The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-12-31 00:00:00

GOOD TIKPLARIF BOISE&

The Bak Yee Assembly Rooms were the meths el •
atunevoits gathering of both sexes and 1I ages on Roo.
day evening last, on the omission of the soiree got op
by the Good Templar* of Weymomil, in seder to enjoy
the tad ventllate the prinelplee sad preethres
of their order. There was • good sttrodanes, and from
the number of issigaia scattered among the audienes,
It 111 *widest that the Good Templets have obtained •
arm footing la this town. These Weigel" appear to
sonsist of • collar expeadiag into two bread sad nearly
oval lappets over the breast, sad they are pinto
_white
for the ordinary members, and red embroidered with
gold leos, for °Moen of lodges, sad of • darker odour
with gold triage, for anomie of saps:for reek. There
sere several el theme latter as the platform, Melodies.
the Rev. & Welsh, D.G.W.C.T., Bro. W. Mats,
DD.G.W.C.T., 8.1). Bro. O•ppook' of Briditorl. and
8 I). Bro. Way, of Bristol. The dude was taken by
the wort'ly Mayor of Weymouth, (Jas. Robertson,
Seq.), who is most obligingly forward to theist any
momemat, as far es he sonsoisatiously eau. Oa the
right side of the end of the room, • tatde WM kid oat
with tea, oohs, sad other refreeltreents, showing that
the Good Templar' ...joy the *warms of the table, is
loft as they are not intexisatrad.
The entertainment emuneased by a pianoforte desk
—'• Overture to Strops,* sweetly elayed by Bre. Herd
and M. G. Thorne, and with meth sprightliness and
gocieraftrilent. ttev. S. Nolo& then very effectively
read, ite he well times how, —" Daly one more glssa,"
• reading v.ll ealsolated to make inspreedoste I -
able to the Order's peimiples and teetotalism' Is ireseral.
Rim Holt followed with a song " Beautifal Leaved*
(Cherry) width the "sag with great sweetens and
Pathos. Bre. W. Webber gave • resiteition "Th.
Bridal Wiese Cup," • very aid sad startling seleoLloe,
of wore" 'bowleg the dangers and misers= Bowleg
from the Ase of aleoholle driaks. A nee Used followed
—Mho Holt sod Mn. &Mama meg Glover's beeatif el
dud "Th. vetoes of the might," wherein the Mar
soprano of Mies Holt @herded charmingly with Mut
illedman'm rich emirate ; the *oho nottl were gives
with rare ',esteem

A. lnt•rvnl of fifteen minutes, for refreabereste sad
movereatiou followed, whit the Mawr, both male and
feasible of the Weymouth lodge handed 'mod " the
cop that *beers bat not beaver' to their gueetsead
a pleasont beat of chitchat made every one at home.
Part II opeoed with an address on "Good
Templariam" try Bro. Nate, who west Into the whole
history of We Order, Mash was Warted in Central
Now York, in 1851, and after tits emoluaion of the
Americus civil war spread repidl over North A 111414014
I. 1868 was 'streamed Into In 1869 Into
thotiand, and b 1810 ints Ireland. 1. 1868 there were
over half members In America, and now there
are about 200,000 la Buslood. In Dorset are 18 or 19
lodges, at Sewage, Poole, liberborne, Cork
Oats, Lyme aegis, Piddletreathide, Bhatleebary,
Yetodustor, Starealneter Newton, Bridport. Gallas.
hem Masbate, Adagio:so, Portland and Weymouth,
and Moot 9011 membens. The prinelpler of Vl* Order
or. settee orsaalted testa/km, aiming at reclamation
of drinks,, and dramkerds, sod the abolltioa of the
trade is latesisetias driake. After Brat. Mat.', address
Brother .7. Neramarbe aad Sista Ghwebrook gam a
bint rerdtatroo "Woman'. right.," written by dies
Glambrook hermit, as Chesil Boa,* after Me week.
It was rather a Meyer production; and far mos the
ladies had 11 .11 their oww we,. for Brottrair Morestabe
was so abashed or magnetised by the energy ef the fatr
lady that so briskly fired him with repartee, that be
on.. or Swim had to he leaped by the prompting of his
sic ilteir. ler Holt sad Nrs. Stedman this Mee a
duos "Oh I woes Shook the maid blast" (deradetreolta),
and • very sweet treat it gm Brother Terme,
of the lodge, reed "King Aleohol" (11 R. Bre:7=
all that impreeellvensie whisk this &stadia Wow
dermola. Nast we were to have had a solo as the
plus by Mr. G. Thorne, bat that seatiestaa beim
away, &ratter Copposk, of Bridgton, 8 D., gave as
addsem in whisk he reigned to the sad loss el de
from amok's... Otter the wreak of the Royal
hdelaide, and sold drunkard. ought to joln the Order
for their own aakee, and reediests rata for the same of
the druakards. He also alluded to the insignia, whisk
people said, he admitted, were like bar.e-oollsts,bat the
enembrn at the Order meant to work like hones le pat
down the liquor Inds
Another gnarl/sr of an hoar was allowed for refresh.
mutts and Ghat, and this twousseoed Part 111., with
an address from Bro. Way. of Bristol, &D., who said
that Good Tomplartem mavens the teetotal mob into
a temperease army, it reemalese the equality of the
seem and the intentioa le to take up the sesetel
thrown down by the limesed vietaallers, and all the
Ismer boys derdered against allo Mar any maa with
temporise, sympatideo to eater Parliamest, no Good
Temples deflate that bb* lallessee shall he brought
to been against Mimeos • mita ea Ow Boomed vietuallere
side to ho retaraed ; for thin fed they will Miss the
teetotal vote in direct opporetioa to the Mimeo. of
the lieweed vieteallem (applause), dm Btrelotan
met gays that &gigots favourite wag of ber's "844
me disetrums," with that lagibillty of mire and sweet.
neer of mmuter white have always marked her perf onn•
114011. The sadism* were load In expressions of
delight, and thole around emphatically depleted
that Ms "maid de saythin with her mien" A
reading, again on Good Templed's, by Bev. 8.
Haig, was announced by the Bayer, who then
left. Mr. Noteit's was a clever defame of
saadry points Usti to be objected to in Templariess,
in • 000rontation Newton two follow workmen. Its
only fault woe that it was too late ; but had the par
groom, been adhered to previously, sod only the
number of addressee set down in the programas bees
givers, Mr. Hakes eseelloat paper might have had We
proper time. Mr. Stedman saag "Th. White avian,"
silk • good voles, Mn. Weal and Mr. Thorne played
mother duet with maellent taste,andlthe proceedings me•
eluded with the Natiosal /Latham et a rather late hour.
The evening was altogether • fairly irojoyable om, the
eriaelpal diarrhea being the extreme Length and
number of the times devoted to and defames
ef Templar:km. Of auto the Goodllrjohse bad
the wasting in their hand.; bat we .
that, am "Good wine need no bash," Good Tompls=t,
If • geed thing, seek nothing like re 'snob delenee.
Perhaps eller this vigorous emummement of their
eampaige, we shall have more plower., sad lees teeter
lag, now the breams have relieved their Wads. If
Ski fealties set breateithi. Order should speed, and
meetinp, dews. 6061. trYtimmi, b• oilivooid
by the preemie of the the Geed Tempters will
have effieted a taarvelloas reform In the oustems of
satiety, aid dew musk to baster the downfall of the
absurd, barbarous sad mat dreary Gaston of ousels
wile drinking, Wale. and Meets, loam and stereo-
typed responses, sad all the wearisome " poet-prandial"
proosedinp of the male sex.