The times., 1897-08-28
IS TAKOMA LODGES PRIZE
Grand Templar Shoemaker Pre-
SentS the Banner.
VISITATION OF GRAND LODGE
A Large Crowd Witnesses an Inter-
estiBg Ceremony at T.isoma Pres
by.erian Church The Meeting
Changed Into Temperance Raj
ly-SeveraI Ringing Addresses.

The presentation OF the membership ban
ner TO Takoma Lodge Good Templars, No.
IT, by the Grand Lodge OF the District OF
Columbia last evening at the Takoma
Presby Church was a most enjoy
able affair. To the great delight of all
present the Presentation exercises evolved
themselves into an open temperance meet
ing, at which. the audience was treated
To seveIa! exc client addresses.
The pretty little church in which the
exercises Were held was comfortably fill
ed with the members of Takoma lodge
and their friends, resident of the Park
Besides there We're also present the Of
fiCers OF tie Grand Lodge of the District
Of Columbia aud represent tatives oil several
temperance organizations in Washington
and Nor tGomery county, Md.
he comniilIee OF arrangements, of which
Mr.. II. Ebert Warren. OF Takonla Lodge,
was chairman, had arranged an excellent
program. not the least enjoyable Of which
were the several vocal selections rendered
by the Is',ies and gentlemen OF TakoIHa and
Mr. NJ. W Ferren, OF Kensington, Md. The
others = no cuntributed to ihe musical part
Long, MIS- j H. Webb. Mrs. C. M. Heaton,
Messrs S. :. shrdd. Frank skinner and j.
y wcbb, with Miss Mooers as organist.
The exerCiscs were opened by the chief
teulplar of Iskonia Lodge. L. M. Mooers,
who invited Int audience 70 join the choir
In singing America +" which was done
with much spirit. The chairman OF the
arrangements COMMITTEES then suggested
thar the meeting be an open one, and
moved that the Rev. nr. Van Ness, pastor
II the church. be selected as the presiding
officer This motion prevailed, ana after
prayer by DT. Van Ness the choir sang
March Onward, Soldiers True
Those on the stage With the presiding
officer were Rev. nr. Lloyd. OF Gathers
] burg, capt Joseph l.. Ewin, president OF
the Anti-Saleon Ledgus Of the District OF
Columbia; Mr. Warren Choate, treasurer
Of the intiSaoou League OF Montgomery
county. Nd, and the following officers of
! the grand lodge of the District OF Colum-
| bla: g. {. T.5lA1bert L. Shoemaker; G..
C., jesse c SUter; G! V. T., Miss Edith
| Hoffman; g. ) j. T., s. W. Russell; A G.
| 5, Richard II Campbell; G.. T., James c.
| aiey; e. C.. Chafles 4. Phelps; p. c. CT =,
a. =. Canfield.&
Immediately In front of the stage was a
| large shield. IN national colors, inscribed
! The Saloon Must Coz
| Mr.. Aibert L. 7Shoeihaker in presenting
the banner. sfeer cufnplimeniing Takoma
| Lodge on the good work it had done, warned
its members thatlit would take much harder
work to retain IT. for every other lodge
in the District was using every effort
| 10 capture it, 4'
Chief Tempigf Mooers, in accepting the
! banner. said htfknew it was coming but
| he had not the faintest idea ii was SC
| beautiful and assured the grand officer
| that the members of Nc. Z would do their
best to keep II IN Takosha.
! The hammer, which has pia red promi
nent part on many similar occasions, IS
! quite pIutt :! and is made Of yellow and
! red silk. On Cne side is inscribed, Banner
Lodge eor Work Well Done" and on the
reverse side. Grand Lodge, District OF
| Columbia 1. O. G T."
short addresses were made by Mr. A. Y
| Garfield, of Washington; Rev. Dr. Lloyd
OF Gatthershurg; capt. James L. Ewin, Mr.
Warren Choate, OF Montgomery county
Nd, and others.
The following preamble and resolutions
Were unanimously adopted:
Whereas we have all read with sorrow
and indignation OF the late catastrophe a
the village OF DeanwOed, and Icarnin
that Takoma Park has, since August ]
been deprived of the services Of a gat,
keeper, thereby endangering the lives q
therefore, be it,
Resolved, That the people OF Takorn
Park do most Indignantly protest again,
the miserly dongs OF the Baltimore an
Ohio Corporation, and hope the Coumi!
sioners OF the District viii find a remedy
Resolved. I hat we, citizens OF Mon
gOnery county and OF the District OF C
lunlbia, in mass meeting assembled. in th
Presbyterian Church OF Takoma ParB
knowing the existence of an open saloo
near this park, hereby express our indignt
ton at the violation OF law, and we hereb
urge the Anti-Saloon League Of Mont
gomery county TO do everything in il
power to abolish the nuisance, and "
pledge our cooperation therein.
During the evening Mrs Horace Lon
sang ''Pierot" with much feeling am
MIR Ferrali sang 'HomeIand' in splendi
voice.