National Republican., 1876-10-05
TEMPERANCE Work.

Inc VTuer OF SOnS OI 1eInperdDCe III Inl5
Districtshave been for several weeks past hold
ing public temperance meetings in various Sec
tions of the city on Sabbath afternoons, which
have been in almost every case largely attend
ed and productive of good results. The COM
mittee assigned to the district west of Four
teenth street. in this city ,and including George
town and Mount Pleasant, have arranged for
the holdiEg OF meeting of this character at
tie Gospel tent, on L street northwest, be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth, on Sabbath
afternoon next, at 3 o'clock, to which they
most cordially and earnestly invite all mem
bers Of temperance organizations, their Chris
tian brethren and sisters in the various churches
and the public generally. The exercises will
consist of brief addresses By Rev. DR.. Gray,
Rev. Mr.. Mckinney and F. VI. Bradley, Past
Most Worthy Patriarch of North America, in
terspersed with music by members of the choir
constantly in attendance at the Union services
which are in progress at said tent, they having
volunteered their services for the occasion.
A meeting of the same character will be held
in the new hall at Soldiers Home, at the same
hour, under the auspices OF the committee as
signed to that district.
In the evening, at 7:Se o'clock, meeting
will be held at the Village hall at Mount
Pleasant under the auspices of committee of
Mount Pleasant Division, Sons of Temperance,
with the co operation of Messrs. Winfield and
Bradley, of the Grand Division committee.
These meetings have thus far served to bring
those who labor in the cause Of temperance
into closer sympathy with the earnest workers
in the churches and the lovers of humanity in
general. The results are already apparent in
the enthusiasm everywhere manifested on
these occe sSOns and the numerous additions to
&c H.
wise y inaugurated the meetings. As an evi-
dence of this fact, we may state that within a
day or two after the first meeting of this series
was held at the Gospel tent in East Washing
ton, some five weeks since, steps were taken to
form new division in that section, which was
duly instituted under the name of Reliance,
No. 5, at the chapel on Tenth street, near II
street southeast, on Monday evening, Septem-
Der %, with about twenty-five charter mem
bers, and several new members we're admitted
at their meeting on last Monday evening. One
other division COLUMBIA, No. p and at least
one other temperance organization of East
Washington have also received large accessions
to their membership since said meeting.
The older divisions in this city-notably
Howard, No. 1-are holding frequent public
meetings at stated intervals Cat least once q
week. at their rooms, which are largely at
tended, and this course will be pursued
throughout this fall and the coming winter
We b, artily commend this movement to every
true irit nd OF temperance and reform.
Obituary.
Tie announcement of the death of Michael
Green, esq, resident of this city for the past
thirty years, will be received with regret by
his numerous friends and the business comma-
nifty OF the city. The deceased, a native of
Ireland, arrived in this city from Roscommon
county some thirty years ago, and by his pro-
verbal industry succeeded in amassin9 large
fortune. Mr.. Green's first enterprise-a
grocery store on L and Thirteenth streets
was the foundation of his fortune. By strict
attention to business AMI notable integrity
and sense Of fair dealing, he won his way to
success and the worthy appreciation of his
fellow-townsrnen. Some years since he re-
tired from business and entered into the study
of law, graduating in the law school Of Co
lumbar College in the class of 1869. The
magnificent private residence built by de-
ceased will remain q monument to his enter
prise and public spirit. Mr.. Green gave of his
means freely to the poor, and was liberal
donor to all objects worthy of aid. His loss
will be kcenly lelt ard deplored by the orphan
asylums of this city, of which he was q most
liberal patron. Funeral services were held
yesterday at st. Matthew's church, where a
Grand Requiem Mass was celebrated by Rev.
Cal. White, assisted by Rev. Fathers Nc
Carthy, De Wolfe, Walters, Barrotti and
Young. The esteem in which the deceased
was held was testified TO by the large funeral
party assembled in the church, almost every
seat being filled. Among those present were
many of the Oldest and worthest citizens of
the District, the Sisters of st. Anne's, st.
Joseph's, the Holy Cross, the Little Sisters of
the Poor, the Christian Brothers and the
orphans of st. Joseph's and st. Vincent's
asylums. At the conclusion of the church
services the funeral cortege proceeded TO
were quietly laid in the tomb. Requieseut in
DdcC.