The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-03-12
Notes from Meeme.
Temperance, Farmers Club, Il c.

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MR. EDITOR The first meeting of the
Temperance Society which Father c ,onev
established on the lst, inst was held on the
evening of the 1tb, with Joiiu Carey, temper
| AIRY Chairman and c. E. Conway, Secretary
The majority Of the members were present, ,
notwithstanding the bad condition of the
roads and the sewers inclemency of the
weather. At the suggestion of the Rev
Father Tierney, the organization assumed
toe name of "The Catholic Total Absti-
nence Society Of Meme" Then on mo
ton, balloting commenced for the Office Of
President of the Society, which resulted in
the unanimous choice of Father T;erney
p. J. Conway was chosen Vice. President,
James Pepl ard, Treasurer aud William
Muiholland, Seer tary. These gentlemen
returned their thanks to the Members of
the society for the honor Conferred ana
sacredly pledged themselves to perform the
duties OF their respective positions ;o the
best of their ability and to lose no oppor-
tunity for the dissemination Of the good
cause. Mr. Carey then offered the follow
ing preamble and resolution which were
adopted unanimously and ordered inscribed
in the proceedings of the society:
WHEREAS, The establishment Of The
Catholic Total ABSTINENCE Society of
Meeme is one of The creates. blessings that
ever visited this congregatio u, and
WHEREAS, Oar much loved pastor Faith
er Tierney is the principal medium through
which this blessing was received, there.
fore be it
Res0lred, That the heartfelt thanks of
the society be and are hereby rendered to
Rev. Father riernev, Father Coorav and
Father Mahoney for their unbounded zeal in
our welfare bat above all for beng the
instruments by which this g!orinns spirit IF
temp erance was established in our midst
Father Tierney expressed Ii. iov a: the
tenor and matter OF the resolution and in
behalf of the Rev. gentlemen named as
well as for himself, returned thanks for
their adoption Then on melton, Society
| adjourned to meet again on St. Patrick :
day--tae lIth of Marc',--for the purpose
Of orgariziny Library, discussing finan-
cial affairs and other matters properly COM
irg beeare the organization.
The Society now numbers one hundred
and twenty seven Ire members, all thorough
~ engaged in ropaga,irg tic good work
and al earnestly determined to move upon
tie eEemy's work. Mt every opportunity
phalanx CT the intellect and manhood of
she congregation arrayed against their III.
human traffic. That which at first they
deemed rrodigous hoax has turned out
to be, to them, terrible reality. Like Othel-
10 their occupation is gone never, nerer to
return while this formidable band of tenn
peraee men are masters of the situa,ion.--
Loads of Intoxicating liquor have already
been returned to the Wholesale dee lers, and
the glasses that were won't to be frequent-
" washed and placed in a tempting posi-
ton. are now pr, miscuously huidled up 10 a
corner, doing penance as it were for a career
of crime an iniquity.
Last week instructions were received
from the State Grange were acted upon
at our last meeting and rejected REJECTED
for the simple reason that it would cost our
Society fully che hundred dollars to organ
ize under these instructions. This We do
not propose to do, as we can carry out tie
aim and object Of the organization through
the workings of Farmers Club. Already
the Secretary has received letters from
Manu- acturers and general agents who of
fer to furnish members of the Society all
sorts of farm machinery at from Is TO 40
per cent below the figures demanded from
individuals outside the organization. This
is great reduction, but ere spring we ex-
pee. to do much better. The society is
large and fully determined to work ccm-
! plete revolution in the work Of procuring
machinery and other necessar'es for the
farmer. Agents, sub agents and middle
men, will no longer be of service in stock
ing our farms and must come under the
curse which the disohediencs Of our first
parents inflicted on man-tbat of earning
their bread by the sweat of their brow.
/ John II. Bohne aud Michael Gallatr de-
/ part to day for Sheboygan as delegates 70
tue Judicial Convention. They are both
honest, capable MEN, and of course will
place their votes where they will do the
most good. They support Mclean.
Kooz.