The New York herald., 1874-09-16
THE GOOD TEMPLARS.

Annual Session OF the Grand Lodge
Statistics OF the Order-Reception at
the Academy of Music.
The tenth annual session OF the Grand Lodge OF
New York or Independent order OF Good Templars
was begun at ten A. NJ. yesterday, IN Irving Hall.
About 400 delegates from the district lodges were
present at the opening OF the exercises, OF whom
about 800 had to be initiated into the Grand
Lodge, as they had been chosen since the
last session. The proceedings in the
Convention were secret but the Secretary
communicated to the reporters the reports made
by Grand Worthy Chief Templar Sutton and Grand
Worthy Secretary Hooker. The former reclted
that there are at present 500 district lodges work
ing and in good standing. being thrty-dve fewe,
than were reported last year. During the year
the Board OF Managers OF the Grand Lodge has
dropped from its rolls Ill district lodges that were
IN arrears Twenty-eight other lodges have surren.
dered their charters. The losses thus incurred were
almost Offset however by the institu ton of lO4
new lodges The Grand Worthy Chief Tempar
suggested in hts report that the Board OF Managers
should be empowered to revoke the charters of
lodges that do not meet regularly.
The report of the Grand Worthy Secre tary shows
that the aggregate membership OF the lodges has
Ialen OH 2,262 On September /, 1878. 10 was
3e,9S4 ana 1t is now 34,672. In the first part OF
I1ls year the rolls bore the names OF only 32,ss2
SINCE then. however, the report praises the Board
OF Managers for energetic work, which it saws is
rapidly rebuilding the Order
20 the body Of the order. The Grand Lodge mad
been apathetic, and had sent out no lecturers ior
years Ihe new Board OF Managers, by its positive
work, however, rallied the order, restored coma
dehce among It's Old members and brought into IL,
since feoruary !, 1874, ls4o new ones. After the
reports were read the Convention sang some tenn.
perance melodies and listened TO speeches until
ABOUT SIX 2. b.. when 1t adjourned, TO allow its
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The Iae Good rempars Of this CITY gave grand re-
eept,on 10 the Grand Lodge last evening at the
very successful, both as regards the number and
respectaoillty OF those present and the manner in
galleries were crowded 10 their fullest capacity
aud the greatest enthusiasm was evinced through
OUT the evening. Many eloquent addresses we're
delVered, and the principles OF total abstinence
and total prohibition OF The sale OF liquor advo.
Gated IN the strongest terms.
The principal speakers were the Chairman, ].
\. Stearns Hon. Vim. II. Van Cott, Il. r. sutton,
Evans, OF New YORK city The women,s temper'
ance movement was characterized as ''the grand.
est uprising OF the age D." aud the advocates OF the
temperance cause were appealed to not 70 relax
their efforts TIL prohibition had place on the stat
ute book The political aspect of the temperance
oil friends OF the cause were counselled tc
vote for no one who would "hauI down
delivered an address tnat met with hearty mn.
plause, especially where 1t showed a clever nictnre
OF tne ashonaoe young men OF the day, whose
existence Is absorbed In the contemplated of the
latest CUT In coats aud the merits OF choice wines
and cigars. Tne women who spend their time I'm
came IN for scathiug rebuke, and the better class
oi women were eloquently appealed to to banlsn
liquors rom their tables and use their induence
over men IN avor OF total abstinence.
lne Hutchinson family entertained the audience
WIN % selecton OF well selected temperance songs,
an9 altogether the AFFAIR went or very creditably
io-oay the delegates to the Convention Will go
on . "a steamooat excursion up the East River and
yHence ~ 70 sandy Hook. They Will leave the loot o.
west Eleventh street at eight O'Clock A. NJ, and
the loot or Grand street, East River, at hafpasf
eight, and expect TO be BACK TO tne ctj IN time 70
meet ~ Irving Hail at two =. n