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pencil Of Truth, aud msdea deep Impression
sup; h ,he' hearts and judgments &c every one
present. HIS address was philosophical and
nighly Argunentatise, and abounded with strong
and (eiciloRs celebrations. His friends felt
pfoCa 10 zee him 30 nnhiy and usefliiy engaged
Andsvsse do .lshled tofad his intellect i'm prov.
skag'en visor. as he advanced 10 years OF ell
The honorable empltylnenis assigned TO him by
the public, during his useful life, We doubt not
,he felt that this was the GROWING honor. To
DE The otysn OF the ladies on such an occasion,
was d,stl1ctiou shove estimate; aud TO be- en-
.ssfoyed Ia such csu,e,YeIy naturally warmed
up his heart % us most generous impulses and
This head 10 lis tyelifst imsgnings.
: The reception Of Inc Banner from the Ladies,
\ was acknomfea ged ny Brother WILLthmFa SToR-I
now. Of the Good samaritan Division. This
/. gentleman also acquitted himself 10 a manner
WORTHY Of the occasion ard 10 ex pressing the
gratitude Of the Order for the signal honor COZ
tferrcd upon II BY the hands Of the Fair, was
most happy both in the selection Of his ideas
yand iansuage lie clothed many sound precepis
liaih esib Of eloque ace and truth, and Impress
cd answ The advantages and true glory Of the
cause ia which the Order had embarked, and
from which, under such cheering auspices, ne v
,troph:ss we're TO be achieved.
Affair an animsting Ode was sung BY the Orr
DIR. the Worthy Patriarch, 2. X. Milton, (pre-
siding on the occasion. introduced 10 the as
saem6lsge- ssill eager for ed 6cation-- Brother
.TltSmAs Al. GALLY, District Deputy Grand
sSVorthy Patriarch, 81 the Western District Of
Virginia. This gsntlsmsn, Of an unpreieading
manner and nnheralded fame, soon made his
way 10 the Thearts and Understandings Of bis
auditory. Happily blending sound logic With
= brilliant ssiiies Of wit, and using rich and pow
etful Illustrations both Of fret aud fancy. the
sneaker sson had complete eonIo lover the feel
Shgs Of the large sssembisge, and moved them
taaears OF laughter with magic peculiarly bis
own. We have The concurrent teslimoHJ Of
hundreds Ia pronouneing this address one Of the
most eloquent aud effective ever delivered 10
: saviushesier on the suejscl Of Temperance. u
The Address ever, another Ode was sung and
% Prayer aud Beasiielion offered by Grand
Chaplain Of the Slate, Brother Humphrey
Hughes, q Charlottesville.
The procession was again formed, the Good
sSauafisan Division taking the extreme iefl. and
returned through the main and other prsminsat
slreets 10 their Hail. Arrived atth point, the
line opened, aud the rear, embracing the Dedi.
eatory oahcers. passed through, the Assistspl
sChapiain, Br. Wm-R Denny, reading the 35ih
cha9tar IL Jeremiah, in relation 10 the refusal
ar lhe Reehahites 10 drink wine.
Enterine the Han, the ceremonies OF Dsdiea.
ton we're performed, 10 the usual style. Not
beng 1 mem Der, we had not access 10 the pfo-
-ceedines. bat are informed that they we're 81
deeply impfessive ehafseter. The eohcsfs en-
eaesi ID this ceremony, were Bf- n. Saeter,
Master Of Ceremonies; Brothers Joseph b
steiner, r. J. Graham, Wm. r. Denny, snd 10
, s,ph b. See0ef, Heralds; Be. Charles Barley
ckairman of the Room Committee Be. Z.
Nillon, Worthy Patriarch, presiding Ihe De
dicatiea prayer b 81. G. w. Anderson, cheplAiI
= of Good Samaritan Division, vas deemed IN
" appropriate aud touching.
The Annual meeting ofthe Grad Disislor
b 70 b hsld - chatloltsssille. in October pexs
nna the .ssons" eou1l upon nunerous accession
% heir fanks. and trophies Of greater brightness
aud glory than any which The bloody held q
strife can produce.
The eood already pssformsi By lhit Order I
s,r;kinElf couspicGons N The socislg 81 oaf teNn
ard il s bal Just 10 them. aud 10 sccofdancl
ia trdih. % siaie. thstt6 no individuals II lhs
Order i iks canse Of Meralitys thus bidea and
adrance1. more Indebted th1n 10 The Bfsihrer
RIc4aRb MilroN and Jonn =. Ma6tcE, wh0
Viii nv otheFs. b1l onc short year ago. 81
,hs k,Il 81 Total Ahsiinsacs il motion, snd arg
Isr ff66tI1uit1 1tiuupAsMnic might spsil
win ~ he ks,fts efihe Greatest q Conq1ercrs
1TaIi have they pon he h6nors Of Past worthy
|[Iiri1tcks; and proudly can they look back q
|<.'r r,1. Isbofl, 1h(n tk<1 nos 1<9 j. iAeii
.&.1-<..s mar rl1sened. fesensFaied and d.
.,,kr,i|,t 1PiriIs-fsissd from he tsesssAsp'