Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-09
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GRAND LODGE. I. O. q. IT.
Proceedings Of the second Duy of
Annual session.

The Grand Lodge OF Good Templars be-
gan the second days session of the thirty
second annual meotir at the Mount Ner-
ron NJ. f. Church South. al 9:45 O'Clock
| this morning. All the time of the morning
session was taken up with a discussion of
the proposed changes to the bylaws and
| contention over the district system which
has caused so much discussion within the
past two years, was settled. IL was APP
parent as soon the discussion on this
subject began that no general agreement
| could be reached, ard a committee of SIX
three opposed 10 the system and three in
| favor of IL, was appointed, with power to
choose the seventh member, the body to
| meet at once and effect a compromise
This vas done, and the report of the COM
| mittec was read before the morning ses-
sion adjourned.
This report decided in favor of the dis
trict system, and stated that the present
officers Of District Lodge, No. 3. should ba
allowed to serve until the annual election
of officers in January next The report was
adopted.
Mrs. Fannie Shoemaker, chairman of the
committee on Juvenile temples read a re-
port. in which she urged the delegates to
slow more activity in the line of Juvenile
work. Each lodge was also urged TO or
ganize and maintain temple.
Grand Secretary George w. Hawxhurst
and Past Grand Vice Templar Thorn of
day. MIR. Hawxhurst made spirited ad-
dress.
The reports of the various officers read
at the afternoon session yesterday were
interesting. Grand Secretary Arthur W.
Campbell, in his report, dealt chiefly with
finances and statistics. Grand Treasurer
John c. Daley reported on the finances of
the Grand Lodge. His report showed that
all bills contra cted during the year had
been met and the old Indebtedness had
been nearly liquidated.
The grand superintendent of juvenile
temples. $. W. Russell reported four tenn
pies AT work, with an aggregate member
ship Of 2J6.
The list of delegates from the various
lodges in the District to the Grand Lodge
in attendance at the meeting is as follows:
District Lodge No. 3-Representatiye J.
c. Daley. A. W. Campbell: alternates Geo.
Watt, John Sherrier.
Mnnehaha, No. delegates. r. A Deas-
more, A. n. Garfield, II. r. Steward: al
ternates, Carrie Smith, S. W. Russell, 5. L.
Garfield.
Perseverance, No. 2-Delegates, James
Fred and l. l.. Cory; alternates. Mr. and
Mrs Jansan.
Rescue, No. o-Delegates, J c. Moore.
Blanche Neff; alternates, Harry Bentc,
Ethel Flynn. Other delegates.
Good viii. No. I-Delegates, George W.
Sullivan, Miss Betty Frame. Miss Edith
Hoffman, A. J. Hadley, r. H. Campbell;
alternates, Miss Jennie Burris. Miss Anne
Norris, K. ID. Klopfer, ]. w. Sherwood AMI
A >. lay
Liberty, No. S-Delegates Geo. d. Watt,
W. w. Mills; alternates, w. III. Pennington,
Emily Gill.
Little Falls. No. 1o-Delegates Arthur
Sherrier. J. III. Barns.
Friendship, No. 11-Arthur Bishop, ]. w.
Van Week, l.. H. King. .Alternates, Emma
Bishop, Mary Van Week, Emma Beigman.
Star of Hope. No. 12-Deiegates, George
VI. ID. Jory. Charles y. Phelps, Flora
Speakes; alternates. l.. II. Lanman, James
Doyle and Carrie Watt.
Independent, No. 1-Delegate. John 5.
Blackford: alternate. w. II. Parsons
Oriental. No. 1o-Delegates, j. Walter
Jet, Miss l.. j. Allen; alternates, George
F. Shaw, John j. Mahoney.
Takoma, No. 11-Delegates. II. Ebert
Warren and Miss Maud Jamison; alter
nate. Byron Coon.
Silver Star, No. 20-Delegates. Mrs. F.
Shoemaker, John Fun. Ellis Shoemaker:
alternates, Berrie Hollidge, Maggie Shoe
maker.
Columbia, No. 24-Delegates, Jesse c.
Suter, Edward II. Jones, John H. Muir
head, Mrs. Muirhead; alternates. Miss
Edna Hough, Miss Eta Jackson, Mrs. {.
A. Snyder. Mrs. Chas. A. Jones.