Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
GOOD TEMpLARs IN SESSION.
Enroll Members, Appoint Delegates
and Award Banner.

Friendship Lodge, No. II, Independent
Order of Good Templars, met in Melford
Hall. sth and streets northeast, Monday
evening. Mr.. Hoyt Holton, chief templar,
presided. Miss Mamie Bishop, pianist, led
In the service Of song. Among the visitors
were Grand Templar I. L. Corby, Mrs.
Corby and Judge Nichol of Perseverance
Lodge and Past Grand Templar s. w.
Russell of Minnehaha Lodge
A social session was followed by a pro-
gram of addresses conducted by the chair.
The leading speeches were made by
Messrs. Corby. Russell and Nichol. and
were devoted to consideration of the in
fiuence OF personal example and the privi-
lege and duty of Good Templars, enlight-
ened by the teachings of more than half
century of experience in moral reform
work.
Faith Lodge. No. IA, 1. O. G. T., met in
Odd Fellows Hail. 31st street, Tuesday
evening, and Chief Templar w. C. LEM
PRESIDED l. l. Corby, grand templar;
Mrs Emma Corby grand vice templar:
mrs J! L. Corby and Messrs. Foster and
Nlchol OF Perseverance Lodge, and Mr.. ].
3: Blaekford, deputy grand templar of
Silver Star Lodge.
A special feature following the bust
ness routine was the presentation to the
lodge by Grand Templar Corby, on behalf
OF the Grand Lodge, of the prize banner.
StdLIuiHS award each quarter. FOR work
, pest done adding to the membership roll
LEM.
In the good of the order exercises, con-
quoted by Mr.. r. E. Smith addresses
touching upon many sides of Good Tenn
plar lodge life were made by Mrs Crown.
grand chaplain; Mrs. Belt, deputy grand
teinpiar; Mrs Waters. past chief; Mrs.
Dugan, past vice templar, and Messrs.
Nichols, Blackford, Gates, Pearson and ].
II. Bangs, recording secretary.
Minnehaha Lodge, No /, 1. o. G. T., met
In Pythian Temple, 1014 9th street north
west, tuesday evening, and was largely
attended. the visitors including Miss A ].
Tennyson, chief templar and Miss Goldie
Miller, vice {, templar, of Perseverance
Lodge; Mr.. Hoyt Holton, chief templar.
Lodge. Mr. Henry F. Smith, chief tenn
plar, occupied the chair, and Mrs Carrie
Smith presided at the piano
new delegation to the Anti-Saloon
League was appointed, consisting of
Messrs. A. N, Garfield, S. w. Russell and
William A. Ridgley, and the Misses Nellie
Smith and Nina Higdon.
A recent action by the city authorities
to prevent the selling of intoxicants in
other than original packages by the
wholesale houses was discussed and the
chair was instructed to memorabilia the
excise board In brief note, conveying
the thanks and warm approval of the
lodge to the board for it's action
Miss Nellie Smith was appointed captain
OF the drill, to organize a team for de-
veioping the beautified work ceremonial,
TO be initiated at the next meeting.
In the good of the order program Sc
!ection' old Glory was recited by Mr.
Holton; an address devoted to features
of recent mems meeting in the National
Iheater, and characterized as "a grand
temperance argument" the topic being
Temptation" was given by Mr.. Garfield;
selection was sung by the lodge; a
poem, entitled Words of Strength" was
read by Mr.. Russell. and an interesting
study was presented by the chair. show
ing many curiosities that may be found
by skillful transportation of letters of the
English alpha bet