Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-19
CITY AND COUNTY.



MEETING OF THE GRAND DIVISION OF |
Sons OF TEMPERANCE.-The quarterly meet |
ing of the Grand Division of Sons of Temper
ance was held in this city, yesterday, at Brin.
ley Hall, Judge Thomas Russell of Boston, G.
W. P, presiding. There was good attend
ance of past worthy patriarchs, and the meet
ings were quite interesting. From the quar-
tery report of S. w. Hodges, grand scribe, we
gather the following statistics Whole num-
Der of divisions in the state, 1877; number of
members, 16,000 number of lady visitors, 49,
038 cash on hand, Sl5,744 76; new divisions
chartered during the past quarter, 8, one of
which is located at New England Village
new members admitted, 1928, and also 2841
lady visitors. There have been twenty three
deaths reported. This shows a large increase
of members, and the order seems to be in
prosperous condition.
An eloquent address was made in the morn.
ing, at the opening of the meeting, by Judge
Russell.
At half past seven O'Clock in the evening,
there was meeting of the members of the
divisions in Worcester and vicinity, when a
procession was formed, and, headed by the
National Band, marched up Main street, as far
as the City Hail. and down Main street on the
other side, to Mechanics Hall, which they en-.
tered at about eight o'clock. The hall was
well filled. The meeting was called to order
by Henry VIM, who announced the follow
ing list of officers;
President-Hon. w. W. Rice.
Vice Presdents-Hon. Henry Chaplin, DIR. George
Chandler Geo NJ. Rice, Albert Tolman, Dexter f.
Parker, Edwin Draper, Geo. f. Thompson, Z. l.
Moen, /. w Higginson, A l.. Rogers, Iyers Phil
lips, Joseph IL. Walker, Loring Wetherell. Thomas
secretaries-Julius E. Tucker E. T. Marble, c. c
Baldwin
Prayer was offered by Rev. Horace James
His honor, Mayor Rice, said he had been iu
vited to occupy the chair on account of his of
fetal position, which invitation he accepted
with pleasure, only regretting that he could
not bring tenfod more of influence and
power to the good work. AS he look
ed into the faces of the men and wo
men he saw before him, he was encouraged
for the success Of the good cause of which
they had constituted themselves the vanguard
a cause in which the general welfare and
BOOu Vi TIE community are tne ODJectS, anC
he saw cause for confidence and trust Or
the one side are the law haters and the Law
breakers and, on the other, the good law
abiding citizens whose brains do the thinking
and whose arms do the work. But whether
accompanied by the open opposition of enc
mics, or the pretended and treacherous sup
port of false-hearted friends, the good caus,
shall prevail He trusted that the audienc,
would welcome with enthusiasm, and respont
to the sentiments they should hear, and carry
them home with them.
r. M. Brown, editor of the Washingtonian
was then introduced to the audience. He
said he was glad to have the privilege o
standing on the temperance platform. We
are met to consider one of the most important
causes that can attract the attention of a com
munity, a cause in which all have a deep and
abiding interest. Intemperance makes NJ
distinction in It's victims. In his own expert
ence he had trod every step Of the
path that leads downward, and for him
self he had good cause to rejoice in this
cause. There was a time when temperance
was unpopular, but that time has gone by, but