The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-26

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sentativcs in the National Division were
directed to visit meetings of said Friends
of Temperance, and to convey to them the
sense of the resolution, and to exchange
fraternal greetings with said bodies.
In conformity with these resolutions,
Past Most Worthy Patriarch B. d. Town
send, E. E. Sell, Past Grand Worthy
Patriarch. and myself visited the Supreme
Council of the Friends of Temperance,
in session at Marion G. H., on the Sth OF
last June. We were cordially and fra
ternally received; accorded the privileges
of the floor, and an address by Past Most
Worthy Patriarch B. D. Townsend in
behalf of this Grand Division, with the
resolutions from this Grand Body, were
presented and referred ; and your repre-
sentatives remained with the Supreme
Council two days, during which time they
| received fraternal attentions from the
brethren of the Friends of Temperance
and distinguished citizens of the town.
I respectfully submit the action of the
Supreme Council upon the address and
the resolutions submitted to them by your
representatives:
Representative Wetmore, from the
| Special Committee on Fraternal Rcla-
tions, to whom was referred the address
of the Grand Division of the Sons OF
| Temperance of South Carolina, made the
following report:
| To the Supreme Council:
The Committee to whom were referred
the propositions of the Representatives
from the Grand Division, of the Sons OF
Temperance of South Carolina, with res
olutions both FROM said Grand Division,
and from the State Council of South Car
olina, all looking towards a closer union
among the different Temperance Organ
izations; offer the following resolutions
as expressing the sentiments OF this
body:
Resolued, That we warmly appreciate
the courtesy and good will of the Grand
Division in sending her distinguished
delegates to visit us, and we are highly
gratified by the kind and fraternal man
ner in which these welcome brethren
have performed their duty.
Resolved That we are willing to ar
range such greetings and fraternal inter
course between our Order, in all its
grades of Councils, and other Temper
ance Organizations:
Rccolvcd, That we are ready to cooper
ate. and we advise our Councils and
members to cooperate with Temperance
men and Temperance Organizations, IN
carrying out the great principles which
we all hold in common.
Resolved, That the Committee or Con-
stitutions be instructed to prepare and
report to this session an amendment to
the Constitution, allowing members of
such Temperance organizations as may
reciprocate the favor, to be received by
our Councils rs visitors.
Rcsofred, That the President, Associate
and Secretary of the Supreme Council be
Standing Committee on our relations
with other Temperance Organizations;
that said Committee be authorized to
confer with similar Committees from
other Orders, and to arrange terms tor
intercourse and cooperation, and to con-
slider and report to the Supreme Council
anv propositions which may be made for
closer union. Respectfully submitted,
GEo. b. WErMoRE,
F. +. MARLEY, Com.
GEO. A. BRUCE,
Representative Marley offered the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were adopted:
Rcs0lred l. That three delegates from
this body be appointed as fratcrnal visi-
tors to the Grand Division Of the Sons of
Temperance of South Carolina.
Rcso1red, 9. That these delegates be
instructed to attend the next annual ses-
sion of the Grand Division, and to pre-
sent to that body, our fratcrnal greetings
and assurances of our earnest desire Tor
the prosperity of the Order of the Sons
of Temperance and of all other Organiza-
tions laboring in the cause of Total Alb
stinence.
Resolred 8. That our delegates be in
structed to invite the Grand Division to
send delegates to the next session OF this
body at Jackson, Miss.
Resoircd 4. That. these resolutions be
communicated officially to the Grand
Division of South Carolina.
The President subsequently appointed
as the delegates: Col. J. G. Blue, Rev.
w. c.. Power and Col. B. W. Edwards,
all of South Carolina.
AS Grand Scribe of this Grand Divis-
ion, it was my duty to present the reso-
lutions of the State Council OF the
Friends of Temperance, and the action
of the Grand Division of South Carolina,
to the National Division at its session i'll
Providence, Rhode Island, which were
duly received and referred to a commit
tee, whose report will be had with the
proceedings of the National Body, when
published.
It is fitting that this Grand Body should
notice the action of the Supreme Council
at the meeting in Marion G. H., and. de-
wise such means as may look toward cs-
tablishing the fratcrnal intercourse so
much desired by all true Temperance
men.
1t is proper to state that the committee
of the National Division, to whom this
matter was referred, gave the same deep
and careful consideration, but could not
properly see any plan that they could
consistently, at present, recommend; and,
if | mistake not, they have referred the
matter back to the Grand Divisions most
interested, to take such action as they,
in their wisdom, may deem most fit and
proper to effect the desired end.
The working of the Order has been
harmonious throughout the whole Juris-
diction, and | have no appeals to present
to this Grand Body from any source.
The following Deputy Grand Worthy