The morning times., 1896-11-19
NEWS FROM The WEST END
Good Templars Hold Quartly Ses'
sion in Georgetown.
Church Fairs Dividing Young PeO-
pIe's Attention With Other Func.
tiOns-NOtes and Personals.


The third quarterly session Of the Dis
trict independent Order OF Good Teniplars
was held last night at StOhlman's Hall, N
street, near hirty-second. A large at
tendance was present, comprised OF dele
gates from tie seven lodges which form
the District, as follows.
From Perseverance Lodge, Mr.. Edgar
Hallenbeck, Mrs. Kate Rowland and Miss
II. Hawk; Rescue Lodge No. 8, Messrs.
George Retter, j. j. Hayre and George
Neff; Good VIII Lodge, Police Sergeant
John C. DAILY, r. II. Campbell and Arthur
Campbell; Star Of Hope Lodge, George
Jory, Miss Helen Watt and Miss AnDie
Taylor; Independent Lodge, Messrs- Clark,
Wilson, Hampson and Bowers, silver Star
Lodge, F. j. Parks, Albert E. Shoemaker
and Miss Fannie Shoemaker, Little Falls
Lodge, which has recently been organ
iZed, Arthur Sherier, W. j. Graham, j. {.
Sherier and j. H. Davis.
The meeting was opened by the pre-
siding officer, Police Sergeant Daily. and
the initiation Of twenty-one members into
the District Lodge was the first matter
OF Importance which Occupied the atten-
ton OF the delegates.
At the conclusion of the initiatory eNer-
c!scs n great deal of business was trans
was tHC Cltttiob VI
delegates to the session of the grand lodge
to convene on December l. The delegates
elected were Sergt. John c. Daily and Ar
thur W. Campbell: alternates. Marion Gill
bert and j {. Sherier. The meeting Of the
grand lodge promises to be OF unusual in
tcrest on account Of the coming OF Right
Worthy Grand Templar DR.. Mann, and
Hon. Joshua Levering, recent candidate for
the Presidency Of the Prohibition party.
A school of instruction for candidates and
members was established under the super
vision of Sergt. DAILY, Mr.. Arthur Camp
bell and Mesdames Gilbert and Kate Row
land.
At the conclusion of the routine exercises
the banners awarded annually by the Dis
trict lodge and by the grand lodge to the
subordinate lodge gaining the Greate est num-
ber Of new members were presented to
the delegates Of Rescue Lodge, No. 8,
which secured this honor 10y their efforts
during the past year.
Reports from the various lodges showed
the order to be in prosperous condition
generally, and many accessicns to the
membership were reported, together with
the form alton of L new lodge, the Little
| Falls.
| The parish hall Of St. Johns P. E
Church, corner Prospect avenue and o
| streets. presented very beautiful appear.
ance last night at the supper. given by the
| st. Marks Friendly Guild of the church.
The tables were crowded with patrons
| of the guild and the proceeds. which will
| be used to relieve the circumstances OF
| needy ones of the parish and OF Episcopal
clergymen in outlying districts, will ma.
| ,erially augment the guilds resources
| The young lady mattresses were the
! Misses Emma Mason. Bertha LOCKER. Marion
| Festitits. Hattie Weiscl, Matte Waters,
Mamie Kurtz, Lou Mason, Marion Lennon,
| Alice Fitch, Corinne Kelley. Carrie Dod-
| SON, Jane Beall, Florence Radclf, Lou
Westervelt. Margaret Cruikshank, Sidney
! Campbell. Ellen Johnston. Miss Champlin
and the Misses Contee.
A special feature was candy table,
under the management OF Miss Margaret
| Cruikshank, assisted by the little Misses
| May and Ruth Stauffer. Martha and Louise
| Gregory, and Bessie and Minnie Buck. Off
| GERS of the guild are Mrs NJ II Mason
| wardens Miss Sidney Campbell. Ellen
| Johnston, Margaret Cruikshank and Miss
| kurtZ.
Jonn 7. Bremen, an employe of the Airing
| ton Cemetery Company, and superintendent
| of the Independent Ice Company's ware
| house, TN the Conduit road. above tn.
AqUetiuct Bridge. died suddenly last nigh,
ut his home, adjoining the warehouse, o
| heart failure
| Mr.. Bremen went home from work about
| 6 O'Clock. and complained Of feeling badl V
J Nothing serious, however. was anticipated
| by himself or his family About O O'Clock
he LEFT home To get some remedy for his
trouble mt neighboring drug store, and
shortly after returning became unconscious
| and died almost immediately. Mr.. Bremen
! leaves a widow and two small children.
| An oyster supper viii he given this even
ing by the ladies of the Southern MethD
| dist Mission in the pariors of the buildins
| now occupied by the mission. No. 1923
| Thrty-second street.
| Mr.. william Britt of Tenley ytown has
| entirely recovered from the effects of the
| attack of vertigo which rendered him
| unconscious last week at the corner O
| Thirty-second and NJ streets
| A musical ard literary entertainment
| Will be given this evening by the indie,
| pendent Lodge OF Good Templars at their
| meeting room in the Odd Fellow I
building, Thirty-first street. near N
street. Five hundred invitations have
been sent out by the lodge and a large
crowd is expected to enjoy the excellent
| program. which has been prepared.
| The hydrant at the corner of Thirty
second and Canal streets is at presen,
| out OF repair TO the great Inconvenience OF
i the neighborhood, which depends entirely
on this for their supply of water.
The baby daughter of Mr.. William
| Cline Of Thirty-second street, near O
| street, who was run over by one of tn,
| Tenleytown cars few weeks ago, whil,
| crossing the track in frcnt of her home
| receiving injuries which resulted in tn,
amputation Of one Of her lin bs, is rapid,
improving.
Edward Peterson, the little fellow who
was injured recently by jumping from
the trestle OF the Great Fails Railroad Il
avoid being run over, is improving and vii
soon he out again.
An oyster supper will be given this
evening under the auspices of the Parson.
age Club and the H. T. Club of the beneze,
A NJ. E. Church.