The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-29
Supreme Council Friends OF Tenn
perance.
Last DAYS SESSION.

The Council was called 70 order ut 1
o'clock-Major Daniel 8. Hill. of Mort
Carolina, president, In the chair.
! The minutes Of last meeting were read
and, after few verbal alterations, az
proved.
Representative Whitaker addressed th
| Council in favor Of the formation of "Band
! OF Hope,' or some other Juvenile society
for the boys and girls of our land.
Remarks were made upon the same s1,h
ject BY Representative Jefferson, Hill
| Garland, and Abel. Representative. Abe
offered the following resolutions, whicl
were adopted:
| Resotued. That the training of the voutl
OF the land in the principles and practic
| of temperance is one of the most interest
ing and important missions of the Order.
and that the Supreme Council earnestly RI
| commends to the State and subordinate
Councils to give much attention TO this de
partmcnt of our work. .-.-E - =
/ ResotUcd, That committee consisting q
Representatives Whitaker. Hill, and Wei
Ions, be appointed to prepare O simple ant
snort ritual for an organization for tn,
benefit OF the children. which, when an
proved by A. Z. Abel, president of thi
Council, shall be recommended to th,
Order, with the request that re ports of tn,
success OF the work be made regularly tr
the State Councils and that the committc,
prepare laws for the government of thi
body, and have superintendent of Thu
work until the next meeting of the Su
prcme Council, when report in full Shal
hc made of the condition and result of thu
organization.
The Committee on Rituals offered thci
report; which was adopted. This rcpor
recommended the appointm"nt OF specia
committee to prepare suitable rituals fol
the Supreme and State Council, and rcpor
at the next meeting. The following commit
tee was appointed: Representative Wellons
Abel, and Whitaker.
Major Daniel 5. Hill, the retiring Prcsi
dent, then installed the new officers in tht
usual form.
The President, 4. Pope Abel. delivered
IN inaugural address, which was filed will
much encouragement and hope for the
future, urging all Christians to work in thi
| field earnestly as one of the best means 0
reforming the drinking habits OF the com
munity, and lifting their minds better FOL
| the reception of the truths of the Bible an(
membership in the Church.
The retiring president, Daniel s. Hill
delivered short but appropriate retirin!
address.
| Resolutions recommending the Friend Oj
| Temperance, published ut Raleigh, \. g..
aud the Family Visitor, published at Hous
ton, Texas, to the members Of the Order q:
liable advocates Of our cause, were adopted
Resolutions Of thanks were adopted to tht
members of Stonewall, Old Dominion, an(
Manchester Councils, and the citizens O
Richmond, for their hospitality TO the
trustees of Trinity Church for the use o
their church to Capt. e.. p. Rady and thu
Temperance glec club of Trinity school, foI
their sweet music to the retiring otli .er.
for the faithful and efficient manner in which
they have. discharged their duties; to The
several newspapers Of the city for the cour
tesy extended.
A resolution was also adopted to the cllcc
that the amendment to the constitution
allowing subordinate councils to elect thei
| officers quarterly, be enforced from ant
after its passage.
No further business appearing. the Su
prcme Council, after lerycnt prayer by Rev
Bro. Garland, adjourned to meet in Raleigh
N. G., on tie An Tuesday in July, 1873.
SOCIAL REUNION.
! The exercises OF the evening being over
| a large number Of persons who had beer
invited proceeded to the store under
| Covenant Hall, where was spread an cle
CANT banquet, given by Old Dominion
I Council, No. 130. Rev. J. Powell Garland
| in behalf Of the Councils, made n beautiful
welcome address TO the delegates Of the
Supreme Council. Maj. Hill, of North
Carolina, the president OF the Supreme
! Council, replied in a feeling and appro.
pirate manner, in which he expressed his
pleasure at the warm reception they had
met in this city.
TN. Ramsey was the first called upon,
but. being indisposed, did not speak. aev.
Il. II. Whitaker acted in his stead, and in
the course Of his remarks related several
interesting anecdotes.
Speech-lnaking, singing, and 4 jollitica-
ton generally were kept up until Il late, or
rather an early, hour yesterday morning,
when the meeting was broken up, with
loud expressions of praise for the pleasant
time spent in Richmond and desire Tor Il
speedy reunion.