The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-08-09

ami ana profitable. After prayer by
Rev. G. G. Smith, the installation of
the following officers were duly con
summated:
James Z. Page, Worthy Chief
Templar; Mrs. Besse King, w. V.
z; w. S. Neal, W. G.; ;" II. A.
Dunwody, w. r. s.; A. B. Gilbert,
A. s.; James L. Root, w. +. s.;
Willie E. Gilbert, w. T.; Miss
Sheckie Shugart, r. H. s.; Miss
Emma 4. Ruede, l.. II, S.; Clifton
Mansfield, w. NJ; Miss Ada G.
Rogers, D. NJ; Miss Matte March
man, I. c.; w. B. Clinkscales, O.
c.; w. j. Hudson, P. w. c.. DR..
w. E. Dunwody, L. d.
On assuming his official position,
Chief Templar PAGE delivered the
following inaugural address, credita-
bic to both head and heart:
Nh Brothers and Sisters:
My nature is one that shrinks
from making any attempt whatever
before a public auditory; and, yet,
| cannot do such a violence to my
feelings, or rather to my conception
of the responsibility which is attach
ed to the position | am about to oc-
cupy, as to refrain from INDUCING
myself in few remarks on this oc
casion. And as | promise to be
brief, hope you will give me your
attention.
Before entering upon the dis
charge of the duties devolving upon
me as your executive officer, allow
me to say that | am not insenslble,
either to the honor which has oeen
conferred upon me, or the RESPONSE
biity which is attached to the posi-
ton. Experience, my brothers and
sisters, is an essential prerequisite to
good presiding officer; and as this
| is the first deliberative body over
which | have ever been called to
preside, it is natural that | should
feel somewhat apprehensive that |
may fail to give that satisfaction,
which some of my, perhaps, too san
guine friends may expect Of me. Of
course, my brothers and sisters, |
Shall ever strive, to the utmost of
my ability, to discharge the duties
of my office in a manner worthy the
dignity and the deep responsibility
which is attached to it; and yet, l
am candid to confess, to you to-
night, that, l feel that my success,
as your presiding officer, is depend>
ent almost entirely upon the treat
ment which | receive at your hands.
|, unaided by your efforts, can do
nothing. Give me then, my broth
ers and sisters, your sympathy, your
support, and your hearty co-opera-
ton, in carrying to a speedy ter
mination, any and all business, which
may be presented to the Lodge, and
not only will our meetings be made
less embarrassing to me. as your
Worthy Chief Templar, but they
will be made mutually pleasant, in
structive and profitable to all.
In compliance with the obligation
which l have just taken, allow me
to say, that l shall require strict
conformity to the Constitution and
Bylaws, and to all established
Rules and Usages of our order; and
that in our deliberations | shall en-
force a due observance to the Rules
of Order, laid down for the govern
ment of Good Templar's organiza-
tions,
Finally let me say, that | sincere
ly hope, as a Lodge, we will, in the
future. evidence the same noble and
praiseworthy devotion to our sacred
cause that we have done in the past.
We are now entering upon new
quarter. Let us do so, with the
earnest, determinate resolution OF
doing all in our power, both by pre-
cept and by example, to further the
cause of Temperance. Let us use
every effort to raise up those who
have sunken low in the scale of ht-
man degradation, and restore them
to their families, to their friends and
to society, as well as to throw around
the young of our land, the pure and
the virtuous, such an influence that
will save them from ever falling int
the snares Of the Tempter. Let III
so evidence an unwaverlng devotion
to our noble cause; and if we will
the time will come when the memory
of our good actions will kneel around
our dying couch and render homage
there ; angels will whisper in GU
ears of men redeemed from the de
graduation Of the wine cup, and by GU
influence, plucISed as "brands from
the burning" And, oh it will bc
sweet then to know that we have
done what we could--that we have
by all just means in our power striv
en- to rescue the poor unfortunate
victim from the degradation of thc
wine cup, and to restore him to hi
family, to his friends and TO society