. orator. with E. A. Teyis associate: A.
Brown, conductor, with Mary j. Brown associ-
ate; J. J. Shinn, Is, with Julia Brady associ-
associate. The statistics Of the order for the
past year shows it to be increasing
Its membership being universal and numbering
In all about AZ, 600 in the United States, Canada
and BRUSH America, Bermuda Islands and the
West Indies. Special deputies are constantly at
work organizing lodges, and establishing the
order in places where Ii has not previously been
known. 1t is claimed for it that this order was
the first and only order to admit woman to its
membership, as co-wOrkers with man. and filing
equal position with man.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded az follows:
N. c. Meigs ct al, to John Forsyth, Meigs subs
10 and IL, so. 245; and 3, part 1, 2S 90 and 80,
SO. SOL; g.. NJ. C.. Meigs eft al, to s. Emlin
Meigs, sub 12, SO. 245, and subs 4, 5, 6, 10. 10.
%. 81 and 81, so. Sol; g.. M. C. Meigs ct al,
to NJ C. Meigs, subs Z, and Is, So. 245; to II,
II and part p. and 80 to 81, so. SOL; g.. A.
A. Lipscomb, trustee, to Sallie w. Willard sub
H. SCI. 200; 81 200. G. Davis to C. Holmes, sub
8, So 1885, 1880.
The HAMILTON House SALE.-The elegant
tomorrow. The dining-room will be reached
on Monday. Parties desiring first-class goods
should not fail 10 attend. See advertisement.
STRUCK DUMB BY FRIGHT.-Mrs. Jacob Sanger
was frightened speechless several nights ago by
the discovery of negro under her bed as she
was about retiring for the night She was I'M
Soie TO recover her voice until yesterday.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET-At the Queens
Town Drove Yards, on the Metropolitan Branci:
d anu w. X K, three miles from the CITY. Lewis
means, Observation-Disclosures $50 head of
cattle were offered, and sold to butchers
st S33a4A cents per pound. 727 sheen and lamhs
were sold, as follows: Sheen 2a4
cents per pound; lambs. 4Isa6 cents Cows
and calves brought S2OaS45. The STATE If tho
market was dull VI Tue
How SAMUEL ANDERsoN's SKULL WAS Rpoxry
Henry Warren, who fractured the skuIi Of on
other eolored man, named Samuel Andaraon
with bar at the National Fair grounds race
course about month ago. was put on trial IN
the Police Court to-day for assault Andersen
stated that he and Warren had some word,
about the feeding of some horses, and Warrer
took heavy bar from one of the stable door.
ard struck at witness, fracturing his skull anf
knocking him senseless. Mr.. o. Sandersor. n,
the defence, stated that the men had q tuss.e
ana Anderson was pursuing Warren at the timt
he was struck with the bar. Another witnes
corroborated this staten ent. and the court dis
missed the case.