The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-09-12

Most OF the day vas consumed In ex,
aiming credentials. reading reports
Of o6icers, appointing special commit
tees. nlllng up standing committees
and getting ready to work generally
The G.. w. C. Templar's report wa
Oh able and complete resume OF the
state of the Order during the last year
and its present and future prospects
The g. w. Secretary's report showed
. large falling OF Of Lodges aud mem.
bership since the last meeting, proba.
bly, on account of no lecturers having
been employed In the field during the
past year. No. of Lodges in working
order, IL; total membership, 6,9l8
The finances of the Lodge are in good
condition. The heavy debt that hung
over It one year ago, will in one month
from now be entirely !iquidated.
The most important business Of
Wednesday was the election Of Officers
for the ensuing year which resulted q
follows;
g. w. G. I. Amos Jones, Dubuque.
q. w. Coun., Mrs. M. w. Porter,
Davenport.
g. w. v. T., Mrs. Martha Wright,
Des Moipes.
q. w. T., Isaac Brandt, Des Moines.
g. w. s., Mrs. Laura A. Berry,
Nevada.
G. Chap, Rev. J. b. Vernon, Mt.
Pleasant.
g. Marshal. J. Norwood Clark,
Iowa City.
Dep. g. NJ. Miss Ida Tyner. Mt.
Pleasant.
g. Guard, Mrs. Cora Lowery, Mar
shalltown.
G. Sentinel, James A. Freeman,
New Liberty.
G A. Sec, VIM. H. Fleming, Des
MOines.
Representatives t, the r. w. G. L..
which meets at London Eng. unless
otherwise orderedD on the fourth
Tuesday Of May. 1873, were chosen as
follows: Isaac Brandt, Amos Jones,
and M. w. Porter. Alternates, w.
H. Fleming, J. N. Clark and Rev. L.
p. bosch.
In the afternoon Gov. Carpenter
was waited on by special committee
and escorted to the Lodge Room
where he delivered short. interesting
address on temperance.
An evening session was held, during
which the installation of officers oc-
CURED.
Thursday was busy day, and the
business was dispatched rapidly, the
most important Of which was the
adoption Of resolution recommended
by the committee on the state Of the
Order, to the effect that the q. w. &.
+. be paid salary to devote bis time
10 the advancement Of the Order in
his State, aud IL he is not qualified,
hen to employ only first class lee
.urer or lecturess.
500 was appropriated for the pur-
,hase OF Temperance tracts for general
among the Lodges.
At4P. M. the 10Th session Of the
irand Lodge Of Iowa, was declared
,losed. Harmony and good feeling
Prevailed throughout the session, aud
i! return to their Lodges with a more
,arnest determination to work harder
Turing the next year for our loved
order, and the Temperance cause,
han ever before.
Cedar county was represented by
Rev. l.. r. BOSCH, Albert Coleman,
md w. II. Blair of Inland, and Broth
r Worrall, from the south west corner
+ the county.
Mt. Pleasant was chosen almost
unanimously, as the place Of meeting
or the next Grand L,dge.
We found Cedar county well repre-
ented in the Capitol. among whi,h, l
will name, Hon. J. w. Catteil, Hon.
"a Wright and D.. J. r. Kennedy,
nd their fAmili4-~- al plea sanity sit
ated, and earnestly engaged In the
cause. And rs | can not
ce each one personally, l take this
Method. as bearer, of expressing their
est wishes to all their old friends in
'edar county.