Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-11

lion from the lodge works his expulsion
from the temple without trial in the
temple.
Q-Can member be legally expelled,
unless notified when the lodge is going
to take action on his case
A-Ies for Contempt. In other
cases the legal notice is required
Q,-Can member prefer a charge
against a member Of another LODGE
Ayes.
OFF brother applies to withdraw
from the lodge, does it also constitute
withdrawal from the Cold Water Temple?
Ayes, if he became member of
the Temple by virtue of being Good
Templar.
OFF a member applies to withdraw
and the lodge lays the matter on the
table ill the next meeting, can the mems
/ Der in the meantime be legally initiated
into another lodge?
| A.-No
ON case the w G. r. elect is i'll
| and unable to attend on the night of in-
! stallation, the installation is then put off
one or two weeks, and still he is unable
! to attend, and the members do not wish
to elect another in his place. is there any
! way of the members getting the new
! pass word in order to attend IL convection
| or another lodge
! A.-Oficcrs are elected and installed
/ for the term ending with certain date,
and until their successors are elected
and Installed Hence in such cases the
pass word should be impaired by the
| 4 Il
as the officers elect and able to be press
ent are installed and the q. H. tax is in
his Che Deputy's) hands
Q-Can lod re change its place of
meeting from one room TO another, hold
Ing one meeting in one place and the next
| in the other and so on, changing aItern-
atev, the distance being 3 or miles
apart? Also, what will be done when
| the house gets too small for the number
A. lst-A lodge cannot do so of its
own motion, but may by two third vote
Of the members in good standing, res
quest Of the g. W. g. I. dispcnsation
granting such privilege, and said dispen-
sntion, if granted, would convey the
right IL is always the better practice
| however, for the lodge to hare Il perma,
nenti homc, that visitors may know whore
to find it. Ans. to 2d.-lf able in any
manner to do SO, they shonid " build
larger 1t is often possible Tor lodges
! 10 build when at first thought they may
deem it impossible to do SO. A lodge
can issue stock at IS or so per share,
to be taken by its members, and To be
paid up as money comes into the treas
ury, and very soon build themselves a
home avoiding future rents and other
0nnoyancos, and building a lasting mon-
ument to their zeal.
! Q--Does ii member violate his obliga.
ton when he signs petition for "a liz
cense and must he be dealt with for so
| doing?
Ale does violate his obligation and
| should he dealt with
The committee on State of Order
submitted the following, which was
adopted:
To the officers and members Of tic
Io,ca County Il. I. Conventions.
Your committee appointed to as
certain and report on the state of
the order in this county respectfully
submit the following report, to-wit:
We find that there are now eX-
listing in this convention district
eleven lodges, of which there are
nine represented in this convention
by delegation. These lodges COM
prise a membership Of 662, showing
/ "a, IN t,r la
last session of this convention Of
l61 members.
There are also in this county five
Cold Water Temples, comprising
membership Of 503, showing an in
crease since last session Of IS
members.
The grand total of members Of
the |. O. q. L. at this time in this
county is ,l65, showing an increase
since last report of 214l.
From what we have gathered from
the responses of delegates to the
call Of the numbers of their Lodges
to-day, the cause of temperance
seems to be III prosperous condl-
ton; and we have no reason to
doubt, from the spirit manifested
by our brothers and sisters with re-
spect to the cause of temperance,
that the next half years work will
be such as to materially affect the
interests of the liquor vendors, and
will add many more volunteers to
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the ranks of virtue and sobriety.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. W. II. BRISBANE, I
J. II. MAY, r.