Evening star., 1905-11-02

Work of the Organisation During the
Past Week

Friendship Lodge. No. IL. international
Order of Good Tempiars. met in Melford
Hall, sth and streets northeast, Monday
evening. Among its visitors were Grand
Templar I. l.. Corby. Mrs. Corby and Mrs
Mary NJ. Baier OF Perseverance Lodge and
Grand Superintendent Russell and Past
Chief Bedford of Minnehaha Lodge. Tho
meeting was called to order by Mrs. NJ IL.
o Brien. vice templar. who invited tho
grand templar to preside.
Following the transaction OF routine busi-
ness some special matters were considered
and acted upon. request from the Cci'-
tennial Baptist Church for use of the haii
on Monday evening, the 4th OF December
next was granted by the Lodge, and an
invitation from Mrs. o Brien to hold
meeting at her home on that evening was
accepted.
An election of officers was held. result
ing as follows: Mr.. Richard w Waldron.
chief templar; Mrs. OBrien. vicc tsin9iar;
Miss Bessie Doyle. secretary: Mrs LHma
+. Bishop. financial secretary: Mrs. Il.
Holmes treasurer: Mr.. John Sartlan, inar-
| shall. Miss Anna Borden WAS appointed
chaplain. Miss Emma Boyd deputy mar
shall, and Mr.. Duffy Perry. guard
A social session was held. alter which the
good of the order Was had conduc;c3 by
the chair. \ selection from the Official 'r-
gan of the order in Maryland was read by
Mr.. Russell who supplemented II with re-
| entitled The Old Crag Gun" and cula .g
Ing upon the qualities OF this Filipino SOL
dier's ioid and true friend. was al by
Mr.. Bedford. who followed the reading with
remarks upon a custom IN England. of grls
being regular patrons of the salnpTs as
boys, a custom contrasting 'strikiusly." lie
said. with what ne observed in America"
The grand templar read from the ntc' ua.-
tional organ of the order. The Tramp's
Lecture and ''Rea sons WHY I Am "A Total
Abstainer." Brief addresses were given by
Mrs. oBrien. Mrs Bishop. Mrs Batcr and
Miss Bessie Doyle.
Minnehaha Lodge. No 1. |. O. -; r, met
In Pythian Temple. 1912 nth street north
west. Tuesday evening. IL received a strong
delegation from Perseverance Lodge rs Nis-
itors and participants in the Halpwr"n
rites OF that occasion. Miss Nellie Smith.
secretary. called the meeting to order, and
asked the deputy grand templar Mr.. s. r.
Westdal to take the chair. Mrs. Carrie
Smith. pianist. led In the song service.
Routine business was disposed Of spe-
oial and thoughtful message. from Past
Chief r. A Dinsmore. now OF Baltimore.
was received and fled and at the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Jesse w Tule representing a
Kindred organization In the temple. the
courtesy OF granting the use of its hall to
its sister order. was extended by the lodge.
The initiatory degree was conferred upon
Messrs. Charles Newman and Sylvester
Murphy
Miss Nellie Smith was elected chief tenn
plar, Miss Catherine Whitcomb, vice tenn
plar: Miss Jeanette King secretary: IIenry
c. Smith. financial secretary; Mrs. Agnes
Smith. treasurer, and Miss Nina Higdun
marshal. Mr.. s. w Russell was appointed
chaplain. Mr.. Leon Van Fleet. guard, ard
Mr.: Wilbur Mcdaniel, sentinel.
The good of the order. i'm which the So
cial feature predomnated conducted by
Miss Nellie Smith. included vocal and in
strumental solos and recitations. by both
members and visitors. and an address upon
temperance by Mr. Jesse w TuIe which
received generous applause. Reports of re-
cent occurrences were also given that were
much appreciated. Mr.. Russell refer ing to
the recent organization and institution i'm
chicago of a national grand lodge OF the
order, TO have general jurisdiction over the
entire United States. spoke of the honor
coming to Minnehaha Lodge through the
acuon or that body In electing Rev f. &,
DInwiddie. member OF the lodge. to the
office of electoral superintendent This ref
erence to Mr.. Dinwidd1, representative OF
this jurisdiction in the Chicae. convention
was followed by Mr. WestdaI who uuotina
from an official report. remarked thai az a
sclehtinc temperance discussion in Europe
recently, adverse criticism of certain i'm
portant features OF good templary was
made by learned member of that inter-
national gathering, and that this was re-
pHed to by MIR. Dnwiddie. and so effectual-
~ that ne carried the entire congress with
him away from the learned critics position.
IL was reported, explained Mr.. WestdaI, rs
the more notable because so few of tbe list
eners could understand the English Lam
I.
widdie had the best OF the argument
mainly through the Interpretation given to
his words by the speakers eloquent action
A half hour was given to Halloween
pieasantries. during which light refresh
ments were served
Faith Lodge, No IA /. O. G. T. was VS.
tied by Grand Templar Corby and Mrs
Corby. at its meeting in Odd Fellows Hail.
3lst street, Tuesday evening. AT the con-
clusion of the business routine officers for
the new quarter We're elected. Mr.. w C.
Lenz was elected chief templar. Mrs X r.
Waters, vice templar; Miss Florence
Greaves, secretary: MIR. r. f. Smith flpan-
cial secretary. and Mrs. Agnes Dugan,
treasurer; Mrs Crown, past chief trmnlar
ex-officio.
An Informal discussion OF ways and means
for promoting the interests of the order and
the cause of temperance followed the cleo
zion of officers members and visitors gen
orally taking part