Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
THE GOOD TEMPLARS
Meetings and Business Transacted bv
the Order During Past Week.

At an open meeting largely attended In
Scottish Rite Hall, 80 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Perseverance Lodge No . Independ-
ent Order Of Good Templars, received a
series of entertaining reports from MEM
bers of its ladies' club of willing work
ers, showing how each had made a single
dime multiply itself exceedingly for the
benefit of tie lodge. The successful toilers
told good stories. all Of them as instructive
as they were amusing.
The literary and musical program con-
Quoted by Mrs. a. H. Frear, included piano
and vocal solos by Mrs. r. H Wood. vocal
solos by Miss Lottie Neff and Messrs. Sam
uel Bedford and Marshal Jeffries piano
solos by Miss L. Gundersheim. vocal solos
by Miss Anna Tennyson, a monoIogue of
a humorous character by Mr. r. H. Wood
and an instructive address by Mrs. Mae E.
Price.
the entertainment.
Friendship Lodge No. IL Independent Or
der of Good TemDlars was visited in Mel
ford Hall, Sth and l streets northeast, Mon
day evening, by members of Perseverance
and Silver Star Lodges. Chief "TempIar
George +. Shaw presided. The transaction
or routine business was followed by in
formal consideration of the report OF the
committee having In charge arrangements
for the one-night fair Monday evening the
29th instant.
The contributions to the program were a
series Of entertaining recitals by Mr. Som
ers. vocal and instrumental solos by Mrs
X. H. Wood, instructive remarks by Messrs
Foster and Wood and select readings by
Mr.. Hoyt Holton.
Minnehaha Lodfe, No. l. Independent Or
der OF Good TemDlars had a good attend
ance at its meeting in Pythian Temple,
1U12 9th street, Tuesday evening. Mr.. H.
r. Smith presided. and Miss Nellie Smith.
pianist, led in the service of song. The
special committee appointed at the last
meeting to prepare a letter of welcome to
strangers presented its work accomplished
and received thanks. Mr.. Wilbur Mcdaniel
volunteered to decorate the hall in keeping
with the memorial exercises which are TO
form part of the program for the next
meeting, and his offer was accepted with
thanks
In the program under direction of the
chief tempiar, the grand tempIar, Mr. l.
l.. Corby, made an address setting forth
some strong reasons why Good Templars
should appreciate their opportunities as re-
formers, related incidents in his own Good
Templar history and recited a pathetic
poem. DIR. II. Radcliffe remarked enter
tainingly upon certain features in local
society life. Mr.. Victor E. Green spoke of
some of the difficulties which young men
determined to reform have to encounter.
Mr.. I. w. Jessup gave a humorous recita-
ton. Miss Effie Z. Bundick, superintendent
OF Juvenile temples, gave a read ng appro-
pirate to her department from the Official
organ Of the order. Miss Myrtle Balder-
son gave dramatic recital. Mrs. NJ. n.
Dellinger Miss Laura A. Lamson of Pos
ton and Mr.. f. E. Wilson made brief adj
dresses and Mr. 8. w. Russell read poem.
Faith Lodge. No. IA, Independent Order
of Good Templars met Tuesday evening in
Odd Fellows Hall. 31st street. Mr.. VIM
c. LEM. chief templar. presided. Among
its visitors were Past Chief Bedford of Min
nehaha Lodge, Deputy Grand Templar J.
s. Blackford and Messrs. st. John and w.
Payne of Silver Star Lodge. Mr.. J. FoEter
and others from Perseverance Lodge.
Routine business being disposed OF an
hour was given to informal consideration
Of some special efforts to sustain interest