Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-04
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Virginia Grand Lodge, I. o. G. T., Re
ceived by Silver Star Lodge.


Silver Star Lodge. No 90 I. o. G. T.,
of Tenleytown, met In regular session last
evening in st. Alban's Parish Hall, which
its committee had tastefully dressed with
flags, streamers and autumn foliage. Chief
Templar Finney presided and Miss Hurley,
pianist, led in the service Of song. At the
close of the opening exercises the arrival
was announced Of the members of the
Grand Lodge of the order in Virginia, at
tended by a large number Of the members
Of Pioneer Lodge Of Falls Church and rep
resentatives of Faith, Friendship, Mime
haha, Perseverance and Little Falls lodges
of the District of Columbia. The visiting
delegations, with the Grand Lodge officers
in the lead, were conducted into the hall,
formally received and made welcome in a
brief address by the chief templar. The
several official positions were then, on in
vitation from the chair, occupied by the
visiting Grand Lodge officers for the rest
Of the evening. The Rev. ]. w. Guy, grand
chief templar, presided.
Mr. Nathan Roberts was admitted to
membership the ceremonial being followed
by the usual social session, after which a
program was rendered, Mr.. A. e. Shoe
maker in charge.
In a few opening remarks experimenting
the words of welcome already spoken,
Chairman Shoemaker adverted to the Init
mate and pleasant relations between the
Good Templars of Virginia and those of
the District of Columbia, the growth OF
many years of association, and testified to
the pleasure it gave Silver Star Lodge to
serve as host on the present occasion. Mr.
Geo. w. Hawxhurst spoke Of his thirty-six
years of continuous labor as Good Tenn
plar, and remarked that he had met that
evening In Past Grand Templar William
H. Fleming Of Des Moines, Iowa, friend
whom he had not before seen since he first
met him in the International Lodge in
Louisville twenty-seven years ago.
Past Grand Counselor r. A. Dinsmore,
who had just returned from his old home in
Maine, alluded in an interesting way to the
encouraging conditions in that pioneer pro-
hibition state. Congratulatory addresses,
which received marked tokens of appre cia-
ton. were given by Grand Templars Guy
and Russell, Mrs. Geo. w. Hawxhurst and
Messrs. John Payne, J. J. Sangster, w. IL.
Fleming. ]. H. Garretson, G. c. Smith and
]. c. Lee. Piano recitalS were given by
Mrs. NJ. M. Erwin of Falls Church. At the
close of the program refreshments were
served.
The funeral of John H Jackson. whose
death occurred early yesterday morning.
will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock
from Oak Hill Chapel, the Rev Frank H.
Havenner, pastor of Dumbarton Avenue
M. E. Church, officiating The interment
will be made in Oak Hill cemetery
Rev. Mr.. Havenner returned to George
town this afternoon from Charleston, w.
Va, where he went several days ago to
attend the funeral of a relative.
Lyman Dawson. a ten-year-old boy who
resides at 915 H street northwest, suffered
an attack of spasms yesterday morning at
the corner Of Q and Valley streets He
was treated at the Georgetown University
Hospital $3.50.
Rev. Stanley Billheimer, pastor of West
Washington Luthern Church, has returned
from an extended stay at Gettysburg, Pa,
his native city.