The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-11-25
meetinu of the Grand Division.

The Grand Division of the Sons OF
Temperance met in Charleston on
Wednesday, the 18th inst. Col.sW. q.
Leitner, the Grand Worthy Patriarch,
and about eighty delegates were presents.
The Grand Worthy Patriarch and Grand
Scribe read their reports, which were re-
ferred to the usual committees. They
showed ninety-nine Divisions in the
State, and represented them as being
generally in prosperous condition.
Anderson County is acknowledged to be
the banner county in the temperance
work, having more Divisions than any
other county in the State. The member
ship of the Order in the State is repre-
sented at from $500 to 1000. Various
questions of interest to the order were
presented and discussed. The following
decisions were reached:
That it is violation of the pledge to
drink cider in any form.
That installation is personal ceremo-
ny, and cannot be performed by proxy.
That officers absenting themselves at
the time Of regular meeting Of sub
ordinate Division, and thereby prevent
ing a meeting for lack of quorum, are
liable to a fine, unless they render satis-
factory excuse.
Two applications for charters to COL
ored Divisions we're presented, and after
IAN animated discussion of one day in
duration, were referred to the delegates
to the National Division from the Grand
Divisionto of South Carolina, to report on
at the next annual meeting. Delegates
were appointed to visit the next meet
ings of theState Supreme Councils of the
Friends of Temperance, to meet respec-
lively at Florence, S. c., and Jackson,
Miss. Mr.. F. D. Bryan, of Marion, was
received as a delegate from the State
Cor1cil of the Friends of Temperance.
The next quarterly meeting of the
Grand Division was fixed for Orange
burg, on the fourth Wednesday in April
next.
The following officers we're elected for
the ensuing year, and were duly installed
by Most Worthy Patriarch F. M. Brad
ley: A. B. Towers, G. W.. p; T. A.
Baynard, G.. w. A; Oliver Hewitt, G.
Scribe; B. F. Homer, g. Treasurer; s.
M. Richardson, G.. Chaplain W. A.
Edwards, G. c.; B. Frank Crayton, G.
Sentinel.
The Grand Division appointed COM
mittee to negotiate with Mr.: Bailey, Of
Greenville, in reference to making the
Temperance Observer the joint and equal
organ of the Sons of Temperance and
the Coed Templars.
The past officers of the Grand Division
and the present Grand Worthy Patriarch
and Grand Worthy Associate were elec-
ted delegates to the National Division.
The delegation consists of: B. D. Town
s@nd, A. M. Kennedy, E. E. Sell, Oliver
Hewitt, ]. A. Elkins, W. q. I,eitner, A..
w. Cummings, A. B. Towers, Thos. A.
Ellicott, w. B. Timmons, Nath. Tylee,
Sr., w. w. Pemberton, 6. Y. Patrick,
W. ]. Cook, L. R. Marshall, Thos. A.
Baynard, 7. ]. Lamotte.
The usual complimentary resolutions
of thanks were rendered the members of
the Order in Charleston, and to the vari-
Gus railroads of the State for courtesies
extended the members of the Grand
Division.
After brief but interesting address
from Hon. F. M. Bradley, the Grand
Division adjourned.
On Friday evening addresses were
delivered in Hibernian Hall to the crowd
in attendance at the Temperance Fair,
by Hon. F, NJ. Bradley and Col. W. q.
Leitner upon the subject of temperance.
They were both eloquent and elected
long rounds of applause from those pres
ent.
The Fair was great success SO far as
the articles contributed were concerned,
but we have not yet heard what the re-
ceipts amounted to. There was beau
tiful tablcau of Hagar in the Wilder
ness: exhibited in two scenes on Friday
evening, which attracted the admiration
Of all beholders. The occasion was q
most pleasant and interesting one.