The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-12-03
County Convention of United FRIENDS
OF Temperance.

Temperance met agreeably to adjourn
c No az 18Th S and Ia Mi'o OPENED by the
County Deputy, Brother W. NJ. Medley.
Officers present: W. NJ. Medley, c. D.; W.
sent: 7. c. Notgrass, Vice-President; c. V.
Cyrus, J. y; NJ. A. Martin, o. :.
The following delegates We're present, viz:
J. \. SOwell, j. D. Mitchell, Il. =. StrattOn;
Miss Mamie Loftin and Miss Lizzie Daim-
wood, of Mt. Olivet, No. SI3; J. A. I. ScTibner,
]. NJ. Hin, w. NJ. Smythe, Mrs Bette Gal
lOway and Mrs, NJ. NJ. Pennington, Liberty,
No. 2l5; Rufe Thomas and I, b. Gof, Cave
Hill, No. 36l; Culleoka, No. 20, and Union
Minutes Oflast meeting were read and APP
proved.
on motion the different councils were call
ed upon to report their work for the past
month. Brother 7. :. Stratton made an eX-
ceedtngly faVOrably report for Mt. OliVet.
| having within that time initiated some
| twenty members, and leaving but very few
/ persons in that community who do not be-
| long to the order. He also reported that the
ed a new council at Flat Creek, with fiatter-
| ing prospects of success and usefulness.
| Brother w. NJ. Smythe reported that Lib
| erty Council was meeting with tOlerable
| success, having initiated several members
4 since the last report, The report from Cave
| Hill was not so tlattering as might have been
/ desired, vet on the whole, ii was favorable,
| Brother I. $. Stratton made some remarks
| relative to Union Grove; that in consequence
| of the amount of sickness which has prevail
| ed in that community until recently, it has
| been impossible to have a meeting of the
council, and that death has again invaded
their little band, and taken from their midst
sister Ella Bryant. From Culleoka no re-
port
ON motion, the President appointed T. s
Stratton, j. l.. Bullock and RUFF Thomas az
| a commitje of three, whose duty duty shall
| be to bring such business before the cOnven-
tson as may be calculated to increase its in
terest and usefulness,
On motion; the President appointed w. T.
Galloway a committee to report on order OF
business for this convention.
The following resolutions were read and
adopted:
Resolreui, That the subordinate councils
composing this convention be and are here
by required to send up the records of theiI
that the Secretary notify each council of the
same.
Resolred, That the members ofthis conven.
tionpledge anew their devotion and zeal Ia
the promotion of the grand cause of Tenn.
perance, and that henceforth they will work
with more energy and determination for q
more glorious success of the cause,
Motion made to request the Grand
| Worthy Primate to re.appoint Brother W
NJ. Medley County Deputy for the next
term. Carried. -
| The convention having taken recess fol-
an hour all were invited TO pa-take of 8
bountiful repast prepared by the friends fol-
the occasion, after which Brother Lee Bull.
lock was introduced to the convention by
the President, and delivered a most forciblC
and telling speech upon the evils of intern.
| Derance, and indicating as its remedy the
grand old rock official abstinence.
Having resumed business, the delegate