Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-04

hC SCaAANg L-CA6N -
Good Templars met, pursuant to ad-
journment, at the rooms of Lodge
No. 2S6, of this place to day The
Lodge having been called to order, it
was resolved that a committee of
three be appointed to report business
for the afternoon session; thereupon
the lodge adjourned to two o'clock
P. n.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
No presiding officer being present,
order was called by Brother t. j.
McLain, of Warren. The following
officers were then appointed, pro-
tenn:
w. c. T., T. J. McLain wv T.,
Sister Brockway; w S., c.. F. Burr;
w. NJ, d. Joseph; w. G., VIM. Cum
nick; w. c., Brother Brockway.
The committee on business made
the following report: f.
WHEREAs-The Grand Lodge, at
its late session at Portsmouth, holds
out TO County Lodges the most liber-
al encouragement to go forward in
promoting the temperance cause, by
contributing to them for their use the
one-fourth part of all the percapita
tax paid into its treasury from sub
ordinate lodges in the several coun-
ties thereunto belonging. Therefore
be it,
ReSoLUed-That TrI mbull County
Lodge accepts most gratefully the
proffered aid, and will go forward in
the adoption of the necessary meas
ures TO extend the order in said cOun-
ty.
ResolUed-That a committee of five
members be appointed to lake charge
of the extension of the order in
Trumbull County, with power TO use
the funds of said county lodge as it
may deem best for said purpose.
ResoLUed-That in the judgment of
this lodge said committee should
adopt such measures as will ultimate
in the speedy institution of a suhor-
diuate lodge in each township in the
county where none now exists.
ResoIred-That the weak and in
active lodges of the county, if any.
be commended to the kind and foster
iug care of the aforesaid committee,
and that the said committee be in
structed to inaugurate. without de-
lay, measures 20 revive working
spirit in said lodges.
ResoIred-That suitable person be
reccmmen ed to the G. w. C. 7. fer
county lodge Deputy.
ResoLUed That this lodge regrets
the absence to day of all its officers,
and most respectfully suggests TO its
official corps either a prompt atten-
tiOn to duty or resignation, so that
the lodge may not in future be, as to.
day, without officers. -.. "-l
ResoLUed-That the proceedings of
this lodge be published in the papers
of this county and in the Era, of
Cleveland.
The report was taken up seriatiu1,
and unanimously adopted
A committee of five was appointed,
in compliance with the second resOlu-
tion, which consists of Bios. w. J.
MetcaIf, c. A. Williams, Kingsley
and Joseph Netterfeld, Sisters Ann
E. Thomas aud Lane.
Brother T. ]. McLaln, of Warren,
was recommended to the G. w. c. t.
for County Lodge Deputy.
A committee of three was appointed
to draft resolutions on the death of
our late and highly esteemed brother,
John Bride. While the committee
were preparing their report, the lodge
proceeded to appoint suitable place
for holding the next County Lodge,
which resulted in favor of Warren.
The last named committee being
ready to report, offered the following:
Your committee on resolutions
would beg leave to report as follows:
WHEREAs-It has pleased Almigh-
t. God, in His wisdom, to call from
our midst our energetic and highly
brother, John Bride, . no.
Bile worker in the cause of temperance,
therefore, be it
ReSoLUed-That in view of his faith
fulness and energy in the temperance
cause, to which our order is dedicated,
we sincerely mourn his departure
from this scene Of his usefulness.
ResolUed-That we steadfastly cher
ish in our memories the earnest chris !
Lian and temperance characteristics of
OuI departed brother, and confidently |
expect and believe that when we are
called upon to gather at the river ,and |
kneel before the great white throne of |
Sod, We shall meet him with the |
words "Well done thou good and |
servant" engraved on his !
golden crown.
ResotUrd-That a copy of these res
OlutiOns be sent to the family of our |
deceased brother, ard copy be sent |
to the Prohibition Era and county |
papers for publication, and that they /
be spread upon the journal of the |
county lodge in full.
w. J. METCALF,
SISTER BROCKwAY,
d. b. EVANS.
Brother T. J. McLain Offered the
following resolution:
ResolUed-That we tender to the
membeIs of Mineral Ridge Lodge, No.
2S6, L. .. OF G. T., our most cordial |
.hauks for the kind attention shown
Us on this OCCASION
Some eloquent and appropriate re-
marks were then made by brothers |
Metcalf and McLain.
On motion, the County Lodge ad-
ourned to meet in Warren on the |
second Thursday in February.
.... ...-.- c. F. BURR, w. S.
WHY 20 RIGHT: !
Mayor Brown, in an address TO the
Sunday School scholars of st. Louis, |
made a point that is worthy the at /