The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-03-22
10 a. T. CONVENTION.

OOuntle9, net III VOOu AepHloiS AA"ii,
on Wednesday and Thursday, March
10th and 18th A temporary or2aniza-
ton was effected on Wednesday at lOk
a, M, by the choise Of G. A. Francisco
presiding officer. Committees on Gre
dentals and Permanent Organization
were appointed. During the retirement
of these committees, the convention
was favored with music by the choirs OF
Richmond and Genevieve Lodges.
The Committee on Credential report
ed ten lodges within the District repre-
sented by delegates, and visitors present
from five lodges out side the District.
The Committee ON Permanent Organ
ization reported the names for officers
District Deputy H c Jones, W. c. T.
Miss Mary Ballenger, of Spiceland,
Wv T.
| S S Griffith, of Richmond, w. S.
Abram Gaar, of Gcnevieve, W. T.
r d Spellman Of Hagerstown, Chap.
Also names for all the other offices.
The report was adopted and the officers
took their respective places.
| WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
A committee, composed of j NJ Bob
mic. R d Spellman, NJ Terrell, A
Gaar, and NJ F Thomas, was appointed
to draft resolutions.
The following committee on State Of
the Order was appointed: Arthur
Belsham. S Byers, c Macpherson,
Mary Macy, Keziah Reynolds.
Brief reports from the several lodges
were then heard, and showed the order
to be generally in a prosperous condi,
ton.
/ On Wednesday evening, the members
of the convention attended Genevieve
; lodge, after the adjournment Of which
the convention convened and music and
short speeches was the order for the
rest of the evening. Remarks were
made by Bros. Spe!lman, johnson of
Centreville, Mckee of Eldorado, Ohio.
Terrell of Knigtstown, Stuart, Wick>
, ersham; Webster, and Cooney Of Spice.
land, and several Of the members of
Richmond and Genevieve lodges.
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION
The Convention re-assembled at 9
o'clock Thursday morning. The follow
, ing resolution was offered ssTna. we
recommend each lodge to intrust it's W.
? F. S. to call as far as practicable, upon
q each member who is in arrears of dues,
collect amount due by him to the lodge,
and invite him to return to the lodge
After considerable discussion the reso-
luton was adopted. The convention
then discussed. the best means of inter
esting young Templars in the work of
5 that order. Much interest was mani
Tested in the subject and many good
e suggestions made.
!, The Committee on State of the Order
: reported the favorable condition Of the
r lodges, and made several important sug-
gestions--one recommending the ap-
g polntment OF a committee to report up
, on this subject at the next convention.
r THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
: A committee was appointed 20 select
! palace tor holding of next convention
The Committee on Resolutions offered
: in substanc the following:
n 1st declares renewed faith in the cause
I'd, requests the clergy and churches
to take active part in the temperance re.
e form.
81, recommends the gan ization O
lodges Of Young Templars
/ meetings.
, 5th, declares woman suffrage speedy
8 way to obtain prohibition.
9 9th. favors voting for men of good
temperance characters
4 7th, recommends social aud literary
: meetings Of the lodges.
t 9Th, asks for prohibitory law
9 Bros. johnson, A Gaar and C
n Macpherson Of Wayne, and Bros. S
] Stuart, T c Kern and A Belsham O
o Henry, were appointed committee on
d State Of the Order to report at the mex
% convention.
l The Committee on next Convention
g reported Hage. stown as the place, ant
n the 10th and Eth of June as the time
d Adopted. The following querrey wa:
q offered and referred to committee oil
e which Rev. Spellman is chairman with
= power to select the other members ant
It report at next convention
i "iiow can we retain tue mem bershir
= of those who, previous to initiation haG
IT acquired appetites for strong drink P
in The convention heard the reading o
y the journal and then adjourned,
ut A public meeting was held in the eve
Is ming. and programme Of Music ant
lie literary exercises were carried on,
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