Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-04
GOOD TEMPLARS ADJOURN.
Mann Liquor Law Approved and Social
Club Law Condemned.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
FALLS CHURCH. Va. September g. 1903.
AT the morning session of the Grand
Lodge OF Good Tempfars today the report
OF the committee on the state of the order
was submitted by the chairman, Rev w.
H. Woolf. and discussed by the chairman
and ]. H Mullen: j. NJ Thorne. 8. w. Rus
sell. A. E. Shoemaker and others It was
adopted. The report recommended that a
state lecturer be appointed by the execu-
tive committee; that the Juvenile templar
work be given prominence; that active CO.
operation. with the ant-saloon movement
be given; that support be given the Chris
tian Federation paper; that the members
OF the order do more missionary work and
that frequent public meetings be held by
the subordinate lodges: that each lodge
appoint committee on enforcement of ex-
listing local option laws, and that members
should support only such candidates for the
legislature as are in favor Of the Mann
law.
A visiting delegation from the Grand
of 8. w. Russell. grand chief templar: A. 81
Shoemaker. past grand templar; A. N. Can
hefd, a former grand templar; Mrs. A. N.
Canfield and William Payne. were intro
grand chief templar and Mr. J. M Thorne.
grand marshal.
Mr.. John D. Payne, chairman Of the COM
mittee on temperance legislation, submitted
tanned a number Of important recommen-
dations. among which was one requiring
the appointment of a special committee to
act In conjunction with the state anti-sa-
loon league In securing from the legislature
repeal of the social club law, which is
considered as even more injurious than the
saloon; also to request the enactment of
a law making the possession of a United
States revenue stamp in local option terri
tory prima facie evidence of violation Of
law.
A portion of the afternoon session was
devoted to session of the state institute
of juvenile workers. In the absence of the
president. the vice president Mrs. L. B.
Stats, called the institute to order and
invited Mr.. S. w. Russell of Washington
to preside An address of welcome was
made by Mr.. Milton M. Thorne of Persever-
ance Temple, Falls Church. Addresses on
the temperance work among the children
were made by Messrs. s. w. Russell A. E.
Shoemaker. A. N. Garfield. Rev. ]. w. Guy,
w. J. Calls and others
The following were elected as officers for
the ensuing year: President. w. ]. Calls
of Guynn's Island; vice presidents Mrs. l..
B. Stats of Vienna. and Mr.. j. F. Jerman
of Fairfax; secretary. Mrs. Geo. w. Hawk
hurst of Falls Church; treasurer, Mrs. J.
NJ. Thorne of Falls Church; chaplain. ]. j.
Sangster Of Burkes. The institute adj
journed to meet next September in Den
drOn, Va.
On resuming work the Grand Lodge
elected Mr.. J. NJ. Thorne of Falls Church dele
Sdte tO TIE dIluudl convention or the state
anti-saloon league. which meets next Jam
uary in Richmond and J. D. Payne was
elected alternate. Rev ]. w. Guy. Rev.
w. H. Woolf Rev. D. L. Blakemore and
Messrs. ]. d. Payne and ]. H. Garreston
were elected delegates to the national con-
vention of the American Anti-Saloon
League. which holds its session in Wash
ington, D. c., next December. Mrs NJ E.
Powell Mrs. L. B. Stats. Geo. w. Hawk
hurst, ]. j. Sangster and ]. H. Mullen
were elected as alternates
Mr.. j. M: Thorne submitted the report of
the committee on finance which recon-
mended that the per capita tax from SUBJ
ordinate lodges be 121s cents per quarter;
that the salary of the grand secretary be
500; that the offices of grand chief tenn
plar and grand superintendent be honorary.
and that the proceedings of the session be
published in the Christian Federation. The
recommendations were adopted by the
Grand Lodge
The sum of SIS was appropriated to aid
the anti-saloon league in it's work. After
adopting resolutions of thanks to the mem
bers of Pioneer Lodge for the Inequalities
during the session, the body adjourned to
meet at Dendron. in Surry county, next
September.