Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-04

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Star of Hope No. 71-Rev ]. II. b. Wilson.
Wyoming No. 31-C. M. Casey.
Harrington, No. 45-W. I. Vsngesel.
Demar. No 65-Rev. Joseph Dare.
Milford Neck. No 69-William Porter.
Loves, NJ. 66-Geo. W. Joseph, d. W. Breer
| ton.
Georgetown, No. 29-Molle Davis.
Charity No. GS-Baynard Wheatley, James
Faulkner
AsDury, No. 63-Anna A. Everton.
Wawaset, No. l3-Levi Harden and John Ber-
ron.
wostville, No. 49-Henry Steel, James Fran
els.
A committee was appointed, consisting of Fl
T. Lowman, to meet the Pennsylvania Grand
Lodge officers at the depot at 12.15, and after
the standing Committees wore named the lodge
adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Grand Lodge met again at =. M, q.
w q. L. DAVIS in the chair.
The usual opening exercises were performed,
ard the minutes Of the last meeting Of the Grand
Lodge, at Smyrna, were approved.
The annual reports OF the Grand Worthy
Chief TemplAr and the Grand Worthy Secretary
were read and approved. The former states that
while there has been decrease in the number
of Lodges reporting and paying dues during the
past year. numerically the order has made some
little advance in the State. Great harmony has
prevailed, and no complaints have been raised by
subordinate lodges or individual members, The
financial exhibit is very satisfactory compared
with former years.
FUTURE POLICY.
The Grand Worthy Chief Templar thus lays
down his views on the future policy of the order
in the State, which were adopted with the re-
port and thus become the policy of the Temper
ance men OF Delaware:
In my opinion the best policy in this State is
for every Temperance men to attend the primary
meetings OF his party and demand the nomina-
N ahnuln
our people to vote as they talk. II the Christian
and Temperance men OF this State will but ignore
all party ties, and vote only for honest Temper
ance men, our partially gained victory of last
year will ultimately result i'll complete triumph.
As the q" Liquor Dealers League have laid
down the gauntlet aud have declared that they
will support no man for office who is favorable
to temperance legislation, we are towards il We
don't take it up and declare in return that we
will vote for no man who endeAvors to secure his
election by whiskey or bar-room influences. This
policy has already secured us partial victory in
the action or our last Legislature, reatlve to
Temperance Although we did not obtain from
that body all we wished to, we hail their action
as a great step in advance which,has alarmed the
'' LiquUr Sellers and brought the issue lmme-
diately upon us. 1t is =" war to the knife, and
the knife to the hilt." They CHE liquor sallers)
will seek for the repeal Of this law, while we
want 1t more stringent than it is.
NEW LODGES AND MEMBERSHIP.
The Grand Worthy Secretary reports the or
ganzatiou OF the following Lodges in the State
luring the year
"On October lst, Charity Lodge, No. 6s, at
Magnolia Kent Go. October I'd, Milford Neck
No. SO, Milford p o., Kent Co. Nov. 7th, Mil
ton lodge No TO- at Mllton Sussex 90 NJ ~
2Oth, Star of Hope, No II, at Lepsic, Kent 90
AT the beginning OF the year Deputies were
commissioned for rs Lodges. but it ltappears from
the Ledger that of these Lodges had reported
for but one or two quarters OF the previous
year. They are: Nos. IL and So, not since their
organization in Feb. 73; No IL, not since Ang.
ii No 81, not since March '72, and No. 81 new
or having reported, not even having paid char
ter fee. These, with Newark, NJ. 9. have for
feted their charters, having faied to report
within one year.
"Felton Lodge and Cooke Lodge (smyrna)
have not reported for the last three quart ers.
| Charity Lodge (Middletown Odessa, and Trim
ty (Froderica) are due raport5 for two quarters.
| Some Of the remaining Lodges have not as yet
| sent their returns for the last quarter, but we
presume they are waiting to send III care of their
| Representatives to the u L. Ii is sad com.
nent upon tho reputation of some OF the towns
| OF our State, that they have population OF
| from 100 to 800 supporting or whiskey shops,
| yet suffering a Lodge OF q 4. to die from sheer
neglect Would 1t not be we'll to inquire al
| whose door these faults lie
"While there II n loss Of two Lodges in forfeit
| ing charters over tho institution of new Lodges,
there ID all increase in msmb srshp III nearly all
| is truly encouraging.
| G. w s. EnriSht. in his report for 1870 and
| II, claimed membership OF ,00h, but his per
centage gave but All average of TAO Last yeaI
the acknowledged per c4plta gives but 73D, willie
| we are able TO report for every quarter the pre-.
| sent year between 900 and 900 mambars III
/ good standing and our 70 urns to the Il W. &
gave US loZz; -,
~ tLe S,at, I. statad at ~ wem5,r.,1,n al
| ;ni,iatin,s dnring thn year 55S aItniftsd Inv
na,t ~ ro;natafad AZ TIM. mattn,g "A totaI
| ,aa,n'har,t;n of GGt The ,n,,nhnr nf snsnen
s;'ns u,aa a14 and ~ vioaIims Of nl,d,'e 30
| TSo ,vhnla n,,mhsr NJ mn de,,res m ,,nh,rs i.
| 1eI
| 1ot p,vcrtou ot, oE,,,oeoa
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At . 10, the Grand Il 'd5e proceeuei 10 the
| election OF oihcers Tor tue ensuing year, as toi
| lows
g. W. q, T,-hsv. "A ID. DAVIS, deorgatown
G. W. Ooun MISS MARY D. Lo"mahi WI
miugton: a., -,
@. w. V. T-Mlss mary Crouch, Dover.
| G. w S-Mchendree D1Whham, canterbury.
| Il, w I. john Stevenson, Dover
G. W. Ohaplaln-Rey, Joseph Dare, Delmar
g. W. M-Wm i. Moore, Milford.
q. W Gil. /. Lowman wilmington:
g. W Sentlnel.- - lmes Francis, M4ryd3l.
Assistant u. W. Secretaly-O. May Carey
| Wyoming.