Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-08
Good Templar Affairs.

Five lodges in the city held meetings
during the past week. at which the newly
elected officers were installed In formal
manner
Star of Hope Lodge, No. p, met Mon
day evening, received visitors from Min
nehaha. Perseverance and Excelsior
lodges. heard the quarterly reports. and
under the direction Of I. l.: Corby: deputy
international chief. and Mrs. ]. r. Har-
rover and Miss Blanche Neff indicted the
new officers. The officers installed are:
Chief tempiar.a Thomas A. Fitzgerald
vice templar. Mrs. Ella J. Rhodes: re-
cording secretary, c. NJ. Kelpey; financial
Agnes Ward: chaplain. Miss Susan
Crown; marshal. p. 3. Matchett; assist
ant secretary Miss Olive Rhodes: deputy
marshal. Miss Irene McNuity: guard j. p.
Hathaway; sentinel George Korb; past
chief templar. Raymond Decker.
Perseverance Lodge. No. 2. at its last
meeting reported 40 members on its act
i've list. The following officers were in
stalled: Chief templar. John McBeth
vice templar. Miss Blanche E. Berry: re-
cording secretary Clarence Corby; finan-
cial secretary. Miss Blanche Neff: treas
urer, Miss Eva Hillyard; chaplain Miss
Lolita Men: marshal. George Frazier: as
sistant secretary. Miss Fay Sullivan
deputy marshal. Miss Florence Hillyard
guard William Turner; sentinel. Charles
Boss; past chief templar. F. W. Walster
Minnehaha Lodge, No. ]. has installed
the following officers: Chief templar. Miss
Laura Church: vice tempiar, Miss Jennie
Carmean: recording secretary, Henry r.
Smith; financial secretary. Miss Olive
Ward: treasurer. Jesse G. Suter; marshal.
Richard Van Horn: chaplain, 8. W. Rus
sell; assistant secretary, Mrs. Carrie
Smith: deputy marshal. Miss Cora K.
Handy; guard, Eugene w. Wall. Several
members made speeches outlining work
for the lodge to do.
Excelsior Lodge. No. 81. has also in
stalled officers. as follows: Chief templar
J. ". Grimsley: vice templar. Mrs. ]. =
Freeman: recording secretary. Mrs
| shal, Mrs. Sarah Fisher: chaplain, Miss
Laura Fisher: guard. Harold Jenkins;
sentinel, Miss Mary Fisher.
Silver Star Lodge. No. 20. met in Ten
the following officers: Chief templar
William A. Collins: vice tempiar. Mrs. j.
I. Finney; recording secretary, George
w. keane; ff1ancial secretary. w. E.
Jones: treasurer. Ellis Shoemaker; mar
shall. Daniel Wells: chaplain, j. s. Black
templar. 4. Z. Shoemaker.
Progress Lodge. No. 30, met Thursday
evening. but owing to the absence OF sew
eral members recess was declared until
| Thursday next. all the absentees to be
notified in the meantime.
Perseverance Lodge treorganized) me-
recently at Oppenheimer's Hall, 5l4 9tl
| street northwest. There was large at
tendance of members and visitors. Thu
officers were installed by Lodge Deput,
K. c. Smith, after which short program
WAS rendered under the head of good d
the order.
The special session of the Grand Lodge
| was called to order by Grand Chief Tenn
| plar }. c. Daley. all of the officers beint
present. There were eight lodges repre-
| scented The Office Of grand secretary wa.
| by unanimous vote declared vacant. ant
John c. Moor was elected to I'LL the va
caDcy. Communications were read from
| a. NJ. Leff1ngwell of New York. and b,
unanimous vote the Grand Lodge de
| cided to remain loyal To the l.. S. l.. The
everything in readiness.
| The voting contest of the lawn fair. in
Guiding last night. gave Bryan S41 and
Taft SIS. The last vote will be taken to
night. when a free dance will be given Il
all.
Frances Willard Lodge met Thursda,
evening at the residence of Mrs. Nors
O'Day. y15 9th street northeast, and tn,
| following officers were installed: NJ. ]
O'Day. y. T.: Mrs. Sarah Mcmillan. p. c
| r.. Miss Rosa McLain. V. T.: Miss Jose
phine Weber recording secretary: JOIN
Weber. assistant secretary: Duncan Nc
Lain, financial secretary; Phil Weber. jr
| treasurer Miss Madge Mcmillan. mar
| shall. Hiss Helen O'Donnell. ID. NJ, the
| guard and sentinel holding over from
last quarter
| lea cream and cake were served. 4
sood-of-the- order program followed, wher
| spe eches were made by j. ODay, J. N
Weber and Sarah Mcmillan; recitatio by
Margaret MeLain;- song by Miss Nora
ODay: recitation by Miss Josephine Schu
! erman; piano solo by Miss Lulu Mobley
| and song by Rosa Mclean.