The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
GOOD TEMPLARs ARE BUSY.
All Lodges Conduct Interesting
SesSiOns-MusicaI Programmes.

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Minnehaha Lodge No. Il. In;ernationa
Order Of Good Templars, gave an enter
tainment with open dors. in Pythian TEN
I pie. Tuesday evening. Every availabl,
seat was occupied and scores listened
standing. Chief Ternplar Van Horn pre-.
sided. The programme had been prepares
by Mrs. J. Shaw and Miss katherine
Whitcomb, jointly. The leading number
was play entitled. "Kleptomaniac. q
drama swift in movement. and marked
by situations that appealed 10 the emo
tons
II was a young ladies' cast exclusively
seven young ladies from societies in the
Church OF the Epiphany, the Misses Ella
Rouse. Katherine whitcomb. of Mime
haha Lodge. Elsie Morris. Carrie Riordsn
Margaret Schneider, Bessie Rouse, and
Laura Schneider.
Preceding the drama Miss Edith Vaughn
entertained with piano solo. Miss Sarah
Waters. with vocal solos; Miss Madeline
Simpson. in costume with songs and
dances; Miss Leona Callan, with fancy
dances; Mrs. J. c. Love. with a dialect
sermon, with Apples" as text, and
Miss Lieberman and Miss Doris Murray,
pupil with piano selections. Following
the play Mrs Carrie Smith. entertained
with a vocal and instrumental selection:
Arthur Jett, with vocal solo, Mrs Smith
accOmpanist and Mrs Bernard Stein.
with vocal selections, Miss Waters, piano
accompainst.
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turnout of members AT their meeting In
Scottish Rite Hall, Pennsylvania avenue.
and reported strong delegations from Sill
yer Star. Minnehaha. Excelsior and Star
OF Hope Lodges The visitors received
cordial greetings. Mr. F. W. Walster.
chief templar. presided; George w. White.
secretary recorded the minutes and read
communications. and Mrs A. Wilkinson.
pianist. led in the service Of song. The
initiatory degree was conferred on two
new members. routine business was trans
acted, and. by unanimous vote. resolu-
tons were adopted which had been passed
by local lodges represented, looking to-
ward immediate and active cofnmittee
work in preparation for the meeting of
the International and the National Grand
Lodges next June. A social session was
enjoyed. after which good Of the order
exercises were conducted by Miss Blanche
Neff
Dramatic recitals were given by Messrs.
Henry C. Boynton and William Labofsh.
and by the Misses Florence Smith and
Gladys wilkinson; vocal solos by Clar-
ence Corby. and addresses by Messrs. A.
f. Shoemaker. William F. Collins. l. L.
Corby. F. w. Walster, T. W. Jessup and
s, w. Russell, and by Mrs. c, NJ. Smith
and Mrs. j. r. Narrower.
Star Of Hope Lodge No. 90 reported a
good attendance of members at its meet
ing Monday evening, and visitors from
Perseverance. Minnehaha and Excelsior
Lodges Thos. A. Fitzgerald. chief temp
lar, presided, routine business was trans
acted and the initiatory degree was con-
f4rred on Marjorie and Grace Thornette
Clara Montgomery Mary, Mamie and
Nellie Downey. Robert Hutchinson, VIII
liam Touey and John ]. Sweeney
A social session was called. after which a
programme was given in which the meet
ing was entertained with vocal solos by
Miss Mamie Downey. william Touey and
NJ Costello with piano solo by James
Mongom. and with addresses by Judge
J. w NicoI and Mr.. A s. Woodland.
Excelsior Lodge No. y, met In Scottish
Rite Hall, Pennsylvania avenue Wednes-
day evening. with goedly number in at
tendance and visitors reported from Min
nehaha Perseverance and Star OF Hone
Lodges. Mr. Emmett c. Scott. chief
templar. presided; Mrs. J. S. Freeman,