Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05
AMONG THE GOOD TEMPLARs.
Officers Of Sidney and jefferson Lodges In
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At the installation Of officers OF Sidney
Lodge, No. 42S, l. o. G.. T., at Belvidere
Hall Friday night there was quite large
attendance. The District Chief Templar,
Mr. George NJ. Rawson, and other digni-
taries of the Richmond and Manchester
lodges, and a number of visitors We're
present The following named persons
were INDICTED into Office by the lodge
deputy: Past Chief, Templar. Miss Clara
r. King; Chief Templar, Mr.. William Hail
Crew; Vice-Templar, Miss Bell Doremus;
Secretary, Joseph II. Shepherd; Assistant
Secretary, Miss Matte Terrell; Financial
Secretary, Mr. Edward J. Newcombe;
Treasurer, Miss Annie Earpe; Chaplain.
Mr. Edward Williams; Marshal, DR.. Leo
Pusey Deputy Marshal. Miss Julia Cal
der; Guard, Miss Minnie Williams; Senti-
mel Mr.. Henry A. Davis Organist. Mrs.
Mabel =. Smith; Chorister, Professor Esau
Cocker; Superintendent Of Juveniles. Miss
Mamie Martin; Trustees. Messrs. Joseph
H. Shepherd, Henry A Davis, and John
c. Smith; Lodge Deputy, Joseph II. Shep-
herd Representatives TO the Grand Lodge,
Messrs. Henry A. Davis and Edward j.
Newcombe; Alternates. Joseph II. Shep-
herd and Miss Clara II. King.
Interesting addresses were made by
Messrs. William Hall Crew. George M.
Rawson, r. G. Traylor, and others. The
chief feature OF the evening was an ad-
dress by Mr.. +. y. Robertson, OF Bait
more. on "Why am i a Good Templar?'
The Crane Lodge meets in its twenty
sixth annual session December 9Th, at
Falls church. Delegates from 200 sub
ordinate lodges and nineteen district lodges
viii be I'm attendance. All Of the lodges Of
this district are working tremendously
together and everything looks bright.
Among the Teetotalers.
Jefferson lodge room was the scene OF
an animated gathering Thursday night:
After the reception of a candidate on caro-
and the transaction OF routine business.
the following officers were Installed: Chlef
Templar, Eugene Mcdowell; Vice Tenn
plar. Miss Jennie Bear; Past Chief Tenn
plar Miss Alice Burroughs; Chaplain
Miss Martha Wharton; Secretary, Mr.. Z.
II. Smith; Assistant, Miss Rebeeca Nc
Dowel; Financial Secretary, Abner
GOode; Treasurer. Miss Ida Peake; Mai
shall Miss Lou Tucker; Guard. MISS
Peachy McDowell; Sentinel, Mr.. John
Yates.
The lodge was then instructed and en-
tertalned by Messrs. Winfield. Trimble:
Hobson, of Trinity: Smith OF Star OF
Hone and Rawson, district chief templar
who were followed in an able essay by
Mr. Robinson, of the Grand Lodge OF
MARYLAND Each Of the new officers made
appropriate remarks. Next to Sidney
this IS the most energetic lodge In the
city. and bids fair TO rival even that Dull
wark of Good Templary
West-End Lodge held en- interesting
meeting Monday night. Officers for the
ensuing quarter were elected. Mr.. b. 1.
pillow win represent the lodge at the
Grand-Lodge session in December. Al
dresses were made by Messrs. Burroughs
and Mcdowell, OF jefferson; Turner ana
Banks, OF East-End; Hobson, Mrs. HoD-
son, pyle, and Burgess, Of Trinity ana
others.
literary entertainment at Springfield Hall
Friday night. All sympathizers with the
cause are urged to attend and contribute
their mite to a struggling band Of earnest
workers.