Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-06

Thirty-Third Annual Session Held mt
Hampton, Va.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAMPTON, Va. September g. 1900.
The Grand Lodge Of Good Templars OF
Virginia convened in CREDIBLE Hall here this
morning In thirty-third annual session, Rev.
W. F. Sheppard, grand chief templar, pre-
siding. George w. Hawxhurst Of Fairfax.
grand secretary; Rev. J. E. De Shazo OF
Mathews, grand counsellor: w. T. Shelton
Of Pittsylvania. past grand templar; Rev.
w. A. Gee Of Mecklenburg grand chaplain:
f. c. James of Loudoun grand marshal,
and other Grand Lodge officers are in at
tendance. All but one of the active lodges
in the state are represented. Twenty-Five
delegates came on the Norfolk steamer from
Washington last night These are from
the thirteenth district, embracing Fairfax
and Alexandria counties.
The annual reports OF the Grand Lodge
officers were submitted today. fully review
ing the work of the past year. A slight in
crease In the number Of active members is
noted and four new lodges have been or
gained. All expenses OF the year were
promptly met and the debt reported at the
last session reduced to $50. Each lodge in
the state received an Official visit from the
chief executive of the order during the year.
The order Is reported to be strongest in
Fairfax county, where 1t was introduced in
1887. and now has over 800 members. Pion-
eer Lodge at Falls Church is the banner
lodge In the state, with st. Julian's of Alex
andria second.
The Juvenile branch of the order received
considerable attention and is under the fos-
tering care OF the Grand Lodge.
The reports were all referred to appro-
pirate committees.
Committees for the session were an
nounced as follows:
State OF the order-Rev. j. E. De Shaxo
Henry Hawxhurst, Rev. w. A. Gee, Ed
ward Walton. w. c. Carter. Mrs Rebecca
Hunter.
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c. James, Miss Ida N. Ball, w. G. Morgan.
Mrs. l.. B. Stats.
Juvenile temples-Mrs. A. E. Corning,
Miss Miss, Edith Edith. Jarvis E En-. Bumpass Miss
Literature-Mrs. e. B. Talbot, c. II.
Walker. Rev. J. E. De Shazo. ]. F. Jerman.
Miss 8. McAllister.
The death during the year of Mr. B. F..
Baker and Mrs. India r. Bond prominent
members OF the Grand Lodge, was an
nounced and a committee on memoirs APP
pointed.
Most Of the morning session OF the body
was taken up with verbal reports from the
delegates and suggestions for the work OF
the coming year.
Al the afternoon session the question OF
Incorporating the Grand Lodge so as 70
acquire property OF defunct lodges. came
up. was discussed and referred to a special
Rev. z. Parker Richardson. chairman q,
committee on finance submitted report
which recommended that the per capita tar
| be fixed at 12h cents quarterly: that the
salary OF the grand secretary be 800 for
the coming year: that the expenses of the
grand chief templar and grand superintend.
emit OF Juvenile temples In the discharge OF
/ their ONCE duties be paid: that the bonds oil
the grand secretary and grand treasurer
be $1.000 each. and that the Good Teznpiai
News Be published and sent out on same
| terms an last year.
The Grand Lodge will convene again to.
| night. when the election OF officers will
| take place.