Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06
GOOD TEMPLARS MEET
ACTIVITY DISPLAYED IN THE
ORDER IN DISTRICT.

| At the last session of the executive COM
mittee of the Grand Lodge of the Inter-
national Order of Good Templars of the
District of Columbia. presided over by
the grand chief templar. j. C. Daley, X
! was decided to call special session of
| the Grand Lodge for Saturday evening,
May .. in Medford Hall, sth and I streets
| northeast. The object of the special ses-
| sion is to confer the district and Grand
Lodge degrees previous to the meeting
of the international body in this city
| in June. to elect a grand secretary and
| to transact such business as may be
brought before it by the state Of the or
der committee
The following lodges. it is stated. are
entitled to representation: Minnehaha.
Perseverance .Teorganized), Excelsior,
Star of Hope Silver Star. Martha Wash
ington, Frances E. Willard, Neil Dow.
Independent. Benning and possibly four
new lodges now in course of formation
one in Iangdon. one In Anacostia. one in
Georgetown and one in the northwestern
section of the city.
This. it is stated. will be the largest rep
resentation in a grand lodge of the Dis
trict in several years.
Neil Dow Lodge has arranged to meet
tins evening at Rechabte Hall. 304 B
street southeast and many candidates are
meets at eth and d streets this evening
and has some applications for member
ship to be acted upon.
Martha Washington Lodge held a ghost
social at its meeting rooms. 9Th and G
streets northwest Friday evening. The
auction of ghosts afforded much amuse-
ment Several recitations and songs were
on the program and refreshments were
served.
The Frances E. Willard Lodge had an
dow ,i,,,r
in Medford Hail. Sth and 1 streets north
east. and the attendance was large and
representative. Great interest attended
the selection of partners for the evening.
Several amusing games were played, ice
cream was served. songs and music sup
Piled and a general good time prevailed.
dwelling of Portrait.
Saturday evening next the Frances E.
Willard Lodge will unveil the picture of
Miss Willard with appropriate exercises
and temperance addresses by several
members of the w. c. 7. U. Mrs. Clin-
ton Smith, Mrs; Weseott' Mrs Emig'
Wright, Mrs. Don p, Blaine and Capt.
Daley will deliver addresses. The meet
ing will be open to temperance workers
generally.
A meeting of reorganized Perseverance
Lodge, No. . at Oppenheimer's Hall, 514
9th street. was held last Saturday even
ing. F'ifty-odd members of the order,
including a number of visitors of Mime
haha. Star of Hope. Excelsior and Fran
ces Willard lodges were present and
words of encouragement and congratua-
ton were spoken by both visitors and
members The grand chief templar
thanked the members for their warm re-
ception and loyalty and outlined the pro-
gram for the international convention.
The acting grand secretary followed by
urging the members to earnest work and
a firm adhesion to the spirit of fraternity,
which is the fundamental principle of the
order. He said respect for superior Off
GERS was essential element of success
in any organization.
The grand counselor and past grand
chief templar made brief addresses, and
the grand treasurer, Arthur B. White.
gave several recitations. DR.. Medallion
cussed alcoholic drink from a medical
standpoint Mrs. f. A. Chambers and
Mrs. Frear made few remarks, piano
duet was given by Mrs. Frear and Mrs.
Carr and Mary A. De- Poylia contributed
several piano numbers. Chief Templar
Frank L. Adams announced that all SUBJ
sequent meetings of Perseverance Lodge
will be held in the hall. 514 9th street
northwest, and that Saturday evenings
will be the meeting nights for the pres
ent month
Independent Lodge had a meeting Satur-
day night and greeted the grand chief
templar his entering the room with
hearty hand clapping. Capt. Daley stated
that all necessary working parapherna-
liza would reach the lodge in time for it's
next meeting. He congratulated John C..
Moore. the organizer on his activity. and
the success which had attended his eff
forts. and also compiimented Chief Tenn
plar Bangs and Sergt. Rolf on the num-
Der of candidates they had succeeded in
securing
John G. Moore outlined the work before
the members and asked that the same
energy that had been bestowed in gaining
Rechabites be now displayed in securing
Good Templars. This lodge meets every
Saturday evening at 7th and D streets
northwest, at Lincoln Bank Hail. but con-
templates changing its meeting night to
Thursday.
Communications from the grand chief
templar will be read at Minnehaha Lodge
Tuesday night, Excelsior Wednesday
night and Silver Star Thursday night.
Benning Lodge meets in Keysers Hall.
Benning. Wednesday evening. and Chief
didates for initiation. Members of Fran
ces f. Willard and Martha Washington
lodges will meet at 18th and Il streets
northeast in a body at 7:3O that evening
to pay fraternal visit to this new lodge.
Northwest Washington will have an
other Good Tempar Lodge during the
coming week. Circulars have been issued
explaining the principles of the order, and
twenty-five applicants have already
signed the charter blanks for the lodge,
which will meet at So 2Oth street
EaSfar at Toro Nov