The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-11-20
Meeting of the Grand Lodge Of Good
TemplarS.

The Grand Lodge of this State of the
Order of Good Templars convened in Havre
de Grace on Tuesday last and continued in
session two days. The Grand Worthy
Chief Templar, A. D. Evans, occupied the
chair.
The following Grand Officers were pres
sent: Rev. VIM. NJ. Furguson, of Union
Vile, Frederick county, &. w. Councillor;
Samaria Carver, of Have de Grace, G. w.
V. Templar; Thomas G. Deford, of Balti-
more, G. w. Secretary; George Balderston,
of Colora, Cecil county, G. w. Treasurer;
Rev. VIM. NJ. Osborn, of Baltimore, G. W.
Chaplain; Jethro Il. Mccullough, of Row
landsville, Cecil county, G. w. Marshal;
Mary Cortney, of Havre de Grace, G. W.
D. Marshal; James Alexander, of Havre
de Grace G. W. Guard J. H. Brooks, of
Chesapeake City, G. w. Sentinel; Charles
H. Kirk, of Brick Meeting House, Cecil
county, G. w. Messenger, and about sew
enty representatives from various sections
of the State.
The morning session was occupied ell
tirely by the initiation of new members,
reading of a report from the Grand Worthy
Chief Templar and the appointing of COM
mittees. The Lodge adjourned at ~ NJ,
and reassembled at 2 P. n. The Secretary's
report was then submitted, exhibiting the
receipts from membership to have been
81, 236 60, and the expenditures for special
purposes 81, 1866, leaving balance in the
treasury of $40.24. The Treasurer's re-
port, the reading of which followed, showed
the entire receipts to be 81 ,3O5-35, and the
expenditures 81, 225.3 SO. The report of the
Superintendent of Juvenile Good Templars
was received and appropriately referred.
The committee, consisting of five colored
and four white members, to consider the
subject of separate Grand Lodge for the
colored lodges, reported that it was neither
desired nor expected that such lodge should
be organized. This report was unanimously
adopted.
The Lodge selected Baltimore as the
place for the next annual meeting. A lee
ture was delivered on the workings of sub
ordinate lodges by the Grand Worthy Chief
Tempar.
The session closed at s P. NJ, on Tuesday
evening, in order to participate in tenn
perance meeting, to which the public had
been invited. The congregation united in
singing Hold the Fort, for am Coming -
Rev. Mr.. Jordan, of Baltimore, was intro
duced by the chairman, and made an effec-
tive speech, followed by Rev. Mr.. Kemp,
of Cecil county, Kew. Z. Z. Cronln, OF
Ellicott City, A. D. Evans, A. w. Monroe
and J. G. German, of Baltimore.
At the session on Wednesday, the amount
of the Grand Worthy Chief Templar' S
salary for the ensuing year was fixed at
$500, and that of the Grand Worthy Secre-
tary's at $500.
The following were elected as officers of
the Grand Lodge for the ensuing year:
G. W. c. T., A. w. Monroe, Baltimore;
G. w. c., ]. T. Mccullough, Cecil; G. w.
V. T., Mrs. A. D. Smith, Baltimore; G..
W. Sect, Thos. G. Deford, Baltimore; G.
w. A. s., J. H. Hasson, Baltimore; G. w.
Treas, G. L. King, Hagerstown; G. w.
Chap, Rev. c. c. Cronin, Ellicott City;
G. W. NJ, F. D. Mount, Cecil; G. w. D.
H., Mary E. Wilson, Baltimore; G. w. G.,
G. H. Kirk, Cecil; G. w. Sent, J. H.
Deale, Baltimore; G. w. Mess, Ed. Slime,
Baltimore.
A. D. Evans and Rev. w. NJ. Furguson
were elected representatives of the Grand
Lodge, with ]. T. Mccullough and Rev.
G. w. Schreck as alternates.