Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
GOOD TEMPLARS AT WORK.
Local Lodges Combine Business With
Entertaining Programs.

Minnehaha Lodge No. L. Interna tional
Order Of Good Templars met in Pythian
Temple Tuesday evening and was visited
by the Misses Blanche and Lolita Neff,
Miss Kate Swearengen, Miss Ward, Mrs.
Laura Latham and Messrs. ]. w. Nichol
and ]. E. Bishop Of Perseverance Lodge,
No 2, and Mr.. Norman Of Excelsior Lodge
presided, Miss Blanche Neff recorded the
minutes and Mrs. Carrie Smith, pianist, led
in the service of song.
Miss Nina Higdon vice temp1ar; Mrs.
Carrie Smith. superintendent of juvenile
work; Miss NJ. Van Horn, deputy marshal
and Henry f. Smith, past chief templar,
were indicted into their respective posi-
lions. Jesse w. Tull, grand chief, Off
ciated, assisted by VIM. A. Ridgely, the
deputy marshal. The grand chief an
nounced public meeting under the auspices
of Perseverance Lodge, at the Soldiers
Home. Monday evening, the 25th instant
and mass meeting at the NJ E. Church
on the Conduit road, under the auspices of
Palisades Lodge, Monday evening, the 4th
of March. He urged attendance of all
Good Templars at both functions. The
chief templar appointed an enlarged COM
mittee of advanced members on the good
Of the order and designated specifically
the matters referred to it in it's enlarged
scope of duties.
A social session was held, followed by
good-of-the-order exercises. Humorous
recita tons were given by Miss Higdon and
Mr.. Tull, the dual anniversaries of the
birthdays of Presidents Washington and
Lincoln We're referred to by Mr.. S. w. Rus
sell, and the record of the martyr President
as temperance advocate was remarked
upon: the total abstinence chara cter of mem
bers of her family. known in social and po-
ltical life in Virginia was touched upon in
an address by Mrs. Latham some distinct
i've features in the policies of the Good
Tehplar ana Sens of Jonadab orders were
pointed ous in an address by Judge Nichol,
and temperance talks were given by Messrs.
r. F. Smith, ii. F. Smith and Wilbur Nc
Daniel
Excelsior Lodge, No: 81. l. o: G. T.. met
in Scottish Rite Hall, 90 Pennsylvania
avenue, Wednesday evening. There was)a
large attendance including visitors from
Perseverance and Minnehaha lodges. Mr..
G. w. Jenkins chief templar presided;
Miss Fila Freeman, secretary, recorded the
minutes, and Miss Josephine Richmond,
pianist, led in the song service.
Routine business was transacted, during
which Miss Isabel Woodcock, in behalf of
herself and her associate, Miss Marion
Smalley, asked for card credentials, as
they were to go st. Louis under call of the
chief of the American Saliva
ton Army, of which they are members The
new chief templar appointed his committees
and remarked upon the opportunities and
duties of each division Grand Chief Tull
twisted participation of the lodge in the
exercises of the public meetings announced
to be held at the Soldiers Home and with
Palisades Lodge on the Conduit road.
The social session was succeeded by good
of-the-order exercises, in which several
temperance songs were sung, Miss Rich
mond presiding at the piano; a temperance
selection, entitled "Nellies Victory was
read by Mrs. ]. S. Freeman; selection in
which means for improving the discipline
at army posts were considered was read by
Mr.. Russell and addresses upon current
events of special interest to temperance re-
formers were given by the grand templar
by Mrs. Lewis, vice templar of Persever-
ance Lodge, and by Messrs. Nichol, Bishop
and others.