The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-07-16
ANrtsLroEssr MASS nf1iErINa.
Held nt NJ. E. Church RavennA. 5uIy 9th,

A1gTt=LIdENsE MASS AEhETINGs
Held at NJ. Is. Church Ravenna. auIv 9th.
sEcRETARY's REPoKT.
Convention was called to order at IL
a. m. A hymn was sung and prayer
was offered. DIR. Alcorn was elected
president, and Rev. G. L. Beach. of
RootstOwn, secretary ofthe temporary
organization. The chair appointed a
committee of three, on permanent
organization as follows: Rev. Fl. Geer,
Edinburg Mrs NJ. A. Woodbridge, of
Ravenna Mrs. g. L. Beach, of Roofs
town.
Committee on resolutions !: leev.Geo.
Darsie, Ravenna L. e. Reed, Kent !;
Mrs. Hulburt.
Committee on finance: P. B. Mead,
Kent; Rev. j, Brown, Garrettsville !;
A. B. Winans, Randolph.
Committee on permanent organiza-
tion reported as follows: For presi-
dent, Rev. G. w. Gray, Ravenna Sec
retary, Rev. A. NJ. Hills, Rayenna !;
Treasurer, D. n. Furry, RaVenna For
Vice Presidents, DIR. Ferris, Mantua !;
SiIas Croker, ShalersYille; Oliver
Bow, Rootstewn Julius Day. Edin-
burgh; Mr.. Reed, Kent; Mortimer
Day, Deerfield O.. E. Hannum, Streets
boro; Billings Hall, CharlestOwn !;
VIM. Ii, Bettes, Randolph DIR. Shaw
Windham o. S. Ferris, GarrettsviIle !;
Rev. John Vetter, Nelson; Charles
Hart, Brimfield; Orsimus Drake,
Freedom; Adam Laudenslager, Suf-.
field; Hiram Brush, Atwater Hiram
Spooner, Palmyra Mrs. Id. Buckley,
Paris; Prof. o. G. Hill, Hiram; Rev
Mr.. HamIin, Aurora. At II m the
convention adjourned until 2 p. m.
AT 2 p. m. the convention was called
to order by pres. elect Rev. g. w.
Gray. A hymn was sung, and prayer
was offered by Rev. Mr.. Brown
Moved that e. o. Foot of fGarrettsVille
be Vice-president in place o. S. Fer
ris. Moved that Mrs. Foot of Kent
be vice ce-presidentin place ofMr. Reed.
Moved that there be q acentral coun-
ty com. consisting of three persons,
Mrs. o. M. Sanford, DIN. Furry, and
Hon. Mr.. Horton were elected. Nov
ed that the townships be called in or
der and that com. Of one be elected
for each-Elections were az follows !:
For Ravenna Albert Underwood !;
Mantua, Mrs. #. More; Shalersville,
Mr.. Babcock Rootstown, Mrs. Martha
Chapman; Edinburg, Thomas Heigh-
ton; Kent, Miss Anna Jerome Deer
field, Mr.. Parkham, Streetsboro -
Charlestown - Randolph, DIR. Price !;
Windham, f. d. Snow Garrettsxille,
j. P. Knapp; Hiram Brinfeld
- Freedom, Mrs. Sibble More; At
water, Amos Bath Palmyra, Janes
FOrsythe Paris, Aurora, Mrs.
Orsey Harmon Sufield, -. Moved
that committees of unrepresented
townships be appointed by the vice
presidents of the same.-MoVed that
DIR. Price look after .Sufleld and see
that com. be appointed for the same.
Moved that each township contribute
$l.50 to defray the expenses of the
convention,-Moved that the vice
presidents of the townships not pro-
Yided for shall collect the money and
forward the same to the com. on f.
nance.-MoVed that ReY. Mr.. Brown
appoint committees for Hiram and
Nelson.-By invitation, lawyer Hor-
ton then addressed the convention, af-
ter which melton was made to pass
the hat to make up the amount def
oient from the unFepresented towns
Mr.. Dessette. member of the State
temperance com. then addressed the
assembly,-Moved that Mr.. Horton of
the central com. have an assistant
Lawyer Jackson. of Ravenna was
unanimously elected. as assistant
Com. on Resolutions reported through
its chairman, Rev. Geo. Darsie, sfolr
lowsi
RESOLUTIONS.