Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-24
GOOD TEMPLARs IN SESSION.
Quarterly Meeting of District Lodge
at Fails Church.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, February %, 1899.
District Lodge, No. 49, Good Templars, en-
bracing the lodges of the counties of Fair
fax, Alexandria and Prince William, met in
Odd Fellows Hall here yesterday, with Dis
trict Chief Templar Geo. W.Hawxhurst pre-
siding. About seventy-five delegates and
visitors were in attendance from the vari-
Gus lodges of the district. The reports of
the several officers submitted showed the
order to be in a healthy condition in the
district. The committee on state of the
order on matters referred to it in the Off
GERS reports, recommended that the dis
trict chief temDlar examine the law in
reference to druggists selling liquor on pre-
scriptions of physicians in local option dis
tricts, it being reported that some had not
taken out the licenses required, and were
abusing the privilege authorized under the
law; also directing the secretary to convey
to magistrate of Dranesville district dis
approval of his reported action in dismiss
ing a charge against party in that dis
trict against whom complaint had been
made for selling liquor contrary to law,
the warrant said to have been dismissed
for defect in writing same, and not be-
cause of lack of evidence; also, commend
| ing the committee having in charge the
| matter of resisting applications for license
| before the county court. The committee
| also commends the work among the chill
| dren to the subordinate lodges and the gen.
! eral faithfulness of the members of the
| order in the district.
The committee submitted a report award
| ing the banner to Enterprise Lodge at
| Ida, for largest percentage of increase in
| membership. The banner was presented by
| Mr.. j. d. Payne and received by Mr., G.
| e. Wilson for the lodge.
| MessrS. George w. HawXhurst, ]. D.
Payne, William Marcy, ]. ]. Sangster,
a w n md Tar raft
| appointed committee to look after the
prosecution of violators of the local option
| law and to resist the granting of liquor
J licenses in the court and to employ -eoun-
| sci when necessary in these matters.
| The annual election of officers of the Dis
| trict Lodge resulted iii the selection OF the
| following: George w. Hawxhurst, district
! chief templar; J. D. Payne, past district
| rotary: R. S. Shreve, district ecsssGilor;
| Mrs. S. e. Bailey district superintendent
| Of Juvenile Temples; Miss Bessie Havener
district vice templar; Henry Hawxhurst,
| district treasurer; Rev. d. L. Rathbun,
| district chaplain; Frank Jarvis, district
| marshal; G. E. Wilson, district sentinel;
| Ray Marcy. district messenger; Miss Ray
| del Shaw, deputy marshal These officers
| were installed by Mr.. w. H. Hatch, past
| grand chief templar.
| The invitation of Lorton Lodge for the
| District Lodge to hold it's next session at
| Lorton, in Fairfax county, was accepted
l aIleI Il fote VI 10 the laQleS OIL
| Pioneer Lodge for the bountiful dinner and
| supper served, the District Lodgc ad-
| journed.
! At night the regular meeting of Pioneer
Lodge was held. and after adjournment a
program of exercises, consisting of two
| dialogues, entitled The Dress Reform
| Convention" by ten ladies, the other en-
| titled Escaping the Draft" by seven
! young men; duet by Misses Minnie
Jacobs and Fanny Galleher; recitation,
| by Miss Myrtle Veitch; solo, by Miss Min
| ME Jacobs; recitation, by Miss Katie Merry:
| solo, by Miss Mabel Kerr, and recitation,
| by Miss Addie McInturff, was rendered in
| the hall to large audience of delegates
and friends of the order