The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-03-03
PROCEEDINGS OF A TEMPERANCE

comprising The Counties Of Norfolk, Princess
.8nne, and .Nansemond. and the City of
Norfolk.
MONDAY. February %.
According to previous announcement, the Con-
vention assembled in the Lecture Room of the
Baptist Church. on Monday Evening, February
%, 1876.
The meeting having been opened it'll an APP
propriale Prayer by the Rev Mr. Cone, A. F.
Cunningham, Esq, of Portsmouth, was nomi-
mated and unanimously elected President of the
Convention, and w. S. Forrest appointed
Secretary
On motion of W. Reid, Esq, il was
Resolred. That the Delegates furnish the Sec
rotary with their names, which was accordingly
done.
Col j. S. Martin and Rev. Mr.. Jones were
then nominated for Vice Presidents, and unani
mously elected.
A letter was read from Robt. r Prentiss, Esq,
President of the Suffolk Temperance Society,
mentioning the names of the delegates appointed
by that Society TO attend the Convention.
On the motion of Mr. Messmore it was
Resolred, That a Committee of Five he ap.
pointed to prepare resolutions for the action of
the Convention;
Wherenpon, Messrs J. E. Messmore, T. A.
McClannan, w. Reid, w. Fl. Holmes and Col.
Martin, were appointed by the President, and re-
tired for this purpose.
The Convention then addressed by Rev.
Mr. Gone, the Rev. Mr.. jones, and Mr. Jno NJ.
Waddey. The President read the Temperance
pledge, and added few appropriate remarks, af-
terry yhi oh III
the Total Abstinence Society.
The Chairman of the Committee appointed
to prepare business for the Convention, returned,
and presented his report, which was, on motion,
unanimously received.
On motion of Mr.. Reid,
ReSOired, That the report of the Committee.
be considered this evening,
And, the vote having been taken upon each
resolution separately, they were all unanimously
adopted and of which the following is a COPY.
| viz:
| |. Resolred, That the Total Abstinence So
! cieties of Norfolk City, Princess Anne, Nanse-
mond and Norfolk Counties, be united and form
one Society, which shall be known by the title of
The Temperance Union of Eastern Virginia.
2. Resolred, That the parent Society be loca-
ted in the City of Norfolk and have the super
Vision OF all the above named Societies
8. ResotUed, That any other Societies of the
adjacent Counties, may enter into this Union by
duly notifying the President of the parent Socie
ty.
| a. Resolued, That the Officers of this Union
| shall be President, Vice Presidents, Secretary,
and Treasurer; and the President of each Socie-
! ty, shall be Vice President of this Union.
3. RESOLVED, That it shall be the DUTY of the
President to visit or to be visited, every
Society in this Union, semi-aunually.
g. ResoiUed, That the Union shall hold its
Annual Meeting on the - day of -, in the
City of Norfolk
On motion, il was
RESOLVED. That the blanks in the 9th Resolu
ton, be filled with the first Monday in August.
On motion of Col. Martin, it was
ResotDed, That the Convention proceed to
elect the Officers of the parent Society.
Whereupon, the following persons were sepa-
rately nominated, and elected unanimously. viz
w. REID, President.
A. f. CUNNINGHAM, Secretary
j. L. BELoTE, Treasurer
1t was, on motion of Mr. Reid,
RESOLVED, That when this Convention adj
| Journs, 1t shall adjourn to meet in the Lecture
Room of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
| On motion, it was
ReSotUcd, That the Convention do now adj
| Journ, to meet again Tomorrow Evening.
And the exercises were closed by SINGING
Doxology, and Benediction by Rev Mr. Jones
TUESDAY Evening, February "a