Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-17
Orange County Good TemplarS, Union.

The Good Templ;.rs of Orange county
held the quarterly session of their
q" Union with the j. b. Mead Lodge in
Williamstown, Feb. 9, 1875. Notwith-
standing the severity of the weather a
goodly number were present, and seemed
to enjoy themselves. The forenoon was
occupied by a private session in the NJ. E.
Church. Exercises were opened by j. r.
cleveland, w. G. T. of the Union. Bro.
F.. c. Smith of Williamstown, in a very
happy manner, welcomed the Brothers
and Sisters, and was responded to by Bro.
Cleaveland of Brookfield. Next on the
programme were reports of the different
Lodges Of the county. The reports given
We're encouraging, and showed the Lodges
were in good condition. standing higher in
public opinion, and were on firmer footing
than for some time past
1t being the annual meeting the follow
ing officers We're then elected for the en-
suing year:
W. G: T., J. l.. Hall, ,Tunbridge; w.
V. T.. Flora White. Washington; w. s.,
J. b. Cave. Washington; w. c., o. D.
Clapp, Williamstown: w. NJ, Frank
Lampson, Brooktield; w. |. G., Martha
Bennett, Tunbridge; w. o. g.. - Co.
nant, Randolph.
After the transaction of some miscella-
neous business they adjourned to Grange
Hall, where 4 bountiful repast. consisting
of oysters and other good things, was
served by the Sisters of J. 3. Mead Lodge.
The afternoon session was opened by the
new chief, j. l.. Hall. Five (?) minutes
speeches were given by J. 4. Cleaveland,
Rev. o. d. Clapp, J. Ilersey and X. p.
Martin. Bro. Clapp related his expert
encc with hard cider when 4 boy. and
drew some very interesting conclusions
therefrom, the principle of which was that
we, as Good Templars, should perform
more personal work for the temperance
cause. The speeches We're all good, but
space will not permit us to give even 4
short extract. X. l.. Watson, the Original
tor in 1880, of the first temperance society
in WilliamstOwn, was called for. He
came forward. and gave u short history of
his early life; how, only by the prayers
and love of 4 >ainted mother, WAS he saved
from filling drunkard's grave. He then
eulogized woman for the part she had
taken in the recent temperance movement.
The following question was then discussed
Resolred, That it is our duty to advocate
the enforcement of 4 stringent law for the
prohibition and prevention of the manu-
facture or sale of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage, together with all other laws for
the suppression and punishment of crime,
by state police, to be appointed by, or
with the consent of. the governor of the
state.
The discussion was participated in by
J. l.. Hall of Tunbridge and II. Carpenter
of Washington. on the Affirmative. and j
r. Cleaveland of Brooktield on the mega.
tive The audience then listened to /:
very interesting, practical, carefully pre-
pared, and well delivered essay by Miss
Myra NJ. Little of Williamstown. The
subject of the essay was, ''AlcOllol. its orr
gin, use. and influence on Man" The
Rev. Q. ID. Clapp then delivered an adj
dress, entitled. Hereditary effects o.
Alcohol" In every respect the addres:
was all that could be desired. This fin
| ished the exercises for the afternoon A
pleasant feature Of supper was the presen
tation of an elegant frosted cake to the
new w. c. Templar, j. l.. Hall. and wa,
the occasion Of many innocent jokes. Al
the evening session George Smith O
Washington read 4 highly interesting
poem, the very appropriate chorus O.
which was.
! " Stand, stand, G. BOD Templars, stand,
| Never. no never, to break or disband,
For the redemption of man, Good Templars stand
This was followed by an address by the
Rev. l. McAnn Of Montpelier Although
Bro. McAnn was laboring under a tenn
porary illness, the address was one of hi
best efforts, and one that made a deep i'm
preston on the audience. During tn,
day and evening the exercises were pleas
antly interspersed with music for which
the William,town people are not to b.
beat when they are well, but owing to thu
prevalence of colds the choir was not quit,
as large rs it otherwise would have been
Taken as a whole, the Union was sue
cess, and will long he remembered b,
those who had the pleasure of attendin:
It. W. Il. d.