Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-17
District Lodge of Good Templars.

The regular quarterly session Of this Die.
trics Lodge vas held on Saturday last with
Clifton Lodge, at Clifton In Fairfax. Dale.
gates we're present from Pioneer, Provi.
dence. Fanris Bowman Memorial, Airing
ton Hill. Golden Light. Tallsman. Clifton,
Wide Awake aud Keystone Lodges. La the
absence OF the District Chief Templar, the
District Counsellor, 81. j. Stuart called the
session TO order and invied DR.. @. n. Whit
ney, Past Grand Chief TemDlar of Washing
ton, to the chair. Tie committee On Gre.
denlials reported the above named lodges
represented aud the District degree was
Conferred upon quite number. The re-
port OF The DlstrioG Secretary and District
Treasurer were reEd aud ie:erred to apprc.'
pirate committees. The report OF the Dis
triot Secretary showed sn increase In the
membership OF the district ard increase OF
one lodge during the past Grand Lodge
year. The total embership IL sos The
report Ct the Treasurer showed balance In
the treasury OF over $50. The report of the
Superintendent OF Juvenile Templars show
ed activity in that department end an iI-
crease 10 the membership. Onto an inter-
estlng time was had over the election ct o
delegate to the Grand Ledge, as four lodges
presented candidates. Upon thu fourth bal
lot W. E. Parker. OF Pioneer Lodge, was
elected, and J. F. Glover, OF Tsiisman
Lodge, was elected as alternate. Tne con
test for the next place OF nasiiug wes be
tween TalismaD, of a ozaudrio. aud Pioneer,
of Fall5 Church, anO upon bGiios fniismsn
Lodge secured 1t. @ w. HawxhuTst, com.
mlses on violation of local op len law, sub
mttted q report that evidence had b: Ell Sc
cured and presented to the Commonwealth
Attorney against two persons. AID that in-
die m: hts had been ob!aiDed by tho Com 8
n 81 3 saith Attorney against both perties
ana their osse5 wsrs perding in the court
Tia ec.iol OF thu committee Ras endorsed
ard Ii was voted TO appoint parma
nsas committee to continuo tbs work of
fsrre:iJa cut vio'a CTS OF the local cpaicn
law. The nhair eppolated 81. IF. Fol;z, w.
q. Hatcb, E HaWxhurs. ard G w. Hawk
burst al the committee. The committee
o5 s;ate OF The Grae- aunmi tsd ha foIo1-
ing seport:
We your committee on the stat, of tho order,
would respectful roI ort that upon exami 1at'on
OF the reports Of tho secretary ard superintendent
Of Juvenile Temples, wo find that tho order In this
district has very nearly held its own, Their being
but loss OF fifteen members in tho snborti natc
edges, ana an increase OF forty in the Juvenile
temples, while the finances of the Distr!c, 10 !ge
are ia excellent cor dition, which is good show
ing when we take mo consideration that the ter
riterg in which We are situated has been worked
over so much in tho last twenty years. We would
reoomm end mcro earnest work by tho lodges n
this Jurisdiction sud especially il the Juve lie
department. Your committee would sto ca ire
attention of the District Lodge TO the report of
george W. Haw ShuIss, special commi it, of the
executive committee, ia regard t, the violation
OF the local option law in TINS district, aud woui
recommend tho pa sage Of the following res ,lu
ton in relation thereto:
Resolved, That tho thanks OF thi, District
Lodge are due ard they are hereby rendered to
George W. Eswzhu at for the very fiji ii, Mt ma l.
ncr in which he hal discharged Ills duties. ard do
most heartily endo!s1 the action taken.
". BoUsH
E. EsTELL BARDEN
j. L. DETWILEB
Fl M. E0ITZ