Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
GOOD TEMPLAR MEETINGS.
Business Transacted, Members Enrolled
and Musical Programs Rendered.

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Friendship Lodge. mo. IL, Independent
Order of Good Templars, met in Melrord
Hall, 9Th and I streets, Monday evening
Chief Templar Hoyt Holton presided, and
Miss Nettie Cole. pianist, led in the odes
There were visitors from Minnehaha and
perseverance, lodges. The initiatory degree
was conferred on Miss Beulah Kelley, a
resident, OF Baltimore, The program. ar
ranged by the chief templar, included adj
dresses on Good Templar life and lodge
work by Messrs. Nichols and Russell, and
humorous recitation by Hoyt Holton.
Perseverance, Lodge No. ?, l. o. e. L., at
Its last meeting had among its visitors
Past Grand Templar A. E. Shoemaker,
Grand Marshal ]. T.. Finney and Miss Il.
Allen of Silver Star Lodge, Financial Sec
rotary R. E. Smith of Faith Lodge and
Messrs. Russell and Jett Of Minnehaha
Lodge. Miss A. J. Tennyson, chief tenn
plar,. conducted the exercises, and Miss
Goldie Miller presided at the piano. A
piano solo was given by Miss Doney,
vocal solo by Arthur Jet, Miss Katharine
Reber accompanying; an address. noting
evidences of lodge progress and some rea-
sons therefor, by James A. Doney; vocal
solo by Mr.. Stacker an address, giving
narration of personal incidents teaching
the necessity for total abstinence, by Judge
Nichols; vocal solo by Miss Tennyson,
Miss Miller accompanying, and reading
by Miss Laura Bryson OF selection in
which France was represented as one OF
| tiiC uloot ScNtTe SulltISiS VI oil lAC 1dSioAiS
of Europe from the habit of drink, the d.
rect result of it's large consumption OF
native light wines, which, some years ago.
were hailed as great aid to temperance.
Minnehaha Lodge, No. l, I. o. G. T., met
in Pythian Temple 1912 9th street north
west, Tuesday evening Mr.. Henry +.
Smith, chief temp1ar, presided, and Mrs.
Clara Smith, pianist, led In the service OF
song.
Perseverance Lodge appeared as fra
ternal visitor, was introduced by Marshal
Ridgely and received with the honors Of
the order. 1t had as visitors. also, Deputy
Grand Templar ]; 8. Blackford Of Silver
Star Lodge and Chaplain Mrs. Nettfe e.
Cole Of Friendship Lodge
A resolution presented by Delegate Can
field of the Anti-SalOon League. providing
Tor memorializing the executive OF the
Grand Lodge, asking that officer to procure
roster of such groceries as dispense In
toxicants, and to supply each member OF
the order with a copy, was adopted.
A resolution, providing that parents may
bring their childrfR to lodge meetings. sub
5ect to the juniors taking the Good Tenn
plar pledge at the agegof twelve years, was
approved. .is.I4
Grand Superintendent 8. w. Russell out
lined the completed program for reorganfz-
ing the Juvenile Temple department, the
plan to take effect at the opening of the
pending quartersm the movement meeting
unanimous approval;
Mrs. Flora A. Jones reported the Illness
VI R1lS5 Lyu1d Bell, now DIT MdHdSSdS, anu
was commissioners to convey to the absent
member note of sympathy from the
lodge. tuata
A program. conducted by the chaplain.
was rendered. AYyoGal solo was given by
Arthur Jet. Miss Katharine Reber ac-
companying: a cohgratulatory address
was given by Grand, Templar ]. L. Corby.
vocal and instrumental selection was
given by Mrs. Carrie Smith, an address
was given by Mr.. j, H. Tuil. based upon
experiences in and out. OF the order, he
having been initiated twenty-four years
ago, and renewing his membership on that
evening, after several years Of inactive
membership; vocal solo was given by
Miss A, ]. Tennyson, Miss Goldie Miller
accompanying; addresses. complimenting
the lodge on its history and its present
status, and bespealsing successful future,
were given by Messrs. blackboard and
Nichols: a vocal solo was given by Miss
Agnes Pollock, Mrs. Smith accompanying,
and entertaining recitals were given by the
Misses Myrtle Baiderson and Nina HigdOn.