Evening star., 1896-12-01
THE GOOD TEMPLARs.
Annual Session of the Grand Lodge
begun Today.

Begun Today.
The thirty-first annual session of the
Grand Lodge of the District Of Columbia
l. o. G. T., began in the lecture room OF
Wesley Chapel. 5th and F streets north
west. this morning. The meeting was call
ed to order at 10 O'Clock by the grand chioi
temp!ar. Mr.. Albert E. Shoemaker. ami
opened with the usual ritualistic formaii-
ties.
The following committee on credentials
was appointed: Grand Secretary Thos. M
Milstead, r. H. Campbell Russell and Ed
gar Hallenbeck
The committee reported the following lis:
or representatives and alternates:
Minnehaha Lodge. No. l-Representa-
tives: A. N. Garfield. r. A. Dinsmore. S.
w. Russell. Alternates Miss Mamie Dan
Garfield
Perseverance Lodge. No. 2-Mrs. C. Eve
iyn Gilbert. NJ D.: Mrs. Rowland. Mr.. E. H.
Hallenbeck.
Morning Star Lodge No 3-(Not repre.
sented).
Rescue Lodge. No. 81 w. Bailey. Henry
y. Thomas, J. j. Hayes: alternates, Geo
J.: Neff. Miss Nina Higdon and MIR. John
T. Hatton.
Langdon Lodge. No. 6-(Not represente,i)
Good VIII Lodge. No. 7-R H. Camp.
bell, Miss Gertrude Libbey. Miss Hoffman
John Hanrahan; alternates. Miss Annie
j.
ana Mrs. Martina Mullen.
Liberty Lodge. No! S-Geo d. Watt, A
G. Tindall: alternate, c: II. Mitchell.
Stearns Memorial Lodge, No. ?IMr. f.
Little Falls Lodge. No. lO-Clayton l.
Ewing, esq, and George. Davis: alternates
Geo. McGrcgor and j. II. Barnes.
Friendship Lodge, No. 11-Mre. Emma F.
Bishop, Mrs. Mary Van Week and Henry
Thatcher; alternates. F. c. Bache, Mrs. l.
+. Bushby and j. w. Van Week.
Star Of Hope Lodge. No. 12-Geo. NJ. n
Jory. Thos. H. Speake. Chas. N. Phelps
alternates, Mrs. Helen Watts. Miss Annie
TAYLOR and Miss Mamie Bradley.
Independent Lodge. No. lid. Fred
Dumberth and Miss Mamie Hickman: al.
ternates. George Morrison and John S
Blackford.
Oriental Lodge No. 1a-M. F. Martin
John Pyles. NJ S. McCathran: alternates
John r. Mahoney. Mrs. John r. Mahoney
and Mr. Hughes.
d. p. Holloway Lodge, No. IS-Not rep.
resented.
Silver Star Lodge, No. 2O-J. B. Ernest
Miss Jessie Riley. Miss Mamie ShoemAks
and Mrs. Albert f. Shoemaker: alternates
Bernard Ofutt A. f. Shoemaker ESQ.,
| Ellis Shoemaker Miss Hattie Walthers
Columbia Lodge, No. 2l-Jesse c. Sutcr
John r. Hough. John H. Muirhead and
Miss Edna Hough: alternates A. w. Da-
Wis, Miss A. May Martin. J. J. Miller and
d. X. Sargent.
District Lodge. No. /, W. T. Raby; Dis.
trlct Lodge, No >. not represented: Dis
trict Lodge. No. B. A. W. Campbell and
John c. Daley; alternates, John Sherries
Marion Gilbert.
Representatives present who were without
the Grand Lodge degree were then intro
duced and received the degree at the hand.
of Dr. ID. II. Mann, the right worthy
grand tempar, after which the annual re
ports OF the officers of the lodge were read
Grand Chief Templar A. E. Shoemaker
Grand Secretary Thomas NJ Mistead
Grand Treasurer John &. Daley and gran,
secretary of Juvenile Templars all sub
! mitted their annual documents. which were
| referred 10 the proper committees.
A recess was then taken until 30 O'Clock
in the afternoon, when the reports of Off
GERS We're read and acted upon.
Tonight public meeting will be held ir
Fifteenth Street NJ. f. Church. beginning
at 7::so o'clock. DIR. ID. H. Mann of Brook
lyn will deliver an address. and fraterna
delegates will be received from sister or
CARNATIONS. President James l.. Ewin Of
the Anti-Saloon League will make a few
remarks. and juvenile chorus will furnish
the music. The members of the order viii
attend in full regalia.