Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-09
GOOD TEMPLARS AT WORK.
Local Lodges Combined Business With
Pleasure at Recent Meetings.

Mnnehaha Lodge, No. /, International
Order of Good Templars, met in Pythian
Temple Tuesday evening. Chief Templar
Henry F.. Smith presided and Miss Jean
nette King, secretary, recorded the minutes.
A delegation from Perseverance Lodge Vas
present. Routine business was transacted
and the grand temp,ar. Mr.. Jesse w. Tull,
announced that at the next meeting a COM
mittee from Silver Star. Lodge would visit
Minnehaha for the purpose of formally pre-
senting or turning over the charter of the
grand lodge, which. by usage. always fol-
lows the grand chief to his home lodge. He
suggested that preparations be made to re-
ceive and entertain the visitors and that
invitations to the reception be extended to
Perseverance and Excelsior lodges The
suggestions were favorably acted upon.
A social session was held after which an
ideal initiation was conducted, followed by
good of the order exercises. TIE anniversary
of the birth of the late John B. Finch was
referred to as coming ceincident with that
of St. Patrick, and the suggestion was
made that memorial exercises be arranged
for some meeting near that date and this
was accepted. Grand Templar Tull. approx
ing the memorial as presented, paid a brief
tribute to the memory of Mr. Finch and
stated that he had been associated with
him in temperance work in illinois in other
years, ard had come TO esteem him highly
as man and as brilliant advocate of the
cause of temperance An associate of Mr.
Finch in Good Templar activities, Dr. Oron-
hyatekha of Toronto, who died in Savannah,
Ca, last Saturday, was referred to as one
worthy to be remembered with him in me-
mortal tributes and the suggestion was ac-
cepted. Chaplain Russell read report
adopted by the international lodge at its
last session, reaffirming the prohibition
principle as adopted by the Good Templars
in early years, and spoke of the necessity
members these kpeninr
clearly in view. Temperance talks were
made by Messrs. H. f. Smith, Wilbur Nc
Daniel and others.
There was a large attendance including
visitors from Perseverance and Minnehaha
lodges, at the meeting of Excelsior Lodge
in Scottish Rite Hall Wednesday evening
Chief Templar G. w. jenkins presided Mr.
j. c. Foster recorded the minutes, and Miss
Josephine Richmond. pianist led in the
service of song. Routine business was trans
acted, some special orders were attended
to, after which social session was held,
during which prizes were contested for in
diverting game. conducted by Dietrich Hor.
man. At its close Mr.. Herman received
vote of thanks from the lodge
The good of the order, in charge of Mrs.
Fannie Elliott, was opened with piano
solo by Richard w. Slime; Master Harold
Jenkins read selection entitled 1.-The
Great Destroyer" Judge ]. W. Nichol gave
an address dwelling upon the poignant re-
grets that sometimes follow hasty and ILL
considered words" Mss Narrower gave a
temperance recitation, and Mr.. s. w Rus
sell read selection entitled Advances in
knowledge Concerning Alcohol" Prof
Charles G. Medallion gave talk on alcohol
in support of the claims that it is neither
food nor good friend in sickness as a
general thing, though used at times to
arouse action. Miss Mabel Wood entertained
with vocal solos,. Miss Florence Steward.
accompanist. The Misses Richmond and
Steward also entertained with piano solos.
The program was concluded with vocal and
I'M rfo1 ffo1e L1y
Woodcock, and closing song by the lodge,
Miss Woodcock accompanist