Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-09
GOOD TEMPLAR EVENTS.
Visitation by Grand oficers-Installa-
ton Ceremonies.

The officers Of the Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order Of Good Templars
opened the first of their series Of annual
visitations to subordinate lodges by pay
ing visit to Faith Lodge No. IA. in Odd
Fellows Hall, 31st street, Tuesday even
ing.
Routine lodge proceedings. which in
ciuded important reports from the com,
the making of special assignments, were
disposed of, and the visitors were formally
received and subsequently made welcome
in an address by the chief templar, VIM. G.
LEM. The Grand Lodge officers then took
the chairs-Mr. I. l.. Corby, grand chief;
Mr.. George F. Shaw, grand counselor;
Mrs. Emma /Corby. grand vice templar;
Mr.. 9. w. Russell, grand superintendent
of Juvenile temples; Mr.. j. S. Blackford.
acting grand secretary; Mr. James H.
Dony, acting grand treasurer; Mrs. Susan
Crown. grand chaplain; Mr.. A. Wilkerson,
acting grand marshal; Mrs. A. Wilkerson,
I acting grand deputy marshal: Mr.. John c.
Foster, grand guard and Mr.. Wm E.
Payne, grand sentinel.
The program of reports, addresses and
| re ldinss. conducted by the grand templar,
included reports from the grand secretary
and grand treasurer upon the records of
the lodge, in which its two secretaries
were given strong concentrations for the
quality of their work.
The opening address by the chair was
message to Faith Lodge of congratula-
lions for work accomplished, and en-
| coura cement to continue it's efforts to
save the young and reclaim the fallen,
| dwelling at some length upon the detuIs
| Of work necessary to growth in number
and influence. The grand counselor re-
| marked upon his official relations to the
| grand templar, and his duties as adviser
and guide to the chair the grand vice tenn
| plar spoke of her frequent visits to Faltn
| Lodge and of her eTer-deepening interest
| in it's welfare; the grand superintendent
| called attention to the several departments
of labor in the juvenile temYle, and the
| better ways and means for securing re-
| suits In this; Good Templars' primary
| school: the grand chaplain spoke a few
words of cheer, complimenting her col
leagues in lodge work for their zeal and
fidelity, and the grand guard remarked
upon the "home-like influences predoml,
| made an address, conveying temperance
teaching in narrative: Mr.. Hoyt Holton
| read Cartoons Gone With a Handsomer
| Man" and Mr.. r. e. Smith spoke Of the
| good work done by those who had given
ten years of service in Faith Tent of Rech-
abites before organizing Faith Lodge OF
| Good Templars.
| program, announced that the next Grand
Lodge visitation will be at Friendship
Lodge sth and I streets northeast, next
| Monday evening.
| Perseverance Lodge No. -. I. o. G. T,
at it's meeting in Scottish Rite Han, 9lu
| Pennsylvania avenue northwest, SATURDAY
| evening. conferred the inttiatory degree
| upon one candidate, arranged to have G
mock trial to entertain and instruct next
Saturday evening and installed it's officers
elect Mr.. John Bryson, deputy grand tenn
plar officiating assisted by Mr.. 8. w. Rus
sell and Mrs. Hoyt Holton.
Friendship Lodge, No II. met in Melforo
Hall, Sth and 1 streets northeast. Monday
evening There were visitors from Mime
haha and Perseverance Lodges. Mr.. Robt
| was elected chief templar. the chief tenn
! plar-elect Geo. f. Shaw, declining, and the
new officers were indicted into their re
| spective positions by S. w. Russell, deputy
right worthy grand templar. assisted b,
Past Chief Templar Samuel Bedford OF
Minnehaha Lodge and Miss J. McCubbin.
| Minnehaha Lodge, No. l, l. o. G. T., me,
in Pythian Temple, l012 9th streets north
west, Tuesday evening. The program fol.
lowing routine business: included voe e,
lodge quartet, Mrs. Carrie Smith accom-
panying, and a contest for forming names
| of the largest number of fish by the let
| tiers found in names of persons, as giver
by Chief Templar Henry f. Smith. Mr.. p
= Wilson won the prize offered for catch
| ing the most flsh.
The officers-eIect were installed by Mr.
Ed o. Wilson, special deputy grand tenn
| plar.