Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-11
G GOD SA M A RITAN S
The Forty -Eighth National Convention As
sembles Here Today.
The Sessions VIII Continue for Three
Days-Distrfct Lodges Large
ly Represented.

The forty-eighth national convention of
the Independent Order of Good Samari-
tans and Daughters of Samarla convened
in the Metropolitan Baptist Church this
morning at 10 o'clock. Representatives
from nearly every state in the Union and
from the Bahama Islands are in attend
ance upon the convention. The national
grand sire, David F. Bats of Petersburg,
Va, presided over todays deliberations
of the Supreme Lodge, and will be the
officiating officer during the three
days session of the convention.
The church in which, the annual session
is being held has been gaily decorated with
flags and bunting for the occasion, and the
platform upon which the grand officers of
the lodge have been seated is ornamebted
with flowers, palms and potted plants.
The meeting was called to order by Deputy
Grand Sire Taylor of Massachusetts, and
the ritualistic services which have been
arranged by the Grand Lodge were gone
through with. The District grand officers
of the order were appointed to escort the
national grand sire to the presiding Off
GERS chair.
An Address of Welcome.
Rev. Robert johnson. the pastor of the
Metropolitan Baptist Church. then deliv-
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lodges Of the District, the welcome address
to the grand sire and delegates, to which
the grand sire responded, thanking the Dis
trict officers and members for the hospital
ity and cordial welcome which had thus
far been extended to the Grand Lodge. A
telegram from the national secretary, ]. F.
Washington, Of Mobile, Ala, announced
that he had been stricken with typhoid
pneumonia, and would be unable to be in
attendance upon the session. He had
therefore sent by messenger the official
records of the lodge. J. H. Williams of
New Jersey was then selected to officiate
in the place of Secretary Washington. The
grand sire then announced the following
past officers as the committee to nominate
officers of the Grand Lodge for the next
two years: J. E. Pratt of the District Of
Columbia, S. R. Williams of New Jersey,
c. NJ. Fassett of Pennsylvania, H. W.
Green of Rhode Island. Georgia Taylor Of
Massachusetts, J. M. Buckner of Virginia.
r. W. Epps of New York and J. NJ. Ross
of Ohio. 1t is expected that this commit
tee will submit its report late this after
noon.
The Samaritans of the District are mani
Testing extraordinary interest in the work
of this committee, as the District is anx-
icus to secure the selection of one of its
as the next national grand sire.
Rev. Robert johnson of this city and NJ.
Fl. Hunter, the past grand chief, have been
NE ntioned in connection with the bestowal
of the honor. The District people have re-
ceived much encouragement in their hopes
by the appointment of ]. E. Pratt CT the
District as chairman of the nominating
committee. The District delegates to the
Grand Lodge are Rev. ]. I. Lovings, J. NJ.
and Martha Burnett.
]. @. w. Moon Of Virginia was appointed
as the official reporter during the session
OF the Grand Lodge. The morning ard
early afternoon sessions were taken up
in the discussion of the regular routine
work of the lodge, the appointment of the
committee on credentials and other conf
The annual session Of the Grand Lodge
Il held under the auspices of the sixty-four
subordinate lodges which are located in
the District of Columbia, Of which ]. NJ
Washington is right worthy grand chief.
The session will last three days. and Turing
that time laws for the government Of the
lodges In the country viii be en-
acted; the question Of the further spread
of the territory of the order will be dis
cussed; grievances. If any existing, between
the subordinate lodges will be adjusted;
the reports of the national grand sire, the
national secretary, treasurer and other Of
ficials will be submitted, and the meeting
Will be adjourned with banquet, which
will be rendered to the national officers on
tomorrow evening.
Parade Tomorrow.
Prior to the public reception Of tomorrow
evening the District Grand Lodge with its
sixty-four subordinates, in full regalia, will
parade in full regalia in homer CT the Ma
tional Grand Lodge. The procession will be
formed at o'clock sharp tomorrow after
noon, with the right resting en- 18th and
Streets and. headed by the National Band,
the procession will move as follows: From
18th and X streets along to New Hamp-
shire avenue, along New Hampshire ave-
nue. to K street along X street to Vermont
avenue, to NJ street, aloaS NJ street to New
Jersey avenue, along New Jersey avenue to
r street. and therce to the church. All of
the male members of the lodges. to the
number of $500, will be in line, but the wo-
men will assemble at the church and await
the return of the lodges. The national Of
fcers will be in carriages. escorted by the
District officials ard their associates. At
the church the introductory address to the
public will be delivered by J. NJ. Washing
ton. Rev. Robert Johnson will deliver
welcome address to the church, after which
c. II. Marshall, p N. G. s.; NJ. H. Hunter
P; G. G.; H. H. Turner, P: G. c.; T. W.
to which there will be responses by the
National Grand Lodge officers. There will
be a review of the lodges at $50 pm, and
the grand march to the banqueting room
will be formed at 1890, headed by the
Grand Lodge officials.
Committee on Public Comfort.
The members of the local lodges have
been making extraordinary preparations
for the accommodation of the many Wis.,
ltoiS WIZ are dlteuUduCe upon the SeS-
sion, and to that end a committee on pub
lie comfort from the several lodges here
have been appointed as follows: Matthias
q. Hunter. chairman, Lodge No. Z; c. H
Lodge No. "a; P. E. Carmine,
Lodge No. "a; Julia Tilghman, Lodge No.
l; H. H. Turner, Lodge No. IL: Emily
Moore, Lodge No s; Thomas w. Chase,
Lodge No. 16; Julia Wingfield. Lodge No.
20; Alice Thornton. Lodge No. Is; Robert
Johnson. Lodge No. 9; Bette Harrison,
Lodge No. IL; Anthony Thornton Lodge
No. 8; James e. Pratt, Lodge No. ID; Alice
Common, Lodge No. 81: Isabella Francis,
Lodge No. "a; W. T. Chapman, Lodge No.
sI; Perry Wilson, Lodge No. 80; S. w.
Herbert, Lodge No. 6: B. H Freeman.
Lodge No. IS; M. e. Bateman, Lodge No.
10; Carrie Oliver Lodge No. 81; Ella Alex
ander, Lodge No. so; A. W. Clemens, Lodge
No So; George Thornton, Lodge No. IS;
NJ. Trice, Lodge No. 81; Anna Chase, Lodge
No. %; G. w. Parker, Lodge No 3; Clara
Anderson. Lodge No. Al. and Isaac Roberts,
Lodge No. %.
Committee on Credentials.
At the afternoon session of the lodge the
Grand Sire announced the following as the
ccmmitte on credentials: c. H. Marshall,
Mrs. Sarah Scott, Kindall Taylor, Mrs
Mary jones and Mrs. E. ]. Baldwin. The
on credentials: c. H. Marshall,
press, decided that the credentials of the
delegates from the following states were
all right. and the delegates were entitled to