Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-04
I. o. Q. Z.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE -oFF1-
GERS ELRcTKD AND INSTALLED.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE -oFFI-
GERS ELEcTRD AND INSTALLED.
The annual session Of the Grand Lodge Of Dela-
ware. I0dapandant Order OF Good Templars. was
held yesterday In uood Templars' Hall, Sixth and
Shipley streets. TWenty-tWo dslegatesb Iepaesent-
ing fifteen Lodges, were present q. W. y. t.
Rev. A. u. 0ARis, Of 4eOrgetoRn, presided, and
q. w. g., McKendBee DOunham acted a. Secreia-
n. After examining tho credentials OF the dele
gates, and initiating them, the Grand Lodge ad-
joqrned, 70 meet again at o'clocsi Z. N. ...
The afternoon session was opened bY the read
ing and approval Of the minutes OF the last ses-
sion, snd the reading of the annual reports OF the
Grand Worthy CHIEF Templar and @. w. 3. The
report Of the former Official shows the existence
Of great harmony among the members OF the Or
der ane lays out the tutnTe policy OF the Temper
anos people OF thA state, to which he referred, Ms
SollolS: .tk.,
"In my opinion the best policy In this State Is
for every Temperance Inan tOattond the primary
meetings OF his party and demand the nomination
Of temperance men. We sbould educate our peo-
Pile 70 vote as they talk. II the Christian and
Temperance men Of this State will but ignore all
party ties, had vote only nor honest T6mpeTAnee
men, our partially gained 7ictory OF last year will
ultimately result in complete triumph.
As the II.iQuor Dealers League" have laid
dow n the gauntlet and have declared that they
will support no man for Office who is favorable
10 temperance beRiBafoni taarO coVards Ut We
don't 6ke It up and declare in return thatw will
vote for no man who ,endeayOrs to secure bis
election " kShiskey or bat-fbom inhaenees. This
policy'ha already secured as partial victory in
the action Of our last Legislature, relative TO
Temperance. Although we did not Obtain from
that bbdy all we wished to, We hail their action
as great step tn altarJce which has alarmed The
"Llquor Sellers"a and brought the issue immedi-
ately upon us. Itis,"war to the knife, and the
knife to the hill" They (he liquor sellers
will seek for the fephal OF tins law while We want
it more stringent than it is.
The report OF tho Grand Worthy Secretary
showed the oERaniz at.on of the following Inew.
October LIST, Charity Lodge, No. 6S, at Magnolia
Kent Co OctObsr ID, Milford Neck, No 80, Mil
ford p. O., Kent Co.; Nov. 7tb, Milton Lodge,
No. 20, at Milton, Sussex Co; May 2Oth, Star Of
Hope, No, II, at Leipsic, Kent Co.
Lodges, Nos. 6, ii, IL, 81, 6l and 81 were re-
ported having forfeited their charter, by reason
Of not having rep0Eted 70 Ahs Grand " orthy Sec
retary within one year.
The numhsr Of subordinate lodges at present in
the State is stated at %; membership l.O44. ini-
IL; reAnstated 45;-thus making total member
ship Of l,66l; .Tbs npml'er OF .suSpensiOPs, vas
3O4, and Of violations of pledge 90, The whole
number Of full degree members is 46l.
The next business was the election for officers
10 servo the ensuing year, which resulted as fol-
loWB: 20
@. W. c. T.-Rev. A. D. Davis, Georgetown.
q. W. Coun.-MisS Mary J. Lowmsn, Whining
O. Wv. T.-GIiss Mary A. Crouch, Dover. ID
e. q. W S;-McKendFse Dot0nAapy CAHterbury
u. W. t. John A. Stevenson. Dover " 's
2 q. ". C.-Rev. Joseph Dare, Delmar.
ID q. W. M,--Wm. n Mo0Se, sAIilford. "a s. 4tA
y q. W. G.-H. p. Lowman, Wilmington.
u. W. Sentinel-James FFapcis .Maryael.
Assistant q. W. SecretAry-C, May CaEey, Wy
D. q, Marshei-Mi.s Annie A. Eyelton, vii
& Reptessnative to the R. --fiu7E.0lEa. which
meets in Boston, Rev. J lnato
~ b. r Morris, -
Z A c0Dmittee was ap = 'lE,l| with
james DeVine, whose acca tin ~ nsaE
isiactOt condition, and eitlte h(y4 n 5et m(ht
within thirty days or TO take ls1el NJ -
The Grand Lodge then adj iie anlil ming.
d Immediately utter TIE OPSh Il ok ,f'F Sening
session Che neyly Grand
tuition then made, AFeD?ft Shicl Ras adcPi Pied, ~
= The editor Of IN ehnst lgarliP kfpStb Good
1emDlaE. " no W. prssen9s faiiiha To- iSs satisi
factory explanation bfhis recent stack bon. Rev
4. ID. Davis, he was eensusea, sAd aFocohmenda-
tion adoptsd discOntinuips The eirculatiOn Of His
AftF length debate, the following, resolution
was adopted: 'es''i 70 h|." 'a" .'I
/ Res0l1ed,. That though the present d.umu IL
esuse Law e iiOt FEhAts s6 want, yeti rsc6k khlsAg
il as asiep in the right direction, We will do ali
We can 10 make il effective in curtailing the drink
ing and sale OF iHId a. ibatllg A9po9 md thu 81
using every meapS IN our power 10 pre-ept the
signinR 81 petitions for license, and this we wifi
do by exposing publinly through the press and in
other wa those who sign them; and further,
that will not patronize sneh persons in business
neither will we fellowship them as Christians, viz:
those who sign petitions for license to sell ardent
spirits. tTtf tl''
Dover was fixed upon as the place for holding
the next Seseion pf the GFapd Lodge, which vii
convene on the hrst Wednesday in September
next, and continue two days, .t7-,,