Evening star., 1902-09-04
GOOD TEMPLARS IN SESSION.
Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting Of tht
Virginia Grand Lodge
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
WATERFORD, Va. September 3, 1902
The Grand Lodge Of Virginia, l. o. G. T.,
commenced it's thirty-ffth annual session
here last night in Good Templars Hall.
Rev. J. w. Guy Of Surrey county grand
chief templar, called the Grand Lodge to
order at $50 pm. Nearly all of the grand
officers We're present and occupied their
stations. Mr.. S. W. Russell, grand chief
templar of the District of Columbia. and
Mr.. A. E. Shoemaker, past grand templar.
were present and were welcomed with the
honors of the order
The grand chief templar announced the
following appointments for the session: A.
E. Shoemaker Of Washington, past grand
temp1ar: Rev. u. Parker Richardson of
Louisa, grand chaplain; J. H. Garretson of
Falls Church, grand marshal; Robert Walk
er of Alexandria, grand guard; J. F. Jer-
man OF Fairfax, grand sentinel.
Messrs. Geo. W. Hawxhurst. Rev Z.
Parker Richardson and Milton NJ. Thorne
were appointed committee on credentials
and submitted a report showing all but 1--WE
lodges in the state We're represented The
Grand Lodge degree was conferred upon a
large number of delegates who had rot
previously received it. The Grand Lodge
then adjourned to 9:30 am. Wednesday.
At the morning session Wednesday the
annual report of the grand chief templar
grand secretary, grand superintendent of
juvenile temples and grand treasurer Were
submitted and referred to appropriate COM
mittees. The reports show the order In
the state to be about the same numerically
as it was at the last session. Three new
lodges were organized during the year, one
at Charlottesville, one at Crewe and oae
at Dendron. The finances of the order
were shown TO be in good condition
The grand chief templar announced the
following committees for the session:
State of the order-Rev. Z. Parker Rich
ardson, H L. Grubbs, Miss Almira Sperr,
Mrs L. B. Stats, Mrs. ]. NJ. Thorne
Finance-J. H. Garretson, Archie Mullen
J. F. Jerman, Robt. Walker, Mrs. Lille
Lewis.
Literature-George c. Smith. j. w Bryce,
w. j. Calls, Mrs. George W. Hawxhurst,
Mrs. A. E. Corning.
Juvenile temples-S. w. Russell, Robert
Walker Miss Eta ]. Bowman, Miss Edna
Marks, Miss Sara Thorne.
Temperance legisiation-E. c. James. A.
E. Shoemaker. j. d. Payne, H. L. Grubbs,
Wyllis NJ. Bryce.
Constitution and by-laws-Milton M.
Thorne. Archie Mullin, Miss Clara Divine,
George Haight Mrs. NJ E. Powell
The death during the year Of Mr.. J. W.
Jarrett Of Fairfax county. prominent
member of the Grand Lodge, was an
nounced, and a special committee, consist
ing Of Rev T. Parker Richardson Rev
w. A. Lytle and Mrs. ]. Nd. Thorne. was
appointed to report resolutions Of respect
At the afternoon session letters were read
from Mr. Job Ifawxhurst and Rev D. L.
Blakemore and referred to the committee
on state Of the order.
Greetings were received from Pioneer
Lodge at Falls Church.
Union Chapel Lodge, in Mecklenburg
county, asked to have its charter restored,
and 1t was voted to grant the request
The committee on finance reported rec
ommending that the per capita tax be fixed
at 12h cents per quarter; providing that
the expenses OF the, grand chief templar
and grand Superintendent Of juvenile tenn
pies In prosecuting the work be paid; that
lecture work be performed by the grand
chief templar; that the Grand Lodge elect
a delegate to the State Anti-Saloon League.
The session viii probably close Thursday
night. ''s