Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-06
VIRGINIA GOOD TEMPLARS.
Election Of officers and Delegates
Routine Business Transacted.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, September 6, 1906
The second days proceedings of the
Grand Lodge Of Good Templars commenced
yesterday morning with Rev. ]. w. Guy,
grand chief templar, presiding. The COM
mittee on finance, through Mrs. D. r. Corn
Ing, chairman, submitted Its report, fixing
the per capita tax at 121z cents per quarter;
the salary Of the grand secretary at SIS
per annum; making the Office of grand
chief templar honorary, and recommending
that an appropriation Of $40 be made for
the support of the state anti-saloon league.
The report was adopted.
Rev. w. e. Guy submitted the report
Of the committee on legislation, recommend
ing that an effort be made to secure a law
prohibiting the issuance Of tax receipt
by the government to parties to sell liquor
until they produce a license from the state.
and indorsing the proposed law to prevent
the shipment of intoxicating liquor in pro-
hibition territory.
Mr.. H. l.. Grubbs, chairman, reported for
the committee on state of the order, ap-
proving the establishment of National
Grand Lodge for the United States: recon-
mending the appointment of a special COM
mittee in each subordinate lodge on extern
sion Of the order; recommending that all
lodges use the new improved ritual; in
of the state, and also recommending that
a delegate be elected to represent the grand
lodge In the state convention and pro-
viding that five delegates be elected to the
National Antt-saloon League convention in
st. Louis next November This report was
discussed at length and adopted.
A telegram of greeting was received from
Dendron Lodge in Surry county. The an
nual election of officers was then held, re-
sulting in the> election of the following:
Rev. J. w. Guy, grand chief templar; r.
M. Respass, grand counsellor; Miss Ethel
Payne, grand vice templar; George W.
Hawxhurst, for the thirtieth year, grand
secretary; Mrs. Sallie NJ. Calls. grand SUI
perintendent of Juvenile temples; II. L.
Grubbs, past grand templar; Rev. w. e.
Guy, grand chaplain; Mrs. Mary Smoot
Luther Guy. grand marshal; Mrs. D. r.
Corning, assistant marshal; J. H Mari,
grand messenger; Miss Sarah Thorne, as
sistant grand secretary; Mrs. L. B. Stats,
grand treasurer.
Mr.. George w. Hawxhurst was elected
to represent the grand lodge at the annual
session of the state anti-saloon league and
Rev. w. E. Guy was chosen alternate
E. H. Bronson. A. G. Higgins and P. O.
Goodrich were elected delegates to the Ma
tional Anti-saloon League convention at
st. Louis, Mo-. In November.
Mrs. George w. Hawxhurst submitted the
report of the committee on literature, maxi
Ing recommendation regarding the circula-
ton of proper temperance literature Mr.
w. j. Calls reported for the committee on
Juvenile work. Dendron was selected as the
place for the next annual session, to be
held the first Tuesday in September
At the session last night the officers were
Installed and memorial services held on the
death of JOB Hawxhurst, the first grand
templar, Wilbur Hawxhurst and Miss Ruth
Thorne. The delegates were given an ex-
cursion this morning to Great Falls by
Pioneer Lodge No. 1.