The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-03
MISCELLANY.
Sons Of Temperance.

OOuS VI 16mp6I dnc6.
On Tuesday morning of last week, the Grand
Division of the Sons of Temperance met in the
Sons Hall, Hamilton c. w. The officers were all
present except Rev. j. G. Short, ID. d., who
was unavoidably absent, attending the synod
of the English church at Toronto. A large
number Of Divisions from all parts of Canada
West was present; twenty-four new members
were initiated; and soon the hall was well
filed with earnest workers in the cause of
Temperance.
The report presented by the Grand Worthy
Patriarch, A. Morse, ESQ.,, of Smithville pre-
scented a cheering account of the rapid pro-
gress Of the Order; contained suggestions for
the advancement of the cause in c. W.; re-
ferred to the change of the location of the
present semi-annual session from Oshawa to
Hamilton, in consequence of the National Di-
vision meeting at the latter place; and also to
legislative action on temperance in the APP
pointing of committees of both Houses to con-
slider and report upon the subject of an Inebri-
ate Asylum for Canada.
The Grand Scribe reported seventeen new
subordinate Divisions during the past six
months, and eleven resustcated, while seven
had ceased to exist. The total number of Di-
visions upon the register Is 313, of which 279
were known to be in active working order
OF these, 1876 admit lady visitors, and l43 do
not. During the past six months, 1898 new
members had been added, and 1876 by card In
the 194 Divisions which had made returns i'm
April, there were 1874 members, 4,392 lady
visitors, and 1898 cadets; making a total OF
1929. They reported having held 9lS public
temperance meetings, and distributed 1540
tracts; received 80 426 for initiation fees dues,
&c, and paid for benefits $500. and $3.50 in
per capital tax to the Grand Division. The
cash remaining in the hands of the subordi-
nate Divisions amounts to $4,000. The num-
Der of representatives to the Grand Division is
507, and to the National Division, A. The
Grand Division tax payable to the National
Division Is $147.
In the afternoon dozen or fifteen members
Of the National Division, who had come up
from Maine, Massachusetts, and the Lower
Provinces, on the noon train, visited the Grand
Division, and were received with appropriate
honors, and invited to make themselves at
home, and take part in the proceedings. They
were, In turn, called upon to speak, and did so
The address of the Hon. S. l.. Tilley, Provin-
cial Secretary and Prime Minister of New
Brunswick, and of the Rev. Z. w. Jackson. of
Gorham, near Portland Maine, were espe-
cially interesting. Mr.. Tilley said that in New
Brunswick five members of the Cabinet were
year ago, members of the Grand Division of
that Province, and at present three of them
belonged to that branch of the Order. Alter
others had spoken, British soldier in uniform
who was present as representative in the
Grand Division from Kingston, was called up
on for aspeech, and responded TO the call He
said he Joined the Order in Halifax, six years
since, and during the "Trent" excitement, he
and his regiment were ordered to Canada TO
meet the Yankees. At last he had met them
referring to the members Of the National Di-
vision) though not in the way il was at that
time expected. He had met them, not as enc
mics, whom it was his duty TO kill. but as
brothers in arms against the common foe of
both countfies-strong drink. Here S. L.
Carleton, ESQ.,, of Portland stepped across the
hall, aud had warm shake hands with the
soldier, amid the enthusiastic plaudits of the
whole Division.) Mr.. Carleton afterwards said
that when he went home he would be able to
tell his friends that he had been to Canada, and
taken one Britisher!
The reception of visitors being over for the
day, the business Of the session was pushed
forward vigorously, with the view of getting
through in time to visit the session of the Ma
tional Division on the afternoon of the follow
ing day. None but short speeches were made
TO the various resolutions presented. On
wednesday morning, at 8 o'clock, the MEM
bers of the Grand Division proceeded in pro-
cession to the rear of the John street Church.
in acceptance of the invitation of Mr.. Robin
son, photograph artist, to sit for a portrait,
which was successfully taken. After return
ing to the hall business was again proceed
ed with, without intermission, until O'Clock,
p, NJ, when the session was brought TO a
close.
0shawa was selected, by an almost unani-
nous vote, as the place for holding the annual
session, which commences on the morning of
the first Wednesday in December next. The
Cshawa representatives, by instructions from
their Divisions, presented the members of the
Grand Division with an assurance that the hos
pifnlttao Of fhair hfnf nd ha .;t