Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-17
The worcester wide Awake Club.

There was large and stirring meeting of
the Wide Awakes, at Brinley Hall, on Satur-
day night. The president of the club, P. En-
ory Aldrich, Esq, presided, and made short
address, which was enthusiastically applaud
ed. The committee appointed for that pur-
pose reported the following cOntitution and
rules, which were adopted =
PREAMBLE.
We, the undersigned residents of the city of Wor-
cester DESTROYS of the ascendancy and perpeuty of
theprnciples of the republican party and the election
of its candidates for office to all places of honor and
trust in the government do hereby explicitly declare
entire devotion to the constitution and the union
and our unqualified and unalterable determination
to resist by all constitutional means the further
tension of slavery, and pledge ourselves to all
honorable means for the success and triumph of the
principles OF the republican party, and of the cleo
tion Of its candidates to office.
CONSTITUTION
ART /. The name of this association shall be the
Worcester Vide Aioake GLIB.
ART. ,. he association shall, by meetings held
under It's direction by its general influence, and the
personal influence ofits members seek to attain the
object sci forth in the preamble.
ART 8. The officers of this association shall consist
of president, eight vice presidents, correspond
ing secretary, recording secretary treasurer, and
an executive committee of three
ART 4. On occasions of public parade, this assOci-
alton shall be under the command OF captain, and
such subordinate officers may be appointed.
ART. 8. The officers of this association shall be
elected by majority vote of the members present,
at meeting called for that purpose
ART 6. 1t shall be the duty of the president to
preside at all meetings of the association, and to call
meetings at any time under the direction of the exec
utive committee.
ART. Z. 1t shall be the duty of the treasurer to
receive and hold the funds of the association, and
disburse the same only upon an order from the eX-
ecutive committee.
ART s. 1t shall be the duty of the executive COM
mittee to superintend and control the financial af-
n n
of the same, and pay the money collected over to
the treasurer and they alone shall have power to
order public parades, and to make contracts; and
shall exercise general supervision oyerthe affairs Of
the association.
ART g. 1t shall be the duty of the captain to call
meetings for drill TO conduct the and to take
command of the association on occasions OF pubhc
parade
ART. 10. Each member shall provide for himself,
at his expense, a glazed cap, cape, and torch;
and shall pay into the treasury monthly the sum OF
fifty cents
ART II. 1t shall be the duty of each member to
appear in each torch-Eight procession aud i'll all
public parades of the association
SEC 2, Any member who refuses or neglects to
obey the commands of the officers, shall be liable to
be expelled from the association.
ART. u. Any person of the age of IS years, who
will maintain and be governed by this constitution,
a member.
ART 13 This constitution may be altered or
amended by two thirds vote of the members pres
emit at regularly notified meeting called for that
purpose
Mr.. Bynner reported that the cost of the
cap, cape, and torch, which are to constitute
the Wide Awake uniform, will not exceed 50,
and that prompt subscription to the constitu-
ton would help the committee to determine
how many uniforms to order Immediately.
More than one hundred names were speedily
enrolled. Hon. Dwight Foster, in reply to
calls from the audience, said he had subscribed
his name, paid his assessment and wanted MS
cap and cape, and chance to train.
Edwin Bynn made lively and humorous
speech, which called forth great applause.
Further remarks were made by Capt.
Sprague, f. b. Stoddard, and B. f. Otis. The
meeting was a great success, and the Worces-
ter Wide Awake club will start with nearly two
hundred members A glee club will be formed
and the first drill will come off in few days.
Meantime young and active republicans are
urged to enroll their names with the Wide
Awakcs. The book can be found at the office
of Edwin Bynner, at Boyden's Exchange.
The following are the officers of the club:
President-P Emory Aldlich
Vice Presidents-Ward l, r. NJ. Gould; 2, Harri-
Geo. II. Ward; 6, Geo. Nichols; I, DR.. j. NJ Rice;
S, Edwin Bynner.
Corresponding Secretary-J Stewart Brown Re-
cording Secretary-Chas. I. Morse. Treasurer-B.
L. Otis.
Executive Committee-E. b. Stoddard A b. r.
Sprague, j. IL. Osgood.
Captain-A. b. K. Sprague
LIST Leutenant-Geo. II. Ward 2d-H. w. Pratt;
Dbl. Il. Wilder; 4th-Geo. H. Spauldng.