Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-05

Quarterly Meeting of the Eent County
association AZ W yoming-lnrge Mee,-

Quarterly Meeting of the Kent County
ing-The Order Prospering.
quarterly meeting ofthe Kent County Assoc-
alton OF Good Tempars was held ut Wyoming IN
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1868. Rev. A. ID. Davis W.
Z. 7. in the chair. The officers elected ut last
session of the association were all present.
A committee of three on credentials was APP
pointed who reported delegates present from
every lodge In the county. The minutes of last
meeting read and approved. All members Of the
order were granted the privilege To take part in
the proceedings OF the association.
The committee appointed at last session to or
ganize new lodges and re-enstate old and declin-
ing lodges reported sevcra! new lodges organized,
aud old ones taking fresh start
The committee on statistics reported the order
In the county steadily increasing, and during the
past quarter II went ahead OF the expectations of It's
more than doubled their membership. Milford
Lodge organized last July, numbers about one
hundred and sixty members. Wyoming Lodge
about the same number. (llete would pout to
Wyoming Lodge, US an cxampleoi what few de-
terniined temperance men and women can do, hy
continual advocacy and earnest action in the
cause. They have made their ilourishing town
Que vast Good TemplaIs Lodge-and rs temper
ancc nxd religion 20 hand IN hand nearly all are
members of church). The Lodge ut Dover num-
bers about one hundred members, aud is steadily
advancing This Lodge met with some oppose
ton for awhile but now that some old pioneers
Of temperance and leading neinbcr, Of church
have Joined, II has taken u fresh start although
the professional politicians still hold al0oi.
resolution was offered changing the Consti-
tuition oi the Association, which was laid over
according to rule until next session.
The Association proceeded to nominate and
elect officers for the next quarter, the election re-
sultng as tollows:--
brother John T. Jakes, of Wyoming Lodge. W.
c. r. Sister Mary Wilkinson, Of Milford Lodge,
W. Y. 4; Brother William X. Cahoon, of State
Capital Lodge, W. s.
The Association adopted q series of resolutions
requesting the Right Worthy Grand Lodge Of
North America to adopt badge, expressive in its
design of the recognized principles of the Order
and the Secretary was requested To furnish copies
of the resolution to the q. w. G. I. Of the State
and our representatives To the R.W.G. l.. Of MA
The following resolution was offered and
adopted -
Resoircd That the Association recommend to
each lodge the propriety and utility OF appointing
a committee, styled the Sanitary Committee,
whose business it shall Lc To look out cases Of
suffering aud want from iutempcrnnce or other
causcs, and report such cases 10 their lodges Tor
such action us the principles of the Order would
inspire.
hold temperance meetings and assist in organiz-
iiig lodges DIR. l.. Dawson, j. II. Stayton. and
Maiha Mcbride, Of Camden; Vim. Il. Calloon.
Il. Croncl and A.. Il. Richardson, ii Dover
! G. saith, N. 7. Douglas, and X. X. Clement,
d " i!uw Grove; j. Wiley. W. II. Mckrng,
and S. Burchanal, of Canterbury j. 3. Conner,
}. Il. 'lruitt and 5. Bath, of FELTON,; II. G. Wal
cot, Il. II. Shorts, and y. Z. Powell, of llarring
ton; j. :. Truiit, J. l.ank. and Mary Wilkinson,
Of Milford J.E.Kiduey McElroy Mcllvaiue, and
| X. Mrllvainc, OF Magnolia, and q. Z. Ralnsdrll,
A. ID. DAVIS aud s. Young, of Wyoming.
| A public meeting was held in the Church, mt Z
O'clock, r. NJ, and addressed by s. Jersey, Of
Wilmington, Th0s Young, Of Wyoming, A. D..
Wight, Of Dover, II. NJ. Baum, G. 2. Runlsdalc,
and Prof.. Eaton, of Wyoming.
The Association adjourned TO meet ut Willow
Grove, on the third Wednesday Of May, ut 10
O'Clock, a. NJ. The thanks Of the meeting were
voted to the members Of Wyoming Lodge, for
the cordial reception extended to The DELEGATES
aud visiting members Of the various lodges IN
| the county.
The meeting lasted twelve hours, and was the
best attended of any meeting Of the Association
since its organization. All parts of the county
were well represented, shout ciglhy Deb gnies
being present. The church in which The III, citing
was held was crowded during the whole time oi
| the session. 1t was gala day for the Good Tenn
piars of Kent, and will long be remembered by
| them.
Too much praise carrot c given TO the people
of Wyoming for the siimptuous hospitality dis
| played on the occasion.
That the Good Tcmplars of Kent may have
many as pleasant ard profitable Reunions, is the
| nm f,T A Conn III