The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-18

sssa1h.1Satiuls tne GDIeFa Eez1pf pfaf said
ln regard 10 tbs United oreser or True
rmess-the Temperance order Instituted
aMong The coiored people OF yireinia-I
nave tne most ffttering report to make. az
our iass sessicB there were sWo fountains Ia
successful 0peration fB Richmcfi. Siucesbat
.lmes we have Instituted, ten assaifionaI foun.
,ains; and on. the 3iat .ek August. 1875. i
assumed > s1s The Grand Fountain Of the STATE
W YIlgtnis 10 this city. In Tie work Of in.
s.enaSn y. Iaa = was aaly assistsashy Brothers me-.
-. Uni and Beg. Aaron Jones, OF tEia civ.
and az Brother Theodore n. Ramsay, OF North
Our brothers and siassrssj of the Tue Ra-
formers responded ably % the calls made
upon shemSands I amsnre that Wns never
present az thee organizaticB of any body
Which gave greater promise of success. The
Grand Fountain was ably efflcered, having
for its Grand Worthy Master Brother j. Il.
Brown, and for Grand Worthy Secretary
Brother WssH. T.. Combss both OF this city.
The Grand Fountain may well congratulate
itself upon having secured the services in
the. important position Of secretary OF one 50
we'll fired by experience aud 90 well ais.
posed to work as Brother Combs. Icheer.
fully and eonfdeBtlY lYsHrleHdered control 0l
the sub rdinate fountains 70, the grand foun.
tains, well assured that a good work hsd
been done ii the interest OF the coiored race
of. Virginia, andsa gresf step faken Forward
to the general advantage OF the temperance
cause. .-4.a5,-s-a..--.-r
In this connection / would state that by
the consent Of the Grand Lodge authorities
of West Virginia / caused Brother Combs to
institute Beaming Star Fountain, q. O. T.
R., at Charleston, W. Va, which takes the
place of the only Good Templar lodge OF
the colored race in that State. We have at
this time, as far as am advised, no colored
Good Templar lodge in Virginia.
The Grand Worthy Chief Templ,r also
ated that he expects to etablish two
fountains in the District of Columbia in
short time; that indications from North
Carolina were gratifying. AS to the Juve-
nile Templars, be had no fiatiering report
to make. Only one temple Pioneer, No. !,
Of Staunton-has been instituted, with Ma
jor j. W. Newton as superintendent. ~
he urged upon the Grand Lodge to take
the most practical steps to insure the early
establishment of:temples under the wing OF
every Good Templar ledge in the jurisdic-
ton. ,7FE6 AEas
The Graud Worthy Chief Templar also
read the act pass ed at the last eession of the
Legislature incorporating the Grand Lodge
OF Templars 10 Virginia. ,$5sls q 49, & .i
He recommended that the time Of meeting
of the Grand Lodge oe changed to the third
Wednesday in October, and read the de-
cisions he had made during the year.
During the year the Chief Templar visited
twenty Of the subordinates, lectured
fifteen times in public, received 1,500 letters
aud answered three fourths of them. BE
also. paid a handsome tribute to T.. H.. RAM
say, OF North Carolina: Thomas J: Miller,
Past G. w. c., who has succeeded in estab.
lIishing lodge in the city Of Winchester; j.
NJ. Bussels and s. j. Adams, Sr., OF Lancas.
ter county; James NJ. Booth, Of Northum
berland county C. W. Birdsall and j. w
Price, of Lynchburg; w. R. England, o
Cumberland county Rev. William A.
Thomas, of Pulaski county; M. r.; Dill, o.
Richmond, and q. C. shipley, of Frederick
county, for their volunteer labors during
the year. sasFs3s:;srs
HOURS FOR MEETING. -,
On motion, the Grand Lodge adopted th,
following hours for the sessions OF the body
From 81 A. Mt 1 p. NJ, and from d T. NJ
to P. NJ. Every morning at o'clock du
ring the session Of the Grand Lodge a publ
prayer. meeting will beheld.
On motion, the Grand Lodge tooka reces
| until the afternoon.
| Afternoon Session.
The Grand Lodge resumed its session at
O'Clock P. Mr.. G.. W. G. T. j. j. Hickma
in the chair. -, -, ..-.,g,..
GRAND WORTHY sEcRITARY's REPORT.
The following report was read by the G
w. Secretary:
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