Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-20
GOOD TEMPLAR ACTIVITIES.
Exercises Held in the Subordinate
Lodges of the District.

Friendship Lodge. No. II, International
Order of Good Templars, met in Melford
Hail. Sth and l streets northeast, Monday
evening. Mr.. Richard Waldron, chief
templar, presided There were visitors
from Perseverance and Mnnehaha Lodges.
Mr.. William Gray, identified with the
order In California many years ago was
admitted to membership. Routine business
was transacted; some special matters were
disposed Of a social session was held and
the good OF the order exercises held. Mr..
l. L. Corby, grand chief, spoke encourage
ingly of the progress of the lodge. and of
the order In this jurisdiction; Mr.. ]. c.
Foster remarked upon the value and the
necessity OF missionary work; Mr.. S. w.
Russell read selection from Good Temp
lar paper. narrating some heroic ventures
alleged to have been made by Mr.. John F.
Stevens, engineer at Panama, showing him
to be "a practical prohbitionist;" Mr. Will
liam Gray talked interestingly of the past,
the present and future of Good Templary,
and Mrs l. L. Corby spoke feelingly Of the
value of fraternal fellowship between mem
bers and organizations devoted to the tenn
perance reform.
Minnehaha Lodge No 1. 1. o. C. T.. met
in Pythian Tempe, 1912 9th street north
west, Tuesday evening with Past Chief
Templar Henry F. Smith presiding. Mrs.
Carrie Smith, pianist, led In the music.
The business routine was transacted, a
an hour was given to addresses, recitals
and songs. The exercises were opened
with singing; Mr.. NJ. 2. McGrath gave
a humorous recital; Mrs. Smith entertain
ed with vocal solos, to her own accom-
paniment: Mr. /. l.. Corby, grand templar,
related a recent, local incident, illustrating
the effectiveness of a daughters appeal to
a MISUNDERSTANDING father; Mr.. S. W. Rus
sell read selections from temperance
journal, and commended the reading of
temperance papers and discussion of tern
perance topics in lodge meetings; Mr.
Henry +. Smith led an amusing study in
anagraIns. and followed with remarks upon
the practice of merchants requiring their
commercial travellers to carry accident in
surance, these policies demanding abstln-
ence from Intoxicating drinks; Mr.. Kier-
nan gave address in which he noted
temptations to drink incident to the life
of traveller. as experienced by himself
and temperance talks were given by Miss
katherine Whtcomb and Messrs McGrath,
Mcdaniel Somerset and Leon Van Fleet.
Excelsior Lodge, No. u, |. o. G. T.. met
In Elks Hall, SCI Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, Wednesday evening including
visitors from Perseverance and Minnehaha
Lodges Mr.. j. S. Freeman, chief templar,
presided The initiatory degree was con-
ferred under ideally conducted ceremonies
a considerable budget of business was dis
posed of and a social session held after
which good OF the order exercises were held.
Grand Chief l. l.. Corby addressed the
lodge, remarking upon the large number
stiH going out upon our streets and falling
among those who tempt them to the loss
OF manhood and means and urging persist
ent Good Templar activities in behalf OF
such victims; Past Chief Templar @. F.
Lewis spoke of evidence of awakened tenn
perance sentiment. referring to a recent
local option vote in Laurel, Nd, and to the
proposed legislation for higher liquor IL
censes In the District of Columbia; Mr. S.
w. Russell read from a temperance paper
selection. entitled Nobody Knows But
Mother" and temperance talks were given
by Chief Templar Freeman and others.