Evening star., 1896-12-02
THErDAYS SESSION
Grand q: L@8gs ofaoed 4eaplars Trans
- ;. aots Business. =
SOME RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Ask for,>'the e1ncorporation Of the
Apti-saIoon League.
ELECTION OF OFFICER s

The second days session Of the thirty
first annual convention of the Grand Lodge.
lndependant Order of Good Templars, was
called to order this morning at the Wesley
chapel, corner Of 5th and F streets north
west, at 10 o'clock. A great deal of busi-
ness was transacted up to the time of TAX
Ing recess at 1870 o'clock. and 1t Is .ex-
pected that the meeting this afternoon will
finish up all business, elect and install Off
GERS. and the convention be ready to ad-
journ until next year.
After the roll call of officers and dele
gates the minutes of yesterdays session
were read and approved The Grand Lodge
degree was then conferred upon Miss Sadie
Higdon and Mr.. John T. Hatton by Chief
Templar Garfield, the former being seated
In the delegation from Rescue Lodge. Mr..
Geo. Morrison was seated as the represent
ative from Independent Lodge. and Mr..
Shaw, in place of Mr.. Russell, Of Stearns
Memorial Lodge, No. q.
The committee on literature. through its
chairman. r. A. Dinsmore. made report
showing that, among other things. the In
ternational Magazine had been placed In
all Of the lodges during the past year. Mr..
II. r. Stewart, chairman Of the committee
on legislation and prohbitory laws. made
a verbal report but was Instructed by the
Grand Lodge to call his committee to-
gether and submit a written document
MIR. Dinsmore. chairman of the committee
on Juvenile temples, also made the report
ior that body. Among the recommendae
tlons was that approprlating the sum OF
$40 to pay the expenses OF the grand su-
perintendent, and this was adopted.
An Entertainments.
On motion Of Mrs. Allen Of Morning Star
Lodge. the Grand Lodge ordered com
mittee Of five ladies' to be appointed to pre-
pare an entertainment, to be given in the
near future, the proceeds to be used in
furthering juvenile work. Mr.. Dinsmore
also offered resolution indorsing the ap-
plication of the Anti-saloon League to
Congress to be made corporate body.
With the powers and privileges enjoyed by
IKE societies After reciting how the petit
tlon asd been presented to both houses OF
Congress ara how it had been referred to
the District Commissioners for their opn-
lCn ana recommendation. the resolution
states:
Resolved. That this Grand Lodge on be-
falf or its members, numbering more than
thousand of the best citizens of the Dis
trict. respectfully request the honorable
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
our servants, to speak for us to our other
servants. the lawmakers, and to adminis-
ter our government for our greatest good
to approve said bill as presented and rec
cmmend itsl passage" -t-
After the election of officers had been
fixed as tho special business for the after
noon session, Mr.iJesse G. Suter chairman
OF the committee on public meetings. made
report OF the meeting held last night
at the Fifteenth Street NJ. f. Church, and
onered recommends tion that it be added
70 70 the duties of the committee to arrange
Tor ana hofd at least four big meetings
each year with speakers from q distance.
This recommendation was adopted as we'll
as motion expressing the thanks of .he
committee to Rev. W w. Van Arsda le nnl
Other 0ff1carS nf fhn &C
M: e. Church, including the organist Miss
Abbie Power .sfei.Fecess was then taken
until o'clock. -
-. Yesterday Afternoon.
The convention was called to order after
the recess yesterday afternoon at 2 O'clock
Dr. Mann made an address, In which he
said he wished to see the District of Co
lumbia Grand Lodge the greatest in the
world. and also made a great many help
ful suggestions in unwritten work DIR.
Mann was followed by the reception CT the
reports OF the various committees The
finance committee made a favorable report
upon the annual reports Of the grand sec
retary and grand treasurer and recon-
mended that. the estimates Of the exec utiye
committee be adopted. The committee on
the. State of the order in it's annual docu-
ment recommended strongly that the lodge
at Anaeostta be re-establfshcd and that
lodges be established In the suburbs 1t
subordinate lodges at least once a year.
All the recommendations were adopted ty
the convention.
The open meeting held at the Fifteenth
Street Methodist Church last night was
not very largely attended. Mr. Jesse C.
Suter, a prominent member o. the Good
Tempiars and the An.i-saloon League,
acted as the chairman and called the meet
ing to order. Prayer was offered by the
Rev. w. w. Van Arsdale. pastor Of the
church. after which Mr.. Su.er made a
short address. Grand Chief Templar AL
bert E. Shoemaker was the first speaker
of the evening. He was followed ty Mr..
Miles NJ. Shand, president OF the District
Christian Endeavor Society, and Mrs Mar
garet B. Platt president of the W. G. y. u,
and Mr. James l.. Ewin, president Of the
Anti-Saloon League. All Of these speakers
generally confined their remarks to the
aims and purposes of the organizatio1s at
which they were at the head and united
In wishing the Independent Order of Good
Templars the highest degree of success.
Other speakers Of the evening We're Mr..
John II. Mitchell, high chief Of the Recha-
bites: Mr.. J. w. Van Week. grand worthy
patriarch of the Sons of Temperance: DR..
d. H. Mann, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mitchell Of the
Epworth League and Miss Jessie Acker-
man, who has been twice around the world
as missionary in temperance work.
TO DEFEAT SENATOR DUBOIS.