Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-15
DISTRICT LODGE,
Meeting of Good Templar OrSaniza-
ton at Falls Church, Va.

special Correspondence of The Evening Star
FALLS CHURCH, Va, February IA, 1900.
District Lodge, No. IL, of Good Templars,
embracing the lodges of Fairfax Alexan-
dria and Prince William counties, met in
annual session here yesterday about 100
delegates being in attendance.
The reports of the district chief temp,ar,
district secretary and district treasurer, re-
spectlvely, were submitted at the morning
session and referred to appropriate COM
mittees. The reports show the lodges in
the district in good condition financially and
numerically. Considerable increase in men,
befshlp was reported, and one new lodge
at Accotink organized and the one at Wen
ma revived. The district chief templar in
his report referred to the fact that under
the general local option law twenty-seven
or the one hundred counties in the state
had voted out the saloon, and that in 205
magisterfai districts no saloon now exists.
( The morning session was devoted to the
consideration of reports and the best meth
DDS of work for the future, and the mat
ter was referred to the committee on state
of the order.
At the afternoon session this committee
submitted a report; making several recon-
menda tions, the most import of which was
that public sentiment should be centered
upon securing an amendment to the consti-
tuition prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of liquor as a beverage and the work of
the order and the churches should be de-
voted to accomplish this object. The re-
port was unanimously adopted.
The district lodge banner was awarded to
Fannie Bowman Memorial Lodge at Vienna
for the largest percentage of additions to
the order. Rev. u. S. "A. Heavener, in an
eloquent speech, presented the banner, and
It was received foy the lodge by Mrs. L. B.
Stats.
The annual election of officers resulted in
the selection of tife following: J. j. Sang
ster Of Lorton district chief templar: Ed
lor; Mrs. Corning tof Vienna district. vice
templar; Mrs. ]. NJ, ThQrne of Falls Church
district, treasurer ]. H Garretson of Falls
Shorch district. secretary; Mrs. Jennie
of Juvenile templafs;. Geo. w. Hawxhurst
or Pioneer, past district templar; w. c.
Shlpman, district marshal; Mrs. Alice Wig
gins, deputy marshal; Miss Mary Ball. dis
Mrs. p. b. Talbet, assistant secretary;
Rev b: d. Harrison,q district chaplain.
These officers were installed by Mr.. w. H.
aatch, past grand templar of the Grand
Lodge. :
The invitation of St Julian's Lodge for
the district lodge to hold its next session
with that lodge was accepted. 1t was
unanimously adopted that the district lodge
send It's earnest protest to the legislature
against the further continuance of the ex-
else board law in Alexandria county, and
Mrs. s. E. Bailey was appointed commit
tee to prepare and circulate petitions
!hrough Alexandria county asking the leg
lsiature to at once repeal the law and rele-
gate the question of granting liquor licenses
TO the county court. as is done in all other
counties in the state
After rendering vote of thanks to the
iaoles or Pioneer Lodge for the bountiful
ulnner ana supper served the district lodge
adjourned.
Al night session of Pioneer Lodge was
reid. Prof B. F. Heaton presiding. After
adjournment a program of exercises was
rendered IN the public hall to the members
and guests. The exercises consisted Of in