The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-14
EMPORIA NEW S.
FRIDAY. JUNE Il, 1872.
R. W. @. L. /. 0. g. t.

The Right Worthy Grand Lodg
of the Independent Order of Goo,
, Tempiars held its 18th Annual SEES
sion at Madison, Wisconsin, Ma,
2Sth, 29th, 30th and 31st. This
the Supreme organization of tina
order for the world, and was rep
resented by delegates from nearly
ali the States and Territories, anC
also from Scotland, England, Ire
land, Wales, Canada, New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia. Kansas wal
represented by J. Jay Buck, of this
city, and an officer of the Kansas
Grand Lodge, The membership
represented was 10000. Scotland
reports 800 lodges and 5000 mem
beers. A charter was granted to
Ireland last July and now the EN-
erald Isle repOrtsa membership OF
1900. The session held its regular
meetings In the Sea&te chamber and
its public meetings in the Assembly
chamber, at the State capitol.
j. Jay Buck, of Kansas, after a
meeting of the lawyers represented,
offered a resolution which was
unanimously adopted, instructing
the G. w. Q. T. and Sec. of each
Grand Lodge to publish with their
next report the laws of such State
in relation to the liquor traffic.
The following are the names and
residences of the officers installed
for the present year:
Il. w. G. Templar-John Russell,
Detroit, Mich.
Il. w. G. CD. j. Hickman,
Louisville, KY.
II. w. G. v. T.-Mrs. NJ. d. Dick
inson, Olean, N. Y.
X. w. G. Sd. A. Spencer, CleYe-
land, Ohio.
r. w. G. Tr.-J. X. Van Doom,
Quincy, Ill.
II. w. G. C.-Jabez Walker, Glas-
cow, Scotland.
r. w. G. M.-John Ormiston,
Gananoque, Ontario, Canada.
r. w. d. M.-Mrs. G. p. Hum
tooB, Sacramento, California.
II. w. 1. G.-Miss Ella Rex,
Rochester, Ind.
II. w. o. CT. G. De Ford, Jr.,
Baltimore, Md.
The lst, I'd, and 9TH being re-elec-
ted.
The following sentiment was tel
egraphed to the bodies therein men,
toned:
believing that total abstinence
from the use of intoxicating drinks,
and the prohibition of the traffic
therein is Christian duty, and that
the Methodist Episcopal and Pres
byterian churches are in perfect
with this sentiment, this
body sends Christian greeting, and
pledges continuance with them in
prayer for the early success of the
cause"
And elected the following re-
spouse during its afternoon session
of-the 31st:
''BRooKLYN, N. ", May 80.
The greeting of the Grand Lodge
Of Good Templars is received. The
Conference of the NJ. E.
Church reciprocates, and is in hearty
sympathy with the Good Templars,
md join them and all good people
N the prayers and labors for the
speedy triumph of temperance.
j. w. WILEY, President.
We eliminate the following from
| series of resolutions on the SUBJ
ect of political action:
Sd. That we reiterate the former
declarations of this r. w. G.. L.,
hat our organization of Good Tenn
plars is not q political organization,
md from its social structure never
ian be so used.
4th. That we regard the passage
Of local option, or civil damage
to the present liquor
avs, encouraging signs of progress
Of our principles, thereby showing
hat we are gaining in public senti-
uCISS dhu AhdhlbS JUL POhCE lcIG |
with the parties at present in power
hat we regard these concessions to ,
rs, coming from the former bitter
gives us cause for re-
Ioicing, as we'll as hope, that the en-
ire prohibition of the liquor ira flc
will be secured.
5th. That we recommend the {
adoption of the suggestions of the '
r. w. G.. T., that we mem orialize
Congress to enact laws prohibiting
The importation of liquors from for
sign countries, and to interdlct the Z
and traffic therein IN
Ill the Territories of the Union.
Upon the second ballot to deter
mine the place of the next meeting,
The vote stood:
London, AZ; Denver, %; Phila-
1elphia, g.; Hartford, 4 Montreal, 4.
London, England, was thereupon
declared the place for holding the
next annual gesgiOn