Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-12

AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT THE GEORGETOWN
VEIL AND ONE THE BLACK
The solemn service Of profession was performed
this morning at o'clock In the chapel OF the Con-
vent OF the Visitation, In West Washington, the
occasion being the taking OF the vows by Miss
sarah Mayock, Gin religion Sister Alexius). and the
receiving OF the white veil by Miss Margaret r.
TooWey, and Miss Dalphine Turner daughter of
she late Major H. s. Turner, OF St Louis. The
C CenaqL ceremony 81 Was CONDUCTED by Rev Dr.
a short sermon TO those making their profession
ard taking the vows Of obedience. chastity and
also Included putting under the pail, Siste r
A!exius, Wiia was aid Irone upon the fioor and
SeTered WITH the pail sin:lyiag her death to the
decorated with garl!nds OF flowers presented by
Messrs Turner. OF St Luis, and friends Rev.
'thei JObEo celebrated mass and aCm nstered
TN holy communion TO nc new nun and the two
h"Vict$. !y.i' n1w appeared In their new labiI-
ments-AiSa T"Cmey icing now Sister Regina and
by IN" academy choir was charming. TIE usual
breakfast TO the ofr1ciating clergynen Was dis
pehoed with on accouns OF Lent
The Growers.
A NEW ORDER IMPORrED INTO WASHINGTON FROM
GoTHAN-THE CEREMONY OF INsTITUTING TIE
LODGE AND THE FESTIVITIES ATTENDING 1T.
Washington Lodge, No. 2, OF the order of "The
Growers" was Instituted with due ceremony yes
teriay afternoon at ST. Georges hall, the follow
ing officers being installed: Chief GROWER, WE.
Wolfe; unlimited GROWER, Al. Sanderson; limited
growler. $ W: knevals; LIST past chief GROWER,
Frank Clifford: recording GROWER. c. F. Eldrdge;
trustees. Fred. ". Pilling. H. e. Bowers, Dr. j.
Walter; financial GROWER, j. v. d. Kelly; senior
grCwIIer' Thomas 81 ns B. WarJ; senior conducting
junior conducting GROWER, W. II. DeShields;
ord 'riy GROWER, E f. Hurt; pious GROWER, Rlchi
Kenyon; musical GROWER, Frank Clifford. The
new 10 ige begins its career with twenty-eight
members. Fitty-;hr7e members OF the parent
lofge in New York came here to take part in the
r1rn N ne AfIrin no N-fstf0r
AtIernen Alex. B. smith and H; W. Jaehne;
ish VI samss D nse q Frsns
Lawrence. of the New York custom house;
Capt j. McEwafn, of the sixteenth police precinct,
ami F. A. Merriman, of the New York sun. In
the evening a social session and dinner was given
at ,zo AbnerS, and conducted by the New York
Growers after the fashion OF the social supperS in
New York. After the dinner was over, the wine
was cleared away, and the GROWERS, according to
the l:w OF the order, confined their blbuious
sided, his Chief duty as presiding officer
being to appoint beer committee whenever
rendered several songs Messrs Lang and Myers,
of New York, sang solos, ana Messrs. Patterson
and ONeil, OF New York, and Andrews, OF Wash
1nctOn. cave fine recitatIOnS. At tie close OF the
festivities q dispatch OF greeting was sent to the
New York lodge. The Growers then fraternized
WITT the Washington lodge OF Elks, who held a
social session in the same hall after the Growers
were through. ''The Growers" were organized In
New York about three years ago by ten gentlemen
WIZ Hil Ittu III the UtiUit OI Injecting
The order now numbers In thai city over two hun
drei members. No attempt was ever made before
TO extend the organization outside OF that city.
Some OF the Growers, however, having moved to
this city, and desiring to keep up here the pleas.
ant customs of the Growers, 1t was decided to in
Stitute Washington Lodge, No. 2 The object of
the order is entirely social, and it is temperance
orier. In the German sense, no liquor stronger
than beer being tolerated at the social gatherings
ana penalties being imposed on any GROWER who
might Disgrace the order by becoming inc
bratcd. The motto OF the order informs
the world that the members never growl, which
makes the name OF the order a contradiction, the
members being supposed to breathe and exist in
the mountain atmosphere OF philoSOphic content
lnent one CT the customs OF the order which
GROWERS IS that they shall never drink with their
right hand. The members Of the Washington
lodge other than the officers are James Cunning
haln, General Arson G. McCook, Edward Abner
Henry Aschwee, Colonel j. III. jerks, Professor
u Roy j. Boggs. George ". Aires, Frank II. Hood.
William Kent, Willis Merritt, T. r. Marcoe and
Charles