, 1875-07-18
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Tho National DtviSion-fFhtTtF.F
Annual session, Mt Providence, II. 4.
Tho Growth nnd Condition OF til g
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The National DtviSton-'FhfFfF.f
Annual session, Mt Providence, II. 4.
Tho Growth md Condition Of the
Order.
Bo3ton Jour,l1i.
The thirty-frst annual session OF the National
Division of the Sons Of Temperance was COM
1nenced On Wednesday in Anchor Temple Hall.
Providence, 4. /. The delegates to- the
session repreaent thirsy-aight Grand Di.
visions in the States. ,Terrltoriea' and
British Provinces Of North Amerioa'
The officers Of the session are as follows: NJ.
". F., r. Marion Bradley, Washington, D. G..
H. "A. Edward Carswe. Oshawa, Ontario;
IL. ~ Scribe, Samuel ". Hodges. Boston. Mass. !;
II. ". Treasurer, William A. Dull, lh4ladelph1a'
Pa. H. ". Chaplain, the Rev. stephen Merfist,
son, Omaha, Neb.; Ii. ". Sent, Mary E. Stud
ley, Cleveland, O.
The annual report OF Samuel ". Hodges, Of
Boston. Most Worthy Scribe, affords q concise
and complete review Of the actual condition and
progress of the Order during tho past year
There have been no large losses in membership,
and the total gain has been about 6.0o0, the
largest loss having been Eastern New YORK,
about J. 500, and New jersey. about 8oo Me-
braska shows loss Of 200, and Western Penn
sylvania and Louisiana l5o each; indiana maae .
no report last year, and has made none this and
ho:Ordor IN that State maintains only noull-
nal existence.
Total membership reported at this 100
Total membership reported last yaar u, ,'
Net min for tho ven. 5,sos
The largest gains as reported this year. are by
Nova Scotia, about 600; Wisconsin, 500; On
tar1o. 1850; Westorn New York. 1,100 and
Ohio, 500. MARYLAND (borh Grand Divisions),
Virginia (bosh Grand Dirtsious), New BrunB-
wick, Illinois, Newfoundland, Massachusetts,
Delaware Florida, and Pennsylvania mako gains
OF from 100 to go each, and all other gains or
losses arc less than 100 each.
Special mention ls made Of tbe'work Of sew
ersi Of the Grncd Divisions. Wisconsin has
made splendid gain Of 1875 on their last
years membership Of l .282. Iowa has lost l0
per cent Of its membership; the eight dlyl61ons
in East Tennessee are in fair condition; Florida
has made a largo percentage OF increase'in mem-
be1ahip; tho Grand Division Of Western Penn
sylvauia il weak, nom,nal!y having three dlyis-
ions, only one OF wl41ch IS strong there is only
one division in Vermont; Ontario shows q steady
progress; moro work is needed in Kentucky.
Louisiana, and other Jurisdictions The Grand
Division Of Dakota. comprising eIght snbordi-
nate divisions, was organized ou the 10th OF De-
eember. 1874. The Grand Division Of Michigan
was organized with twenty euhordinates on the
25th OF January, 1875. The seventh division Of
colored people has been organized in Alabarns
curing the year; ou1y two OF the divisions i'll
Arkansas have been regular in their reports;
several new divisions have been organized IN the
Bahama Islands, and there is one division at the
Bermudas. Three divisions have boen organ
1zed in Utah and three in Wyoming Territory,
with the prospect Of the speedy organization OF
Grand Divisions in each Of these jurisdictions.
summary OF the statistics ahoHs that there ara
thirty-nine Grand Divisions on this continent,
and subordinate divisions in ten other States.
Yerritorieg, and political divisions.