Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-01-28

Read stated that. this temple Is maintaining
rs FORMER character; could he attend but one
| temperance organization and wis allowed MS
| choice between the subordinate lodge ana The
temple he would cer AMY choose the temple !;
4 the children are doin. well and Their attend
ancc and good conduct while there testify
/ their zeal in the work Bro. Kelly said That
/ when Anicitia Lodge surrendered their char
! ter the Tempe for time became demora :
| zed as they had no place to hold meetings IN,
! but when Eureka came to their reief, the
children rallied around their standard, pledg-
| ing renewed fidelity to our sacred cause /;
membership l39.
Arena, No. l4.-Bro. Hughes responded.
saving this tempe had in its membership ALL
! the children of the village that are eligible !,
its meetings are patrons III order and business +;
/ This ,emplc has given several entertainments
| TO the public, consisting of temperance recita'
| tions, dialogues, aud Songs, free Of charge,
which would do credit 10 the subordinate
| lodge of that village; his experience was that
/ the children cannot be eycelled as workers in
| the temperance reforms of the day. Have a
! temperance library aud the membership,
| which is A., keep ii in constant use.
Bro. John Porter, of No. II, said
he could testify to the truth Of Bro
Joiner's statements regarding the
order and system with which No.
304 is characterized, and asked Bro.
j., when he had spare time, to visit
No. IA, after which he would prob
ably hold that No. II was in good
shape too. He was glad to hear
such cheering reports from all
the lodges believed that the mill
leunium cannot yet be seen in the
distance, but yet the luass of the
people are beginning to receive in
formation aud instruction regard
ing the temperance reforms of to-day.
No. IL is doing a noble self-sacri-
ficing work, and the reclaimed Of
It's membership most certainly testi-
fies to the fact that great work is
being done in that community.
The w. G. T. then appointed the
committees, consisting of the fol-
| lowing persons:
| Resoitaions-Bros. Brisbane, join
er, Jolliife, Bynn and Sister Carter.
Finance Bros. Stevens, Vivian
etIl't 1iulNbH'
state Of Or0er--Bros. Brisbane,
Jr., Trezona, I. Stephens, Harrison
and Salliday.
Jucenite 7cnples--Bros. Hughes,
Kelly, Goldsworthy aud Sister
Webster.
At the request of Bro. Brisbane,
Bro. Dow was substituted in the
place of Bro. B. on the committee
on resolutions
An intermission was announced
by the w. G. r., when members
formed each others acquaintance.
Conven ion was recalled. Bro
kanouse in the chair, who announc-
ed a duet by Sisters Annie Murrish
and Helen Whelan, of No. II.
On motion, the hours of holding
sessions were fixed at 8 am. to II H.
for morning session, = to 5 after
noon, and : to 10 evening session.
On motion, Bro. Dow and Kan
ouse were requested to occupy the
whole time OF the public meeting
this evening.
Bros. kanouse, Joiner, Allen and
! others made remarks relative to the
work of the order in this county in
particular and the State at large.
A motion was made and carried
that the convention, and all Good
Templars, attend the public meet
ing this evening in regalia.
On motion, Bros. Dow and Ka-
mouse were invited to occupy the
whole of the time in addresses at
the public meeting this evening
The hour for closing having ar
rived, the convention adjourned
with closing ode and benediction
by the w. G..
At the time appointed a very
large audience had assembled in the
in the Congregational Church. The
exercises were opened with the
opening ode and prayer by the pas
tor of the church. Bros. Dow and
kanouse gave addresses, which were
attentively listened to by all At
quite a late hour the meeting closed
with the benediction and doxology.
SECOND DAI.-MORNING.
Convention called to order by