Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-23
AMONG THE GOOD TEMPLARs.
Subordinate Lodges Meet for Business
and Pleasure.

Friendship Lodge, No. II. International
Order of Good TempIars. met in Melford
Hall, 9Th and l streets northeast, Monday
evening. Its visitors included Mr.. ]. l..
Corby, grand templar; Mr.. John c. Foster,
chief templar; Mr.. ]. w. Nichol, past chief,
and Mrs. I. l.. Corby of Perseverance
Lodge, No. q and Mr. Arthur Jet, chief
ten plar. and Mr.. S. w. Russell, superin-
tendent of Juvenile work of Minnehaha
Lodge No. 1. Mr.. Richard W Waldron,
chief templar. presided.
Routine business was transacted, commit
tee reports were received and acted upon a
social session was held, and a program of
entertainment rendered. Vocal trios were
given by Miss Emma Boyd and Messrs.
Jett and Waldron, Miss Edith Holmes, plan
1st accompanying. Temperance selections
from the official organ of the order were
read by Mr.. Corby and an address upon
George WaShtngton'S anniversary and
recitation were given by Mr.. Russell. Brief
addresses were given by Messrs. Nichol,
Waldron and Foster, Mrs Bishop and Mrs.
O'Brien.
The meeting of Minnehaha Lodge, No. 1,
in Pythian Temple, 9th street northwest,
Tuesday evening, was well attended, and
Arthur Jet. A considerable budget of
business was disposed of and special mat
ters Of interest to the organization were
considered. social session had. af-
ter which the good of the order program
was conducted, Miss Nina Higdon In the
chair.
Miss Sadie Higdon entertained with the
| song, Absent" and responded to encore
with Mighty LAX Rose" Mrs. Carrie
Smith, accompanist. Mr.. S. w. Russell
read q selection, "a Noble Example of
Washington" and Mr.. Henry F. Smith gave
interesting "reminiscences of the life and
times of Washington, closing with the par
donable pun that the character of our first
President resembled a. musical instrument,
that 1t was square. grand. upright Enter
tanning remarks were made by Messrs. Jet.
Bedford, Mcdaniel, Ratcliff, Somerset and
others.
The exercises were concluded with a re-
hearsaI by the drill team. composed of
Messrs. Jet. Henry F. Smith, Ridgley and
jeanette King. Mr.. Samuel Bedford and
Miss Katherine Whitcomb acted as critics.
Excelsior Lodge, No. 81, l. o. g. T., met
in Elks' Hall. COZ Pennsylvania avenue.
tendance Of Its members and visitors from
Perseverance, Minnehaha and Silver Star
lodges. Mr.. J. 8. freeman. chief templar.
presided and Miss Josephine Richmond,
pianist. led In the song service
Routine business was transacted, after
which the grand lodge officers, in attend
ance to ray an official visit, were received
with the honors OF the order. The visiting
officers occupied the chairs. as follows: Mr..
/. L. Corty, grand chief templar; Mr.. r. w.
Jessup. grand counselor, Mrs: Emma Cor
by, grand vice templar: Mr.. 8. w. Russell.
grand superintendent OF juvenile work; Miss
blanche Mem. acting grand secretary; Mrs.
John +. flnney grand narshaI: Miss
Louise Hoffman grand deputy marAhal ana
Mr.. J. c. Foster. grand guard:
Reports were MADE rom the gfano oin-
Gus condition and gopd Of the order exer-
cises were conducted by the grand templar.
officers md members contributing