New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-10
GRAND NATIONAL JUBILEE
of THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE

il the weather had been specially requested TO don
its Sunday goto meeting suit, and endeavor to
make itself agreeable TO the host which was TO es
semble on the occasion of this mighty gathering.
Flags were displayed ct the City Hall and variou S
other places, and by permission of ais Honor The
Mayor, the Fountains had been allowed to exhibit
their sparkling besuties. During the forenoon the
various delegations were arriving and marching 10
headquarters at National Hall in Canalst aod about
one o'clock they were posted al the various sta
lions which had been assigned them. 1t was a
beautiful sight TO look upon the various delegations,
clothed in the regsa Of the Order, and with their
magnificent banners, extending all along Hodsoi-
81 from Chambers 10 Amos 5ts and II stirred one 5
blood to think that here you bcheld men who had no
bly, resolved to be free from tha, vice which piunges
one into condition wherein all the brightness and
beauty OF our being are dimned-wheseln all the
softer prom ptngs Of our better natures are siited-
and wherein ell is extinguished 70. which life is
worth living.
The procession commenced TO move about
o'clock. /, would be impossible 10 give aithe pres
ent time notice of all the banners with their de-
vices and mo,,os They were all beautiful and ap-
propria,e. The most magnificent banner, accord
ing TO our humble Judgment was the ono borne by
the Grand Division Of Pennsylvania. One side
was splendid painting of Noses shifting The TocS'
and on the other the Genus Of Temperance 1r't@
her foot on the giode-on the United States part
On the TOP OF the staff was miniature fountain,
The water represented by-silver fringe, which ap'
peared so natural as to thirst to look at 1t
a. bae ,5o Na obi aleO mention the
following Divisions whose banners were very much
admired The Jefferson Division, very splendid :
Flushing, Poughkeepsie, very beautiful; Colombia
No. 10, very splendid Marshall, No Il; Brookiyn'
No 13, very pretty designs. Manhattan, No. 10;
Croton No. 10. In this Division was miniature snip
dressed off with roses and ribins, perched on q
staff Ashland No. a. very beautiful banner;
Good Samaritan, No 1s: Hancock, No %, repre-
sentng the IS signers OF the Declaration OF lnoe-
pendence ALBANY, No "a, beautiful banner, with
the motto wine is mocker"-Albany sent
large delegation: Trojan No. 25, splendid Ceieoo'
nian. No. 81 Palestine, No 80 Marion NO. 34'
Empire. No. 10. very beautiful; American, No Al;
West Farms. No a. Putnam, No. 80, very spen-
did Mariners, No 81, and SIer No. 40, were very
splendid Knickerbocker, No. 81, was borne on
platform drawn by two horses; Vaatie, No 57i
Harlem, No. SIS, very beautiful.
There was q beautiful arch in Hudson.st. opPo-
site ST. Luke's Church, and some flags were stretch
ed across the street little farther up There was
also another arch in front of Columbian Hall in
Graud.st
The vast Procession moved four abreast; the
grand line formed In Hudsonst. the right on Cham.
bers st. it then broke into columns from the right
and marched 10 the left as follows: Up Hudson 10
Four,eenth.st through Fourteenth.st to and around
Union Park to Broad way, down Broadway TO
Bond st. thence TO the Bowery, down Bowery to
Grand St up Grand to East Broadway, through
East Broadway to Cha,ham-st through Chatham
10 the Park, which it entered through the East
gate. 1t arrived al the Park q quarter after four
o'clock.
A large staging he'd been erec,ed in front Of the
CITY Hall on which the National Division Officers OF
Grand Divisions, Nj. w. Marshal and Aids, Grand
Marshal and Aids, and guests took their seats
Previous 10 the entering OF the Procession large
coucourse had assembled in the Park The steps
of the City Hall were crowded with ladies, snd
when the exercises commenced the Park was literal
" a mass OF human beings. We have privately
consulted the "oldest inhabitant" and he says there
never was such crowd seen in the Park was seen
on this occasion.
The exercises commenced at 10 minutes after S,
by singing. by the members of the Order led by P.
w. Ps Marlborough, Buckley and Meek Thrice
welcome brother, here We meet"
Prayer by Rev. DR. Ely.
The following statement Of the rise, progress and
present position of The Sons OF Temperance, was
then read by John w. Oliver, NJ. w. Scribe.
In 1912 II became apparent 10 many engaged in the
Temperance Reformation in this city that more eff
Gent organization demanded, TO perpetua,e the
that great movement. With this view, New.fork d.
vision No l. the original of the Order OF the Sons of
Temperance instituted Thursday evening, Sept
so,h 1852 by sixteen Wa shpgtonians.
This effort awakened general spirit OF inquiry among
the temperance community at once aud the I'd OF De-
cember following declaration of principles issued
This wss extensively copied by the press in various
lions OF the country To show how closely the first prn
ciples have been carried out. the following extract is
made from iheoreins After explaining the total ab-
stinence and beneficial features the address continues
The design contemplates permanent systematic Or
eapizaton throughout the United States divided into
three classes viz Subordinate Divisions State Divisions,
and a National Division.
Subordinate Divisions will meet weekly for the
transaction of business and shall be composed Of such
persons az may be found worthy The officers are
elected quarterly and follows :-Worihy Patri-
arch. &c.
State Divisions will NEE, quarterly. and are COM
posed Of the Pas, and Acting Worthy Psrarchs Of the
Subordinate Divisions under their respective jurisdc
,ons and pver which they shall exercise certain now
ers The first otcers called Grand Worthy Patri
archs.
The National Division will NEE, annually aud will be
composed OF the Psst and Acting Grand Worthy Pa,ri
archs Of State Divisions 10 this will be vested the su
preue power of the Order The Grand Diviaon OF the
state of NeSYork shall exercise the powers of tho Ns
ona Division until such times there shall sufficient
number legally authorized 10 form the lstter"
On the 7th OF December application bnvirg been made
for a Division from Newark n J. New.York Division
No l. avoid spirit of jealousy appointed i've of its
members to act temporarily Grand Division with
powers charters only providing for the sdmis
sion OF Ike delegation from the Newark Division as
as it should oe formed.
The Constitution OF Grand Divisions adopted De-
cember Eth and the 10th that body organized
der the provision shove alluded TO- Newark Division
No ]. Of Eew-Jersey, was instituted Thursday
ming December 18th. On the same evening charter
granted for Union Division No and on the 3Oth
charter granted for Friendship Division No both
ofNsw.York.
January eth ls43 there being the constitutional num-
Der of representatives the Grand Division Of the State
OF New.York was eonsSituronslly organized
The fra, ANNUAL session of the Grand Division was
held Tuesday. October losh, ls45 Up to tha. time