Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-10
TO ENTERTAIN DELEGATES.
Good Templars Make Plans-Meet'
ing at Benning.

The entertainment of the visiting dele
gates to the international and national
conventions of Good Templars in this
city next June was considered at a ses-
sion last night of the executive commit
tee at 223 9Th street northeast j. G.
Daley presided.
1t was decided to defer the final ar
engagements until the grand chief tenn
plar announces the committees, which he
stated he expects to do at the next meet
ing. 1t is intended to give excursions,
sightseeing tours. provide evening enter
tainments under the auspices of the diff
ferent lodges. and the committee will also
provide for the hotel accommodations of
the visitors. A bureau of information will
be established at the Union station. and
Good Templar committees be present to
welcome and direct the delegates.
The next Grand Lodge session in the
District will be held May in Medford
Hall, Sth and I streets northeast.
Keysers Hall in Benning was specially
decorated Wednesday evening and the
in red white and blue bunting at the
rear of the chief templar's chair. when
Benning Lodge. I. o. G. T.. extended
greetings to Matthew E. OBrien of
Peauonock Lodge. No. 40. of Bridgeport.
Conn. and a member Of the District Lodge
of Fairfield county, Conn. Mr.. O'Brien.
who is also grand electoral superintendent
of the state of Connecticut. was escorted
to the hall by several members of the
Washington lodges. who met at 18th and
the meeting rooms of the Benning men,
bers. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. H. Willmuth.
chief templar and treasurer. respectively.
met the guests at the station. The fol-
lowing Washington lodges were repre-
scented: Minnehaha. Frances E. Willard.
Martha Washington. Star of Hope. indie
pendent and Perseverance Lodge (reor-
ganized). =
The chief templar called the meeting
to order and requested the following WIS.,
itors to take charge of the initiation cere-
monies and illustrate the ritualstic work
of the I. o. G. T.: AS chief templar, P.
]. MacManus Of Frances E. Willard
Lodge: vice templar, Mrs. c.. Lewis of
Martha Washington Lodge: past chief
templar Jessie Tull of Minnehaha Lodge;
chaplain. Matthew E. O'Brien of Pequo-
mock Lodge. Connecticut: marshal. Mich
ael ]. Costello of Star of Hope Lodge, and
deputy marshal, Miss Lottie Lewis of
Martha Washington Lodge.
Several Invitations took place, and the
routine business was promptly transacted.
1t was then decided to throw open the
doors for the good of the order exer-
cises. and those not members of the order
were invited to seats.
The chairman introduced NJ. r. O'Brien.
who delivered an address that was loudly
applauded. Lottie Lewis recited: Michael
J. Costello sang. comic songs; Chief Tenn
plar Willmuth sang a humorous song;
Mrs. Lewis spoke on the necessity OF
temperance work among children, and
urged all Good Templars to work har-
moniously for the cause Of humanity.
Past Grand Chief Templar Tull, native
of Illinois, explained the gains by tenn
perance advocates in the recent elections
there Chief Templar Weber made re-
marks of encouragement and congratu-
lation and promised the cooperation Of
Frances E. Willard Lodge. Mr.. Mac
Manus invited all present to the Frances
E. Willard unwilling ceremonies In Med
ford Hall Saturday evening next, and
urged the members of the lodge to earnest
and active individual endeavor to build up
their lodge of Good Templars and live up
to the principles of the order.