Evening journal., 1918-07-16
Good IEhPLARS IN
ANNUAL Session
Delegates Welcomed by
Mayor Lawson; Excellent
Program is Given
MANY PLEASURES
ARE ON PROGRAM

Iilt nIdnu i1uukt VI i-thhof wanna anu
Delaware, International Order OF Good
Templsrs, convened in their slxty-nfth
annual session. in Pythlan Castle Hall
today. The session was preceded by q
musical at the New Century Club last
night, given by the Templars for tho
benefit Of the Red Cross.
Mayor Lawson gave an address Of
welcome TO the Templars before tha
musical program. saying in the course
OF his speech.
1T has been my experience that all
J orders and organizations similar To
/ yours are helping whenever and wher-
ever they can TO do what is right, just
and efficient as members of our great
social body. Just what form your
activities Will take. !. OF course, cannot
say, but, on behalf OF all the people of
our city. / want you TO feel at home
and on a friendly footing. and, there
fore, In their name. | again bid you
welcome and trust that not only all
your meetings be friendly and beneficial
as among your own members, but that
they will result in positive accomplish
ments for the well-being of all the
communities which your. membership
severally represents"
ElwoOd Nichols, Grand Chief Templar
Of HamoFtOn, Pa, thanked Wilmington
for the clty's hospitality and outlined
the work and aims Of the Good Tenn
plars.
Selections, as well as music for the
Informal dance that followed the pro q.
gram were given by the Montclair
Mandolin Club. Dances were given by
Miss Dorothy Pierson, Miss. Angela
Taylor and Miss Elinor Stidham, pupils
OF Miss Marion McEwan. Solos, sung
by girls in costume. were one OF the
features Of the entertainment, "The
Summer Girl" was sung by Miss Marion
Sutton; "The Irish Girl" by Miss Ellen
Book: Japanese Girl" by Miss Beulah
Murray; 'Neapoliton Girls" a duet, by
Miss Marie Myers and Miss Alma Sea-
berg; "Italan Girl" by Miss Elizabeth
Lloyd, and Colonial Maid by Miss
Anna Hope. Recitatlons were given by
Merritt Martin. Robert Densten, 7who
made a great hit with the audience
when he recited you'd Better Ask Me-"
Richard Horner and Margaret Taylor.
IIuUitr AlsAltt UAdNNO "a DNNtAAhfNh
composition as a piano solo.
Credit for the training OF the young
people that took part In the program
belongs TO Fred O. Smith, organist OF
| the Delaware Avenue Baptist Church,
who played the accompaniment and
favored with pianologue.
A military drill was given by the
Service Training Glass OF the Girls
Patriotic League, which has been train
ed by Chief Yeoman Gable.
Grand Secretary Edward Coleman,
Jr, Of Philadelphia. was Ia charge OF a
meeting preliminary To- the Grand
Lodge meeting in Pytiian Castle Hall
this morning. Patriotic and temperance
songs were sung.
The Grand Lodge session opened with
Grand Chief Templar Ellwood Nichols
presiding Annual reports. committee
appointments and cOnferrlng Of degrees
made up the days routine.
Many veterans of the order are in
attendance, Sallie O. Embrose. OF Mar
shallton, Pa; Laura D. Rudy, Of Wal
ters Park; Annie j. Weichmann and
Lewis T. Martindell, OF Philadelphia. |
have a combined membership OF POS
years.
A boat ride and banquet has been
for this evenings entertain
ment Of the delegates gnd.visitors.
The local temperance people are
proud TO have the honor Of entertain
ing this organization which Is one OF
the oldest and largest total abstinence
organizations in the world, numbering
more than 100000 members.
The prominent features of this morn
ing's session of the International Order
Good Templars, were the stirring pa
trlotic addresses by ]. X. Hauck, ma
tional superintendent OF POttstOwn :
Elizabeth s. Deacon, Of Philadelphia; 5.
Ella stern, Of Colingdale. at the an
niversaty session OF the State Institute
OF Juvenile Workers, in charge OF
Grand Superintendent Victor c. John
son.
Ellwood Nichols, grand chief Temp
lar presided at the Grand Lodge session,
at which were presented the annual re-
ports Of the officers showing increases
in interest and numerical strength all
along the line. Plans for the institu-
ton Of new lodges were discussed.
Twenty-Five candidates had the degree
Of Justice conferred on them.
This afternoon an automobiles rldt
will be taken to places of interest
around the city. A boat ride on the
Delaware river and a banquet at Pyth-
ian Castle has been arranged for this
evening.
tomorrow morning the election OF
officers will be held and the place Sc
lected for holding the next years ses-
sion. After tho installation OF officers
tomorrow the convention will close.