The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-28
MORNING sEssroN

The State Council, Friends OF Temper.
ance, resumed its session yesterday, and was
called to order at 10 O'Clock by President
Kidd. >tso'-Y ). :
The following resolution, offered yester-
day and referred to the Committee on the
State OF the Order, was called up and
adopted: - -.
ResolUed, That in the opinion OF this State
Council it is a violation OK the fraternaI re-
lations which should exist among the various
temperance organizations of the State tor
the representatives Of one order to attempt
to organize subordinate society in any
community already occupied by another
order, when the establishment of such new
society would conflict with the work and
diminish the prosperity Of the organization
already there established. =. ri,
Rev. w. b. Weilons was chosen to repre-
sent the State Council in the National Con-
Ventlon to be held in Philadelphia in June
next, with Mr.. George A.. Bruce as alter
nate.
The fourth Tuesday in November was
fixed upon as the time for holding the an
nual meeting OF the Council in Petersburg.
AS this was the last meeting in the hall in
which the sessions had been previously held,
resolutions OF thanks were tendered5 to
Shockoc Hill Division, Sons Of temperance
for the use OF the room so kindly offered the
state Council for its meetings, and to the
!anitor for his attention, &C., &c.
EVENING SESSION.
The Council met at Springfield Hall, and
was called to order by President Kidd
There were large number of ladies ut this
meeting, who added much to the pleasure
and enjoyment Of the occasion. Stonewall
Council, in whose hall the meeting was held,
has fine organ and q number Of very eX-
cellent singers in its ranks. -
A number OF songs were sung at intervals
during the evening, and formed avery plea
SAINT feature of the meeting. The solos Of
Misses Mitchell and Henning were excel
lent, and each received an encore.
This being the last session Of the Council
but little business was done, the exercises
consisting mainly of short speeches descrip-
tive Of the work Of the order in the various
subordinate Councils of the State.
Under this head the roll of Councils was
called, and one delegate from each allowed
five minutes in which to give the work of
the order in his Jurisdiction. Remarks
were made by Messrs. Wellons, Green,
Bruce, stanard, Shining, Crew, English,
Dunlap, Eanes, Shultz, Starke, Gretter,
Wright, Stratton, Kidd, Thurman, Richard
son, and others.
The reports were mainly of the most en-
couraging character, and showed the order
to be in very flourishing condition.
A resolution Of thanks to Secretary W.
3. Wellons and his assistant, T. j. Whitley,
was adopted by the Council; and, on mo-
ton of Mr.. F. S. Woodson, OF the Friend
Of Temperance, Raleigh, n. c., ordered to
be spread upon the minutes.
A motion that the thanks of the Council
be rendered to Stonewall Council for the
very pleasant entertainment which they had
afforded the members during the evening
was unanimously adopted by rising vote.
The usual number OF copies of the pro-
ceedings were ordered to be printed and
distributed to the subordinate Councils.
The Council, at 1880, adjourned to meet
in Petersburg on the fourth Tuesday in Oc-
tnhnr noSf