Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
GOOD TEMPLARS MEET.
Second Quarterly Session Of District
Lodge-Other Items.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, May Il. 1903.
The second quarterly session of District
Lodge, No. 13, Good Templars, embracing
in it's Jurisdiction the lodges in the counties
of Fairfax Loudoun and Alexandria and
city of Alexandria, was held Saturday with
Sunshine Lodge at Fairfax Court House.
In the absence of the district chief templar,
Grand Secretary George w. Hawxhurst of
Falls Church presided. All the lodges of the
district were represented with one excep-
ton. After comforting the district lodge
degree upon number the reports of the
officers were submitted.
The report of Rev. D. L. Blakemore, dis
trict chief templar, congratulated the temp
erance people on the enactment of the Mann
law by the legislature, under which such
effective work for temperance was at this
time being accomplished in Fairfax and AL
eXandria counties by the special committee
of the district lodge. The report of the sec
rotary, Mr. j. H. Garretson, showed all the
lodges of the district to be in good working
condition, and alive to the work. The treas
urer, Mrs ]. M. ThOrne, reported a balance
of funds on hand.
The superintendent of juvenile work. Mrs.
George w. Hawxhurst reported no advance
In the work among the children since last
session. The report of the special commit
tee on conteSting the granting of liquor Ii
y T
dria was the special feature of the session
and ELECTED much enthusiasm, and hearty
vote or thanks was rendered the committee
and arrangements made to raise the neces-
sary funds to continue the work. Messrs.
J: +. Jerman of Fairfax Court House and
George T. Mankin of Falls Church were
added to the committee, increasing the
number to five
The standing committees for the session
We're announced as follows: On state of the
order j. j. Sangster ]. F. Jerman, J. H.
Mullen; finance, George c. Smith, Miss
Clara Divine, Job Hawxhurst; award of
banner, Miss Ida N. Ball, Mrs D. E. Corn
ing, Archie Mullen.
An address of welcome was made by Mr.
Job Hawxharst on behalf of Sunshine
Lodge and it was responded to for the Dis
trict Lodge by Prof. E. c. Sine.
1t was voted that committee of one from
each lodge be appointed to raise funds for
the use of the committee on resisting L.
censes in the courts and the following were
announced: Miss Ida N Ball of Pioneer,
Mrs. L. B. Stats of Fanny Bowman Me.
mortal F. M. Alder of Sunshine, Miss Cora
Hough Of Waterford, George c. Smith of
Golden Light, j. A. Madizan of Lorton,
Walter Marcy of st. Julians.
AT the afternoon session Mr.. ]. J. Sang
ster presented the report of the commit
tee on state of the order, containing many
recommendations for the active prosecution
of the work in the district Mr. G. c.
Smith of Alexandria submitted the report
reports of the financial officers. Miss Ida
N. Ball of Falls Church presented the re-
port of committee on award of banner.
showing that Sunshine Lodge of Fairfax
was entitled to it, having initiated the
greatest number of members Mr. John d.
Payne of Falls Church was elected district
chief templar to succeed Rev D. L. Blake
more, resigned, and was installed by the
grand secretary.
Petitions were Endorsed to the leeisla ture
requesting an amendment to the law re-
gardfng the chartering of social clubs.
Waterford Lodge of Loudoun county ex-
tended an invitation for the district lodge
to meet at Waterford in August and the
invitation was accepted. The delegation
from Loudoun county reported that local
option had been adopted by the entire
county, Leesburg having so voted recently
Verbal reports of the condition of the
lodSes or the district were made by Geo.
w. Hawxhurst,g j. j. Sangster, j. H Null
len, G. c. Smith, Mrs. A. E. Corning J. r
Jerman, j. D. Payne and others, and after
rendering vote of thanks to the members
of Sunshine Lodge for the dinner and SUD-
per served the district lodge adjourned.
An all-day meeting of the home and for
efgn missionary societies of the Congrega-
donal Church was held Friday at the resi-
dence OF Mrs George A. L. Merrifield. The
following were in attendance: Mrs B. w.
Pond and Mrs. George J. Cummings of
Washington, Mrs. Conklin, Miss Armstrong.
Mrs. White. Mrs. Eastman, Miss Nourse.
Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. Noble Miss Noble,
Misses B. c. and Tinnie Merriheld. MIS-.
Gould. Mrs. Smythe and others.
Mr.. ]. Howard Drummer, district deputy,
and Mr.. George w. Hawxhurst representa-
tive OF Falls Church Lodge. No. IL. /. o.
o. F., left this morning for DanvilIe. Va.
to attend the annual session Of the Grand
Lodge. which assemblies tomorrow They
will stop over at Lynchburg to attend the
dedicatory ceremonies of the Odd Fellows
Home for Orphans at that city.