Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-16
AMONG THE GOOD TEMPLARs.
Local Lodges Meet in Business and
Social Sessions.

The officers OF the Grand Lo4ge, Inter
national Order of Good Templars. opened
the series of vlsitations for the year with
a visit TO Friendship Lodge, No. H. in Mel
ford Hall. sth and streets northeast. Mon
day evening Messages OF regret Tor IN
avoidable absence We're received from sew
eral members of the corps. The LODGE trans
acted routine business, acted upon reports
of standing and special committees and in
stalled its oficers-elect The final report
OF the dual committee In charge OF its re-
cent entertainment showed the affair to
have been an all around success. Mr.. Fos-
ter and Mrs. Corbey Of Perseverance Lodge
were given a rising vote of thanks for val
ued services rendered.
Mr.. Hoyt Holton. deputy grand templar.
installed the officers. assisted by Grand
Marshall Ffnney and Mrs. l. L. Corby.
The officers of the quarter are Richard W.
Waldron, chief templar: Mrs. l.. f. O'Brien.
vice tempar: Miss Bessie Doyle, secretary:
Mrs. Emma F. Bishop, financial secretary:
Miss Edith Holmes. treasurer; Miss Ida
Doyle. chaplain; John Sartain, marshal; Mr..
Cedric Wood, assistant secretary; Miss
Minnie Witt. deputy marshal. and -Ar. Duff
~ Perry. guard.
The Grand Lodge officers occupied the
chairs during the good OF the order exer-
cises, and Miss Ida Doyle, the lodge pianist
led in the service of song. Addresses of
given by Messrs. Corbey Daley, Finney
Foster and Russell and by Mrs. Emma Cor
hey and Mrs. l. L. Corby Mr.. Russell sup
piemented his remarks with reference 10
the life and work of Abraham Lincoln as
an advocate of total abstinence. Chief
Templar Waldron appointed his commit
tees for the term.
Minnehaha Lodge No. !. I. o. G. T. met
in Pythian 4empIe 1912 9th street north
west Tuesday evening. The initiatory de-
ynyaa Chief NIL lott
appointed his committees for the term and
suggested a special meeting for drilling in
initiatory work Miss Jeanette King In
vlted the officers anD members to a meet
ing at her home. 34lS 18th street north
west Friday evening, February 16, for re-
hearsal The invitation was accepted
social session held. after which a
program of readings and addresses was
rendered, Chaplain Russell in charge. A
special feature was the reading by Mr.. II.
+ Smith from a temperance address de-
Iivered by Abraham Lincoln, in which an
instructive contrast was shown between APP
peals made by hired lecturers and voiun-
tary advocates. The chair read an orig
inal poem. Mr.. Charles Somerset read
an original temperance paper, IN which
some striking comparisons and contrasts
were given. Mr.. Wilbur Mcdaniel made a
distribution of expressive valentines, and
the exercises We're closed by a contest In
art production OF calendars. conducted by
Mr.. Samuel Berford, In which the prize
Excelsior Lodge, No. 81, l. o. G. t, met
In Elks Hall. 9o2 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, Wednesday evening. The trans
action OF routine business was followed by
action on several special matters. after
which a social session was held. ne good
of the order included singing by Miss Nell
lie Susan. piano recitals by Miss Rich
mond and an address on temperance and
good templary by Grand Chief I. l.. Corby
Mr.. Corby remarked upon some praise
worthy features of the recent social held
hv Excelsior Lodge. at the home of Mrs
RIrkely, No 2i6 Bates street northwest. on
Tuesday evening. describing 1t as zone of
the most successful, socially and financial
iy. he had ever known in the Order of Good
Templars" The grand templar announced
that the Grand Lodge officers would pay
an official visit to Excelsior Lodge next
wednesday evening.