Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-15
SUBURBAN NEWS
FALLS CHURCH.

An enthusiastic meeting of the District
Lodge of Good Templars was held with
Rising Star Lodge at Dunn Lor.ng, near
here. Wednesday. This district embraces
the lodges of the order in the counties of
Fairfax, Alexandria, Prince William and
Alexandria city. District Chief Templar j.
d. Payne presided. with most of the district
officers present. The committee on creden-
tials reported that delegates were present
from each of the counties named. The Dis
trict Lodge degree was conferred quite
a number Of new members. The secretary
reported membership in the jurisdiction
of $50. Rev. D. L. Rathbun Of Falls Church
was appointed chairman of . committee
on state of the order Mrs. l.. b. Stats of
Vienna chairman of finance committee,
and E. F. Rerebeck of Falls Church
chairman of committee on award Of the
district banner. J. NJ. Thorne made
lengthy and interesting report of the pro-
ceeding5 of the Grand Lodge of the state,
which met in September in Lynchburg.
which he attended as the representative of
the District Lodge The chairman of the
committee on resisting the granting OF IL
censes by the courts of the counties re-
ported that in Prince William county an
election on the license question was defeat
ed through the efforts of the committee.
The committee on award of banner reported
that Rising Star Lodge had made the larg-
est percentage during the term, and the
banner was presented to the lodge by Rev.
d. L. Rathbun of Falls Church. and re-
ce.ved for the lodge by Mr.. r. s. Porter.
By a vote of 4S to II for Fairfax Court
House, Falls Church was selected as the
next place of meeting of the District Lodge,
in February. A resolution was unanimous
ly adopted expressing the thanks OF the
District Lodge to Gov. O'Ferrall for his &C
tive efforts in breaking up gambling dens
In the county of Alexandria. resolution
was also adopted instructing the executive
committee of the district to prepare and
have presented to the legislature a bill re-
pealng the present excise law for the
county. 50 that the question of granting
licenses shall be reinvested in the county
court, and that the memberS-elect to the
legislature from Fairfax, Prince William
and Alexandria counties and city Of Alex
andr.a be requested to use their endeavors
to have the bill enacted into a law. After
a general discussion of matters of interest
to the order. the District Lodge adjourned
sine ue. and the members partook of
supper prepared by the ladies of Rising
Star Lodge. At night fine program Of ex-
crosses was rendered by the members OF
the local lodge, consisting of an address Of
welcome by Mr.. Mcnoham; solo, T. t. Tay
lor; recitation, Miss May Porter; solo, Miss
Mabel Poole; dialogue, in two acts, "Fe-
male Astrologer." by company of five;
solo. Mrs. Monoham duet, Messrs. Lewis
Poole and George Moore; solo, George
Moore; dialogue, Counting by Proxy,
Misses Sarah and May Poole, Messrs. E. ID.
Shreve, X. s. Shreve and Lewis Poole;
chorus of male voices; dialogue, T. T.
Hibbs and r. S. Shreve; farce school in
IN Uproar." T. H. Smith. teacher; closing
with Il chorus, Good Night"
Mss Corrine DePutron and Miss Edith
DePutron. who have been visiting Miss
Inez Daniels and Miss Reta Wrenn. in
Washington. Tor the past two weeks, have
returned home.
Mr.. George T. Mankin attended the mar
rage in Alexandria of Mr.. Edward War
field. and acted as one Of the ushers.
DR.. Talbot of Washington is visiting the
family of Mr.. w. ]. Capner, on Broad
street.
The Fairfax Conversational Club met at
.he res dence of Mr.. G. A. l.. Merriteld on
Washington street, with Prof. w. w. kins-
ley, president in the chair. The subject of
the evening, why This Rush and Hurry
Through Life" was introduced in in
terest,ug paper by Mrs. l.. B. Parker and
discussed by the members present. Among
these present were Prof. and Mrs. w. w.
Kinsey r.iand Mrs. l.. B. Parker. Misses
b. c. Merrifield, Edith Merrifeld, Tillie
Rawlings, Nellie Green. Palmer, Messrs. G.
d. Nicholson ]. B. Rawlings. A. E. Rowell.
The next meeting will be held at the resi-
dence of Prof. W. w. Kins1ey, when the sub
ject for discussion will be- The Art of Con-
Versation," by Prof. Kinsey.