National Republican., 1876-09-30
3. OF L
Anniversary Of the srye.ni.ation Of the
ordsr-lr~.sfsssing Meeting at Tallmadss
Hall--AddreSses. Songs, &c,

Anniversary Of sAs srse.ni.ation Of the
ordsr-lr~.srsssing Meeting at Tallmadge
Hal.-Addresses, Songs, DC.
The thirty-fifth anniversary of the organiza-
ton of the Order of the Sons of Temperance,
in this comfy, was celebrated last night at
Tallnadge hall, under the auspices of the
grand and subordinate divisions of this juris-
diction.
very intelligent and appreciative audience
was in attendance, and the exercises through
out were exceedingly interesting and enter
tanning, the speakers and singers being
frequently applauded. Grand Worthy Patrt-
arch Joseph Rock, presided. On the platform
we're seated that venerable Son of Temperance,
Father Savage, Rev. W. s. Hammond and
Past Most Worthy Patriarch F. NJ. Bradley,
while throughout the audience were seated
large number of Past Worthy Patrissrcas and
members of the Grand Division, wearing the
rich and beautiful regalia of the Order.
The exercises were opened with prayer by
the Rev, W. s. Hammond, pastor of the
Ninth-street Methodist Protestant church,
after which F. NJ. Bradley, P. NJ. W. P, de-
livered very interesting address, briefly re-
citing the history of the Order, from the time
a small band on September 90, 1912, organ
lied the first division, down to the present
time. The first Grand Division was organized
January 8, 1913. Now the Order has been es-
tablished in every State and Territory in the
United States and throughout the British
provinces, with an existing membership of
nearly two hundred thousand, while many
hundreds of thousands have been enrolled
under its banner since its organization. For
more than twenty years past the Order has
collected and disbursed over $500, 900 annually,
q sum larger than any other similar organiza-
tion, and surprising even that of the American
Bible Society, which is supported by every
Evangelical denomination in the country. The
Order is stronger now than ever, and its pres
ent rate of increase will soon reach half
million members.
The first division was organized in this Dis
trict April 6, 1913, and was soon followed by
others, and tor fifteen years accomplished
large amount of temporary work, but in 1853,
from various causes, every division had sur
rendered its charter.
In one week after the last division had sur
rendered its charter new division, composed
of diffe. ent element, was organized, and
called Good Samaritan, No. l. In 1862 Fed
eral City Division, No. 2, was instituted,
quickly followed by Equal, No. 3. In July,
1868, division was organized in connection
with Armory Square hospital, called Armory
Square Division, No. 1; then one at Columbia
hospital, designated as Columbia, No. 5, aud
been formed in every hospital in and about the
city, with a membership of over 1000
At the close of the war tSSse divisions were
SUSPENDED, but the members went into every
State and were instrumental in instituting di-
visions which are in existence to-day and
which are accomplishing much good. There
are now eight Divisions in the District in good
working order, with membership constantly
increasing and a well-organized Grand Di-
vision.
Mr. Bradley's address, of which some of the
statistics merely are given, was an earnest
practical effort, fully sustaining his reputation
ss an earnest temperance worker, and impart-
ing such information as might be expected
from one who has wCra tie highest jewel of
the order in the United States for the past two
years.
The address was followed by beautiful
allegorical representation of the motto of the
Order, Love, Purity and Fidelity" arranged
by Mrs. F. NJ. Bradley, and represented, in
costume, by Misses Cora Chase, Genius of
Temperance; Flora Roach, Love; Sadie Jen-
nings, Purity; Lille Roach, Fidelity.
Rev. W. S. Hammond was next introduced,
and delivered a stirring heart-and-soul tenn
perance exhortation, which reused the audi
ence to enthusiasm for the temperance cause.
fine quartette, "The cup of cold water, !"
was next sung, after which that soldier in the
Temperance cause, Prof. VIM. P. Drew, deliy-
cred one of his temperance speeches with his
usual eloquence and earnestness, and was fol-
lowed by the quartette, "What beams so
bright ?''
All present who were not already members
Of the Order were invited to connect them
selves with some one of the Divisions in the
city, and the meeting closed with a grand
closing song and chorus, effectively rendered
by a qUartette. This anniversary was very
generally observed throughout the country
where the organization exists.