Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-19
Good Samaritan Temple in South
west Washington.
is HANDSOME and CONVENIENT
History of the Order and Its Great
Progress.
WING THE FALLEN

poses that has for many years been erected
in this city.
The structure. which will be known as
Samaritan Temple, is located on I street
between Sd and IL streets. and is the
property of the District Grand Lodge. No
3, l. o. of Good Samaritans and Daughters
of Samaria of the District of Columbia, and
has cost about $4,000, exclusive of the fur
niture, which is valued at between $500 and
81 Oo0 more.
The building, which is two stories high,
fronts III feet on I street. and has depth
of 50 feet, with wide alleys on three sides,
thus affoId ding abundance of light and air.
The First Floor.
The first floor contains a large entrance
lobby, entering into the main hall, 81 by IS
feet, which has toilet rooms on both sides.
From the entrance hall there is a broad
stairway, feet inches wide, leading to
the second story. where there are another
lobby and four large lodge rooms, each of
which will accommodate 100 persons.
This floor also contains toilet rooms and
rooms for the various officers of the Dis
trict Grand Lodge. An the rooms are fin
ished in white pine and grained.
The front of the building is constructed
OF selected red brick, with carved lime
stone trimmings and galvanized iron cor
nices. The architect was Mr.. N. r. Grimm,
and the builder Mr. r. NJ. Boyle. y
Hard Work.
The completion of the temple will be the
elimination of ten years of harl work on
the part of Mr.. Charles H. Marshall, now
grand sire of the order. assisted during a
portion of the time by his colleagues of the
building committee. Messrs. NJ. H. Hunter
and w. T. Chapman.
The actual erection of the house has been
rema kably speedy the corner stone hav-
ing been laid with imposing ceremonies last
Labor day
The program for the dedicatory exercises
has not been arranged further than that
there will be some special music and an
address by +. G. ID. c. John NJ. Washing
ton. Rev j. Anderson Taylor. NJ. H. Hun
ter and perhaps Charles Fl. Marshall, with
necessary statements from various men,
bers of the board of trustees. which is con-
stituted as follows: NJ. H. Hunter, chair
man; III. w. Williams, vice chairman; w.
t. Chapman, secretary; C. H. Marshall,
treasurer: T. A. Smith, C. d. Sydnor, T. H
johnson and F. C. Bright.
The Officers.
The officers of the District Grand Lodge
are John NJ. Washington, r. w. grand
chief; Annie Pratt. r. W. G. presiding
daughter; Henry Steward. R. w. deputy
grand chief Eliza Johnson. R. grand as
sociate; Moses Carter, r. w. grand vice
thiel' olTduSHter, grand associate,
l.. A. Byrd. r. w. grand secretary; S. A.
Hunter. r. w. G. associate; Robert ].
Holmes, r. w. G. treasurer; Sarah Doug
lass, r. w. G. associate; Rev. J. 1. Loring
X. w. G.. prelate; Hannah Clemens. G. as
sociate; Louis Powell. r. w. G. lecturer;
T. Barnes. grand conductor; Ellen J. Sim
mons, r. w. grand associate; Joseph John
son, grand attorney: VIM. H. Johnson,
grand marshal; Allen Toibert, grand inside
woto nd tote
Monroe Grimes, grand outside sentinel; EN-
ma Webb. grand associate; NJ. H. Hunter,
y. W. G. grand chief; Julia Tilghman, past
presiding daughter.
The Grand Lodge.
The District Grand Lodge was organized
a little more than thirty years ago, and is
now composed of sixty-four lodges, as fol-
lows: Hope, Mount Zion, Mount Olive, ST.
Mary, st. Rehecca, Branch. Eastern Star,
Crystal Fount, st. Paul, Mount Pisgah,
Gassaway, King Solomon, Mt. Gilgal, Gold
en- Grove, Mt. Ararat, Rose Leaf, John ST.
Joseph. Mt Edo. Hiram, Washington, North,
Star of Hope, King William, Peace, Golden
STAR Golden Leaf, Eastern HIllsborOugh,
St. Thomas, Gaskins, Lorenzo, Union In
dLstry Western Star Dorsey, Jefferson,
Green Mountain. Jerusalem, Mount Calvary,
st. Simon, Rehobeth, Christian Union, Bril-
lis Star. Love of Liberty. Amos, King
Pilot, st. Stephens, Union Friendship, Rs-
Faith. Parker, Mt. Gerizem, Eastern Star,
Mt. Bethel Progress Mt. Moriah, st. Luke,
Eureka, Taylor. Rising Star. Golden Link
NJ. III. Hunter and Lewis.
These lodges have an aggregate member
ship of about $500. with total receipts of
S',O97.O5; disbur sements, sl,522.33; but leav-
ing in the treasury, S., 146.15.
Reasons for Being.
In explaining the objects of the order, one
of the leaders in this city said to Star
reporter: THE Independent Order of Good
Samaritans cannot boast of a great an
tiquity. nor claim any great men as its
founders 1t commenced with few plain
men, who had given way to strong drink
but resolved to give it up and induce others
to do
The first lodge of the order was organ
lied in the city of New York in a hall cor
ner of Lispenard street and Broadway,
March ., 1877, by Isaac Covert, NJ. D., C. B.
Six months after the Grand Lodge was or
ganized. September H. 1917, at the corner
of Hudson and Canal streets, and composed
of representatives from Lodges Nos. /,
and : of New York city, No. of Bridge
pert. Conn, and No. l of Newark, N J.
c. b. Hulsart was elected grand chief and
Il. ID. Heartt grand secretary.
'On December o. 1S41. the first lodge of
Daughters of Samaria was organized, and
at the next session of the Grand Lodge they
admitted their delegates. March ii, 1913
AT the first meeting of the Grand Lodge
charter was granted to |. w. 3. Smith
and others to institute lodge of colored
nembers. thus including all classes, male
and female. of every race of the human
family.
The name chosen was sngularly ap-
prcpriate. The parable of the Good Samari-
tan was given TO ovcrturn that idea that
one man was better than another on ac-
count or his birth or nation: it teaches that
man Is the constituent of one great family
that all are subject to the same trials
suiterings and temptations. and all need
the same sympathy and aid. and none are
In need of this more than the poor drunk
ard, not only robbed of his money and
goods. not only life wrecked and woinded
but the loss of character also.
Too often all his former friends dison,n
him ana the good and pious cast him out
es one iorsaken of God, and men pass him
ny on the other SIDE and leave him to suf
fer and die.
1t is then our order, as Good Samaritans
comes to his assistance. relieves him in his
distress and points out to him that hattar
way by which his future happiness will he
best assured. "- NC
In the choice of the emblem and motto
OF our order the founders were eouaII,,
fortunate. The triangle-with the dove and
olive branch In the center and Love. Purity
ana Truth on its three sides-is looked nm
on as an emblem of perfection. IT'S three
sides denoting equality, and is used as an
emblem of the Trinity The base of tbis
trio oil Is bod