Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-11
NATIONAL DIVISION SONS OF Tenn
pERANCE-. INTERESTING ACCOUNT.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 8.

Correspondence OF the DAILY MoN1ToRI
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 8.
Mr.. EDITOR In company with nu-
merous delegates from New Jersey and
other Grand Divisions of Sons of Tenn
'perance, [ arrived here this morning,
to attend the session of the National
Division, which commences to-day. A
public reception having been rendered
to the visiting representatives by the
Grand Division of Maryland, numerous
delegates from the Northern and East
ern States, and the British Provinces,
on arriving at Baltimore yesterday,
tarried there over night and were the
recipients of many civilities and frater-
nal courtesies from the members of said
Grand Division A committee of escort
treated the visitors to view of objects
of interest about the city, including the
Washington Monuments noble struc-
ture erected by the State of Maryland
to commemorate the virtues and SER
vices of the Father of his Country; the
Peabody Institute, q capacious build
ing, the gift, with its munificent endow-
ments, including library containing
about thirty five thousand volumes, of
that noble example of liberality, Geo
Peabody, Esq. Masonic Temple, esti-
l.. Il e l,N1l
the Odd Fellows Temple, with its five
capacious and finely appointed Lodge
rooms, we'll furnished library, its ball of
portraits of Past Grand Sires, includ-
ing that of Thomas Widely, the found
err of the Order ; and last, the TEMPER
ANcE TEMPLE, large and costly build
ing erected by the Grand Division OF
Maryland, &c. The erection of this
Temperance Temple was projected ly
the Grand Division in 1913, and prose-
cuted to completion despite formidable
obstacles. The funds were raised by
assessment on Subordinate Divisions,
and the building is owned by the con-
tributing Divisions and the Grand Di-
vision. The Temple cost about thirty
four thousand dollars. The stores, Of
fees, public hall and society rooms rent
for sum that netts good interest on
the investment. Four Divisions and as
many Lodges of Good Templars hold
their meetings in this building. The
example of the Grand Division of Ma
ryland should be emulated by every
Temperance organization that aims to
make prosperous and permanent the
reform they advocate.
The public reception in the large sa-
Don of the Temple last night brought
together a large number of friends of
the cause. Mr.. Leech, of Baltimore,
rendered to the members of the Nation
al Division, in behalf of the Grand Di,
vision of Maryland a cordial welcome
to the jurisdiction, and was happily re
sponded to by Most Worthy Patriarch
Foust, of Philadelphia. Speeches
were also delivered by several members
of the National Division, and appro
pirate odes SING in mastery style by
that veteran advocate of the ause, Nc
Donough, of New York. The meeting
was a success, and the whole of the
proceedings, as well Us the courtesies
accorded during our sojourn in this
city, affords happy illustration of that
unity of feeling that makes members
of our Order, though strangers-Bro-
theirs indeed.
JUNE 9.-The Twenty -ffth annual
session of the National Division Sons
of Temperance, was convened i'll Car
rol Hall, in this city, at eleven o'clock,
A. M.
Most Worthy Patriarch, Robert M.
Foust, of Pennsylvania, presided.
Prayer was. offered by Most Worthy
Chaplain Rev. Thomas Myers, of Mary
land
Benjamin D. Doremus of New jersey
was appointed M. W. Sentinel, pro tenn.
Twenty-eight representatives from
the several jurisdictions were initiated.
More than one hundred representatives
were present at the morning session,
from twenty-four States and Provinces.
Doctor F. r. Lees, of England, a
member of the National Division Of
Great Britain and Ireland, and distin-
guished as an advocate of Temperance
reform, was invited to u seat in the SEES
sion and entered the National Division.
The annual reports of the Most Wor-
thy Patriarch and Most Worthy Scribe
were received.
The following is an exhibit of mate
rial items of the report : Number of
Grand Divisions making report, 36;
Number of Subdivisions in operation,
1868 Number of new members admit
ted, 51.257 ; Gn the item of increase of
members New Jersey is reported to have
made net gain of 40 per cent during
the year, Number of members and lady
visitors at close of year, 1877, 454 j.; Re
caints Inv Divisions $3.50 COX 81 maid