Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28

QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE KENT COUNTY
ASSOCIATION.
A Quarterly meeting of the Kent County
Association of Good Templars, was held at
Milford, on Wednesday, Nov. goth, 1867.
In the absence of the w. @. T., Rev. Thos.
L. Poulson, G. w. G. 7. of the Order in
Delaware, was called to preside. A COM
mittec of two on credentials was appointed,
who reported delegates present from State
Capital, Wyoming, FELTON,, Canterbury and
Milford Lodges
The following members were appointed
committee to prepare business for the
association II. ]. Enright, State Capital
Lodge; DR.. L. Dawson, Camden Lodge !;
John 4. Jakcs, Wyoming Lodge; j. Green,
FELTON, Lodge; William 4. Moore, Milford
Lodge; w. McKeag, Canterbury Lodge /;
M. Van Berkalow, Magnolia Lodge.
The association having been notified that
s. Hersey, of Diamond State Looge, was
present, he was admitted to all rights and
privileges of delegate.
The committee ON statistics made reports
OF the advance Of the cause throughout the
county. Most of the lodges being in a
| Furnishing condition, and doing a noble
work. Committee to attend to the interests
of the Temperance cause, reported public
meetings held throughout the county, and
deplored the fact that some of the Methodist
churches ia the county were closed against
them.
| s. Hersoy of Diamond State Lodge, Will
of Wilmington in an able jand lengthy adj
dress strongly recommended this associa-
ton to appoint meetings for the purpose Of
organizing new Lodges, as there was much
unoccupied ground to work on with material
in abundance. After lengthy debate, par
ticipated in by. Rey. T, 1: Poulson, G. W
O. r., Rev. A. d. Davis, of Wyoming
Lodge, L. Crouch, State Capital Lodge, j
Green, FELTON, Lodge, and w. T. Moore ant
| ii. Stevenson, Milford Lodge, commit
tee Olive members from each of the follow
ing lodges were appointed to hold publ,
meetings, resuscitate old lodges and organic,
new ones, to wit:-Wm. II. Cahoon, Il
Crouch, II. ], Enright and sisters M. A
Crouch, and s. A. Bice of State Capito
Lodge; J. I. Jakes, w. McGonigal, Rev
A. d. Davis and sisters M. Jakes and l.
Wheailey, of Wyoming Lodge; James i,
Conner, j. Green, Rev. VIM. Warner, an,
sisters Green, and Freeman of FELTON, Lodge
Ii. Stevenson, VIM T. Moore, A. Hegc
man, and sisters Shockly and Camper
Milford Lodge; A. p. Osmond, JOSEPH
Wiley, w. McKcag, and sisters Buschena
and Cove of Canterbury Lodge.
Committees appointed at the last meet
ing of the Association were continued TO
the present quarter. The committee to pre-
pare business for the meeting was continued
to make report at next session.
The Association proceeded to nominal,
and elect officers for the present quarter
resulting as follows:-A. ID. Davis, Wy
oming Lodge, w. c. T.; Rachel Green
FELTON, Lodge, w. V. t.; II. J. Enright
State Capitol Lodge, W. S.
On motion II was resolved that genera
Invitation to be extended to the members o
The order in the State TO meet with us a
our next association for the purpose of ad
vancin5 the cause of temperance Til
thanks of theAssociation was rendered to tn
members Of Milford Lodge for the cordia
reception given to delegates from the var
ious Lodges.
!. A public meeting was held in the Hall Il
o'clock, p. NJ, addressed by Rev. Thos
l.. Poulson, OF Delaware City,, Rev. j. i
Severance Of Milford, Rev. A, -. Davis {
Wyoming and b. b. Cahoon, of Dover
The Association adjourned to meet in Wye
ming, on the Sd. Wednesday of February
at Is o'clock A. NJ, and the Secre tary wa
requested TO furnish synopsis of the pre-
ceedings of the meeting to some paper i
the State for publca
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