Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
Recognized as Representative
of District TempIars.
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION
Chief Wavrinsky Presented to Presi.
dent Roosevelt.
NEXT MEETING AT HAMBURG
New Religious Test Adopted by Or
der Exacting Lifelong Pledge
of Total Abstinence.

The delegates to the international con-
vention of Good Templars visited the
White House at 2::p o'clock this after
noon and were received by President
Roosevelt
The line of temperance advocates was
headed by International Chief Templar
Wavrinsky. He was presented to the
President by members of the District of
Columbia contingent
One important matter disposed of at the
session of the International lodge this
forenoon was the decision to hold the
next triennial convention at Hamburg,
Germany. in June. 1911.
OF moment to the Good Tempars of
Washington was the seating of A. F..
Shoemaker the representative of the
District of Columbia. In this connection
it was said. the report of the committee
p, considering the controversy between the
| lodges of Washington is ready and will.
/ perhaps. be submitted to the convention
| tomorrow.
No Effect on Controversy.
member of the committee is reported
to have said that the seating of Mr.. Shoe
MAKER and his status as the local repre-
|
| settlement of the controversy
Election of international officers will
take place tomorrow Some quiet cleo
pioneering is believed to be in progress.
| Friends of international Chief Edward
Wavrirsky. it is understood will seek to
bring about his re-elCtion. and he will
be largely supported h, the foreign dele
gates 1t is current reprt that the Amer
lean representatives nav nominate for
chief George F. Cotterh state senator of
Washington and nattnal grand chief
templar.
tension of the order vRs presented 1t
reviews the growth oflthe organization
in the various countrie, and commends
the report Of the interns ional chief tenn
plar; An appeal is maf for missionary
work in Manitoba andthe new crown
colonies Of Alberta and Saskatchewan be-
cause Of the great infix of people to
those pla ces.
new religious test wa adopted for the
Good Templars at todays session by a
practically unanimous VOC This action
resulted from the reauestof the Scandi-
navian representatives fo more strict
test.
New Test Allotted.
The test adopted said I be in the ma
ture of compromise. is asollows:
The International Orderof Good Tenn
|
ciple of the Fatherhood oil God and the
Brotherhood of Man. 1t demands from
it's members a lifelong pedge of total
abstinence. and j. works for the total
prohibition of the traffic il intoxicating
drinks.
'On this basis We welcome all classes
to our order-the young thai we may save
them from falling into the snares of the
tempter: the inebriate. who earnestly de-
sires to -eform, that we my assist hin
to break the chains of appaite that bird
him to TIE car of ruin: the moral and So
cial. that by uniting all thes. elements Of
society may better advarce the Cause
of Temperance and morality
Many members of the convention viii
take a moonlight trip down the Potomac
tonight On the steamer st. John. lea'ing
at O'Clock. Tomorrow session will be-
gin at $50 OK CLOCK.
Delegates Fill Pulpits
Many delegates occupied pulpts in
| Washington churches and delivered tenn
perance addresses.
Al the FRS congregational Church the
SPEAKERS wee Edward Wavrinsly MEM
her Of the Swedish parliament md inter
rational chef tempiar: Rev. f. c. Dnwid-
1 die OF tins city. John Nelson. delegate
from Scotland: Thomas Hene.man. dele
gate from Scotland; Guy HAYES delegate
/ from England.
| PufpitS in other churches were filed by
the following delegates: Re-. NJ. Bruce
/ Me.klehave of Scotland Second Baptist
| Church at II o'clock: Rev. Rees Evans
of Wales Congress Street Methodist
| Episcopal Church. at night: Rev. j. w.
| Hopkins of England. Waugh Methodist
| Episcopal Church. night: Rev. Robert
| Woodsde of Scotland. North Carolina Ave-
nue. Methodist Protestant Church. night
George F. Cotterill of Seattle. Calvary
| Baptist Church night: Rev w S. Todd
of Scotland. First Methodist Protestant
| Church, night. Rev. J. A. Rees of Wales
| Church of the Epiphany. night: Rev.
Morris Jones of England. Sunday school
of the Rhode Island Avenue Methodist
| Protestant Church. morning.
Receptions rendered.
! The Recha bites of the District are pre-
| pairing reception to he rendered visiting
Recha bites who are delegates to the Good
| Templars international convention.
| The affair will he held on the occasion
| nf the anniversary meeting of Union Tent.
/ No. -. next Wednesday evening. An Of
fetal order has been issued for members
TO wear their fun regalia.
| Addresses will be delivered BY John
Nelson Of Glasgow. Scotland: Charles f.
Gldersleeye of New York city the oldest
| Rechabite in the United States; George
a. Murray Of .Aliahabad. India: William
Niyet of Joha South Africa. and
High Chief Ruler Vowles.
The High Tent officers in connection
| with the committee from Union Tent will
| act as a committee on reception.
\ committee from South Washington
| Tent No lpS6. Independent Order of
Recha bites is also arranging for re-
cen, ion To Charles +. Gildersleeve of New
/ York CITY who has been a member of
/ the order for sixty-th'ee years. at a
meeting To he held this evneing Mr.
| Cuyersleeve is here attending the Good
T.mplar convention.