Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-13
GOOD rEMpLAR ACTIVITIES.
Grand Lodge Executive and Persever-
ance Lodge Hold Business Sessions.

Scottish Rite Hall, $40 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, was the scene Of Good
Templar activities of marked character last
Saturday evening. While Perseverance
Lodge, No. 2, under the leadership OF Judge
Nichol. chief templar. was transacting the
business routine of its session there the
Grand Lodge of the interna tlonal order was
in executive session in an adjoining room,
outlining. under direction of Mr.. 1. L..
Corby. grand chief the business of the sew
eral departments of the Grand Lodge, and
to be recommended to that body at its thir-
ty-nnth. annual session, to be held In the
early part of December next.
The officers of the Grand Lodge in at
tendancS at the executive session were l..
L. Corby grand chief; Mrs. Emma S. Corby.
grand vice chief; Mr.. s. w. RUSSELL grand
superintendent of juvenile temples; Mr.. s.
T. Westdal, grand secretary: Mr.. John c..
Daley, grand treasurer; Mr.. John T. Fin
ney. grand marshal. and Mr.. A. E. Shoe
maker, past grand templar.
The finance officers reported that the
Grand Lodge had lived within it's means
the past year, and that evidences of IN
creased financial strength In the year 10
come were already apparent. The execu-
tive body upon this showing. fixed estimates
for expenditures for 1906 at the same figures
those of 1905.
Among the several matters considered and
acted upon were the time and place OF meet
ing for comforting the District Lodge de-
gree to be held in the hall occupied by Ex-
celsior Lodge, No q, If arrangements with
the lodge can be so made, Wednesday even
ing the 22d of November: time and place of
meetings of the Grand Lodge at it's thirty
ninth annual session, the evenings of the
9Th and 9th of December. the places to be
selected by the grand templar and grand
secretary. but both of these appointments
subject to change by these If found to con-
fiict with other engagements.
The plan for celebrating the fortieth, an
versary of the order in the District of Co
lumbia, as set forth by Minnehaha Lodge,
No. /, and in which all the lodges of the
order In Washington are expected to CO.
operate, was considered and approved.
Past Grand Templar A. E. Shoemaker was
elected representative of the order in this
jurisdiction at the tenth annual convention
of the American Anti-Saloon League. to
meet for five days session in Indianapolis
on the 21St instant.
1t was decided that a general Good Temp
lar reception should be held in some central
hall on the first day of January next. and
that mass meeting of temperance organ
izatons. in which each allied body would
be expected to have pro rata share and in
fuence, should be arranged for and Messrs
Daley, Shoemaker and Finney were ap-
pointed committee on arrangements.
After instructing Secretary Westdal to
remind chairmen of the several Grand
Lodge committees of the necessity for early
preparation of their respective reports 20
that body the executive committee ad
iourned.
Perseverance Lodge had a full house
every lodge of the order in Washington
being represented. A large amount of bust
ness was transacted, including committee
appointments for box party on November
% and an open meeting on the 23d of De-
cember.
Representatives to the Grand Lodge were
elected follows: j. II. Dony. A. H. Frear
John G.. Foster, John Bryson, ]. w. Nichol
and Mrs. Mary Narrower; alternates Miss
Blanche Neff Miss Laura BrySon James
Joyce. Harry Jeffries, Mrs Mary Price and
Miss Goldie Miller.
In the good of the order conducted by
Mrs. Emma s. Corbey. piano solos We're
given by Mrs. Estele Simons, readings by
Mrs. A. II. Frear and James A Joyce a
recitation by Mr.. Henry Boynton, a vocal
solo by Mr.. Harry Jeffries, and piano solo
by Mrs. E. S. Corbey.