Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-02-27
District Hodge i. d. G. Il.

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convened, as prearranged, with Wei
come Lodge. No. S44, at Exmore, Va,
| February 18th, 1897, 1:3O p. IN.
Committee on credentials reported
| delegates from oil the lodges in the
| district, with the exception Of At
| lantic. Six members were initiated
in district degree, after which, upon
motion of Mr.. B. F. Moore. the lodge
worked under subordinate degree.
Reports of D. G. t., d. s ]. r. and
D. S. read and very favorable.
The various committees were APP
pointed and reported.
Report of juvenile work was made
as follows: We, your committee on
juvenile work beg leave to make the
following report: 1, That the D. S.
J. T. do all in his power to visit the
lodges in the district, in the interest
of the juvenile work. .. That the
delegates from the several lodges be
requested to urge upon their fellow
mem bers the Importance ofthis work
and request their aid in the advance
ment of same.
Committee on temperance legisla-
ton reported that there is nothing
of any Importance engaging the at
tention of this branch of the order in
District No. 10.
Committee on state of the order
reported: We, your committee on
state of the order, find the order in
very bad state, as the loss of mem
bership is more than twenty in the
present quarter, and we feel that
something should be done, therefore,
do hereby recommend to the D. G. 7.
suggestions, 1. That q lecturer be
placed in the field ae soon as prac,
ticable. ., That public meetings be
held as often as practicable. 3, That
each subordinate lodge member be
earnestly requested to more faith
fully solicit candidates to join lodges
and to ply more attention to juvenile
work, for the children of to day are
the hope of the nations future pros
perity. The report was taken up by
section and adopted as whole.
Committee on finance recon-
mended that g lecturer be placed
in the field to do effectual work, and
that each subordinate lodge hold
public meetings once a quarter for
the purpose of raising funds to pay
said lecturers salary. Adopted.
Upon motion OF J. W. White, the
executive committee shall constitute
committee on soliciting contribu-
tions for lecture fund. Adopted.
Upon motion of w. J. Wilson, that
committee be appointed by the
chat on securing u lecturer, map
ping out tour and making arrange
ments for lecture work. Adopted.
The committee on. time and place
of next meeting, after due delibera
ton, arranged to convene with Gull
ford Lodge, No. 72G, on the second
Thursday in May, 1897.
Upon motion of L. j. Frye, the
temperance column in Cape Charles
Pioneer be discontinued. Adopted.
The offices of D. V. T., D. D. NJ,
and D. S. being eclared vacant, the
following officers were elected and
installed: Miss Rose Wilson, D. V
T Mr.. Eichelberger, D. D. NJ, and
Miss Estelle Scott, D. S.
Special remarks for good of the
order, on individual work, by j. w
Guy, d. c.
A rising vote of thanks was ten
dered W elcome Lodge for the hand
manner in which we were enter
tanned.
Adjourned at $50 p. N.
A public meeting was held at night
beginning at 1880 o'clock. An appre
ciative audience assembled to heal
the strong temperance remarks from
Messrs. Winder, Parkerson and Guy
After a most favorable and impress
sive meeting the District Lodge sep
arated, with the assurances to do al
in our power to promote the cause o.
temperance.
EsTELLE SCOTT, D. S.