The Washington times., 1894-09-30
GOOD TEMPLARS.
~The Tines Discussed and Praised at
Several OF the Lodge Meetings.

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Several OF the Lodge Meetings.
Washington Lodge, Jesse Vehmeyer, chief
templar, held its regular meeting in Good
Templar Hall. Four-and-a-half street and
Pennsylvania avenue, Monday evening. a
large amount of business was transacted.
The lodge voted a monthly appropriation in
support Of the Anti-saloon League. elected
five additional representatives 10 that body.
and made an appropriation for 100 copies of
The MAsHINGToN TINES for coupons to attest
the regard felt by the members for Chief
Templar Daley. Committees TO arrange for r
box party for the benefit Of the lodge were
appointed Among the visitors present was
Henry Tyler, OF Mountain City Lodge Staun-
ton. Va. who made an interesting address,
explaining TIE work OF temperance reform in
Virginia and also in Brazil Switzerland, from
which place he emigrated some three years
ago.
Minnehaha Lodge had an instructive and
entertaining session Tuesday evening, Chief
Templar EaWXhBrst presiding. Lodge Deputy
Dinsm6re gave e reading from the Good
Templar-at-Nork. Treasurer Smith read an
original essay and enthusiastic addresses
were maze bv Past Chief Stewart Financial
Secretary Smith and others. Several soloIsts
and the lodge choir furnished the regular
musical entertainment for this progressive
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be awarded 10y The WASHINGTON TINES was
remarked upon at some length, and it was
unanimously conceded that If Sergeant Daley
did not secure coupons sufficient 10 entitle
him 10 the famous timepiece. he had sue
ceeded in winning golden opinions from a
grand army of citizens.
Friendship Lodge received a visit from the
grand lodge officers Monday evening and in
the critical examination conducted by Grand
Templar Garfield. the lodge officers acquitted
themselves very creditably. OF grand lodge
officers there were present Grand Iemplar
Garfield, Grand Secretary Suter, Grand
Treasurer Harner, Grand Chaplain Blackford,
Grand Marshal Wilson, grand guard. Mrs.
Ketchum; Grand Sentinel Tindall. and Grand
Assistant Secretary McCollum. The uuwrit-
ten work was eXempliied by the grand
templar. Resolutions OF sympathy for the
family Of the late Elizabeth GinzeN. q mem
Der Of the lodge. were adopted and an appro-
priation made for the relief OF member re-
ported In need Of assistance.
Liberty Lodge No. s. ]. o. G. T., was Wis
tied by the grand officers Of the District at
their last meeting. Tuesday night, and the
officers of the lodge were very highly COM
mended on the manner in which they per-
formed their duties.
Liberty Lodge has been called by many the
banner lodge OF the District. and the men,
bers are fully determined to prove ii the com
ing winter. The lodge was organized De-
cember 2 1898, and now has seventy-flye
members, ranking about sixth in this respect.
and only one lodge has been organized since.
A better attendance has been kept up at Lib
erty during the summer than AT any other
lodge.
Perseverance Lodge. on account Of its loca-
tion-Elks' Hall. Ninth street and Pensyl-
vaniR avenue, and its meeting right Satur-
day. ALWAYS has large attendance. Its Off
GERS are: Chief templar Prof. A. L. Ogle: vice
templar, Mrs. G. nj. Cuthbertson: secretary.
! Miss Laura Bryson; financial secretary Mr..
Cuthbertson: treasurer. Mrs Elizabeth Brv-
son: chaplain. Mrs. Rebecca Hobbs: marshal,
Reuben wright; deputy marshal. Miss Edith
Bond: superintendent, juvenile tenplars
Mrs Alma LYONS; guard. William Turner:
sentinel Richard Satfel: last chief templar
James II. Dony; lodge deputy, A. H. Frear:
past grand chief templar and organist. Prof
q b Ballard On last Tuesday evening the
lodge in a body paid a fraternal visit to
Minnehaha Lodge, and were accorded royal
welcome, and spent an evening Of much pleas
ure
During the social session OF the lodge at its
meeting last week il listened TO brief ad-
dresses from Grand Councillor Maupen. past
Grand Chief Gourlay. DIR. Kirby. and Past
Gs.ials Dony aud Bryson Mr. Watson of
lodge and Mr.. Tudor. of the lodge
E0urg. Va; recitations by Prof Ogle,
-ht. and Miss Jennie Griffin. and yo-
pfT1sic by Miss A. G. Hawk. An enter
nmelt complimentary 10 the lodge. for
which some of the best musical and literary
talent in the city has volunteered its services,
is being arranged for the enjoyment of the
friends Of the lodge at an open meeting to be
held on October 6.
Rescue Lodge No. 5. will give a literary
and musical entertainment at Mechanics
Hall, corner Four-and-a-half and G streets
southwest, tomorrow evening. Refresh
ments Will be served.