Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
THE GOOD TEMPLARS.
Lodges Meet and Combine Business
With Pleasure.

Minnehaha Lodge, No. l. Independent Or
der of Good Templars, held an enthusiastic
meeting in Pythian Temple, 1912 9th street
northwest, Tuesday evening. Mr.. Henry F.
Smith, chief templar presided. The service
of song was led by Mrs. Carrie Smith,
pianist.
The transaction of routine business in
cluded consideration of several communica-
tons, read by Miss Nellie Smith, secretary,
and action thereon. One of these was a
message In behalf of Good Templar mission
work, from Joseph Mains, the right worthy
grand templar resident in London, Eng
land 1t contained notes and comments on
the general progress of the order and re-
marks upon the achievements of the
templars' deputies in founding new lodges
and juvenile temples. Among the places
noted were Belgium, Holland Hungary, the
Gold Coast of Africa, the English settle
ment of Singapore and Panama and of
work in China and Japan. The communica-
ton also noted the translation of the Good
Templar ritual into the Fanti language for
instituting West African lodges to work In
the native tongue"
A report of the months work by the Anti
saloon League, coming from the office of its
attorney, Mr.. A. e. Shoemaker, through a
delegate, was considered, and followed by
action of the lodge, pledging the league its
continued support.
The good of the order exercises, in charge
Oi MISS NINA f1lBQOn consisted or
songs by quartet, the Misses Smithson
and Higdon and Mrs. Carrie Smith and
Samuel Bedford: the reading by Miss Myr-
tie Balderson Of a selection, entitled THE
DTunkard's Pet; the reading by Mr.. Rus
sell of a selection of Good Templar poems,
| written by Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, enti-
| tied The Heart of a Templar." and few
words of personal experience by Messrs.
| H. f. Smith, Bedford Mcdaniel J. p Hull
strom and Carl o. Sigurdson
| Perseverance Lodge, No. 2 !. O. G. t. at
a recent largely attended meeting in Scot
fish Rite Hall, $40 Pennsylvania avenue,
| presided over by Mr.. James H. Dony chief
| ternplar. conferred the initiatory degree
| upon three candidates and dispatched a
considerable budget of business. A pro-
| gram was rendered. conducted by Miss
| Anna Tennyson, in which Mr. and Mrs. A.
| H. Frear entertained with instrumental and
vocal selections. Mrs. r. H. Wood with
vocal solos, Messrs. Holton and Somers
with recitations, and Messrs. r. E. Smith of
Faith Lodge, and Frank N. Frank N Gam
| brill of Eureka Lodge, Baltimore, with
addresses.
Among the communications read by the
| secretary, Miss Tennyson, and considered
was a message from the right worthy grand
superintendent of Juvenile temples, Miss
Jessie Forsyth Of Boston. Mass, sent
| through her deputy. s. w. Russell It con-
| tanned an appeal In behalf Of juvenile temp
| lars, and explained that the model Juvenile
| temple, which was on exhibition at the
recent fair In st. Louis, is now on exhibit
| In the building representing the Log Cabin
of pioneer days. occupied by the Good
Templars of Minnesota in the Interstate
Park Exhibition. Miss Forsyth reported
that the model temple display, to which
Perseverance, Lodge. through it's superin-
tendent Mrs. J. r. Narrower, made val
| liable contribution. will remain at the MIN
nesota exposition for q time.
| Faith Lodge, No. IA, /. o. G.. T., met In
| Odd Fellows Hall, 31st street, Tuesday
| evening. Mrs. Susan Crown. chief tempiar,
presided.
A message from the right worthy grand
templar. Joseph Halins. concerning the an