Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-12-18
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Grand Division met. Officers same as
this morning, except Grand Conductor. =
Bro. j. f. B. Evans was appointed Grand
Conductor, pro tenn.
The discussion on the third clause of Bro.
Walkers report was resumed. Said clause
stricken out, and report adopted.
: Bro. Kennedy, of the Committee to select
places of meeting the ensuing term, submit
ted the following, which was concurred in:-
Tho Committee appointed to select places Of
meeting for this Grand Division for the ensuing
year, recommend the January Session be held at
Branchville, on the fourth Wednesday, the 18th
the April session at Charleston, on the fourth
Wednesday, the 22nd the July sesson, on the
fourth Wednesday, 22nd of that month, at York
vile the Annual session ut Columbia, on the
fourth Wednesday in November (25th); the Grand
Scribe to insert the hour of meeting, in such pa
pers as he may publish the notice Of such session.
Respectfully submitted,
A. NJ. KENNEDY,
L. D. TOWNSEND,
D. Il. BARTON.
Bro LaMotte, submitted the following
report of the Newspaper Committee, which
was agreed to -
The Special Committee to whom was referred,
the Report of the Joint Committee, of the Grand
Division and State Temperance Convention, on the
subject of q Newspaper publication, have had the
same under consideration and respectfully
REPORT:
That they arc fully satisfied that the establish
ment of Journal devoted to our cause, is Of the
utmost Importance at this time, aud that every
proper effort should be made by the various or
carnations Of Temperance, as well rs by the
friends of the cause, to secure its establishment
From all the information in the hands of your
Committee, it appears that the publication Of tho
paper will depend upon the assurance to the gen
tleman who will undertake to become its publisher
of Fifteen hundred subscribers, and your Com
mittee entertain the hope, that with this, as the
only condition, involving the Grand Division in no
pecuniary responsibility; such an effort will be
made at this time, as will leave the speedy pubi-
cation of this paper no longer doubtful. Your
Committee have been able to digest no practicable
plan for raising this subscription at this time, be-
lievipg that it will depend upon the determined
effort of those individual members of this body
and of those friends of our cause who may be in
terested in the triumph of our principles.
T. J. LAMOTTE, Chairman.
Bro. Thayer presented the following:
Resolrcd, That copy of the Report Of the
Special Committee on the publication of a new
Temperance paper with the Prospectus, be sent
without delay to the W. P. of each Division
throughout the State, with a request that he would
appoint, forthwith m efficient Committee, to OBJ
tain Subscribers and to report the same to Bro.
T. j. LaMuttc, of Columbia, SO. Ca, within O
p tipno f1n NJ
Adopted.
Bro Thayer also presented the following,
which was con6nrred in -
Resolced, That each Division throughout the
State be fraternay requested to institute, if not
already instituted one or more Sections Of the
Cadets of Temperance, considered by this Grand
Division, as the nurseries of the Order and indis-
pcnsably requisite for its extension, prosperity
and perpetuation and that they be further request
ed to adopt such measures, as will be beneficial to
the young scions and tend to bring our Organiza-
ton more prominently before the public.
Bro. CASTOR submitted the following res
olution which was adopted:
Resolrsd, That We respectfully request the G.
S. to report as fully rs possible for immediate
publication in n convenient newspaper, the public
Speeches and Lectures on Temperance that may
be delivered at our various Quarterly Sessions.
Phoenix Division, No. 33, having sent up
its Return and percentage to the Office of
the G. S. for the third quarter, which was
not received, the Grand Scribe was ordered
to give credit for the same.
The following brethren were duly elected
representatives to the National Division the
ansnino raar viz -